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District-Sponsored Events
 
Events Sponsored by Districts of the CenEast Regional Group
The CenEast Regional Group, or CERG, comprises the Joseph Priestly, Ohio-Meadville, Saint Lawrence, and Metro NY districts.
 
Events Sponsored by Congregations and UU Related Organizations
 
Summary of Events for Youth
For more information regarding all youth events, visit www.metroyac.org.
 
You may also want to visit the District calendar.
 

District-Sponsored Events

   
Leadership Development Con
March 19-21, 2010
UU Fellowship of Northern Westchester, Mount Kisco NY
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  For more information: Katie Parker
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YAC/Annual planning meeting
April 2-4, 2010
Location tba
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Jr High Youth Con
April 17-18, 2010
Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, Morristown NJ
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District Annual Meeting
April 30-May 1, 2010
Hyatt Morristown, Morristown NJ
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11th Annual MNYD Anti-Racism Conclave
May 15, 2010 - 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Community Church of New York UU, New York NY
   
Multicultural Renaissance Module
May 18-20, 2010
Murray Grove
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  For more information: Andrea Lerner
   
Social Con
June 11-13, 2010
Location TBA
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YAC retreat/meeting
June 18-20, 2010
Location tba
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YAC retreat (members only)
September 3-5, 2010
Murray Grove
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Events Sponsored by Districts of the CenEast Regional Group
   
Webinars
   
UU Leadership Team Institute Leadership Retreat
July 25-28, 2010
Notre Dame Retreat House, Canandaigua, NY
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Summary of Events for Youth
 
You may also want to visit the Metro NY YRUU website: www.metroyac.org
What When Where
Junior Youth Retreat September 26-27 Camp Ma-Kee-Ya, Harriman State Park, NY
EnviroCON October 16-18 UU Fellowship at Stony Brook, Stony Brook NY
Youth/Advisor Workshop (Fri-Sat) November 6-7 UU Congregation at Shelter Rock, Manhasset NY
YAC meeting (Sat-Sun) November 7-8 UU Congregation at Shelter Rock, Manhasset NY
Social Action Con canceled canceled
Youth Chaplain Training January 8-10 Unitarian Society, A UU Congregation, East Brunswick NJ
Conival January 29-31 Unitarian Church in Summit, Summit NJ
Con Om Nom February 19-21 First Unitarian Society of Plainfield
Leadership Development Con March 19-21 UU Fellowship of Northern Westchester, Mount Kisco NY
YAC/Annual planning meeting April 2-4 Location tba
UU UNO Spring Seminar April 8-10 UN Plaza, New York NY
Jr High Youth Con April 17-18 Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, Morristown NJ
MNY Annual Meeting April 30-May 1 Hyatt Hotel in Morristown
Social Con June 11-13 Location tba
YAC retreat/meeting June 18-20 Location tba
YAC retreat (members only) September 3-5 Murray Grove
 
Events Sponsored by Congregations and UU Related Organizations
 
bullet March 20, 2010 - A SPRING EQUINOX LABYRINTH WALK FOR THE EARTH -
sponsored by
The Unitarian Church in Westport
 
bullet March 27, 2010 - SPRING DENOMINATIONAL EVENT -
sponsored by
The Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist
 
bullet March 28, 2010 - RAINBOW CIRCLE AT MURRAY GROVE: NAVIGATING NIRVANA-WHAT BUDDA HAS TO SAY TO THE GLBT COMMUNITIES -
sponsored by
Murray Grove Retreat and Conference Center
 
bullet April 2, 2010 - WE SHALL REMAIN: AMERICA THROUGH NATIVE EYES-EPISODE 3: TRAIL OF TEARS -
sponsored by
The Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist
 
bullet April 8-10, 2010 - UU-UNO SPRING SEMINAR: A CLIMATE OF CHANGE: HEADS, HEARTS AND HANDS AROUND THE PLANET -
sponsored by
The UU-United Nations Office
 
bullet April 13, 2010 - WHEN COOL WAS HOT -
sponsored by
The Unitarian Church in Westport
 
bullet April 17, 2010 - CONCERT FOR CLEAN WATER IN KENYA BY EXIT 43 -
sponsored by
The Unitarian Church in Westport
 
bullet May 21-22, 2010 - SPRING REVIVAL -
sponsored by
The Fourth Universalist Society
 
bullet June13-16, 2010 - LREDA CHAPTER RETREAT -
sponsored by the
Liberal Religious Educators Association District Chapter
 

 
A Spring Equinox Labyrinth Walk for the Earth
sponsored by The Unitarian Church in Westport
10 Lyons Plains Road, Westport CT
 
Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 7:00 pm
 
A Benefit Concert for Interfaith Sacred Activism

A Program of the Social Justice Council at the Unitarian Church in Westport

 
Opening Ceremony with Yale Divinity student Frances Sink, studying Eco-Theology;
Local Recording Artist Terri Liles Mason, sharing her Hymn to the Earth, Om Gaia, #1 Chant CD in 2009;
Accompanied by twice-Grammy nominated Paul Avgerinos.
 
A quiet walking meditation will follow, in which participants will be invited to "Take Steps" for a healthy planet,
 
With Labyrinth Facilitator Marjorie Partch
 
$20 Suggested Donation
 
Click here for flyer.
 

 
Spring Denominational Event
sponsored by The Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist
40 East 35th St, New York NY
 
March 27, 2010 - 12:00-4:00 pm
 
The Church Council of Community Church of NY would like to welcome all New York City borough Unitarian Universalist Congregations to visit us this Spring 2010 to celebrate a inter-denominational event.
 
Click here for more information or call 212-683-4992.
 

 
Rainbow Circle at Murray Grove
Navigating Nirvana - What Buddha Has to Say to the GLBT Communities
sponsored by Murray Grove Retreat and Conference Center
431 Rte. 9, Lanoka Harbor NJ
 

Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 5:00 pm

 
The Rainbow Circle at Murray Grove:
Gatherings, Celebrations, Workshops/Trainings and Support for the GLBT Community
 
UU Buddhist Educator Alan Oliver will present “Navigating To Nirvana: What Buddha Has to Say to the GLBT Communities”
 
WHO: All GLBTQQI folk and their families, allies and supporters are invited
WHERE: Murray Grove Retreat and Conference Center, 431 Route 9, Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734 (corner of Route 9 and Church Lane)
WHEN: 5-6 pm gathering, 6-7:30 pm dinner ($5 donation) and fellowship
CONTACTS: Murray Grove: 609-693-5558,  email - ;
Allison Woolbert: 609-926-0386, email -
 
Hope to see you there - RSVP Greatly Appreciated!
 
Overnight accommodations available - $35 per person per night
 
Radical inclusion of all is the basis of Universalism in our time and is promoted by Murray Grove Retreat and Conference and Center.
 
Click here for more information.
 

 
We Shall Remain: America Through Native Eyes
Episode 3: Trail of Tears
sponsored by The Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist
28 East 35th St, New York NY
 

April 2, 2010

Anti-Racism Team Meeting - 6:30 pm
Film - 7:00 pm
 
In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail Where They Cried," because of its devastating effects. The migrants faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion on the forced march. Over 4,000 out of 15,000 of the Cherokees died.
 
Trial of Tears documentary explores the resolve, resilience and the eventual futile effort of the Cherokee people, who resisted removal from their homelands in the Southeast in every way they knew; assimilation, adopting a European-style government and legal system, accepting Christianity, and even taking their case all the way to the United States Supreme Court.
 
Click here for flyer.
 

 

UU-UNO Spring Seminar

A Climate of Change:
Heads, Hearts, and Hands Around the Planet
sponsored by The UU-United Nations Office
 
Location of event: The Church Building, 777 UN Plaza, New York NY
 

April 8-10, 2010

 
Every April, youth and adults from around the United States and Canada gather in New York City for our exciting and educational Intergenerational Spring Seminar.
 
All participants gain a deep understanding on a topic of global concern and have a lot of fun in the wonderful intergenerational environment.
 
Past seminars have focused on water, poverty, HIV/AIDS, human trafficking, and peacekeeping.
 
This year’s topic is *Climate Change*. During these four days approximately 75 youth and advisors stay at one of our Manhattan based UU congregations, learning, making friends, having fun, and mobilizing. Not only do youth attend the conference but many also take on important leadership roles in its planning and execution.
 
Click here for more information.
 

 
When Cool Was Hot
sponsored by The Unitarian Church in Westport
10 Lyons Plains Road, Westport CT
 
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 1:00-3:00 pm
 
The Unitarian Church - Still Cool at 50: A special tour of this award-winning building, designed by well-known architect Victor Lundy.
 
Tour guides are John P. Franzen FAIA and John T. Stevens AIA, of J.P. Franzen Associates, Architects. Continuing Education hours will be reported for AIA Connecticut members.
 
Unitarian Church tour will be on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 1:00-3:00 pm.
 
Refreshments following tour.
 
Reservations Required 203-222-1424 Ticket $20
 
This tour is part of a beautiful photographic exhibit, When Cool Was Hot, showcasing the Westport Historical Society’s startling recent discovery of over two dozen important modern buildings in town. It runs January 24th- May 1st. Also featured:
bullet a timeline spanning the period from 1930-1960 listing international, national and local milestones
bullet an introduction to local modernist architect Victor Civkin
bullet mid-twentieth century furniture, accessories and paint colors of the period
bullet film excerpts from 1939: I Have Seen the Future, a documentary featuring the 1939 New York World’s Fair by Westport film maker Lisa Seidenberg
 
Click here for more information.
 

 

Concert for Clean Water in Kenya by Exit 43

sponsored by The Unitarian Church in Westport
10 Lyons Plains Road, Westport CT
 

April 17, 2010 - 7:30 pm

 
Westport’s own Exit 43, a band of talented musicians committed to making a difference in the world, will present a benefit concert for clean water projects in Kenya on April 17. Guitarist and song writer Suzanne Sheridan noted that “we chose to name the band after an imaginary Exit 43 on the Merritt Parkway, because it is through the imagination that we can begin to build the kind of world we want.”
 
The band’s first CD, “Home at Last” includes the song “Prayer” by Emmy Award-winning composer and band member Andy Gundell, with the lyric, “Hear the voice of the world / Singing from each nation / We’re a brave choir of passionate fools / Who believe it’s still not too late.” “Prayer” was selected by Archbishop Desmond Tutu as the theme song for his worldwide AIDS initiative. South African recording artist James Stewart recorded the song for Tutu, with the Archbishop himself voicing over the second verse.
 
In addition to Sheridan and Gundell, the members of Exit 43 are Ed Thompson, Minister of Music at The Unitarian Church in Westport, and Scarlett Lee Moore, who was twice voted Fairfield County Connecticut’s Best Blues Performer. “While we acknowledge the challenges that fill our lives, we want to hold out hope for this time, this place, and these people,” according to Ms. Moore. “The lyrics of our songs mirror this basic outlook and the songs speak for themselves.”
 
The concert, at 8:00 pm on Saturday April 17 at The Unitarian Church in Westport, will support a trip to Kenya this July by twelve volunteers to build protected fresh drinking water sites. For many in this region of Kenya, drinking water is available only at distant water sources which may be unsafe or unreliable. The volunteers will build water sites that eliminate air- and water-borne disease while protecting the water source from farm animals and assuring a steady supply of drinking water.
 
Suggested donation is $20.
 
The trip will be led by Dan Iacovella and Anna Jones-Iacovella, who have made several trips to Chepsaita, a village in Western Kenya, to help improve the community’s schools and water supply. Their initial trip to Chepsaita was on their honeymoon, when they built the first of five water sites completed to date through their organization ‘United with Kenya.’
 
The Unitarian Church in Westport is at 10 Lyons Plains Road, Westport CT.
 
Call 203-222-7190 for information and reservations.
 
Click here for flyer.
 

 
Spring Revival
sponsored by The Fourth Universalist Society
160 Central Park West, New York NY
 
May 21-22, 2010
 

 
LREDA Chapter Retreat
sponsored by the Liberal Religious Educators Association District Chapter
 
Location of event: Ocean Grove NJ
 
June 13-16, 2010
 

For more information: John Cavallero

 

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