UUs raise funds for Haiti relief, and more
UUs raise funds for Haiti
First Parish Church in Bedford, Mass., has raised more than $3,000 for Haiti relief efforts. (Bedford Minuteman - 1.20.10)
The First Unitarian Church in Omaha, Nebr., donated all of last Sunday's collection to Haiti relief efforts and will donate half of the church's collections for the remainder of January as well. (Omaha World-Herald - 1.22.10)
The Unitarian Universalist Church in Canton, N.Y., is one of several area churches working to raise funds for Haiti earthquake relief. (WatertownDailyTimes.com - 1.15.10)
The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Wichita, Kans., held a public candlelight vigil for Haiti during which they prayed, spoke, and collected funds for relief work. (text and video) (KAKE - 1.17.10)
See also: UUSC, UUA create Haitian relief fund (uuworld.org - 1.14.10)
Donate to the UUSC/UUA Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund
MLK Day prompts reflection, action
Stephen Sacks, chair of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno's Social Justice Committee, writes that it is important to get past the superficial idea of King the dreamer and remember the man who "was a modern day prophet who gave his life fighting the dehumanizing power structures and status quo in our society." (Fresno Bee - 1.16.10)
In honor of MLK Day, the Rev. Tess Baumberger, minister of the Unity Church (UU) of North Easton, Mass., looks at two seemingly contradictory spiritual acts: bearing wrongs lightly and admonishing the sinner. (Mansfield News - 1.15.10)
Two churches, First Unitarian Universalist Church of Green Hills and Corinthian Baptist Church of North Nashville, Tenn., are working together in the spirit of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to fight racism. (WSMV - 1.17.10)
At the Unitarian Church of Summit, N.J., people read and discussed passages from King’s 1966 Ware lecture to the UUA. (TheAlternativePress.com - 1.20.10)
During a service to commemorate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., people at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Stevens Point, Wisc., read his "I have a dream" speech and wrote pledge cards with their positive intentions. (WAOW - 1.17.10)
Also in the media:
With dropping temperatures maxing out the capacity of the city's main homeless shelter, the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, Calif., opened its doors to 25 people in need of a place to sleep. (Santa Barbara Independent - 1.20.10)
Knoxville's Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church helped host a public event on the challenges facing gay and lesbian youth and their families. (Knoxville News Sentinel - 1.16.10)
The Los Angeles Conservancy has an online competition going of 20 ecclesiastical structures built in the '60s, including the onion-shaped Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society in North Hills, Calif. (Los Angeles Times - 1.18.10)
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook, N.Y., has one of the few permanent indoor labyrinths in America. (NorthShoreOfLongIsland.com - 1.13.10)
Judy Tough of the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Port Townsend, Wash., is organizing an interfaith conference to help faith communities learn how to reach out to and be more inclusive of people with mental disorders. (Peninsula Daily - 1.13.10)
First Parish Church in Bedford, Mass., has raised more than $3,000 for Haiti relief efforts. (Bedford Minuteman - 1.20.10)
The First Unitarian Church in Omaha, Nebr., donated all of last Sunday's collection to Haiti relief efforts and will donate half of the church's collections for the remainder of January as well. (Omaha World-Herald - 1.22.10)
The Unitarian Universalist Church in Canton, N.Y., is one of several area churches working to raise funds for Haiti earthquake relief. (WatertownDailyTimes.com - 1.15.10)
The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Wichita, Kans., held a public candlelight vigil for Haiti during which they prayed, spoke, and collected funds for relief work. (text and video) (KAKE - 1.17.10)
See also: UUSC, UUA create Haitian relief fund (uuworld.org - 1.14.10)
Donate to the UUSC/UUA Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund
MLK Day prompts reflection, action
Stephen Sacks, chair of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno's Social Justice Committee, writes that it is important to get past the superficial idea of King the dreamer and remember the man who "was a modern day prophet who gave his life fighting the dehumanizing power structures and status quo in our society." (Fresno Bee - 1.16.10)
In honor of MLK Day, the Rev. Tess Baumberger, minister of the Unity Church (UU) of North Easton, Mass., looks at two seemingly contradictory spiritual acts: bearing wrongs lightly and admonishing the sinner. (Mansfield News - 1.15.10)
Two churches, First Unitarian Universalist Church of Green Hills and Corinthian Baptist Church of North Nashville, Tenn., are working together in the spirit of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to fight racism. (WSMV - 1.17.10)
At the Unitarian Church of Summit, N.J., people read and discussed passages from King’s 1966 Ware lecture to the UUA. (TheAlternativePress.com - 1.20.10)
During a service to commemorate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., people at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Stevens Point, Wisc., read his "I have a dream" speech and wrote pledge cards with their positive intentions. (WAOW - 1.17.10)
Also in the media:
With dropping temperatures maxing out the capacity of the city's main homeless shelter, the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, Calif., opened its doors to 25 people in need of a place to sleep. (Santa Barbara Independent - 1.20.10)
Knoxville's Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church helped host a public event on the challenges facing gay and lesbian youth and their families. (Knoxville News Sentinel - 1.16.10)
The Los Angeles Conservancy has an online competition going of 20 ecclesiastical structures built in the '60s, including the onion-shaped Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society in North Hills, Calif. (Los Angeles Times - 1.18.10)
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook, N.Y., has one of the few permanent indoor labyrinths in America. (NorthShoreOfLongIsland.com - 1.13.10)
Judy Tough of the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Port Townsend, Wash., is organizing an interfaith conference to help faith communities learn how to reach out to and be more inclusive of people with mental disorders. (Peninsula Daily - 1.13.10)
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