Tidbits, 02/2006
UUA TRUSTEE TIDBITS
Joan Lund
Greetings for the month of February, a time when our thoughts may turn to love. And what better ?love? to have than for a wider UU world: our District. I write this column several weeks before it reaches your newsletter; the January District packet was full of exciting, wonderful, diverse, interesting February weekend opportunities available for our congregations and/or individual UUs. This column will highlight some of these, with the hope that you will want to participate in one or more of these offerings.
The first February weekend brings a one and a half-day seminar led by Michael Durall, called Creating the UU Church of the Future, will be at the UU Fellowship at Vero Beach. His most recent book, The Almost Church: Redefining Unitarian Universalism for a New Era, is a challenging and provocative critique of the UUA and our UU religion. I have heard Durall speak, read the book, and strongly suggest attendance at this conference. Because this is a fast-approaching event I suggest you telephone the District Office to determine how you may participate.
The next super weekend (February 11th-12th), devoted to social justice, will be held at the UUs of Clearwater, with Si Kahn, a noted social reform activist, songwriter, and author PLUS Rev. William Sinkford, UUA President. This is a not-to-be-missed event. Si, who began his work in 1965 in Arkansas, has worked for over 40 years as a civil rights, labor, and community organizer and musician. He founded, and is the Executive Director of Grassroots Leadership. Included in the Saturday schedule will be a panel discussion with prominent persons involved in social justice law and the ACLU. Rev. Sinkford will be in the pulpit at the Sunday worship.
If you miss hearing Rev. Sinkford in Clearwater, he will be preaching at the UU Church of Tampa on February 18th. Better yet, you are welcome both Sundays so plan to be in the congregation each Sunday Bill speaks.
There will be an Interweave Convo, ?Accepting Ourselves, Accepting Each Other?, also in Clearwater, February 24th-26th. Congresswoman Sabrina Sojourner will speak Saturday evening on ?Diversity and Living by the Heart?. Sojourner is the first open lesbian to be elected to the U.S. Congress and is a nationally recognized educator on diversity and multiculturalism. She is past Director of Diversity Programs and Woman of Color Programs for the National Organization for Women.
Whew! A full month, for sure. I look forward to seeing you at some of these events. Stay in touch, in good health, and active in your congregation. I enjoy and profit from hearing from Florida UUs, and can be reached at jlund@uua.org or (813) 931-9727.
Joan Lund
Greetings for the month of February, a time when our thoughts may turn to love. And what better ?love? to have than for a wider UU world: our District. I write this column several weeks before it reaches your newsletter; the January District packet was full of exciting, wonderful, diverse, interesting February weekend opportunities available for our congregations and/or individual UUs. This column will highlight some of these, with the hope that you will want to participate in one or more of these offerings.
The first February weekend brings a one and a half-day seminar led by Michael Durall, called Creating the UU Church of the Future, will be at the UU Fellowship at Vero Beach. His most recent book, The Almost Church: Redefining Unitarian Universalism for a New Era, is a challenging and provocative critique of the UUA and our UU religion. I have heard Durall speak, read the book, and strongly suggest attendance at this conference. Because this is a fast-approaching event I suggest you telephone the District Office to determine how you may participate.
The next super weekend (February 11th-12th), devoted to social justice, will be held at the UUs of Clearwater, with Si Kahn, a noted social reform activist, songwriter, and author PLUS Rev. William Sinkford, UUA President. This is a not-to-be-missed event. Si, who began his work in 1965 in Arkansas, has worked for over 40 years as a civil rights, labor, and community organizer and musician. He founded, and is the Executive Director of Grassroots Leadership. Included in the Saturday schedule will be a panel discussion with prominent persons involved in social justice law and the ACLU. Rev. Sinkford will be in the pulpit at the Sunday worship.
If you miss hearing Rev. Sinkford in Clearwater, he will be preaching at the UU Church of Tampa on February 18th. Better yet, you are welcome both Sundays so plan to be in the congregation each Sunday Bill speaks.
There will be an Interweave Convo, ?Accepting Ourselves, Accepting Each Other?, also in Clearwater, February 24th-26th. Congresswoman Sabrina Sojourner will speak Saturday evening on ?Diversity and Living by the Heart?. Sojourner is the first open lesbian to be elected to the U.S. Congress and is a nationally recognized educator on diversity and multiculturalism. She is past Director of Diversity Programs and Woman of Color Programs for the National Organization for Women.
Whew! A full month, for sure. I look forward to seeing you at some of these events. Stay in touch, in good health, and active in your congregation. I enjoy and profit from hearing from Florida UUs, and can be reached at jlund@uua.org or (813) 931-9727.
