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Southern Region UUA
E-News Journal
Evangelizing the South for Unitarian Universalism
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Message from Jennifer Nichols,
Southern Region Congregational Life Consultant for Faith Development and Leadership
My favorite holiday is coming up this week - I can hardly believe it's here! Thanksgiving is about getting together with family and friends for a meal and fellowship and, at my house, the Cowboys game and Frisbee and board games. We generally have 25-30 over, my family, my ex-husband and his family, and friends who are too far away from their families to be with them - either by distance or emotional chasm. Our door is open and there always seems to be enough food. While I try to be this open and giving throughout the year, it comes most naturally at Thanksgiving.
Recently I had the privilege to visit with a colleague and mentor, Rev. Dwight Brown, a few weeks before his death. He knew he was dying and he was especially eager to share a couple of things he'd been thinking about quite a lot. I didn't want to lose what he said, so I immediately wrote it all down once I got my car. I needn't have worried because at his memorial service, every person who'd seen him in the last few weeks, mentioned the same things - apparently Dwight had been thinking about this stuff QUITE a lot. It was interesting to hear the different take we each had. Read more. |
News from the UUA Southern Region |
Want to know what's happening in the Region and your District?
Join one or all of the following Regional Webinar discussions. These webinars will provide opportunities for interested Unitarian Universalist leaders to hear about the changes that are happening throughout our region and to ask questions. Please join us, and please register in advance to attend one or more of the webinars.
Webinars - Southern Regionalization - What is happening?
Thursday, November 29, 2012 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Eastern Time
Monday, December 10, 2012 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Eastern Time
Thursday, January 17, 2013 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Eastern Time
register for the 1/17 webinar here. |
2013 SUULE information is updated
The 2013 Southern UU Leadership Experience, February 17-22, to be held at historic Penn Center, St. Helena Island, SC is accepting nominations now from congregational leaders for teams of participants. Space is limited; please nominate your congregation's team as soon as possible. Go to SUULE for the latest information. |
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Regional Youth Ministry Extravaganza
February 21 - 24, 2013, Camp Allen, Navasota, TX (north of Houston)
- Training for Ministers and all adults who work with our UU youth
- A gathering of Youth from congregations throughout the Southern Region
- An unprecedented multi-generational Faith Development event.
Registration details will be announced soon. |
Regional 2013 Spring Training - mark your calendar
Spring Training for Southern Region leaders will be offered April 4 - 7 in Atlanta (site TBA). This training will include all-inclusive OWL Training, Teacher Training Renaissance Module, Covenant Development, Compassionate Communication, Micro-Aggression and Basics on Growth.
Spring Training offerings will include:
OWL elementary
OWL middle/high school
OWL adult/young adult
Compassionate Communication
Teacher Training Renaissance Module - Pat Kahn and Courtney McKenney
Micro Aggressions - Rev. Sunshine Wolf
Covenant - the development and practice of Covenant - Connie Goodbread
Basics on Growth - More Than Numbers and Congregational Size - Sue Sinnamon |
News about and for Congregations |
Another Welcoming Congregation is recognized
Friendship Fellowship at Pineda, Rockledge, FL 32955 has been recognized as a UUA Welcoming Congregation. Congratulations to Friendship Fellowship, and to the Florida District for another recognition! |
All Presidents, Ministers, and Administrators: remember the importance of the information about your congregation that YOU enter into the My.UUA.org database. The "Staff and Leaders" database is essential. You must input changes for your staff and leaders, using your congregation's password, regularly or whenever there are changes to report. For more information, go to My.UUA. |
News of Ministers and Educators |
Greg DuBow was ordained to the ministry on Sunday, November 11 at 4:00 pm at Northwest Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Sandy Springs, GA. |
Deanna Vandiver was ordained to the ministry on 11/12/12 in a Tri-Congregation ordination service at 5212 S. Claiborne Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115. Guests enjoyed pre-ceremony gumbo before the service. |
The Rev. Dr. Neal Jones will be installed as settled minister at UU Congregation of Columbia, SC at 4:00, January 27th. Clergy are invited to robe and process. |
The Rev. Lisa Romantum Schwartz will be installed as interim minister in UU Fellowship of Winston-Salem, 4055 Robinhood Rd., Winston-Salem NC on Sunday, February 17th, 4 p.m.
Clergy are invited to robe and process. |
UUA Living Legacy Pilgrimage
Registration for the 2013 Living Legacy Pilgrimage is being accepted now. The LLP will be held 9/22-28/2013. Space is limited; the 2012 LLP sold out. For information and to register, click here. |
UU World Audio articles
Audio versions of 6 articles of the Winter Issue of UUWorld are available online. This is the second issue that has been done this way; there has been a good response. Not only are they useful for the visually disabled but also just for folks who would rather listen to an article while they are driving or otherwise occupied. Listen here. |
The UUA monthly Congregational Bulletin for November 2012 is now available. You can find it here. |
News from the UUA Bookstore |
Resistance: A Memoir of Civil Disobedience in Maricopa County eBook by Annette Marquis is offered for only $0.99 for a limited time.
Like many Unitarian Universalists, the bookstore is celebrating many of the results of the recent United States elections. For the first time, voters in several states stood on the side of love and affirmed the basic human rights of their neighbors.
In Maricopa County, Arizona, however, voters also re-elected Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who is notorious for his dehumanizing treatment of inmates in his jails and his aggressive treatment of the Latino community. Arpaio is currently facing a lawsuit from the Department of Justice as a result of a years-long investigation of his department's racial profiling activities.
To help you gain a deeper understanding of the conditions in the Maricopa County justice system, we published Resistance: A Memoir Civil Disobedience in Maricopa County by Annette Marquis. Propelled to non-violent action by the passage of Arizona's S.B. 1070, Marquis was arrested and spent a night in Sheriff Arpaio's Maricopa County jail. She reflects on what compelled her to act and what she learned about the struggles of migrants and people of color in Maricopa.
Find bookstore information here. |
News from affiliated organizations |
Thanksgiving Program at The Mountain Join Other UUs from around the Region November 21-25 -- Come taste what's cooking at The Mountain! Four night program, lodging and food is $300.00 per person, double occupancy. Youth 13-17 $128.00, Children 4-12 $80.00 and under 4 is free. For more information, see mountaincenters.org. |
WomenSpirit
The Midautumn/October 31st issue of She Speaks is now available for viewing or downloading here. |
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Executive Director Wanted for U-Bar-U Retreat and Conference Center
We are a UU camp and conference center located in the Texas Hill Country near Kerrville, Texas. The Executive Director will live onsite and will oversee operations, hire seasonal staff and market the facility to UU organizations and other groups. The ideal candidate will have experience in camp and/or hospitality operations, marketing and staff supervision. We hope to have the Executive Director in place by January, 2013. Please send resume or any inquiries to president@ubaru.org by December 10. |
| SouthWest UU Women's Conference, MAKING WAVES on a Sea of Change, will be held February 22-24, 2013, Omni Bayfront Hotel, Corpus Christi, Texas. Registration will open in November. More information is available here. |
| Florida District Women are invited to join together in retreat March 15, 2013, DaySpring Episcopal Conference Center, Ellenton Florida. Request registration form and other info from Allie, indigo8062@earthlink.net or 352-861-6303 |
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Our Congregational Life Consultants:
- Connie Goodbread, cgoodbread@uua.org, 727-772-3508, (Focus: Faith & Leadership Development)
- The Reverend Kenn Hurto, khurto@uua.org, 239-560-5628, (Focus: Professional Leadership Transitions)
- Jenn Nichols, jnichols@uua.org, 817-874-4895, (Focus: Faith & Leadership Development)
- The Reverend Sue Sinnamon, ssinnamon@uua.org, 757-254-6389, (Focus: Evangelism & Growth, Growth Strategies)
- The Reverend Susan Smith, ssmith@uua.org, 318-550-8462, (Focus: Administration & Stewardship)
Our Administrators:
All team members are available to help congregational leaders in the Region. Please contact the one you know or whichever one's program focus seems to best serve your need. |
- January 11 - 13, Jubilee Training, SED Dream Team, First UUC, Richmond, VA
- January 26, "Pro-Immigrant Advocates, Allies and Activists," High St. UUC, Macon, GA
- February 16 - 17, FLD 7th Choral Festival, UUs of Clearwater, FL
- February 17 - 22, Southern UU Leadership Experience, Penn Center, St. Helena Island, SC
- February 21 - 24, Youth Ministry Extravaganza, Camp Allen, Havasota, TX
- February 22 - 24, SouthWestern UU Women's Conference, Omni Bayfront Hotel, Corpus Christi, TX
- March 1 - 2, SED Racial Justice Conference, UU Congregation of Columbia, SC
- March 15 - 17, Renaissance Module Training, Haw River State Park, Brown Summit, NC
- April 1 - 4, Southwestern UU Ministers Association,
- April 4 - 7, Spring Training, Atlanta, site TBA
- April 8 - 11, Southeastern UU Ministers Association and Liberal Religious Educators Association joint meeting, The Mountain, Highlands, NC
- April 12 - 14, FLD Annual Assembly, UU Church of Ft. Myers, FL
- April 13 - 14, SED Choir Festival, Community Church of Chapel Hill UU, Chapel Hill, NC
- April 19 - 21, SWUUC Spring Conference and Annual Meeting, First UUC of San Antonio
- April 26 - 27, SED Annual Meeting, UUC of Charlotte, NC
- April 26 - 27, MSD Annual Assembly, UUC Atlanta
- May 31 - June 2, Presidents' Convocation, The Mountain, Highlands, NC
- May 31 - June 2, Presidents' Convocation, Dallas, site TBA
- June 19 - 23, UUA General Assembly, Louisville, KY
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