Greetings all,
 
As you may know, the Office of Young Adult Ministries and the Youth Ministries Office at the Unitarian Universalist Association will join together on July 1, 2009 to form the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries. Staff in the new office will continue to provide the essential resources and services historically provided by these two offices.
 
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all of you who have worked with the Office of Young Adult Ministries in the past. It has been a pleasure to work with many of you over the years. Going forward, we hope you will share your passion and commitment with the new Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries and work together to provide ever more vibrant, relevant, and meaningful ministry for all our youth and young adults.
 
We would like to take this opportunity to publically express our deep gratitude for the work of Hallie Andrew who has served as our Young Adult Ministries Office Administrator for the past year. Hallie's dedication and hard work has made her an invaluable asset to our office. This will be her last month as Office Administrator. Her presence in the Office of Young Adult Ministries will be sorely missed as she pursues new adventures. Please join me in wishing her all the best in her new endeavors!
 
As if this wasn't enough news, there's a chock-full issue of Young Adult News waiting for you below. Happy reading!
 
In faith,
 
Nancy DiGiovanni and Erik B. Kesting
Acting Co-Directors of Young Adult Ministries

 

Hi Family,
 
As you read in the introduction to this newsletter, the Office of Young Adult and Campus Ministry is undergoing significant transition.  If I were to describe the atmosphere in the Youth and Young Adults offices, uncertainty would be an accurate word to use.  With all the staffing uncertainty in the air, I want to comfort you with the knowledge that the support that is vital to sustaining programs and leadership to UU Young Adults will continue during staff transitions. 
 
I believe the following quote by Marilyn Ferguson adequately expresses my point.
"The difference between transformation by accident and transformation by a system is like the difference between lightning and a lamp.  Both give illumination, but one is dangerous and unreliable, while the other is relatively safe, directed, available."
 
Finally, all those remaining on staff, myself included, are committed to support a safe, directed, available transformation to the new structure in the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries. 
 
Living My Faith,
Rev. Monica

At the 2008 General Assembly, three motions were passed that called our association of congregations into deeper and healthier relationship with Unitarian Universalist youth and young adults. One of those motions, the responsive resolution entitled Youth and Young Adult Empowerment: Accountability, called for member congregations, districts, and other Unitarian Universalist groups to report annually on their work with youth and young adults.

Accordingly, the UUA Administration developed a survey tool that was sent to all congregations and organizations named in the resolution. The results of these surveys and other relevant reports can be found on the UUA Website.