Church's weapons ban, and more
Forrest Church profiled on PBS
PBS's Religion & Ethics Newsweekly presents an interview with the Rev. Forrest Church, author of Love and Death, who recently celebrated his 60th birthday. (PBS – 2.27.09)
Read an excerpt from Love and Death (UU World - Summer 2008)
Congregation cracks down on weapons policy
A member of the UU Fellowship in Franklin, N.C., was told he could no longer bring his hunting knife to church after another member became alarmed after seeing him with it at a Sunday service. (Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville, NC 3.4.09)
See also: Church Weapon Ban (WLOS - Asheville, NC)
Massachusetts church hosts Transylvanian minister
The First Parish Unitarian Church in Norwell, Mass., hosted the Rev. Vida Rozalia, minister of the Unitarian Congregation of Kadacs in Transylvania, who was visiting the United States for the first time. (Norwell Mariner - Marshfield, MA 2.26.09)
Also in the media:
The Columbia Daily Tribune offers an in-depth look at the popular Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education curriculum developed by the Unitarian Universalist Association and the United Church of Christ. (Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, MO 2.28.09)
The Rev. Dr. Tess Baumberger, minister at the Unity Church of North Easton, Mass., writes about Purim and the story of Queen Esther. (Easton Journal - Raynham, MA 3.4.09)
The Rev. Paul Hull of the First Church of Christ Unitarian in Lancaster, Mass., answers questions about what it means to go on sabbatical. (Wicked Local Lancaster - Clinton, MA 2.27.09)
UUs of Central Delaware in Dover, which has met since December 2005, officially joins the UUA as a member church. (The News Journal - Wilmington, DE 2.28.09)
The annual Seedy Saturday and Environmental Fair at the Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga, Ontario, has grown into a local gardening event. (Mississauga News - Ontario, Canada 3.1.09)
The UU Church of Wakefield, Mass., hosts SOS II (Save Our Structure II), a folk festival to support building maintenance. (Wakefield Observer - Beverly, MA 2.27.09)
First Universalist Church in Salem, Mass., celebrates its 200th birthday with a free public concert. (The Salem News - Beverly, MA 2.27.09)
PBS's Religion & Ethics Newsweekly presents an interview with the Rev. Forrest Church, author of Love and Death, who recently celebrated his 60th birthday. (PBS – 2.27.09)
Read an excerpt from Love and Death (UU World - Summer 2008)
Congregation cracks down on weapons policy
A member of the UU Fellowship in Franklin, N.C., was told he could no longer bring his hunting knife to church after another member became alarmed after seeing him with it at a Sunday service. (Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville, NC 3.4.09)
See also: Church Weapon Ban (WLOS - Asheville, NC)
Massachusetts church hosts Transylvanian minister
The First Parish Unitarian Church in Norwell, Mass., hosted the Rev. Vida Rozalia, minister of the Unitarian Congregation of Kadacs in Transylvania, who was visiting the United States for the first time. (Norwell Mariner - Marshfield, MA 2.26.09)
Also in the media:
The Columbia Daily Tribune offers an in-depth look at the popular Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education curriculum developed by the Unitarian Universalist Association and the United Church of Christ. (Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, MO 2.28.09)
The Rev. Dr. Tess Baumberger, minister at the Unity Church of North Easton, Mass., writes about Purim and the story of Queen Esther. (Easton Journal - Raynham, MA 3.4.09)
The Rev. Paul Hull of the First Church of Christ Unitarian in Lancaster, Mass., answers questions about what it means to go on sabbatical. (Wicked Local Lancaster - Clinton, MA 2.27.09)
UUs of Central Delaware in Dover, which has met since December 2005, officially joins the UUA as a member church. (The News Journal - Wilmington, DE 2.28.09)
The annual Seedy Saturday and Environmental Fair at the Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga, Ontario, has grown into a local gardening event. (Mississauga News - Ontario, Canada 3.1.09)
The UU Church of Wakefield, Mass., hosts SOS II (Save Our Structure II), a folk festival to support building maintenance. (Wakefield Observer - Beverly, MA 2.27.09)
First Universalist Church in Salem, Mass., celebrates its 200th birthday with a free public concert. (The Salem News - Beverly, MA 2.27.09)
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