Christine Robinson's 2008 essay, "Imagineering Soul," delivered at the Berry Street Conference at the end of Ministry Days in June has now been posted to the Berry Street web site. You can access it directly using this link: http://www.uuma.org/BerryStreet/Essays/BSE2008.htm or, as always, you can access the Berry Street site under the "Resources" tab on the uuma.orgweb site.

Next year's essayist will be Paul Razor.

Congratulations to Forrest Church on 30 years of Ministry with All Souls, NYC.

Click the below link to read the recent NY Times article:

"His Death Postponed, a Minister Repeats His Farewell Sermon"

Dear UUMA Colleagues,

The CENTER Committee is actively engaged in a project to improve professional development opportunities for UU ministers throughout their career. UUA president Bill Sinkford announced in Fort Lauderdale that a portion of the proceeds from the Association Sunday offering in October 2008 will be allocated to promote excellence in ministry. A significant part of this effort involves finding out what kinds of continuing education experiences our colleagues have had in the past and what types of programs would be most helpful in the future.

August 4, 2008

Beloved Colleagues –

The following announcements and resources have been provided by the Unitarian Universalist Association and are posted here for the use of UUMA members and friends. For more information please contact the UUA directly (contact information below).

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(10:30 p.m. - Aug. 3)

(Issued from the Unitarian Universalist Association: July 28 - 10:15 PM)

In the wake of the tragic shootings on July 27, 2008 which resulted in two deaths and injuries to six others, Unitarian Universalists are rallying to offer ministry and support to the affected members of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church and the Westside Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

Dear UUMA Members and Friends,

Over the summer months the UUMA general business hours will be 9-4 EST.  

The UUMA Administrator will be on vacation sporadically and as a result return times on emails or phone calls may be longer than normal. 

The Administrator will not be available:

• July 1-4, 2008
• July 14-16, 2008
• Additional dates may be added.

Thank you in advance for your patience.

This Winter/Spring 2008 edition of the UUMA-News has been posted to the UUMA Website.

Click here to be directed to the "Most Recent UUMA Newsletter" Page.