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The Faith Expression and Funding Team is part of the Council for Faith in Action, and focuses on two key areas to support UUCWC’s eight principles and community justice work: Financial Oversee allocation of the 50% of the plate designated for social justice; Develop annual giving plan; Develop/update policies and procedures for all aspects of … Continue reading Faith Expression and Funding Team
UUCWC’s Senior Minister, Rev. Kim Wildszewski, will be the Sunday preacher at the Murray Grove Retreat and Renewal Center’s Homecoming event, Universal Good: Social and Environmental Justice. Download a flyer.
From UU FaithAction NJ: UU FaithAction NJ Recaps – Actions, Alerts, and Information August 16, 2019 – more details here for Immigration Justice: The federal government continues its outrages against immigrants. One news story after another documents actions against immigrant families, refusal to offer visas, increased use of detention and separation of families, and longer … Continue reading UU FaithAction NJ – Recap and Actions – August 2019
Racial Justice Initiative Summer Reading List Topics on Race and Racism in the U.S. and/or works by Black, Latinx, Asian American, American Indian, Arab American authors Non-fiction Autobiography: Just Mercy: A story of justice and Redemption, Bryan Stevenson Bryan Stevenson’s account of his path as a young lawyer to found the Equal Justice Initiative, and … Continue reading Racial Justice Initiative – Summer Reading List
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After each service, come to the Crossings Room and let the bidding begin! In order to make fixed price meals and events more accessible to more people, each family is asked to purchase no more than two meals and two events in the Fixed Price categories (labeled 100/Buy Now – Hosted Meals and 200/Buy Now … Continue reading UUCWC Spring Auction – First Silent Auction Sunday – April 14
UU Summer Camps and Events Looking for something to do this summer? Check out the options listed here! Central East Region Summer Institute: July 7 – 13 Are you excited about Building a Vocal community this July? Registration is now open for CERSI – the Central East Region Summer Institute, July 7-13 at Oberlin College, … Continue reading UU Summer Camps and Events
Rev. Jennifer Kelleher returned to UUCWC, her home congregation, as the guest preacher on March 17. Her sermon reflected on the UU World’s March issue which contained an article deeply hurtful and distressing to our trans and gender non conforming UU family. As part of this, Rev. Jennifer referenced additional resources from the UUA Central … Continue reading Further Resources Following UU World Article on Trans and Gender Nonconforming UUs
Following the vote by the United Methodist Church to maintain their ban on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage, Union Theological Seminary responded with their Queer Faith project: “After the United Methodist Church voted to entrench its rejection of LGBTQ people, the pain in our community was palpable. We knew we had to respond. We could … Continue reading “Queer Faith” Features Ministerial Intern Hannah Gallo
February 1, 2019 Update from Rev. Rob Gregson, Executive Director, UU Faith Action NJ: First candle: This past Weds. night Governor Murphy signed into law the independent prosecutor bill. Criminal justice activists have been working to get this law passed for years. It is an important and long-needed reform to help weed out systemic racism … Continue reading UU FaithAction NJ – Update on Criminal Justice Reform, Minimum Wage
