General Assembly 2006 Event 2033 Sponsor: Unitarian Universalist Men's Network Speaker: Neil Chethik (with songs by Joe Jencks) Neil Chethik and his wife Kelly had been together several years when she woke him at 3 a.m. and said, "We need to talk, right now! I realize now that we have to get...

General Assembly 2006 Event 2049A As part of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee's commitment to economic justice at home as well as around the world, a delegation of Unitarian Universalist volunteers joined the St....

General Assembly 2006 Event 2038 Speakers: Rev. Dr. Terasa G. Cooley, District Executive, Massachusetts Bay District Opening Reading from Alla Renee Bozarth Pack nothing. Bring only your determination to serve and your willingness to be free. Don't wait for the bread to rise. Take nourishment for...

General Assembly 2006 Event 2084 Speaker: Rev. Dr. Judith Meyer, Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica, CA Thousands of Unitarian Universalists gathered on Thursday evening for the annual Service of the Living Tradition. Each year, ministers who are entering into...

General Assembly 2006 Event 2027 Sponsor: Clara Barton District Presenters: Lynn Thomas and Deborah Levering Almost every congregation has a Nominating Committee—at least some of the time. But how many congregations have a Leadership Development Committee that operates all year? If the...

General Assembly 2006 Event 3002 Speaker: The Rev. Joshua Pawelek, minister at Unitarian Universalist Society: East, in Manchester, CT. Reading First Kings 19: 11-14 (King James version) [The angel of God said to Elijah,] Go forth, and stand upon the mountain before God, for God is about to pass by.

General Assembly 2006 Event 3013 Sponsor: Latino(a) Unitarian Universalist Networking Association Speakers: Rev. Jose Ballester, Rev. Peter Morales, Rev....

General Assembly 2006 Event 3015 Speaker: Dan Holin, Executive Director, Jericho Road Project Executive Director Dan Holin explained that the Jericho Road Project "bridges communities by matching the professional talents and resources of volunteers and partners with the needs of community based...

General Assembly 2006 Event 1001 Sponsor: Commission on Social Witness, Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Speakers: Rev Susan M. Smith, Chair of the Commission on Social Witness and David May, Commission member The Rev. Susan Smith, Chair of the Commission on Social Witness (CSW), gave...

General Assembly 2006 Event 2036 Sponsor: Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association Presenters: The Rev. Dale Lantz, Community Minister, First Unitarian Church , Wilmington, DE The Rev....

General Assembly 2006 Event 2045 Sponsor: Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Staff Speakers: Rev. Peter Laarman, Executive Director of Progressive Christians Uniting, and Rev. William Sinkford, UUA President The Rev....

General Assembly 2006 Event 2070 Sponsor: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Speakers: Artemis Joukowsky Atema Eclai, UUSC Director of Programs Dr. Charlie Clements, UUSC President Rev. Dr. William F. Schulz. Rev. Diane Miller The title of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)...

General Assembly 2006 Event 3020 Sponsor: Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Staff Speaker: Dr. Wayne Clark, UUA Director of Congregational Fundraising Services The UUA's Dr. Wayne Clark is a believer in something many Unitarian Universalists shy away from—asking for money. That was crystal...

General Assembly 2006 Event 2069 Speakers: Dr. Michael Tino, Kimberlee Tomczak This workshop was about developing a Code of Ethics for a congregation, a covenant group, a committee, or any sub-group within the congregation. Most importantly, it was about following an intentional, inclusive and...

General Assembly 2006 Event 2046 Sponsor: Young Religious Unitarian Universalists Speaker(s): Jyaphia Christos-Rodgers, Elandria Williams This year at General Assembly (GA), the youth gathered at the first of a series of workshops on racism, oppression, and prejudice, led by young adult Elandria...

General Assembly 2006 Event 3019 Sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) Speakers: Martha Thompson, Program Manager, Human Rights in Emergencies and Disasters, UUSC Kala Peiris, Director, Siyath Foundation, Sri Lanka Mary Fontenot, Director, All Congregations Together (AC...

General Assembly 2006 Event 1009 Sponsor: Church of the Larger Fellowship For the first time Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) held a District Ingathering. About 40 people, both members and friends of CLF stopped by to join in the festivities....

General Assembly 2006 Event 2077 Speakers: Rev. Jane Rzepka, Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt Read Doug Muder's GA Journal entry on the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) Worship Service This afternoon's music is drawn from a range of cultures, styles, and theologies. In singing these pieces we honor...

General Assembly 2006 Event 2011 Sponsor: Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Staff Presenter: Dr. Wayne Clark As the Director of Congregational Fundraising Services for the Unitarian Universalist Association, Dr. Wayne Clark oversees the Fundraising Consultant Program, which has provided...

General Assembly 2006 Event 2019 Sponsor: Young Religious Unitarian Universalists Speaker: Betty-Jeanne Rueters-Ward Sitting in a large circle, the seventy workshop participants answered these questions: your name, when you're from, what you like about your age, and what you don't like about your...