Florida UUs in the news, Ric Masten dies, and more
Florida UUs in the news
The 2008 UUA General Assembly in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is less than two months away, and stories about UU activities and faith are beginning to pop up in Florida's media coverage.
The Rev. Susanne Nazian, consulting minister for the UU Congregation of Venice, Fla., answers a Q&A about UU beliefs and work. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota, FL 5.3.08)
An article on Tallahassee.com looks at national and local efforts to get the word out about Unitarian Universalism through advertising campaigns. (Tallahassee.com - Tallahassee, FL 5.2.08)
A group of more than 20 Florida spiritual groups and churches, including Manatee UU Fellowship in Bradenton and Interweave Sarasota, hosted an interfaith worship service as part of Sarasota's Gay Pride Week. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota, FL 5.3.08)
Ric Masten remembered
The Rev. Ric Masten, a poet, artist, and UU community minister whose song "Let It Be a Dance" is well-known in UU congregations, died of prostate cancer May 9. (The Herald - Monterey County, CA 5.11.08)
UU World profiled Masten a few years ago: See Dancing through Life" (November/December 2004).
Also in the media:
The UUA, which owns 1,300 shares of Verizon common stock, is pushing the company to add a gender identity clause to its nondiscrimination policy. (Artvoice - Buffalo, NY)
Kate Burns (a UU) and Sheila Schroeder were convicted of trespassing for staging a sit-in at the Denver county clerk's office when they were refused a marriage license. (Rocky Mountain News - Denver, CO 5.7.08)
The UU Congregation of the Lowcountry in Bluffton, S.C., hosted a dinner and fundraiser for Upendo Village, a nonprofit that helps people with HIV/AIDS in Kenya. (Hilton Head Island Packet - Hilton Head Island, SC 5.3.08)
Rethink, a group of middle school students from New Orleans, will speak at an annual UU youth conference in Massachusetts. (Duxbury Reporter - MA 5.8.08)
The Rev. Roy Phillips, who led Unity Church-Unitarian in St. Paul, Minn., for nearly three decades, died April 24 at age 66. (Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis, MN 5.3.08)
The Rev. Beverly Boke, minister of the UU Church in Newport News, Va., writes about what UUs believe. (Daily Press - Newport News, VA 5.3.08)
The Live Oak UU Congregation in Goleta, Calif., broke ground on a new sanctuary. (The Santa Barbara Independent - Santa Barbara, CA 5.4.08)
Updated 5.12.08. Chris Walton contributed to this week's blog.
The 2008 UUA General Assembly in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is less than two months away, and stories about UU activities and faith are beginning to pop up in Florida's media coverage.
The Rev. Susanne Nazian, consulting minister for the UU Congregation of Venice, Fla., answers a Q&A about UU beliefs and work. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota, FL 5.3.08)
An article on Tallahassee.com looks at national and local efforts to get the word out about Unitarian Universalism through advertising campaigns. (Tallahassee.com - Tallahassee, FL 5.2.08)
A group of more than 20 Florida spiritual groups and churches, including Manatee UU Fellowship in Bradenton and Interweave Sarasota, hosted an interfaith worship service as part of Sarasota's Gay Pride Week. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota, FL 5.3.08)
Ric Masten remembered
The Rev. Ric Masten, a poet, artist, and UU community minister whose song "Let It Be a Dance" is well-known in UU congregations, died of prostate cancer May 9. (The Herald - Monterey County, CA 5.11.08)
UU World profiled Masten a few years ago: See Dancing through Life" (November/December 2004).
Also in the media:
The UUA, which owns 1,300 shares of Verizon common stock, is pushing the company to add a gender identity clause to its nondiscrimination policy. (Artvoice - Buffalo, NY)
Kate Burns (a UU) and Sheila Schroeder were convicted of trespassing for staging a sit-in at the Denver county clerk's office when they were refused a marriage license. (Rocky Mountain News - Denver, CO 5.7.08)
The UU Congregation of the Lowcountry in Bluffton, S.C., hosted a dinner and fundraiser for Upendo Village, a nonprofit that helps people with HIV/AIDS in Kenya. (Hilton Head Island Packet - Hilton Head Island, SC 5.3.08)
Rethink, a group of middle school students from New Orleans, will speak at an annual UU youth conference in Massachusetts. (Duxbury Reporter - MA 5.8.08)
The Rev. Roy Phillips, who led Unity Church-Unitarian in St. Paul, Minn., for nearly three decades, died April 24 at age 66. (Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis, MN 5.3.08)
The Rev. Beverly Boke, minister of the UU Church in Newport News, Va., writes about what UUs believe. (Daily Press - Newport News, VA 5.3.08)
The Live Oak UU Congregation in Goleta, Calif., broke ground on a new sanctuary. (The Santa Barbara Independent - Santa Barbara, CA 5.4.08)
Updated 5.12.08. Chris Walton contributed to this week's blog.
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