Pacific Western Region
September 2024 |
Contents
Love at the Center: for the People and the Earth!
Rev. Sarah Gibb Millspaugh, PWR Congregational Life Staff
RE Kickoff
Mosaic Fall Con
Mosaic National Learning and Practice Community
UU Climate Justice Revival
Sparks Program
Pledge Drive 101
Spiritual Deepening Through Worship & Small Groups
UN Multigenerational Seminar 2024
Camp de Benneville Pines
Sermon of the Month
UUA Book Fair and or inSpirit Bookstore |
Pacific Western Region Staff
PWR Lead
PWR Program Staff
PWR Administrative Staff
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Pacific Western Region Links
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Love at the Center: for People and the Earth! |
We enter this new congregational year at an exciting and tenuous time. We move from a brutally hot summer of climate catastrophes into a US Presidential election with human rights and democracy at stake up and down the ballot.
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A map showing PWR congregations signed up for the Climate Justice Revival as of August 20th. |
Climate Justice Revivals!
As of this article’s writing, 73 congregations in the Pacific Western Region have scheduled and registered their participation in the UU Climate Justice Revival: Reimagine Together happening in or near the last weekend in September.
2024 Election Action!
Is your congregation involved in voting initiatives or wanting to be involved? Connect with UU the Vote! They provide training, connection to organizations, and targeted support to specific issues and voter turnout across the country. UU the Vote is supporting our values at the ballot box in two Pacific Western states in particular: Colorado and Arizona. |
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Anti-Racist Transformation!
This congregational year also marks the roll-out of a keystone component of the UUA’s Mosaic Hub for antiracist, multicultural transformation. A new multi-age, fresh, and flexible Lifespan Anti-Racism Curriculum features a playlist of activities facilitators can customize for their groups. Our Mosaic Learning and Practice Communities will regather for the fall, and we’ll be holding the first-ever Mosaic Fall Conference both in-person and online October 18-20.Our Unitarian Universalist faith leads us to recognize our deep interdependence, our hunger for justice, our call to transformation, and our quest for equity. These come together in our celebration and our lamentation in this year of peril and promise. We are grateful for you, and we wish you a good year.
- Rev. Sarah Gibb Millspaugh, PWR Congregational Life Staff |
RE Kickoff: Connections, Skills & Planning for Changing Times |
RE Kickoff registration has open.
This fall, join Religious Education (RE) teams from other congregations to kick off your RE year! Gather your team (professional and 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.
Choose between Thursday or Sunday sessions:Thursday, October 10 & Thursday, October 24, 5-7PM MT / 4-6PM PT
Sunday, October 6 & Sunday, October 13, 2-4PM MT / 1-3PM PT |
Mosaic is a hub of connection, resources, and support for Unitarian Universalists dismantling racism and oppression. Join others from across the Association for Mosaic’s Fostering Belonging and Liberation Fall Conference in Bethesda, MD, Friday, October 18 – Sunday, October 20, 2024. The National Fall Conference will be a dynamic, multi-platform gathering for congregational teams and individuals engaged in the work of building multicultural communities with love at their center. Over two and a half days, participants will share in collaborative conversations, innovative workshops, and gain invaluable insights from community leaders within Unitarian Universalism and beyond. Participants will leave with renewed hearts and spirits, with new Mosaic tools in hand, ready to support and inspire others to foster belonging and liberation. You can learn more and register here. |
Join us for the next Mosaic National Learning and Practice Community: Anti-Racism/Anti-oppression Transformation Across the Lifespan. |
How do we use lifespan faith formation to create a culture of AR/AO/MC transformation? We will hear from Rev. Marisol Cabarrello who will help us explore the new Mosaic Lifespan Curriculum and facilitate time to share and connect with others around the theme.
Mosaic National Learning and Practice Gatherings support organizations and congregations’ long-term commitment to carry out AR/AO/MC transformation. These 90-minute virtual gatherings include a mix of facilitated learning from trusted voices in the movement for AR/AO/MC transformation and opportunities to be in conversation with fellow UUs. Register Now |
Reimagine Together: From An Extractive Age to a New Era, UU Climate Justice Revival |
September 28-29, 2024
UUs are coming together to inspire, reawaken, and transform our churches through climate justice. Bring your justice teams, problem solvers, and dreamers. The planning team will provide everything needed: facilitation toolkits, training, music, projects, coordinated justice action, and more. No matter your congregation’s size or resources, you can join and together we will enter a new era of climate action. Let's go—appoint two volunteer facilitators who will be trained to participate. Register Here |
UU Climate Justice Revival Facilitator Training |
Are you one of your congregation's facilitators for the UU Climate Justice Revival? All facilitators need to join one of our 2-hour Facilitator Training Sessions. Come learn how to be the best facilitator you can be for your congregation's Revival!
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UU Climate Justice Revival Run Through! |
September 22 at 12pm PT / 3pm ET
The UU Climate Justice Revival is just one week away! Join Revival planners for one final run through and Q&A session. Register |
Sparks Program (formerly Renaissance Modules) Programs Starting Soon! |
The Sparks Program provides Unitarian Universalist (UU) Religious Educators a learning community within which they can easily access applicable skills and tools. The program offers fourteen differently-themed modules, all available in an online format with some being offered in-person. While the program is geared toward Religious Educators, religious professionals and lay leaders often participate in these programs, and you are invited to, as well. Costs typically range from $200-$300 depending on the program. Upcoming programs include:
Leading UU Culture Change
Family Ministry Training
Family Systems Theory
Faith Development
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Pledge Drive 101: Do you have questions about what makes a pledge drive effective today? |
Join us for a three-session webinar starting Tuesday, October 8th 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, with three people per congregational team by Tuesday, October 1st, 2024. Find more information and register here today! |
Spiritual Deepening Through Worship & Small Groups
Four Saturday Sessions, October 5 through October 26 11:30am ET/10:30am CT/9:30am MT/8:30am PT |
The Center for Congregational Spirituality and the Congregational Life Staff group are excited to offer another session of their popular online course that inspires congregational leaders to create worship- and small group-centered opportunities designed to deepen both communal and individual spirituality. Learn more here. |
Join the UN Multigenerational Seminar 2024 |
We’re excited to announce the UN Multigenerational Seminar 2024, taking place on September 21-22. This event, available both online and in New York City, is a chance to engage in a global, faith-based dialogue about solidarity, advocacy, and activism under the theme: Reimagine Tomorrow: Global Solidarity Beyond Empire. Presented by UU College of Social Justice and UU Service Committee, the seminar honors the legacy of the UU@UN Intergenerational Spring Seminar. This seminar is an opportunity to learn about our relationship to advocacy, understand the UN as a tool for change, and deepen our faith for a global solidarity practice.
Event Dates: September 21-22, 2024 Location: NYC & Online
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Camp de Benneville Pines
For those folks who seek other adventures, there are always plenty of choices for great things to do at Camp de Benneville Pines. Check out our events calendar for the 2024-2025 programming year. Want to be the first to know about registration dates and more? Be sure to subscribe to our mailing list. |
2024-25 Sermon of the Month Series Is Here! |
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.
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Host a UU Book Fair or an inSpirit Book Store Table |
Hosting a church book table or book fair is a popular and effective way to both connect congregants and visitors with books they’ll love and raise money for your ministries. inSpirit: The UU Book and Gift Shop can help keep your crowd current on the latest progressive reading resources from Skinner House, Beacon Press and other publishers as they continue their search for truth and meaning. inSpirit’s curated selection of books centers around issues of social justice, equity, and spirituality relevant to our time and place in the world. Visit uuabookstore.org to learn more about our book table and book fair services. |
Pacific Western Region of the UUA Newsletter |
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