uuworld.org: latest stories from "uuworld.org: liberal religion and life," the weekly online magazine of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations 2009-12-17T07:33:52-05:00 http://www.uuworld.org/feeds/latestatom.xml Chris Walton world@uua.org http://www.uuworld.org/images/uuworldlogo.gif http://www.uuworld.org/favicon.ico UUA and UCC seek ways to collaborate http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/192616.shtml Michelle Bates Deakin © 2012-02-10T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

The Rev. Geoffrey A. Black (United Church of Christ)

NEWS: Meeting in Cleveland, presidents of two denominations discuss combining progressive voices in public arena.

 2012-02-10T00:00:00-05:00 2012-02-10T00:00:00-05:00 Silver sale raises $1.6M for Massachusetts church http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/192442.shtml Donald E. Skinner © 2012-02-06T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

Historic silver cups

NEWS: Funds will help pay for renovations to Dorchester congregation’s historic building.

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UUA President Peter Morales (Nancy Pierce)

SPIRIT: It's not rocket science: Simply smiling and saying hello to visitors would transform our congregations.

 2012-02-06T00:00:00-05:00 2012-02-06T00:00:00-05:00 UU prevails in challenge to prayer at meetings http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/192286.shtml Donald E. Skinner © 2012-01-30T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

Janet Joyner

NEWS: U.S. Supreme Court lets ruling stand that sectarian prayers violate separation of church and state.

 2012-01-30T00:00:00-05:00 2012-01-30T00:00:00-05:00 UUA Board urges repudiation of 'Doctrine of Discovery' http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/192287.shtml Michelle Bates Deakin © 2012-01-30T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

Members of the UUA Board of Trustees (Lew Phinney)

NEWS: Meeting in New Orleans, board names moderator candidates, mulls future of UUA headquarters and social justice resolutions.

 2012-01-30T00:00:00-05:00 2012-01-30T00:00:00-05:00 A passion for environmental justice http://www.uuworld.org/life/articles/188372.shtml Michelle Bates Deakin © 2012-01-30T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

The Rev. Bob Murphy (Ilene Perlman)

LIFE: For the Rev. Bob Murphy, environmentalism and ministry overlap like the shoreline and the sea.

 2012-01-30T00:00:00-05:00 2012-01-30T00:00:00-05:00 Two poems http://www.uuworld.org/spirit/articles/188479.shtml Aytac Aydogan Edwards © 2012-01-23T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

Frost-covered tree in winter

SPIRIT: I watch the trees / as seasons cycle.

 2012-01-23T00:00:00-05:00 2012-01-23T00:00:00-05:00 Congregations study, plan for Justice GA http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/191575.shtml Donald E. Skinner © 2012-01-23T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

The Rev. Carlton Elliott Smith

NEWS: Immigration education, fundraising, and advocacy help UUs prepare for June meeting in Phoenix.

 2012-01-23T00:00:00-05:00 2012-01-23T00:00:00-05:00 At my mother's funeral http://www.uuworld.org/spirit/articles/192143.shtml Doug Muder © 2012-01-23T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

Hand on casket at funeral (Nick M. Do/iStockphoto)

SPIRIT: Unitarian Universalists are precisely the people who can't believe whatever they want.

 2012-01-23T00:00:00-05:00 2012-01-23T00:00:00-05:00 Board nominates Key and Payne-Alex for moderator http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/192188.shtml Michelle Bates Deakin © 2012-01-23T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

UUA logo

NEWS: Delegates will vote on new moderator at 2013 General Assembly.

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