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Together Apart: Responses to the Coronavirus Pandemic

© 2020 Lara Hoke
Gathering online is a ‘forced exercise in emergence’by Elaine McArdle
‘We are connected / in ways that are terrifying and beautiful’by Lynn Ungar
We are living in the ‘Except’by Joanna Fontaine Crawford
‘Your sacredness does not come from your doing’by Sarah Stewart
The art of living through a pandemicby Mark Belletini
Spiral spiritual practiceby Karen G. Johnston
A blessing for the one in the scrubsby Julia Hamilton
Church opens childcare center for healthcare workersby Elaine McArdle
UUA’s pandemic resources help congregations adaptby Christopher L. Walton
Blog roundup: ‘To hope even while experiencing fear’by Heather Christensen
General Assembly will take place entirely onlineby Elaine McArdle
UUA closes Boston office, employees work from homeby Elaine McArdle
Media roundup: UUs reached out, connected online
DEPARTMENTS
When the pastoral becomes prophetic
by Susan Frederick-Gray in From the president
Uncertain times
by Christopher L. Walton in From the editor

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Rooted and ready to rise
Four-page insert adapted from Tapestry of Faith lifespan faith development programs.
by the UUA Faith Development Office in Families Weave a Tapestry of Faith

© 2020 Eva Vázquez
LIFE
Connecting in the time of covid-19
Offering worship services and other opportunities to connect online is ‘a forced exercise in emergence.’
by Elaine McArdle
The UUs making medical debt disappear
A Tennessee congregation erases $4.2 million in debt for people in need.
by Elaine McArdle
Poem:How to survive the apocalypse
by Sean Parker Dennison
Poem:In praise of praise
by Sean Parker Dennison
Expanding the sex-ed audience
Owl offers new program for adults aged 50 and over.
by Andrea Dulanto

© 2012 Peg Green
SPIRIT
Poem: Pandemic
by Lynn Ungar
Creations: Pandemic/fear and hope
by Nancy Pierce
Prayer is an act of preparation
by Susan Frederick-Gray
A practice of relationality
by Manish Mishra-Marzetti
Creations:Glory fire chalice quilt
by Peg Green
A practice of sacred conversations
by Jennifer Kelleher

© 2017 AP Photo/Steven Senne
IDEAS
Amid pandemic and Pilgrim anniversary, Mashpee Wampanoag tribe faces new threat
by Elaine McArdle
Film to note:The Condor & the Eagle
Welcoming words
Sometimes simple language can be the most effective.
by Liz James
Investing in change
As UUA treasurer and CFO, Tim Brennan led on shareholder advocacy.
by Elaine McArdle
Book to note:Redemption Songs: A Year in the Life of a Community Prison Choir
Backyard chickens enable more sustainable lives
by Marion Patterson and Rich Patterson
Blog roundup
by Heather Christensen

© 2020 Nicole Pressley
NEWS
The print edition contains abridged versions of stories that may have appeared first on uuworld.org.
UU the Vote organizers lay groundwork for November and beyond
by Joshua Eaton
UUA General Assembly will take place entirely online in June
UU Worldwill now publish twice a year
UUA urges congregations not to gather in person during covid-19 pandemic
As co-moderators’ term nears end, leaders reflect on their impact
Clergy obituaries
Abridged for print from the full obituaries published by the UU Ministers Association.
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Audio recordings
Audio recordings of selected UU World stories.