UUs commited to social change, and more
UU kids run 5k race
Ten kids under the age of 10 from the Unitarian Church of New Bedford, Mass., ran in the Hazelwood Women's 5k race as part of a deal they made with their DRE. (South Coast Today - New Bedford, MA 5.20.09)
UUs continue marriage equality activism
Cindy Worthen and Scott Pierce, members of the Evergreen UU Fellowship in Marysville, Wash., decided to have a commitment ceremony rather a wedding, saying they won't marry until same-sex couples have the legal right to wed. (HeraldNet - Everett, WA 5.17.09)
The Rev. Sue Kingman of the Sanford UU Church in Maine is quoted in a story about religious reactions to the state's recent legalization of same-sex marriage. (Sanford-Springvale Register - Sanford, ME 5.14.09)
See also:
Unitarian Universalists celebrate gay marriage victories (uuworld.org - 5.11.09)
UUA President William G. Sinkford Celebrates Maine Marriage Law (UUA.org - 5.6.09)
Also in the media:
A major publishing industry journal reports that Beacon Press, the UUA’s trade book publisher, will hold a press conference May 27 to announce an agreement with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Estate to launch a new publishing program: The King Legacy. (Publishers Weekly - New York, NY 5.21.09)
St. Paul’s UU Church in Little Falls, N.Y., helped to start the area's first community garden, and this year's harvest will go to the YMCA food pantry. (Little Falls Evening Times - Little Falls, NY 5.20.09)
The UU Congregation at Rock Tavern, N.Y., whose church was destroyed by fire in 2006, has scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony for the end of the month and is hoping to have a finished building by Christmas. (Times Herald-Record - Middletown, NY 5.19.09)
See also: Fire destroys Rock Tavern UU church (uuworld.org - 9.15.06)
The UU Church of Tampa, Fla., is in the midst of a $500,000 capital campaign to fund a major expansion. (Tampa Tribune - Tampa, FL 5.20.09)
The Revs. K. Anne Marsh and Wade T. Wheelock are retiring after 16 years as married co-ministers of the UU Church in Canton, N.Y. (WatertownDailyTimes.com - Watertown, NY 5.16.09)
Ten kids under the age of 10 from the Unitarian Church of New Bedford, Mass., ran in the Hazelwood Women's 5k race as part of a deal they made with their DRE. (South Coast Today - New Bedford, MA 5.20.09)
UUs continue marriage equality activism
Cindy Worthen and Scott Pierce, members of the Evergreen UU Fellowship in Marysville, Wash., decided to have a commitment ceremony rather a wedding, saying they won't marry until same-sex couples have the legal right to wed. (HeraldNet - Everett, WA 5.17.09)
The Rev. Sue Kingman of the Sanford UU Church in Maine is quoted in a story about religious reactions to the state's recent legalization of same-sex marriage. (Sanford-Springvale Register - Sanford, ME 5.14.09)
See also:
Unitarian Universalists celebrate gay marriage victories (uuworld.org - 5.11.09)
UUA President William G. Sinkford Celebrates Maine Marriage Law (UUA.org - 5.6.09)
Also in the media:
A major publishing industry journal reports that Beacon Press, the UUA’s trade book publisher, will hold a press conference May 27 to announce an agreement with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Estate to launch a new publishing program: The King Legacy. (Publishers Weekly - New York, NY 5.21.09)
St. Paul’s UU Church in Little Falls, N.Y., helped to start the area's first community garden, and this year's harvest will go to the YMCA food pantry. (Little Falls Evening Times - Little Falls, NY 5.20.09)
The UU Congregation at Rock Tavern, N.Y., whose church was destroyed by fire in 2006, has scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony for the end of the month and is hoping to have a finished building by Christmas. (Times Herald-Record - Middletown, NY 5.19.09)
See also: Fire destroys Rock Tavern UU church (uuworld.org - 9.15.06)
The UU Church of Tampa, Fla., is in the midst of a $500,000 capital campaign to fund a major expansion. (Tampa Tribune - Tampa, FL 5.20.09)
The Revs. K. Anne Marsh and Wade T. Wheelock are retiring after 16 years as married co-ministers of the UU Church in Canton, N.Y. (WatertownDailyTimes.com - Watertown, NY 5.16.09)
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