Kayla Parker

Kayla Parker is a seminarian at Yale Divinity School. A young adult herself, she previously served as Campus Ministry Associate for the Unitarian Universalist Association.

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Earlier this month, from Friday, April 12th to Sunday, April 14th young adult leaders from across the country gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset, NY for a leadership conference. Many were from the greater Metro NY area, with some traveling from...

By Kayla Parker | May 2, 2013 | From Stories and Voices
Tagged as: Campus Ministry, Choice, Community, Growth, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Congregational Action, Multiculturalism

Earlier this month, from Friday, April 12th to Sunday, April 14th young adult leaders from across the country gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset, NY for a leadership conference. Many were from the greater Metro NY area, with some traveling from...

By Kayla Parker | April 30, 2013 | From Young Adults
Tagged as: Community, Connections, Leadership, Unitarian Universalism, Multiculturalism, Faith Development

Earlier this month, from Friday, April 12th to Sunday, April 14th young adult leaders from across the country gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset, NY for a leadership conference. Many were from the greater Metro NY area, with some traveling from...

By Kayla Parker | April 30, 2013 | From Young Adults
Tagged as: Choice, Community, Leadership, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Congregational Action, Multiculturalism
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Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset, NY and is accessible through public transit. We will begin at 8pm EST on Friday, April 12th and conclude in the morning on Sunday, April 14th. Pick-ups and drop-offs from the train, as well as parking are available. Lodging will be...

By Kayla Parker | April 2, 2013 | From Young Adults
Tagged as: Campus Ministry, Education, Growth, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)
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Last week, I got to see Professor and Human Rights Activist Michelle Alexander speak about the racist caste system being created by mass incarceration and the war on drugs. She was speaking specifically about her book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color-blindness, which was...

By Kayla Parker | March 13, 2013 | From Stories and Voices
Tagged as: Activism, Campus Ministry, Community, Discernment, Equity, Homecoming / Ingathering, Multigenerational Faith Development, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, Anti-Oppression, Congregational Action, Social Justice
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By Kayla Parker | March 12, 2013 | From On Campus
Tagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Campus Ministry, Community, Growth, Leadership, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Congregational Action, Multiculturalism
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This insightful reflection is from Katie Carpenter, co-president of the Unitarian Universalist campus ministry group at Vassar about their visit from Westboro Baptist Church on February 28th....

By Kayla Parker | March 11, 2013 | From On Campus
Tagged as: Activism, Campus Ministry, Community, Connections, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Meaning, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Anti-Oppression, Multiculturalism, Faith Development, Personal Inspiration
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Rev. Pamela Barz is the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Chaplain at WellesleyThe Eliot Church of South Natick on January 20, 2013. – Ed. Students at Wellesley come to talk to me for a variety of reasons. Some for ones you’d expect. They’re homesick. They have roommate problems. They’re...

By Kayla Parker | February 28, 2013 | From Stories and Voices
Tagged as: Campus Ministry, Choice, Growth, Identity, Multigenerational Faith Development, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, UU Identity, Congregational Action
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Our March call is open to anyone who is interested in having a discussion about the Bridging process and what we can all do to enhance this. The bridging process in this context refers to youth who are bridging to young adulthood. The Unitarian Universalist Association provides resources and a...

By Kayla Parker | February 22, 2013 | From Events and Opportunities
Tagged as: Campus Ministry, Community, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Multigenerational Faith Development, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, Vision, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday
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Some of you may have heard that the Westboro Baptist Church is coming to VassarVassarDoSomethingVCwww.glsen.org/hudsonvalley">Hudson Valley Chapter of GLSEN.

By Kayla Parker | February 20, 2013 | From On Campus
Tagged as: Activism, Connections, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Meaning, Multigenerational Faith Development, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, UU Identity, Anti-Oppression, Multiculturalism, News, Personal Inspiration

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