Towson UU Church Wins Cool Congregation Prize from Interfaith Power and Light
The Cool Congregation contest challenged participants to calculate a starting carbon footprint, and then compare a year later after making energy saving changes to measure total reductions. The contest was open to approximately 10,000 congregations nationwide. "We wish to congratulate Towson Unitarian Universalist Church for being good stewards of Creation," said the Rev. Sally Bingham, president of Interfaith Power and Light. "They have demonstrated a real commitment to making their congregation as energy efficient as possible and in the process have provided a wonderful role model for other congregations wishing to address the threat of climate change." TUUC reduced their total carbon footprint by nearly 20%. |
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| | Circle of Music at Ferry Beach - August 21 to 27, 2010 This summer the Circle of Music conference will feature two morning workshops Jammin' with John - the Jazz/Blues Connection led by trumpeter John Pearson and Singing for Fun and Justice led by song leader Verne McArthur. |
OWL Teacher Training - August 27 to 29, 2010 @ the UU Church of Arlington
All levels are being offered at this training. |
| Murray Grove - Upcoming Events Every Second Wednesday of the Month - Grove Gatherings at Murray Grove: Musical/Artistic Coffee Houses August 13-15, 2010 - Drum and Dance Fest September 24-26, 2010 - Homecoming 2010 |
Save The Date - 4th Annual Goodloe Celebration in Honor of Rev. Don S.S. Goodloe - October 1, 2010
Benefit the Goodloe Memorial Scholarship Fund at Bowie State University (a historically black institution). Gathering at Goodloe Memorial UU Congregation at 7pm with programming starting at 7:30pm. Goodloe is located at 1540C Pointer Ridge Place in Bowie, MD. Speaker: Gini Courter, Moderator of the UUA Topic: Living, Serving, Worshipping in a Multicultural Environment Tickets: $8 for students, $10 for individuals, $25 for a family Rev. Don Speed Smith Goodloe was the first principal of the Maryland Normal and Industrial School, Bowie (now Bowie State University), 1911-1921 and the first African American graduate of Meadville Theological School (now Meadville-Lombard), a Unitarian Universalist seminary, 1906. |
JTW Racial Justice Fall Conference - October 16, 2010 @ the UU Church of Delaware County From: 8:30am to 4:30pm There will be several interesting workshops to provide you with new tools to do racial justice work and also with tools that will help you look inside yourself and begin to heal yourself and your community. More information to follow. |
Save the Date - 3rd Annual Social Justice Awards Benefit Gala - October 17, 2010
Congratulations to the winners! UUSJ Collaborative Social Justice Program Award - Montgomery County Healthcare ACTION, River Road UU Congregation UUSJ Minister's Award - Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael, Accotink UUSJ Journey Toward Wholeness Award - DARTT, Diversity Anti-Racism Transformation Team, Paint Branch UUSJ Environmental Justice Award - Carel Hedlund, Towson UUSJ Lay Leader Award - Michelle and Jeff Kuhn, Washington Ethical Society UUSJ Innovative Social Justice Program Award - Rainbow Youth Alliance, Rockville |
Transforming Our Whiteness - October 29 to 30, 2010 @ UU Church of Annapolis $50 per Adult (includes Friday Supper, Saturday Lunch) $25 per Youth/Young Adult Program Leaders: Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Rev. Bill Gardiner UUs are eager to follow the vision of the resolution passed at the General Assembly in Phoenix in 1997 that we became an anti-racist multicultural religious community. Diverse and Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries (DRUUMM) has urged white Unitarian Universalists to develop effective ways to bring other white Unitarian Universalists into this important work. Allies for Racial Equity is offering this program entitled "Transforming Our Whiteness" for white members of Unitarian Universalist congregations and organizations. For a complete flyer with registration form please contact Jillian Conway at jillian@jpduua.org or at 302-778-4564. |
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