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Metro NY
Minute -- October 2004 |
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Upcoming Workshops, Lectures, and Meetings |
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and Events
page for these and other events: |
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Young Adult Vision Con:
Sponsored by the Metro NY District Young Adult Steering
Committee, October 16, at the Fourth Universalist Society,
Manhattan. |
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LREDA Fall Conference: Sponsored by the Liberal
Religious Educators Association, October 22-26, Chicago IL.
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Tibetan Buddhist
Weekend Awakening Compassion, Kindness, and Love:
Sponsored by the UU Congregation of Central Nassau (Garden
City NY), October 23-24. |
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President's Roundtable:
Sponsored by the Metro NY District, October 23, at the
Unitarian Church of Montclair (NJ). For information, contact
Lynda
Bluestein. |
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Youth Advisor
Workshop:
Sponsored by the Metro NY District, October 23, at the UU
Congregation at Shelter Rock (Manhasset NY).
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Webmaster X Change: Sponsored by the Metro NY
District, October 30, at the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock
(Manhasset NY). All webmasters in the District are invited.
For information, contact
Inge Etzbach. |
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Elementary OWL Training: Sponsored by the Metro NY
District, November 5-7, at the Unitarian Church in Westport
(CT). For information, contact
Andrea Lerner.
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UUWA Fall
Renewal Weekend: Sponsored by the UU Women's
Assocation and the Metro NY District Women and Religion
Committee, November 12-14, at St. Josephat's Retreat House
in Glen Cove, Long Island NY. All UU women in the District
are invited. |
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POSTPONED: Anti-Racism and Diversity Conclave:
Sponsored by the Metro NY District Anti-Racism and Diversity
Committee. Originally scheduled for November 13, this event
is postponed. A new date will be announced soon. In the
meantime, for information contact Inez Miller at
212-734-0307. |
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Youth Advisor
Workshop: Sponsored by the Metro NY District,
November 13, at the Morristown (NJ) Unitarian Fellowship. |
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Planning for
Conflict in UU Congregations: Sponsored by the UU
Church at Washington Crossing (Titusville NJ), November
12-14, at Murray Grove Conference and Retreat Center
in Lanoka Harbor NJ. All UUs are invited. |
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YRUU Con-demned: Sponsored by the Unitarian Church of
All Souls, November 19-21, at the Community Church of New
York UU (Manhattan). For information, contact
Anna Henschel. |
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| Did You
Know . . . ? |
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| . . . The 2004-05 District Directory, part of the
District's online Contact Information System, is now
available at a password-protected website. Contact your
congregation's Minister, Board President, Director of
Religious Education, or Administrator if you'd like a copy.
. . . Your congregation could present one of two
District-sponsored workshops at General Assembly 2005 in Fort Worth
TX. Get started today!
. . .
The UU Service Committee is accepting donations to aid
hurricane victims in Haiti.
Donate online or mail your contribution to Haiti Relief
Fund, UUSC, PO Box 845259, Boston, MA 02284-5259
. . . There's still time to participate in the
UUA's Online Health Insurance Survey designed to measure the
feasibility of a UUA group health insurance program
for congregational staff. For questions, contact the District's
Compensation Consultant Lynn Dash.
. . . Smaller congregations can benefit by sharing support and
resources: Join the email listserve
Smalltalk; read the newsletter
Small Talk;
attend the
Small is Beautiful Conference August 26-28, 2005, at Ferry
Beach in Saco ME.
. . . The UU Church of Flushing (NY) recently launched
"Socrates Cafe," a forum for open-ended philosophical
conversation.meeting the second Friday of every month. Call
718-353-3860 for information.
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The UU
Congregation of Monmouth County (Lincroft NJ) has been
active in election issues.
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The UU Church
at Washington Crossing (Titusville NJ) successfully added a
second Sunday morning service.
. . . The Religious Institute on Sexuality, Justice, and
Healing, headed by the Rev. Debra W. Haffner, has just
published
A Time to Build: Creating Sexually Health Faith Communities,
a new theological framework on marriage equality for same sex
couples. The Rev. Haffner is Community Minnister at the Unitarian
Church in Westport (CT). |
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Transitions and Milestones |
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| The following religious educators
have completed five Renaissance Modules this year, and will be
acknowledged in their congregations with a certificate and pin.
Congratulations to all! |
Lara Campbell, DRE in White
Plains NY, along with members Denice Tomlinson and
John Cavallero; Aisha Hauser, DRE in Orange NJ;
Donna Renfro, DRE in Lincroft NJ; Jamie Forbes, DRE
in Westport CT; Mary Collins, DRE in Danbury CT;
Arlene Guzman Capabianco, RE Leader in Bellport NY,
Melaney Mashburn, DRE in Manhattan at the Unitarian Church
of All Souls
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| The Rev. Frank Hall is
marking his 20th year at the Unitarian Church in Westport (CT) with
a celebratory luncheon on Sunday, October 24. Frank arrived from a
long tenure at Murray Universalist Church in Attleboro,
Massachusetts, and has seen the Westport congregation grow from 350
to nearly 700 today. Congratulations!.
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| The Rev. Bruce Southworth
was honored with a reception in recognition of his 25 years
of ministry at the Community Church of New York UU (Manhattan). |
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| Alison Miller will be
ordained by the Unitarian Church of All Souls (Manhattan) on October
17 at 4:00 p.m. All are invited. |
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| The Rev. Tony Johnson,
Consulting Minister for the First UU Church of Essex County (Orange
NJ), will be honored November 12 with a Community Leadership Award
presented by Housing and Neighborhood Development Services. |
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| The Rev. Paul Ratzlaff will
be installed by the UU Fellowship of Huntington (NY) on November 7
at 4:00 pm. |
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