UUA.org Updates https://www.uua.org/ Updates from the Unitarian Universalist Association en https://www.uua.org/files/styles/max_992x992/public/logos/uua_logo_gradient_on_white.png?itok=zTEG1IXI UUA.org Updates https://www.uua.org/ Love’s Power Between Us https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/love-s-power-between-us A group of adults gathers, as if ending a meeting. Four people in the background smile--three standing and one sitting--as two more adults hug warmly in front of them.

Anonymous

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Shared ministry is all about creating the conditions for genuine and sacred connections to be made.
]]> Wed, 20 May 2026 05:52:12 -0400 Anonymous https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/love-s-power-between-us Safer Use of Tapestry of Faith Webinar https://www.uua.org/lifespan/re-sources/safer-use-tapestry-faith-webinar The sun is setting over the dark blue Atlantic ocean. The sun is a glowing yellow ball, surrounded by a halo of hot orange. Clouds, grey with shadows, float above the sun.
Designed for religious education professionals, committees, and volunteers, this 90 minute recorded webinar will: help participants understand the challenges and risks involved in ToF — and choose better options.
]]> Wed, 13 May 2026 14:50:49 -0400 https://www.uua.org/lifespan/re-sources/safer-use-tapestry-faith-webinar UUA New Communities Fund: Sanctuary Boston Offers ‘Music-Centered,’ ‘Embodied’ Worship for Unitarian Universalists https://www.uuworld.org/articles/new-communities-fund-sanctuary-boston © Heather Parker Photography

Ethan Loewi

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How prototype groups are daring to reimagine Unitarian Universalism
]]> Wed, 13 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Ethan Loewi https://www.uuworld.org/articles/new-communities-fund-sanctuary-boston Ministry is Collective https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/ministry-collective Inside what appears to be a church sanctuary, with their backs to the camera, a multiracial group of five adults forms a warm huddle. They have their arms wrapped around each others' shoulders; one person rests their head on another's shoulder.

Antoinette Hollamon

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Our shared ministry is making this life livable in the best and worst of times; we can only do that together.
]]> Wed, 13 May 2026 04:49:40 -0400 Antoinette Hollamon https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/ministry-collective What Makes Us Human https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/what-makes-us-humanwhat-makes-us-human In the background, people are sitting in wooden church pews. In the foreground and in profile, a Black person wearing a suit jacket clasps his hands in front of him.

Joy Berry

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The most important thing for any of us to do is to stay soft, whole-hearted, and open to the world, in all its beauty and its terror.
]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 05:48:39 -0400 Joy Berry https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/what-makes-us-humanwhat-makes-us-human 2026 Contested Election for UUA Board of Trustees Position #5 https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/elections/2026-contested-board-election Terry Grim (on the left) and Larry Ladd (on the right) are smiling under a banner which reads, "Contested Election for UUA Board of Trustees Position #5."
There will be a contested election for Position #5 on the UUA Board of Trustees. Terry Grim, nominated by the UUA Nominating Committee for Position #5 on the UUA Board of Trustees, will run against Larry Ladd, petition candidate for Position #5 on the UUA Board of Trustees.
]]> Mon, 04 May 2026 15:14:54 -0400 https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/elections/2026-contested-board-election CER News Update - May 2026 https://www.uua.org/central-east/blog/news/cer-news-0526 headshot Lyn Cox

Central East Region of the UUA

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Find out what’s happening in the Central East Region! This month — Child & Youth Safety Training, Summer Institute, State of the Association Address and more!
]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:38:18 -0400 Central East Region of the UUA https://www.uua.org/central-east/blog/news/cer-news-0526 Transformational Love https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/transformational-love On a grey couch, a Black woman reclines back, though out of focus. On her denim-clad knee, and the center of focus, is a shaggy white dog resting its head. She has one hand wrapped affectionately in the fur on the back of the dog's head.

Melissa Jeter

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Care is the soil we prepare so that the roots of authentic relationship can grow.
]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:02:59 -0400 Melissa Jeter https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/transformational-love Growing Administrative Capacity: To Liberate Energy for Mission https://www.uua.org/leaderlab/administrative-capacity Depiction of a simple garden against a blue sky with sun in the corner. Garden includes three flowers (orange with dollar sign in center, pink with person in center, purple with building in center), a layer of green grass, and a lower layer of brown soil. Black silhouettes of a watering can and a bee around the center flower.

Congregational Life

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Administration isn’t flashy. It’s foundational! Handled well, capacity is liberated for your congregation’s mission and ministries. May these pages be helpful to all who attend to administrative tasks themselves or who depend on that work – supervisors, staff, volunteers, and the entire membership.
]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:30:00 -0400 Congregational Life https://www.uua.org/leaderlab/administrative-capacity Making Our Shared Meals More Accessible https://www.uua.org/accessibility/blog/making-our-shared-meals-more-accessible An Eastern Bluebird perches on a curved branch. The head and wings a vivid blue, the chest a rusty orange blending into a white belly.
The differences in the birds are alike to the differences in us. We all sing our own beautiful songs, and I think we thrive when others take the time to hear them. One way we can listen to the differences in our community is by making our potlucks and other shared meals more accessible.
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