Metro NY Minute -- February 2005

Metro NY Minute -- February 2005

Upcoming Workshops, Lectures, and Meetings

Visit the District's Calendar and Events page for these and other events:

Growing an Anti-Racism and Diversity Conclave: Growing an Anti-Racist UU Identity: Sponsored by the Metro NY District Anti-Racism and Diversity Committee, February 12, at the Unitarian Church of All Souls in Manhattan.

6th National Conference for Large Congregations: Congregations in Good Company: Sponsored by the UUA, February 17-20, in Boston MA.

Meadville Lombard Winter Institute: Sponsored by the Institute with support from the UUA, February 17-20, in Madison WI.

Young Adult Winter Retreat: Sponsored by the Metro NY District Young Adult Steering Committee, February 18-21, at the Frost Valley YMCA Camp in Claryville NY.

Involve (Learning Differences) Training: Sponsored by the Metro NY District with funding from the Veatch Program and LREDA 21st Century Fund, February 23-25, at the Xavier Center in Convent Station NJ

4th Annual Music and Worship Arts Festival: Sponsored by the Joseph Priestly District, February 26, at the UU Church of Cherry Hill in Cherry Hill NJ.

Resistance and Rebirth: Urban Justice Ministries: Sponsored by the Urban Disciples and the UUA, March 5, at the First UU Church of Essex County in Orange NJ. For information, contact the Rev. Tony Johnson.

Jesus in the First & Twenty-First Centuries: Sponsored by the UU Church of the Lehigh Valley, March 11-12, at the UU Church of the Lehigh Valley in Bethlehem PA.

President's Roundtable: Sponsored by the Metro NY District, March 12, at the Community Church of New York UU in Manhattan, featuring UUA Moderator Gini Courter. For information, contact Lynda Bluestein.

YRUU Social Action Con: Sponsored by the UU Congregation of Central Nassau, March 18-20, at the UU Congregation of Central Nassau in Garden City NY. For information, contact Anna Henschel.

Postponed - Growth Conclave: sponsored by the Metro NY District Growth & Extension Committee and originally scheduled for March 19 has been postponed until the fall due to scheduling difficulties.

Junior High Con: Sponsored by the UU Congregation of Monmouth County, April 2-3, at the UU Congregation of Monmouth County in Lincroft NJ. For information, contact Peter Green.

YRUU/YA Bridging Con: April 8-10 (sponsor and location to be announced). For information, contact Anna Henschel.

UU UNO Annual Intergenerational Seminar: HIV/AIDS -- Defusing a Biological Time Bomb: April 13-16, in New York City. - Application Form - Informational Flyer - Youth Flyer

2005 District Annual Meeting: Sponsored by the Metro NY District, April 29-30, at the Marriott Hotel in Stamford CT, featuring Tom Stites, Editor and Publisher of UU World magazine.

Junior High Advisor Workshop: Sponsored by the Metro NY District, May 14, at the Community Church of New York UU in Manhattan. For information, contact Vera Knapp.

Smaller Congregations Workshop: Sponsored by the Metro NY District, May 21, at the Community Church of New York UU in Manhattan. For information, contact Andrea Lerner.

YRUU Con: Sponsored by Community Unitarian Church at White Plains, June 3-5, at the Community Unitarian Church at White Plains (NY). For information, contact Anna Henschel.

General Assembly: Sponsored by the UUA, June 23-27, Fort Worth TX. Registration begins March 1.

Did You Know . . . ?

. . . District congregations respond generously to aid tsunami victims. The UU Service Committee has collected nearly $1 million from UU congregations nationwide, as of January 28.

. . . The UU Congregation of Monmouth County (Lincroft NJ) is providing Life Packages, including fishing boats, to tsunami victims.

. . . The District Nominating Committee presents its slate of nominees for the 2005 District Annual Meeting, including Jerry Muntz, nominee for District President, seven trustees-at-large, and five members of the Nominating Committee.

. . . Registration for the 2005 District Annual Meeting begins February 15 online! Watch your mailbox for information.

. . . Nearly $30,500 has been raised on behalf of the Fourth Universalist Society (Manhattan) during the Fall 2004 Chalice Lighters Call. The UU Church of Flushing (NY) is the Spring 2005 Chalice Lighters congregation. Answer the Call!

. . . District Compensation Consultant Lynn Dash will join other UU Compensation Consultants at a nationwide meeting February 24-27.

. . . The UU Fellowship of Bellport (NY) and member Doris Wilk sponsors a public access TV program, "The Unitarian Universalist View.

. . . Morristown (NJ) Unitarian Fellowship has reorganized using networks of committees to improve efficiency and communication.

More Good Stuff to Check Out!

From District President Lynda Bluestein: "Thinking About Denominational Affairs Committees"

From District UUA Trust, Charles Blustein Ortman, on the UUA Board of Trustees January meeting

RE-Sources for religious education leaders

Job opportunities around the District

SmallTalk for small congregations

UUA Monthly Mailing to all congregations

UUA Bi-Monthly News Clips for congregation newsletter

It Bears Repeating!

The time is now! to nominate worthy UU individuals and congregations for the 2005 District Awards -- including the newly established Award for Excellence in Religious Education -- or deserving students for the 2005 District Scholarships. The nomination deadline is March 1, 2005.

Transitions and Milestones

Lynda Bluestein, outgoing District President, is running for election to the UUA General Assembly Planning Committee and Jan Carlsson-Bull, formerly of the Unitarian Church of All Souls Church (Manhattan), is running for re-election to the UUA Commission on Social Witness.

The UUA has published the Rev. Debra Haffner's new online resource manual, Balancing Acts: Keeping Children Safe in Congregations. Rev. Haffner is a Community Minister at the Unitarian Church in Westport (CT).