From de at heartlanduu.org Wed Nov 12 12:50:28 2003 From: de at heartlanduu.org (Mary Andrus-Overley) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 17:50:28 -0000 Subject: [huud-l] URBANUU notice re: Urban Church Conference 18-21 March 2004 Message-ID: <000b01c3a944$8219b920$6601a8c0@workstation3> _____ URBANUU CONFERENCE REPORTING: Resistance and Rebirth: Cities and the Future of Our Faith Sheraton (Hynes Convention Center) Boston, MA: March 18-21, 2004 Click here for registration information PDF File, Adobe Acrobat Required WELCOME! URBANUU is an internet mailing list hosted by the UUA. Established in 1998, it's purpose is to be a vehicle for people to share resources, advice, techniques, programming, experience, and contacts so that Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry can be strengthened at UU churches throughout the U.S. and within the UUA. JOIN US Our intended audience is those persons who have a stake in the success of Urban Ministries within UU congregations and the UUA, including church members, staff, ministers, officers; theological students; UUA staff; and other interested parties. If you care about Urban Ministry in Unitarian Universalism and want to see it healthy and growing, this is the list for you. SAMPLE TOPICS - What it means to be an Urban Church - Special Challenges - Urban Ministry in the context of the UUA - Best Practices - The Changing Role of Urban Ministry - What's New ARCHIVE OF IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS Chicago, March 8-11, 2001Urban Ministries Conference PDF File, Adobe Acrobat Required "Priorities" , "Needs Addressable by UUA", Urban Ministry and the UUA: Baltimore Urban Ministry Conference (February 1998) Introduction , "Our Faith in the Cities: Renewing our Vision and Commitment", The 1996 Continental Urban Church Conference, New Orleans, LA Summary of "Results" of Urban Ministry in the UUA from 1972-1998 History of the Urban Ministry Efforts of the UUA from 1971-1998 Definition/Understanding of "Urban" from 1975-1998 LINKS OF INTEREST Partners for Sacred Places: http://www.sacredplaces.org New York Landmarks Conservancy: http://www.nylandmarks.org TO SUBSCRIBE TO URBANUU Go to www.uua.org/mailman/listinfo/urbanuu YOUR LIST MANAGERS Tracey Robinson-Harris, Director Office of Congregational Services, UUA urbanuu-owner at uua.org Comments/Questions: urbanuu-owner at uua.org _____ Unitarian Universalist Association | 25 Beacon St. | Boston, MA 02108 | 617-742-2100 C Copyright 2002 Unitarian Universalist Association Home | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Search | Site Map 4954 accesses to this page since March 7, 2001 From de at heartlanduu.org Tue Nov 18 17:35:41 2003 From: de at heartlanduu.org (Mary Andrus-Overley) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 22:35:41 -0000 Subject: [huud-l] FW: a request for information Message-ID: <001601c3ae24$cf8ebe00$6601a8c0@workstation3> Heartlanders, Is anyone doing the kind of family night programming in your congregation that is described below in this inquiry from ministerial intern Melissa Ziemer? If so, please let me know so that I can put her in touch with you for some details. Thanks much. Mary Mary Andrus-Overley, LCSW, ACSW District Executive Heartland District of the Unitarian Universalist Association 445 N. Pennsylvania St., Ste. 330 Indianapolis IN 46204-1889 888-948-4883 toll free 317-634-5384 317-634-5385 fax 317-313-7013 cell Services from your Heartland District Office and Staff are possible only because congregations in our district make fair share contributions to the Heartland District and the UUA Annual Program Fund. Thank you for your generosity! -----Original Message----- From: melissa [mailto:melissa at unityunitarian.org] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 5:09 PM To: 'de at heartlanduu.org' Subject: a request for information Hello, My name is Melissa Ziemer and I am a ministerial intern at Unity Church - Unitarian in St. Paul, MN. We are preparing to launch a "church night" this spring and are hoping to gather some information from congregations who have successfully launched this program initiative. The program we have in mind will begin with a short, multi-generational/family friendly worship service followed by a shared meal and culminating in numerous opportunities to take classes, attend meetings, do family projects around spiritual themes etc. We are thinking about a once a week model over the course of the formal church year. Would you be able to point me to a mid-sized or larger congregation in your district that has a similar program? We are in the research phase and would love to talk with others who are doing this well. Thanks, Melissa Ziemer Laurel Hallman Ministerial Intern Unity Church - Unitarian St. Paul, Minnesota 55104