UU church earns environmental certification, UU minister appears on PBS, and more
UU church awarded environmental certification
The UUA awarded "Green Sanctuary" certification to the Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church of Maine, for its efforts to save energy and promote conservation resources. (Sanford News - ME 10.29.09)
A group of about 50 people gathered in Lacey, Wash., to take a local stand against climate change. The event was organized by the Rev. Carol McKinley of the Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation, as part of the International Day of Climate Action. (The Olympian - WA 10.25.09)
Health care discussions continue
About 30 people gathered for a health care reform rally in Lancaster, Pa., which was organized by the Social Justice Advocates of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster. (Sunday News - PA 10.25.09)
Community members gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Auburn, N.Y., for an informal panel discussing the local effects of national health care reform. (AuburnPub.com - NY 10.24.09)
Also in the media:
A segment on abortion and health care reform on PBS's "Religion and Ethics Newsweekly" featured the Rev. Debra Haffner, a UU minister and executive director of the Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing. (10.16.09)
A group of Buddhists has been gathering to meditate at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Salisbury, Md., for the past three years. "There is an awareness," said Brian Foret, a Salisbury resident who has been attending the meetings since they began. "You learn to sit in that awareness. We learn it's about being. There is a distinction between being and thinking. It's about training your mind, opening ourselves to a greater awareness." (The Daily Times - MD 10.24.09)
The Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Augusta, Maine, held a special service in support of marriage equality on Sunday, just a week before voters go to the polls to decide Question 1, a proposal to ban same-sex marriage in Maine. (Kennebec Journal Morning Sentinel - ME 10.26.09)
The second annual Pro-Am Charity Chili Cook-off, hosted by the Unitarian Universalist Society of Stamford, Ct., collected 600 pounds of food, to be donated to the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County Inc. (The Advocate - CT 10.24.09)
Charles R. Putney, a member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bennington, Vt., traces the New England roots of Unitarian Universalism. (Bennington Banner - VT 10.23.09)
The UUA awarded "Green Sanctuary" certification to the Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church of Maine, for its efforts to save energy and promote conservation resources. (Sanford News - ME 10.29.09)
A group of about 50 people gathered in Lacey, Wash., to take a local stand against climate change. The event was organized by the Rev. Carol McKinley of the Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation, as part of the International Day of Climate Action. (The Olympian - WA 10.25.09)
Health care discussions continue
About 30 people gathered for a health care reform rally in Lancaster, Pa., which was organized by the Social Justice Advocates of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster. (Sunday News - PA 10.25.09)
Community members gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Auburn, N.Y., for an informal panel discussing the local effects of national health care reform. (AuburnPub.com - NY 10.24.09)
Also in the media:
A segment on abortion and health care reform on PBS's "Religion and Ethics Newsweekly" featured the Rev. Debra Haffner, a UU minister and executive director of the Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing. (10.16.09)
A group of Buddhists has been gathering to meditate at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Salisbury, Md., for the past three years. "There is an awareness," said Brian Foret, a Salisbury resident who has been attending the meetings since they began. "You learn to sit in that awareness. We learn it's about being. There is a distinction between being and thinking. It's about training your mind, opening ourselves to a greater awareness." (The Daily Times - MD 10.24.09)
The Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Augusta, Maine, held a special service in support of marriage equality on Sunday, just a week before voters go to the polls to decide Question 1, a proposal to ban same-sex marriage in Maine. (Kennebec Journal Morning Sentinel - ME 10.26.09)
The second annual Pro-Am Charity Chili Cook-off, hosted by the Unitarian Universalist Society of Stamford, Ct., collected 600 pounds of food, to be donated to the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County Inc. (The Advocate - CT 10.24.09)
Charles R. Putney, a member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bennington, Vt., traces the New England roots of Unitarian Universalism. (Bennington Banner - VT 10.23.09)
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