UU congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset, New York. More than 140 Unitarians and Unitarian Universalists from twenty-five countries will gather for the event. http://international.blogs.uua.org/files/2013/09/ICUU-Conference-and-Co… program (PDF) will include theme talks, worship services,...

By feeding others, a congregation in New York nourishes its soul – and makes a difference in its community. We repost this story by DNAinfo New York. – Ed. Soul Food Truck Serves Free Meals to Homeless in Tompkins Sq. Park Middle Collegiate Church on Second Avenue and East Seventh Street, serves...

I, like many UUs, was both excited and curious to learn about The Sunday Assembly, the latest trend among atheists and agnostics. Have you heard about these British hipster high priests of nonbelief?...

This is an announcement from Shawna Foster, from the Unitarian Universalist Association's If you're a young adult living abroad, we want to hear from you! The International Office is conducting a listening project. What's a listening project?...

While PEW quizzes"Are You a Millennial", Susan Katz Miller, in her book Being Both - Embracing Two Religions in One Interfaith Family from www.beacon.org/">Beacon Press, explores how Millennials understand mixing faith traditions differently than others and what that means for the future of...

This story comes to us from Stevie St. John, a young adult at the Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church in Pasadena, CA. She shares her experience with organizing young adults from multiple churches to get together for fellowship. – Ed. Prime number NeighborhoodUU Church of Studio City, was...

A timely message from our friends at Stewardship and Development Office at the Unitarian Universalist Association. We encourage you to lend your support.–Ed. And make your money make a difference Unitarian Universalist Association. Please visit giving.uua.org/Friends...

From UU World we re-post an excerpt of Doug Muder's thoughts on attending a Sunday Assembly that in some ways resembles Unitarian Universalism and in other ways does not. – Ed. Live better, help often, wonder more Londonhttp://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/01/22/is-atheism-a-religion/a…...

Peace 'n Quiet is Nice. Peace 'n Community is Better. Peace First has launched the Peace First Prize recognizing young people between the ages of 8-22 for their compassion, courage and ability to create collaborative change....

Feed the Planet In Many Ways. Carbonfund.orgEric Carlson is set to launch a very ambitious tree-planting campaign, coupled with a really fantastic dining rewards program. This is great for the planet and for the participants....

Too Many Run-On Sentences Huffington Post. Profiling 32 people serving life sentences and describing the crimes for which they received a life, or double-life, sentence without possibility of parole. Aiken Standard. Report of The Sentencing Project to the United Nations Human Rights Committee...

Leadership has its rewards. Learn more about the Luminary Leaders program from the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries NOW!

Church and beer? Motivation matters! NPR story to which he referred. It was being passed around facebook, a news story titled “http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/11/03/242301642/to-stave-off-decl… Stave Off Decline, Churches Attract New Members with Beer.” Because of the title and the way...

Continuity... and Growth Coming of Age programs that include authoring one’s own statement of belief, would seem to avoid. Yet regardless of the specifics, both Christian and UU youth seem to be rejecting the institutional feel of a faith that does not value their priorities or embrace their...

Whither Goes Faith and Religious Practice? Young Nation Under God" discusses the impact Millennials are having on religion in America....

Check-out these fun videos and use the wealth of resources offered by the Unitarian Universalist Association and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee in support of the 2013-2014 Common Read, Behind the Kitchen Door, by Saru Jayaraman.–Ed. Common Read 2014 with these activities: Ask Your...

Choosing religious affiliation matters http…; [2] http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/unitarian-universalists…; [3] http://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/officers/president/morales/192145.shtm…; [4] I preached a sermon on this dynamic called “The Pilgrims, the Road and the Path”,...