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  <title>Congregations as Employers</title>
  <link>https://www.uua.org/leaderlab/congregations-as-employers</link>
  <description><![CDATA[
      <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uua.org/files/styles/square_480x480/public/2026-03/Congregations-Employers%20hook.png?h=bd86d253&amp;itok=_sG5vwQ6" width="480" height="480" alt="Grayscale image of two people hugging in a congregational reception setting. Deep violet vertical stripe on left edge" class="img-fluid image-style-square-480x480" /></div><p class="author">Congregational Life</p>: <div class="body">Well-equipped staff provide consistent, skilled, accountable leadership, which in turn builds capacity and ownership among the laity. We provide guidance on hiring, paying, supporting, and structuring your staff team while helping you ensure that your congregation is legally compliant, as well.</div>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:54 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>An Update on Unitarian Universalism from UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt</title>
  <link>https://www.uuworld.org/articles/uua-president-sofia-betancourt-update-unitarian-universalism</link>
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      <div class="thumbnail"><img style="width:160px;height:initial;float:left;margin-right:1em;margin-bottom:1em;" src="https://www.uua.org/files/styles/square_480x480/public/externals/ce8b83c20772d114dbb04286d96b7d7f.jpg?itok=7n0s0Z1Y" width="480" height="480" alt="© Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt" title="" loading="lazy" class="img-fluid image-style-square-480x480" /></div><p class="author">Sofía Betancourt</p>: <div class="body">Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt shares how the UUA is adapting, investing, and collaborating in this challenging time.</div>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Sofía Betancourt</dc:creator>
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  <title>Letter from Church-Based Leaders to President Biden</title>
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      <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uua.org/files/styles/square_480x480/public/2022-09/prayer_circle.jpg?h=deaec4b9&amp;itok=Hit_Wh61" width="480" height="480" alt="Cropped shot of a group of businesspeople standing together and holding hands in a modern office" class="img-fluid image-style-square-480x480" /></div><div class="body">UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt has joined religious leaders from a variety of faith traditions to call on President Biden to support an immediate ceasefire and return of hostages, de-escalation, and restraint by all involved in the violence between Hamas and Israel.</div>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:32:49 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Join the Trans and Nonbinary+ Pastoral Group Online</title>
  <link>https://uplift.breezechms.com/form/85383d34</link>
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      <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uua.org/files/styles/square_480x480/public/jpg/c/couple_watching_phone.jpg?h=45bb5ff9&amp;itok=Kfoa-XDr" width="480" height="480" alt="A transfeminine non-binary person and transmasculine gender-nonconforming person looking at a phone with contemplative expressions." class="img-fluid image-style-square-480x480" /></div><div class="body">The UUA&#8217;s UPLIFT team for LGBTQIA+ and gender justice offers an online meeting space for folx who identify as trans and nonbinary+ to gather for pastoral small group engagement. You need not be a Unitarian Universalist to attend.</div>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:32:49 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Urging President Biden to Seek Diplomacy in the Middle East</title>
  <link>https://quincyinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/240124-NGO-Letter-1.pdf</link>
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      <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uua.org/files/styles/square_480x480/public/2022-09/prayer_circle.jpg?h=deaec4b9&amp;itok=Hit_Wh61" width="480" height="480" alt="Cropped shot of a group of businesspeople standing together and holding hands in a modern office" class="img-fluid image-style-square-480x480" /></div><div class="body">The UUA has joined with 80 diverse organizations to call on President Biden to respond to the escalating violence in the Middle East through diplomatic pathways to de-escalation, including a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.</div>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:32:48 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Join 30 Days of Love</title>
  <link>https://sidewithlove.org/30-days-of-love-2024</link>
  <description><![CDATA[
      <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uua.org/files/styles/square_480x480/public/2023-09/Singing.jpg?h=a1e1a043&amp;itok=11YIWkM1" width="480" height="480" alt="Multigenerational crowd at General Assembly singing." class="img-fluid image-style-square-480x480" /></div><div class="body">Side With Love&#8217;s annual month of spiritual nourishment, political grounding, and shared practices of faith and justice has begun. Follow along for new resources and opportunities to take action, available weekly through Valentine&#8217;s Day on February 14.</div>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:32:48 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Moment of Reflection: ‘All is Not Lost’</title>
  <link>https://www.uuworld.org/articles/election-poem-reflection-trump-vance-mindfulness-spirituality-unitarian-universalism</link>
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      <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uua.org/files/styles/square_480x480/public/2024-11/eduard-Q4PvX80itZ0-unsplash.jpg?h=e0538aaa&amp;itok=qwRbjO5r" width="480" height="480" alt="A small plant in a vase sits on a windowsill. Gauzy curtains flank the window, which faces the light." class="img-fluid image-style-square-480x480" /></div><p class="author">Rev. JJ Flag</p>, <p class="author">Victoria Safford</p>: <div class="body">As we make sense of the presidential election results, breathe. “Do not let go of faith and hope and love.”</div>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:32:36 -0400</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Rev. JJ Flag, Victoria Safford</dc:creator>
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  <title>From the Archives: Retaining Our Humanity</title>
  <link>https://www.uuworld.org/articles/retaining-our-humanity-schuyler-vogel-reflection-unitarian-universalism</link>
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      <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uua.org/files/styles/square_480x480/public/2025-02/new_growth_after_fire2.jpg?h=c50b6dc5&amp;itok=Bp4QqwKg" width="480" height="480" alt="Sprouting red plants in the soil." class="img-fluid image-style-square-480x480" /></div><p class="author">Schuyler Vogel</p>: <div class="body">‘The adaptability of Unitarian Universalism should not be mistaken for an absence of a strong core.’</div>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:32:26 -0400</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Schuyler Vogel</dc:creator>
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  <title>These Are My People</title>
  <link>https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/these-are-my-people</link>
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      <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uua.org/files/styles/square_480x480/public/2026-03/airport_gate_plane.jpg?h=aa8a095b&amp;itok=kVqzyWUl" width="480" height="480" alt="In front of a glass wall facing an airport runway where a plane takes off, a line of diverse passengers lines up with luggage as if preparing to board a flight." class="img-fluid image-style-square-480x480" /></div><p class="author">Karen G. Johnston</p>: <div class="body">These people: they are mine and I am theirs.</div>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 03:26:07 -0400</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Karen G. Johnston</dc:creator>
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  <title>Democracy Is A Practice. Let’s Build It Together.</title>
  <link>https://sidewithlove.org/ourstories/2026/3/17/democracy-is-a-practice-lets-build-it-together</link>
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      <div class="thumbnail"><img style="width:160px;height:initial;float:left;margin-right:1em;margin-bottom:1em;" src="https://www.uua.org/files/styles/square_480x480/public/externals/969fa5ce73ac5adbd39eeef456680d17.png?itok=OFf1A23z" width="480" height="480" alt="Democracy Is A Practice. Let’s Build It Together. " title="" loading="lazy" class="img-fluid image-style-square-480x480" /></div><div class="body">Elections are openings — moments when a nation pauses to imagine its future. They invite us to build community and democracy through our courage, our relationships, and the choices we make together. Ahead of this year’s national election in November, we hope you’ll join us for launch of UU the&#8230;</div>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:52:13 -0400</pubDate>
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