UUA Top Stories
from "uuworld.org: liberal religion and life," the weekly online magazine of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Updated: 8 hours 41 min ago
Baton Rouge church quickly opens childcare center for healthcare workers
In one weekend, the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, closed its building, shifted to online worship, and welcomed a childcare program for healthcare workers.
Congregations adapt to COVID-19 by going online
Offering worship services and other opportunities to connect online is “a forced exercise in emergence,” says the Rev. Karen Johnston, and “an opportunity to find people who need us.”
‘UU World’ turns 50
Throughout many changes, this magazine has remained a benefit of membership in a UU congregation.
Pandemic
Know that we are connected / in ways that are terrifying and beautiful.
UUA closes Boston office, discourages large gatherings
Leaders recommend suspending worship gatherings and other large events; staff are working from home; UUA events in the next month have been moved online or canceled.
Seattle-area congregations cancel in-person worship services
As COVID-19 spreads, Unitarian Universalist congregations begin to adapt. In Washington State, this means shifting to online rather than in-person worship and meetings.
UUA urges year-long focus on Election Day
UU the Vote organizers say the 2020 elections are ‘all-hands-on-deck’ for Unitarian Universalists, whose values are on the line.
In cohousing communities, UU seniors are finding new ways to ‘age in place’
Nearly 13 percent of cohousing residents identify as Unitarian Universalists, according to a 2012 survey.
The call of our faith
What in Unitarian Universalism’s central theology requires us to work toward building multicultural, antiracist Beloved Community?
Give me children, and I (and they) shall die
As the fight over reproductive rights continues, not enough is being said about racial disparities in health care.
Faith in finance
Responsible investing means aligning your financial goals with your values.
Why do we take an offering?
When Unitarian Universalists pass the plate on Sunday to every hand present, it’s an act of saying who we are and what we believe in.
Shirley, Goodness and Mercy
‘The more I worked with it, the more I liked the idea of God’s grace as three sweet teenagers following me around.’
Snowflakes rising
It’s time we reclaim the snowflake story in all its intertwined ramifications.
Kansas church wins court battle to host homeless shelter
Shawnee Mission Unitarian Universalist Church wins court battle to house homeless people in Lenexa, Kansas.