Help BCD Office Keep Congregation Leader Information Updated

During the summer and early fall, the district office and District Executive needs to be able to contact congregation presidents, treasurers, ministers and religious educators. We are asking that congregation office staff send information about newly elected presidents, treasurers and newly called/engaged ministers and religious educators to the district office by July 1. Send name, address, phone number and email address to ballouchanning@verizon.net with cc to zelaz@aol.com as soon as individuals are elected, called or hired.

Congregation Events on District Calendar

Congregations are invited to list their major events such as holiday fairs, installations, yard sales, etc. in the BCD calendar that appears on the BCD website. Send event, congregation name, date and time to the BCD office, ballouchanning@verizon.net.

Summer Sight-seeing in BCD

Tour the "National Memorial Pilgrim Church" (First Parish in Plymouth) on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.  Learn about the history, architecture, and historic stained glass windows while helping to support restoration of this iconic structure.  A $5 donation will be gratefully received. For more information call the church office at 508-747-1606 or visit the website www.restorefirstparishplymouth.org

News from the Lager UU World 

• General Assembly From Home
  For people who can't make it to General Assembly watch many of the major events, plenaries, and worship services on-line. Information and link at (http://www.uua.org/documents/its/120525_gaonline.pdf)  

Congregation GA delegates who are unable to travel to Phoenix can participate from offsite at (http://www.uua.org/documents/its/120525_offsite_updated.pdf). Using online and telephone technology, off-site delegates can watch live streaming video of all Plenary sessions, speak and vote during business Plenaries, and listen and vote during business mini-assemblies.

 

• Workshop on Identity-Based Topics for Youth

A one-hour, video-based workshop on sexual orientation and ethnic/racial identity issues is now available for religious professionals and youth advisors from the UUA Youth and Young Adult Ministry office. Information about the program is available at http://www.uua.org/documents/lfd/120525_youthvideo_workshop.pdf 

• In Conversation about Congregations and Beyond

The Congregations and Beyond conversation, sparked by UUA President Peter Morales' paper (http://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/officers/president/moralespeter/192145.shtml) of the same title, has become a major initiative of the UUA. Guided by Director for Congregational Life, the Rev. Terasa Cooley, the initiative involves helping congregations who want to "lower their walls" as well as reaching out through social media, new models of "congregation" and other means to connect with the nearly 75% of self-identified UUs who are not currently members of congregations. An additional thread of conversation is around building new financial models for sustaining ministry.

The UUA does not expect to create a "program" to address all of these ideas, but hopes to provide the connective tissue that will harness the many vital efforts already underway in our larger body of multigenerational leaders. For more information, a 12-minute presentation (http://www.youtube.com/v/gtkNcvOz83M?feature=autoshare&version=3&autohide=1&autoplay=1) and jump into the conversation on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/groups/334403263248852/)

Calendar

Jun 14             BCD Office Closes for Summer

Jun 19-20       UUMA Ministry Days

                        Phoenix, AZ

Jun 20-24       General Assembly

                        Phoenix, AZ

Aug 10-11       BCD Board Retreat

Glastonbury Abby, Hingham

Aug 14            BCD Office opens

Sep 12             New Congregation Leader Orientation                              7:00 - 9:00 p

Location TBA

Sep 29             President's Council                                                               8:30 a- 12:00 n

First Parish, Taunton

Sep 29             BCD Board of Directors meeting                                        12:30 - 2:30 p

First Parish ,Taunton

Oct 20             BCD Fall Conference

First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Canton

Oct 20             BCD Board of Directors meeting                                        1:30 - 3:00 p

First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Canton

Oct 27             Turn Around Church Conference

First Parish, Taunton

Nov 4              Installation of Rev. Paul Langston-Daly                            TBA

                        First Unitarian Church, New Bedford, MA

Nov 11            Ordination and Installation of Ellen Quaadras                   TBA

Westminster Unitarian Church, East Greenwich, RI

Nov 21-26       BCD Office closed - Thanksgiving

Dec 20-31       BCD Office closed - Holiday

2013

Jan 12             BCD Board of Directors meeting                                        6:30 - 9:00 p

First Parish Church, Cohasset

Mar 2              Music Conference

Murray Unitarian Universalist Church, Attleboro

Mar 18            BCD Board of Directors meeting                                        6:30 - 9:00 p

First Parish Church, Plymouth

Apr 27             Spring Conference & Annual Meeting                               9:00 a - 1:00 p

First Congregational Parish, Kingston

May 20           BCD Board of Directors meeting                                        6:30 - 9:00 p

First Congregational Parish, Kingston

Jun 19-23       General Assembly

Louisville, KY