Join with your small congregation neighbors in New England to share ideas, questions, concerns, and support on Thursday, October 8 from 7:00 to 8:30pm ET.

This gathering is open to all staff and leaders in New England UU congregations ~120 members or less and an invite has been sent to everyone listed on my.uua.org for our small congregations with more information and the Zoom link. To ensure receipt, please check that all information listed for personnel is current and correct.

Come as you are able, no need to RSVP. Latecomers and early departures are welcome.

We look forward to gathering with you!

Let’s connect! Join with your peers to share ideas, strategies, questions, concerns, and to receive and offer support. Across all regions, we are trying something a little different this year. We will be offering our leadership gatherings monthly with some time dedicated to recorded content on a particular topic. These recordings will be led by your Congregational Life staff and others across the UUA, and are intended to share the most recent trends and best practices across a wide variety of topics of interest to congregational boards. Then, we will spend time in break out groups to discuss either the recording or other areas of interest.

We will gather next month on Tuesday, October 13 from 7:00-8:30pm ET (a full list of dates for the upcoming year is available at the previous link). Join us for Congregational Stewardship, What is APF Anyway? with Halcyon Westall (Congregational Stewardship Director) and Norrie Gall (Associate Director of Congregational Giving).

This gathering is open to current Board members and those who will be on the Board within the next several months. Invites and reminders with the Zoom link will be sent to all Board members later this summer. To ensure receipt, please check that all information for your congregation on my.uua.org is current and correct. Latecomers and early departures are welcome.

We look forward to gathering with you!

Religious education is shared work—woven by staff and volunteers alike. To support that work, the New England Region team is continuing our gatherings for Religious Education Professionals (REPs) and lay leaders engaged in faith formation.

Join us to strengthen your leadership, build community, and find support for the transformative work of faith formation. The invite and reminders for the first gathering with the topic and Zoom link will go out later this summer and fall. All RE professionals and lay leaders will receive the invite via email. To ensure receipt, please make sure your congregation’s information is up to date on my.uua.org.

Save the dates below! Topics will be announced soon. All gatherings will be recorded.

The New England Region will be holding a Board Basics webinar on Tuesday, November 17 from 7:00 to 8:30pm ET. More information will be sent soon!

There is a lot happening in RE this fall and beyond! Check out our NER RE Mini Newsletter for more information on upcoming programs and trainings and for new resources. Want to get the next edition? Sign up for our Youth Ministries mailing list (Google form)!

Are you a member of a smaller congregation and curious about how to search for and hire a minister? Are you looking for a part-time minister? If you’re wondering where to start, please join us for (Sm)All Things Search: Preparing for Ministerial Search as a Smaller Congregation on Tuesday, October 6 from 7:00-8:30pm ET.

This panel, featuring Congregational Transitions Director Christine Purcell and Congregational Staffing Practices Director Jan Gartner, will include information about the Ministry Search System, timelines for different types of search, logistics of hiring ministers as employees, and time for questions. This panel is hosted by the Smaller Congregations cross-regional team and will be recorded. Register to receive the recording.

Registration (Wufoo, Smaller Search) is free and required.

Do you have questions about what makes a pledge drive effective today? Join us for a three-session webinar designed for stewardship teams engaged in a spring pledge drive on Thursdays, October 22, 29, and November 5 from 7:00 to 9:00pm ET. We will explore current congregational giving trends, pledge drive practices that are working, and examples of real UU congregations who have experienced pledge drive successes. Congregations must register as teams, with three to four people per congregational team.

Registration is required for a fee (based on congregation size). Teams for registered congregations must be finalized by Thursday, October 15. Don't know who will be on your team yet? Register ahead for your group and send your team members the event registration form when you’re ready.

Curious about hosting the Building Beloved Community Beyond the Binary conference (BBCBB) in person in 2027? We encourage you to attend the info session on hosting this conference locally. Join on Tuesday, November 17 from 7:00 to 8:00pm ET - or - Thursday, November 19 from 9:00 to 10:00pm ET. Both sessions will cover the same content, so please attend the session that works best for you. In this info session, congregations will learn the how, when, where, and all the details of being a satellite congregation for the BBCBB. Register via the BBCBB interest form (Wufoo) by Tuesday, November 17.

Is your congregation/State Action Network running a crowdfunding campaign this year? Send information to Faithify Corner and we can help spread the word!

As our UUA-run crowdfunding platform closed earlier this year, many have expressed that they will miss publicity for UU projects that are fundraising online. We listened!

As part of the UU Generosity Network, crowdfunding campaigns from UU congregations and State Action Networks/Legislative Ministries are now able to list fundraisers on the UUA website on Faithify Corner to reach beyond their local audience. Additionally, campaigns will be listed in the UU Generosity Network monthly email newsletter (sign up) that is read by thousands of UU's who are eager to support your ministry. 

Simply submit the details about your crowdfunding campaign via the UUA website. All campaigns will be vetted for legitimate UU Connection to our congregations and State Action Networks/Legislative Ministries.

Questions? Contact UUA Congregational Stewardship Director Halcyon Westall (email).

The Woodlands is a monthly, online spiritual community gathering for trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming, gender expansive, and intersex people, as well as the parents, caregivers, partners, and spouses who love and support them.

Join next on Sunday, October 4 at 5:00pm ET. Registration (Wufoo, Woodlands) is free and required; register once for the series.

Congregational Leaders Conversations continue! Each month, leaders from across the country gather to hear esteemed guests speak on an emergent issue, hopeful development, or pressing concern in Unitarian Universalism. The presentation is followed by time for Q&A and small group discussion.

Join next on Tuesday, October 20 from 7:30 to 9:00pm ET for Life Lessons from Growing Congregations. Registration (Wufoo, Congregational Leaders Conversation) is free and required; register once for the series.

Gather with other religious professionals working at multiple sites - your multi-site arrangement might be a formal “yoked” ministry, a staff person coincidentally serving more than one place, or a partnership for shared resources between a few congregations. We gather to learn from each other and celebrate these new pathways.

Join next on Tuesday, October 13 from 2:00 to 3:00pm ET. Registration (Wufoo, Multisite Gathering) is free; only one registration is required for the series.

Ministers who are not fellowshipped with the Unitarian Universalist Association and are serving UU congregations are invited to gather monthly. We will share information, experiences, and resources with one other and explore questions concerning the UUA and Unitarian Universalism. 

Join next on Tuesday, October 6 from 3:00 to 4:00pm ET. Registration (Wufoo, Congregationally Afirmed Ministers Gathering) is free; only one registration is required for the series.

Join the Treasurers Roundtables, open to any UU Treasurer. Join next on Thursday, October 15 from 4:00 to 5:00pm ET. Find more information, including a list of topics, at the previous link. Registration (Wufoo, Treasurer Roundtable) is free for APF Honor Congregations and also available on a sliding scale; only one registration is required for the series.

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