This one is for you Are you a youth coming to GA? A parent? Maybe you’re a sponsor, DRE or minister? Whoever you are, this packet is for you. It contains information relevant to youth attendance at General Assembly, from local laws and tips to great workshops and events particularly relevant to...

North Parish of North Andover, MA. It is an uplifting, glorious time when youth symbolically embrace their new status as young adults, and the congregation blesses them and wishes them well. What I like best about the service is that it holds hope, change, and possibility alongside gratitude,...

Religious educators, ministers, seminarians, administrators, musicians and other Unitarian Universalist religious professionals under 35 are cordially invited to attend a reception in their honor at General Assembly in Louisville, KY. You can also find the event in Facebook here....

Want to know more about what just happened with the Boy Scouts of America, and how it might affect you as a Unitarian Universalist? Here's our handy list of frequently asked questions about the BSA and its membership policies. - Ed....

Y… Caucus Descriptions and www.uua.org/documents/yaya/ga_youth_grid.pdf">schedule…;. GA Program Book GA Business Agenda Connect with the Youth Caucus on Facebook...

Amplify your voice One of the major parts of Youth Caucus every year is the opportunity for youth, regardless of delegate status, to discuss the issues that will be voted upon during Plenary sessions....

KY Interfaith Power & Light in partnership with KY & WV UU Ministers Coalition, UU College of Social Justice, UU Ministry for Earth, UUA Multicultural Growth & Witness and Standing on the Side of Love Staff Team, and UU State Advocacy Networks and UULM California's SALT Fellows (Spiritual Activis...

Don't miss any of General Assembly! Each Youth registrant needs to submit a signed participant policies and covenant – either electronically when they register or a hand-signed copy. Each Youth registrant under 18 needs to submit BOTH a signed parental permission form and a sponsor agreement.

BSA welcomes all youth, only some adults At its annual national meeting the www.scouting.org">Boy Scouts of America (BSA) approved a resolution removing, " the restriction denying membership to youth on the basis of sexual orientation alone."(1) 60% of 1,400 voting members approved the measure.

This is a story about a city. The name of the city is Makkah al-Mukarramah, but sometimes it is called Makkah or Mecca. This city is in Saudi Arabia. It is a city thousands of years old. This is also the story of a man. His name was Muhammad....

Adapted from The Empty Pot by Demi (New York: Henry Holt, 1990); permission pending. Long, long ago, the Emperor of an ancient land was old and dying. He loved children but had none of his own. So the Emperor decided to choose one of the children of his land to be the next Emperor....

You never know what the wind will blow in or which way the wind blows. The wind can change directions and maybe change your life. It happened to John Murray. As a young man, John Murray had excellent fortune blow his way. He had a fine education, a steady job, a loving wife, and a young son. Life...

Worship by youth, for all Worship is a central part of the General Assembly experience and it’s not different for those who participate in Youth Caucus. From fully developed worship services to small moments of reflection, the Youth Caucus staff aims to infuse the youth experience with meaningful...

The Unitarian Universalist Association and United Church of Christ are offering a free workshop on sexuality for campus ministers before the National Campus Ministry Association’s (NCMA) annual conference this summer....

Plug yourself in Whether you come to General Assembly alone or with your youth group the programs offered by Youth Caucus are a great place to get connected! Here are some highlights. YOUTH MIXER On Wednesday night, the Youth Caucus Room will become a social space with games, music, conversation,...

Be an individual in the crowd In just six short weeks, thousands of Unitarian Universalists will gather in Louisville, Kentucky for our annual General Assembly. Youth always have a strong presence at GA, and we expect this year will be no different. As of May 3, we had over 180 youth registered....

Rosemary Dodd has been elected 2013-14 Youth Observer for the Unitarian Universalist Association Board of Trustees. As a junior from Petaluma, California, Rosemary says that her "experiences on this regional level have motivated me to serve on a national one" and is honored by the opportunity.

We repost an excerpt of this thoughtful reflection by David L. Odom from our friends at Building Faith on involving youth more fully in congregation life and mission. This post originally appeared on the Duke University Faith and Leadership blog – Ed. Overinvesting in the Young When American...