Murdered parishioner mourned, World AIDS day commemorated, and more
Service held to mourn murdered parishioner
Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday at the First Unitarian Church of Rochester, N.Y., to mourn the death of Christine Sevilla. (Democrat and Chronicle - NY 12.3.09)
Interfaith gathering commemorates World AIDS Day
An Interfaith service to commemorate World AIDS Day was held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tallahassee, Fla., Tuesday, and included Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Jewish community members, as well as churches of different denominations. (Tallahassee Democrat - FL 12.2.09)
UU thoughts on Afghanistan
The Lakeland Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Wayne, N.J., hosted a talk by Nadia Akbar, named the 2009 Person of the Year by the New Jersey chapter of Peace Action, an international antiwar organization. Akbar, who grew up in Pakistan, gave her thoughts on the war in Afghanistan. (NorthJersey.com - NJ 11.30.09)
Rose Edington and Mel Hoover, co-pastors at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Charleston, W. Va., react to President Obama's decision to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. (The State Journal - WV 12.1.09)
Also in the media:
David Shaman, president of Interweave of South Jersey, an affiliate organization of the UUA, issued a challenge to conservative media personalities to provide an argument against same-sex marriage on the basis of logic and reason. (Earth Times - 12.2.09)
The Rev. Joel Miller, pastor of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo, N.Y., believes the vote against same-sex marriage in New York was a temporary setback. (WKBW - NY 12.3.09)
The First Unitarian Church in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., a 165-year-old building, is having its roof replaced. (The Brooklyn Eagle - NY 11.29.09)
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Visalia, Calif., has begun offering classes, such as ceramics and wreath-making, as a way to reach out to the community. (Visalia Times-Delta - CA 12.1.09)
Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday at the First Unitarian Church of Rochester, N.Y., to mourn the death of Christine Sevilla. (Democrat and Chronicle - NY 12.3.09)
Interfaith gathering commemorates World AIDS Day
An Interfaith service to commemorate World AIDS Day was held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tallahassee, Fla., Tuesday, and included Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Jewish community members, as well as churches of different denominations. (Tallahassee Democrat - FL 12.2.09)
UU thoughts on Afghanistan
The Lakeland Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Wayne, N.J., hosted a talk by Nadia Akbar, named the 2009 Person of the Year by the New Jersey chapter of Peace Action, an international antiwar organization. Akbar, who grew up in Pakistan, gave her thoughts on the war in Afghanistan. (NorthJersey.com - NJ 11.30.09)
Rose Edington and Mel Hoover, co-pastors at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Charleston, W. Va., react to President Obama's decision to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. (The State Journal - WV 12.1.09)
Also in the media:
David Shaman, president of Interweave of South Jersey, an affiliate organization of the UUA, issued a challenge to conservative media personalities to provide an argument against same-sex marriage on the basis of logic and reason. (Earth Times - 12.2.09)
The Rev. Joel Miller, pastor of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo, N.Y., believes the vote against same-sex marriage in New York was a temporary setback. (WKBW - NY 12.3.09)
The First Unitarian Church in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., a 165-year-old building, is having its roof replaced. (The Brooklyn Eagle - NY 11.29.09)
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Visalia, Calif., has begun offering classes, such as ceramics and wreath-making, as a way to reach out to the community. (Visalia Times-Delta - CA 12.1.09)
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