Owen Huelsbeck, Senior Dean of General Assembly Youth Caucus, delivered this prayer at the 2013 LREDA Fall Conference. - Ed. Spirit of Love, Thank you for this time for liberal religious educators to be able to come together, refresh each other, teach each other and commune together. Please hold...

Organizations for Partnership and Resources on LGBTQ Youth Unitarian Universalist Association herewww.uua.org/youthwww.uua.org/LGBTQwww.uua.org/directory/distri…; Parents and Friends of Lesbian and Gays (PFLAG) www.pflag.orgGay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) www.glsen.orgThe Trevor...

Leading up to the move of UUA Headquarters we want you to know how youth group/constituent visits will be impacted. – Ed. Welcome the Future of Our Faith Here at the UUA we’re looking forward to our upcoming move across town to 24 Farnsworth Street. If you haven’t heard, our move to a new...

General Assembly 2014 is shaping up to be truly exceptional, and Youth Caucus is likely to be big, bold and vibrant – we are excited to see you there! – Ed. Leadership opportunities... a completely free trip to General Assembly... and the experience of a lifetime... downl… the application from...

It seems incongruent to write about a "national" Indigenous People's Day given that the culture and society of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, whose habitation of this land predates its discovery by Europe and control by the United States by hundreds of years, has been overrun to the poin...

Go Deep into Unitarian Universalism in congregation or community, as many or as one - the UUA Bookstore has what you need. –Ed....

The Rev. President Peter Morales is arrested at the https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/october-5-national-day-of-dig… Day of Dignity and Respect.– Ed. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-peter-morales/while-government-shuts-… Government Shuts Down, Immigration Reform Steps Up As members...

We publish the definition of "Confidence", "Likelihood" and "Uncertainty" as a service to our loyal readers. – Ed. The latest report from the IPCCunequivocal in describing its findings? (From the … Panel on Climate Change Glossary of Terms) Confidence The likelihood of an occurrence, an outcome...

A new vision for young adults at GA 2014 is coming your way. Greetings young adult UU friends and family! We are your 2014 General Assembly Co-Facilitators, Hannah Roberts and Nic Cable.

Learn how to recognize non-suicidal self-injury and what you can do to help. From the Faith Development Office of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Wednesday, October 30 from 4-5PM Eastern, or Monday, November 4 from 9-10PM Eastern....

Here is a good way to bring people to congregation by reaching beyond the congregation's walls from right where you are by Rev. Tandi Rogers from the Growing Unitarian Universalism blog. –Ed. How to Yelp, Foursquare, Rate, and Be Mayor YelpFoursquareclaim your listing. You may add your website,...

The Godless in Dixie blog identifies 9 ways "… Religion May be Harmful If..." Unitarian Universalism overcomes those 9 "ifs" with only Seven Principles. We publish an excerpt which comes to us by way of Patheos.comIf it inspires inactivity when action is what is needed. This is one of religion’s...

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Best Practices and Opportunities UUAyouth@uua.org to let us know you’re coming we’ll send you a reminder... but it’s not required. Here's how to join the webinar on October 15th: FULL WEBINAR: To join the meeting from your computer or mobile device, click or copy and paste this URL into your...

The Resource Development Office of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), with the generous sponsorship and initiative of the UUA President’s Council, seeks field testers for a new Tapestry of Faith curriculum. ...

In the Roman Catholic tradition, October 4 is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. St. Francis (1182-1226) was a monk who founded the contemporary order of FranciscansMichelle Richards, on September 30th, 2013 St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals, and his feast day of October 4 is...

Consensus is building that humans are responsible for global warming and climate change. A new report from the United Nations IPCC provides opportunity for reflection upon the Seventh Principle of Unitarian Universalism. – Ed. IPCC¹ Climate Change Report Expresses Extreme Confidence In Human...

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Maybe the best way to pass faith on is to love playing with it first. We re-post this article which is part of a special Patheos Symposium, "Passing on the Faith: Teaching the Next Generation".–Ed. Why Passing on the Faith Isn't Good Enough David M. Csinos is the founder and President of...

We re-post this story from the UUA International blog. – Ed. A Seminarian’s Experience at Tsubaki Grand Shrine Sarah E. Gillespie is a UU seminarian & 2014 M.Div candidate at Andover Newton Theological School. In July 2013 she was the recipient of the read more here about the rebuilding done in...