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2024 UULM-MD Legislative Kick Off
Please join UULM-MD and UU's around the state, January 20th from 8:30 am to 1pm, as we get ready for the upcoming legislative session. Find out what our Issue Leads and their partners have been working on and what laws they think will be enacted this year. This year...
2023 Year-End Appeal
Dear Beloved Community, We have each other, whether in broad community, in close friendships, or within our smaller community circles. At UUCA, we are accompanied through our joys and celebrations and our laments and heartbreaks. We are grateful to be among those who...
Woodside Gardens Community Update
Woodside Gardens Community Update On Sunday, October 22, 2023 there was a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the Woodside Gardens Community Center. This new facility includes rooms for holding classes, a computer room, and community meeting space....
Star Island
STAR ISLAND JANE CARRIGAN AUGUST 2023 I wanted to let you know how important Star Island has become to me (and my husband.) I had thought I was going away on vacation but it turned out to be so much more. It was indeed the retreat I sought, the spiritual connection I...
UUCA Recognized as a Leadership Congregation by the UUA!
Dear UU Church of Annapolis (ID# 4026), I hope you had a restful summer, and you are sailing smoothly into the new church year. On behalf of the entire Annual Program Team, we would like to thank you for your continued generosity in support of the Annual Program Fund....
Refugee Update
As many of you know we (UUCA and Annapolis Friends Meeting) have been assisting, through Lutheran Social Services, an Afghan refugee family. Originally, we had hoped that this assistance would lead to self-sufficiency and independence after about a year. However,...
UUCA Grants for Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color Led Community Organizations Available
UUCA Grants for Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color Led Community Organizations Available The Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis (UUCA) Endowment has funds available to support one or more Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color led community organizations...
General Assembly (GA) of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Preliminary Report
General Assembly (GA) of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Preliminary Report by Heather Millar Several members of UUCA attended the UUA’s annual General Assembly “Faithfully Becoming” in Pittsburgh and online from June 19 through 25. Staff...
Update on Our Refugee Family
Update on Our Refugee Family The Afghan refugee family assigned to Annapolis Friends Meeting (AFM) and Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis (UUCA) by the Lutheran resettlement agency (LSSNCA) has made much progress in the last year, but they will still need our...
Part 6: Proposed Changes to Article II of the UUA Bylaws
Part 6: Proposed Changes to Article II of the UUA Bylaws By Heather Millar May 25, 2023 This is the sixth and final article in a series about the proposed changes to Article II of the Unitarian Universalists Association (UUA) bylaws. These changes are still being...
Part 5: Supporters of the Proposed Changes to Article II
Part 5: People Who Support the Proposed Changes to Article II of the UUA Bylaws By Heather Millar May 18, 2023 This is the fifth in a series of articles about the proposed changes to Article II of the Unitarian Universalists Association (UUA) bylaws. There is an...
TURNAROUND THURSDAY – A SECOND CHANCE JOBS MOVEMENT
TURNAROUND THURSDAY – A SECOND CHANCE JOBS MOVEMENT…….not a program! Join ACT in making a difference for others’ lives! “A,” broke down and wept as he heard the announcement at the conclusion of the weekly session of Turnaround Thursday that he was being given a...
Previous Statements of Core Values: Part 4 Proposed Changes to Article II
Previous Statements of Core Values Part 4: Proposed Changes to Article II of the UUA Bylaws By Heather Millar, May 11, 2023 During a recent Zoom gathering, they reviewed “Affirmations of Faith” for Unitarians and Universalists from 1790 through 1935 and then the...
BACK to a BETTER FUTURE – That’s all folks!! It is a wrap!
05/03/2023 That’s all folks!! It is a wrap! Final Numbers below … Total 2023 Pledge $ $892,069 % participation 94% % towards financial goal 97% % of pledges increased 34% # pledges received 237 # pledges yet to be received 32 % of pledges decreased 19% Average...
HURRAY! Part 3 Proposed Changes to Article II
HURRAY! Part 3: Proposed Changes to Article II of the UUA Bylaws By Heather Millar, May 4, 2023 Saturday, I completed a Zoom session on the proposed reimagining of Article II of the UUA bylaws. I learned some astounding things that I will share in future articles and...