FLD 2012 DA Flyer 

District Assembly 2012

 

Our theme this year, Crossing Boundaries, challenges us to ask:

  • What is our role in facing the challenges of a multi-cultural society?
  • What is our responsibility and opportunity to engage issues of human dignity and civil rights regarding historically marginalized people in our region?
  • How can identity-boundaries be gates to community rather than walls of fear and distrust?
  • What theological considerations frame our approach to engaging spiritual and ethnic diversities?

This District Assembly offers practical learning and a hands-on experience to guide our reflections. Come ready to reach deeper on issues multi-culturalism, ethnicity, racial justice, immigration and human rights.

 

We hope you'll join us!

 

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GA 2012January 2012

 

Dear Unitarian Universalist Leaders,

 

This is an important year for our faith: we are responding to a call to witness for justice and to explore the opportunities for our ministries in a rapidly changing culture.

 

Our annual District Assembly (DA) and the annual General Assembly (GA) of our Unitarian Universalist Association are focused on issues of multicultural challenge. Among ourselves in the District, we want to learn how both to honor identity boundaries present in our culture, yet see them as gates to understanding rather than walls of alienation. Our Justice GA focuses on the immense challenges found in controversial immigration matters.

 

While this is of concern to all Unitarian Universalists, your District Board is aware that our future always rests in the up-coming generations. Recognizing also that youth and young adults, and, often, traditionally marginalized people face economic barriers to being engaged in our larger ministries, the Board has authorized the establishment of a Witness For Justice Fund.

 

I write today to ask your support, to join me and your Board, by making a special gift to this fund. Our goal is to raise $5,000. Your gift will be used to provide assistance for travel or program registration to youth or young adults from Florida District congregations.

 

I ask also that you promote the attendance of your congregation to the DA and GA and do what you can to help our youth and young adults feel especially welcome and invited. Please let them know of this program.

 

In addition to your personal financial gifts, you can assist by promoting a "special gifts offering" at one of your worship services (along with an appropriate theme) and donating air miles or hotel points. If you are traveling to DA, please let the District Office know if you can offer a ride to Jacksonville.

 

Grants for DA will be awarded March 15th (apply by 3/1); GA grants will be distributed June 1st (apply by 5/15) to member Unitarian Universalists. (Youth: 12-19; Young Adults: 20-30)

 

With heartfelt thanks for all that you do to nurture our faith,

 

Rev. Kenn

 

The Reverend Kenneth Gordon Hurto

Executive for the Unitarian Universalist Association in Florida

 

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The Florida District's Witness for Justice Fund

 

Download a printable PDF letter with donation form

 

Yes, I would like to make a donation to the Witness for Justice Fund to empower our youth, young adults or traditionally marginalized members to attend the Florida District Annual Assembly or our Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly.

 

You may make your gift by mailing this information to:

 

          Florida District

          P.O. Box 560246

          Orlando, Florida 32856-0246

 

Please make checks payable to Florida District UUA, with "Witness" on the memo line.

Or contribute using our on-line donation link at: http://www.floridadistrict.org/?page_id=429 

 

 

My Name:                                                                                     

 

Email Address or Phone Number:                                                   

 

Street Address:                                                                           

 

City, State, ZIP Code:                                                                  

 

My Congregation:                                                                         

 

My Gift:

 

          $10                         $25                         $50

 

          $100                       $250                       $500

 

          Other: $                 

 

          Air Miles/Airline:                                             

 

          Hotel Points/Hotel:                                         

 

          I can offer a ride to the Jacksonville DA from

 

          Yes, you may publish my name as a supporter of this effort in the District's Connections e-news.

 

          No, please do not publish my name.

 

Thank You!

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Florida District Unitarian Universalist Association

Email: uuafld@gmail.com

Phone: 407-894-2119

Website: www.floridadistrict.org

Mailing Address: PO Box 560246, Orlando, FL 32856-0245