Breathe In, Breathe Out🌟 Weekly News from the UUMA 🌟
November 1, 2024
Something For the Moment
Janette’s Sabbatical: Did you know all staff at the UUMA are eligible to take a sabbatical after seven years? We wanted to remind you that Janette is now on sabbatical. She will return in early February and will be deleting all email upon her return. No one could ever replace Janette and we are smart enough not to try – we are covering her sabbatical in house. To know who to reach out to, please read on or click here for our sabbatical coverage plan.
General Administrative Question?: If your inquiry is administrative in nature please reach out to our fabulous Admin Team and someone will respond as they can.
Not sure?: All other inquiries can be directed to Rev. Melissa Carvill Ziemer, Director of Ministries and Programs, and she will respond or redirect.
Recovery Meeting: All Pathways of Recovery for UUMA Members A meeting especially for clergy on Mondays at 1pm ET/ 12 pm CT/ 11 am MT/ 10 am PT. You can find the Zoom link by clicking here. You must be logged into the UUMA website to access the link.
Election Week Events: Remember the UUMA is here to support you through next week as we witness the election here in the United States, and whatever the future may hold. Check out our election week offerings here. We will also send an email early on Monday morning will all the Zoom access information.
Something for the Journey
Last week your UUMA Board of Trustees met in person in Queens, New York. They gather to do the important work of our association. The Board would like to invite you to meet with them over the course of the year in a series of Dialogue Sessions. You can click the dates below to register. Please note: If there are less than 10 people registered these events will be canceled so please register early and often! 2024-2025 Dialogue Sessions:
Front row from left to right:
Marlene Walker, Robin Tanner, Leslie Takahashi, Janette Lallier, Melissa Carvill Ziemer
Back row from left to right:
Wendy Bartel, Chris Rothbauer, Carol Thomas Cissel, Joseph Santos-Lyons, Nic Cable
Something for Learning
Our resource curation project continues! We are now seeking websites, podcasts, articles, books and other resources to help us all improve our capacity to vision what’s next and what’s possible in our ministries. Please share with us your best resources on imagination, innovation and future-focused work.
Community Resilience Hub: If you haven’t yet seen it, we’d also like to call your attention to the video Community Resilience: A Message from UU Leaders and the UUA, which was posted along with practical resources and supportive post-election events on the UUA’s new Community Resilience Hub.
BIPOC Chapter Pre-US Election Day Support and Care: All members of the BIPOC Chapter are invited to gather for care and support. Julica Hermann de la Fuente and Carol Cissel will hold sacred space for ritual, sharing, and support on Monday, November 4, 2024: 4pm ET/ 3pm CT/ 2pm MT/ 1pm PT/ 11am HT.
Upcoming Events and Our Podcast
You can view our calendar events here. Please make sure you are logged into uuma.org to see our full calendar as some events are available for members only.
