This series explores each of the seven recently affirmed Shared Values of our faith using podcast episodes as the "text" to generate thought, discussion, and learning together. Facilitated by the two newest members of the New England Region staff team, Heather Janules and Emily Cherry, we will begin with an introductory session on Wednesday, October 9 and continue on second Wednesdays from 7:00-8:00 pm ET through May 2025.

All are welcome to attend our eight sessions on a drop-in basis, but we are asking participants to commit to attending at least four. Sign up to join! Once you have filled out the form, you will automatically receive links to the episodes, any other resources, and the Zoom links for each gathering. We will stream each episode directly before our gatherings in the same Zoom room. Sign up is required only once so that we may provide the materials and Zoom links in advance, and offer reminders about upcoming sessions.

Join us as we explore our ValUUes together!

The New England Region is excited to announce that we have made upgrades to both our communications and data management systems over the course of the last year! These upgrades allow us to be in touch more frequently and in a more focused way - with events, resources, and other news. You may have noticed you're receiving more of these focused updates!

Help us keep you up to date by updating us on who your leaders are. This is especially important at this time of year, as many of you have recently elected new leaders.

Kindly head over to my.uua.org and check your congregation's personnel listed. The most complete information is the most useful! Please list all staff and lay leadership with their email addresses included.

If you are having trouble signing in or listing information, Data Services can help.

Additionally, we have a couple of lists that may be of interest to you! We are currently gathering data regarding 2024-2025 congregational and community OWL offerings. If your congregation is holding OWL, please consider letting us know! Thank you to all our congregations that participated this past church year. Even if your offerings will be the same for the next church cycle, please re-submit the listing.

We also have an NER Youth Ministries email list you can add your information to; this is a great way to ensure you stay up-to-date on Regional youth and emerging adult opportunities, trainings, events, and the like, even if you are not in a specific role such as RE committee chair.

In this UUWorld Article and YouTube video, Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt marks the start of a new congregational year with a call for UUs to meet the moment.

This fall, join Religious Education (RE) teams from other congregations and let UUA Congregational Life Regional Staff help you kick off your RE year! Gather your team (professional Religious Education staff (if any) and RE lay leaders) for two live, online facilitated gatherings to get aligned and set intentions for the purpose, goals, and activities of your RE program in a changing, unpredictable world. Congregations and RE programs of any size, lay-led or professionally-led, are warmly welcomed to participate.

Join on Sundays, October 6 & 13 from 4:00-6:00pm ET - OR - Thursdays, October 10 & 24 from 7:00-9:00pm ET.

Registration is free and required. The registration deadline is Friday, September 27.

Join for a three-session webinar starting Tuesday, October 8 designed for stewardship teams engaged in a spring pledge drive. 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 for a fee based on congregation size, with three people per congregational team, by Tuesday, October 1. Find more information!  

Sparks Modules, previously titled Renaissance Modules, provide professional development for religious educators and others. There are currently four Sparks Module opportunities, as well as other learning events! We will send a reminder for the RE Kickoff and more information about the Sparks Modules in mid-September.

Designed for small congregations, lay-led congregations, congregations with part-time ministry, and any congregation that is seeking resources for worship, Congregational Life's Sermon of the Month Series is a monthly subscription service that provides recorded sermons congregations can download and use for worship. Along with a transcript of the sermon, each month’s offering will include suggested readings and hymns.

Your congregation can sign up for the 2024-25 year now, with no price increase. For $350, you’ll access the full year's services starting in September. We are planning to release the sermons on a quarterly basis, new this year, so you will get three at a time. This will hopefully allow you more planning options.

Whether your congregation would like to continue with the program or if you’re new to the Sermon of the Month series, you can access this year's offerings by registering here (bottom of page).

Sermons from previous years are available for free.