From de at heartlanduu.org Wed Mar 3 15:38:25 2004 From: de at heartlanduu.org (Mary Andrus-Overley) Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 20:38:25 -0000 Subject: [huud-l] FW: Deadline has been extended - Register NOW for UUA Urban Ministries conference, March 18-21 in Boston! Message-ID: <000a01c40152$520323a0$1501a8c0@workstation3> All, The UUA Urban Ministries Conference deadline has been extended. This conference is an opportunity that is relevant to many of our congregations. Won't you join me in Boston? 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: Tracey Robinson-Harris [mailto:trobinson at uua.org] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 7:46 AM To: DL District Presidents; # District Staff Subject: Deadline has been extended - Register NOW for UUA Urban Ministries conference, March 18-21 in Boston! Dear Colleagues, The registration deadline has been extended until March 8th. There is still time for folks in your district to join us. A complete copy of the conference brochure and registration form (posted in pdf for downloading) are available on line at the link below. The Planning Team and I hope to see more UUs from your district there. Please forward this message (again, with thanks) to congregational leaders. Faithfully, Tracey *************************************** The UUA's Conference on Urban Ministries carries the theme, "Resistance and Rebirth: Cities and the Future of Our Faith." It will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Boston, adjacent to the Hynes Convention Center from March 18-21, 2004. The keynote addresses for the conference will be delivered by Professor John A. Powell, executive director of the Kirwan Institute for the study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University, and Mary Elizabeth Hobgood, author of the book, "Dismantling Privilege: An Ethics of Accountability." A variety of workshops on topics including faith-based community organizing, community partnerships, youth in the city, and many others will be offered. For registration information, go to http://www.uua.org/urbanuu/resistanceandrebirth.pdf From de at heartlanduu.org Thu Mar 4 13:06:35 2004 From: de at heartlanduu.org (Mary Andrus-Overley) Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 18:06:35 -0000 Subject: [huud-l] FW: More virus information - phony email alerts Message-ID: <002601c40213$549e2120$1501a8c0@workstation3> All, Be aware of phony and e-mail alerts that appear to come from the UUA or even from Heartland District and contain dangerous viruses. See Jim Austin's message below from UUA Information Technology Services. 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: Jim Austin [mailto:jaustin at uua.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 9:39 PM To: # All UUA & Beacon Staff Subject: More virus information - phony email alerts There is a virus going around in this format: It takes the form of a message that looks something like this: --- Dear user of "(whatever)" mailing system, Your e-mail account will be disabled because of improper using in next three days, if you are still wishing to use it, please, resign your account information. Further details can be obtained from attached file. For security purposes the attached file is password protected. Password is "66420". Cheers, The (whatever) team --- The attachment is dangerous, Please delete it. There is no message from the "uua.org team" that is real. Thank you. Jim Austin, IT services UUA From de at heartlanduu.org Fri Mar 5 10:41:15 2004 From: de at heartlanduu.org (Mary Andrus-Overley) Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 15:41:15 -0000 Subject: [huud-l] FW: Making our voice heard and values known - Uncommon Denomination issue ads Message-ID: <000a01c402c8$7c3b6ac0$1501a8c0@workstation3> All, Here's another Uncommon Denomination resource for your awareness and use. Please see the link in the message below from Tracey Robinson-Harris. 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: Tracey Robinson-Harris [mailto:trobinson at uua.org] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 6:31 PM To: # District Staff; DL District Presidents Subject: Making our voice heard and values known - Uncommon Denomination issue ads Dear District Staff and District Presidents, We've just rolled out a new Uncommon Denomination resource! Go to http://www.uua.org/programs/congservices/uncommon/issueads.html where you will find print ads with the following messages: Civil marriage is a civil right. Homophobia is against our religion. And should be against everyone's sense of justice. Don't extinguish our democracy (with additional messages depending on the size of the ad. Please encourage congregations involved in voter registration/voter participation to use these. Please encourage congregations to get involved and offer these as resources. If you district is involved feel free to use them. Pass the word. Faithfully, Tracey Tracey Robinson-Harris Director, Congregational Services UUA phone 617-948-6462 fax 617-742-0321 Growing our faith, Witnessing for justice From de at heartlanduu.org Fri Mar 5 15:40:26 2004 From: de at heartlanduu.org (Mary Andrus-Overley) Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 20:40:26 -0000 Subject: [huud-l] FW: GA Covenant Group (for those going to GA who have experience as Covenant Group Facilitators) Message-ID: <001101c402f2$226370e0$1501a8c0@workstation3> 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: The Rev. Robert Hill [mailto:rhill at uua.org] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 9:44 AM To: District Staff Subject: GA Covenant Group Dear Friends, Harlan Limpert, Meg Riley, and I, with assistance from the Center for Community Values (Thandeka, McGee, etc), are working with the Planning Committee to gear up for offering Covenant Groups to 750 people attending the GA in Long Beach. We need member sign-ups and volunteers to be moderators (900 people in all, more or less). Would you please help us get the word out? Could you please: * print out these two pages (can be one sheet, back to back) and carry to meetings and conferences for distribution * put this on District web pages for delegates and GA goers to access and download * sent to congregation for their distribution to their members If you can do any or all of this, we'd appreciate it. -- For the crew, Bob Robert L. Hill, DE, UUA/SWUUC Norman, OK, office: 405 701-2917 Fort Worth office: 817 446-0099 <> Please share with board members and all other lay leaders. Join a Covenant Group At General Assembly 2004 In Long Beach Small Group Ministries are transforming Unitarian Universalism, giving congregations a new way to serve their members' needs for spiritual uplift and connection. At General Assembly this year, delegates and attendees who apply early enough will be invited to participate in Covenant Groups. Eight people will meet four times for one hour with a facilitator trained in helping participants experience the intimacy and community that are the heart and soul of Covenant Groups. We hope this pilot program, which will be limited to the first 750 who apply, will help people connect easily with others from around the continent while offering a taste of how covenant groups can benefit their home congregations. BASIC FACTS FOR PARTICIPANTS Who will be accepted? The first 750 people whose applications we receive. Meeting times: Your first Covenant Group meeting will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 24, at a location to be announced. IF YOU ARE NOT ARRIVING AT GA IN TIME TO ATTEND THIS FIRST MEETING, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY TO BE ONE OF THE 750. With only four one-hour meetings, full participation will be important to the group. Subsequent Covenant Group meetings will be at about breakfast time, around noon, or near dinnertime on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. BASIC FACTS FOR FACILITATORS Who may apply to be a facilitator? Only those who have facilitated a Small Group Ministry (by whatever name) in their home congregation for one church year or more. When would my responsibilities as a facilitator start and end? First, a training session with about 100 colleagues from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 24, at a GA location to be announced. Next: meet with your eight participants later that day, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Subsequent Covenant Group meetings will be at about breakfast time, around noon, or near dinnertime on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. You will also be asked to attend a Covenant Group for facilitators, aided by a coach, on Friday, June 25, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Finally, you will be invited to an Assessment/Celebration Reception (with refreshments) on Monday from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. To learn more about covenant groups in Unitarian Universalism, go to the UU Small Group Ministry Network at http://smallgroupministry.net/index.html. I want to be a Covenant Group member I will be available for the first meeting on Thursday, June 24 (5:30-6:30 p.m.) and for subsequent meetings on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Name: ________________________________________________________________________ ______ E-mail address: ______________________________________________________________________ Home phone number: _______________________________________________________ Cell phone number: _________________________________________________________ Your GA hotel (if known): _______________________________________________________________ Preference for (circle one) morning, noontime, or afternoon covenant group meetings. OR I want to be a Covenant Group facilitator I am an experienced small group ministry facilitator and would like to help eight other Unitarian Universalists have an enhanced GA experience. I will be available Thursday, June 24 for facilitator training (2:00-3:30 p.m.) and the first group meeting (5:30-6:30 p.m.), for subsequent group meetings on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and for a facilitators' covenant group with a coach on Friday, June 25 (6:30-7:30 p.m.). Name: ________________________________________________________________________ ______ E-mail address: ______________________________________________________________________ Home phone number: _________________________________________________________________ Cell phone number: ___________________________________________________________________ Name of minister or primary organizer of Covenant Groups in your congregation: ___________________ Your GA hotel (if known): _______________________________________________________________ Preference for (circle one) morning, noontime, or afternoon covenant group meetings. Please complete and return this form as soon as possible. Places will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Questions? Call 617-948-4213. Mail completed form to: The Rev. Connie Grant Covenant Group Registrar 2344 Forest Avenue Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 Or FAX completed form to: 847-392-4285 Or email the necessary information to: GACovenantGroups at aol.com From office at heartlanduu.org Mon Mar 8 13:36:39 2004 From: office at heartlanduu.org (HUUD Office) Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 18:36:39 -0000 Subject: [huud-l] ANNUAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS Message-ID: <200403081833.i28IX7am006409@www.uua.org> ANNUAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS: * 2004 Annual Meeting registration is now available by credit card online at www.heartlanduu.org/. Early bird deadline is March 15, 2004. * A supply of Annual Meeting registration brochures was mailed to each congregation president in the monthly packets in mid-February. Additional registration brochures can be obtained by going to the HUUD website at www.heartlanduu.org/, or by calling the HUUD office at 888-948-4883. * Annual Meeting Call to Meeting packets were mailed to each congregation president on 2/27/04 in order to comply with the 30-day notice as mandated by the HUUD By-Laws. * An additional workshop has been added to the schedule for the Annual Meeting. Watch our website for a description of an Extension Committee workshop presented by Rev. Norm Stewart and Steve Scott reporting on their participation in the recent Alice Mann, Raising the Roof Workshop in Atlanta for congregations in the pastoral to program size transition. Please share this information with all interested parties in your congregations and join us at the Westin Hotel in Southfield, Michigan on April 2 for a truly exceptional Annual Meeting & Conference. For further information, or if you have any questions, feel free to contact the District office at office at heartlanduu.org or call 888-948-4883. Thank you. Barbara Hamilton Office Administrator Heartland District of the UUA 317-634-5384 (toll free 888-948-4883) "A woman is like a teabag - only in hot water do you realize how strong she is." - Nancy Reagan From de at heartlanduu.org Wed Mar 24 18:50:44 2004 From: de at heartlanduu.org (Mary Andrus-Overley) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 23:50:44 -0000 Subject: [huud-l] URGENT: Heartland District Annual Meeting Message-ID: <000001c411fb$7fa1f340$1501a8c0@workstation3> Dear Heartlanders, We need your help. Our District Annual Meeting is an important event in which congregations participate in the democratic process of governing the District and congregational leaders and members grow their knowledge through significant keynote addresses and lots of workshops. In recent years, the Annual Meeting has been held in full-service hotels to get the meeting spaces and the food service necessary for the event. This requires that we guarantee the hotel some minimum numbers of sleeping room nights to be used by attendees. If we fail to meet the minimum requirements, we stand to lose thousands of dollars in expenses that are not offset by anticipated revenue. Our registration numbers are still quite low. I urge your help in getting your delegates and other attendees registered for the Annual Meeting (online with credit card at www.heartlanduu.org ), identified to us in the District Office by faxing your completed delegate form to us (317-634-5384), and registered with the hotel for sleeping accommodations (Westin Southfield-Detroit Hotel, 1-248-827-4000, mention Heartland District group rate of $89 per night single or double occupancy). The Westin has graciously extended our special conference rate past their initial deadline, but attendees should act NOW! NOTE: YOUTH registrations are to be sent separately to Nancy Otto, DRE at Birmingham Unitarian Church, using special registration forms distributed through DREs in all congregations, and these must be sent NOW in order that we know how many youth are attending - and how many are staying over Saturday night for the Sleepover at First UU Church of Detroit -to complete food and lodging arrangements and to ensure adequate adult supervision. We appreciate your assistance in moving the registration process to a speedy conclusion. We look forward to seeing many of your members at this great Annual Meeting. Warm regards, 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! From de at heartlanduu.org Thu Mar 25 09:33:25 2004 From: de at heartlanduu.org (Mary Andrus-Overley) Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:33:25 -0000 Subject: FW: [huud-l] URGENT: Heartland District Annual Meeting -- corrected fax number Message-ID: <000801c41276$4aacdc60$1501a8c0@workstation3> Oops! I accidentally put our voice line number in the e-mail that I sent yesterday. I'm forwarding the message again with the corrected fax number, 317-634-5385, for your use in getting your list of delegates to the Annual Meeting in to the District Office. Sorry for the error. 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: huud-l-bounces at uua.org [mailto:huud-l-bounces at uua.org] On Behalf Of Mary Andrus-Overley Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 6:56 PM To: huud-l at uua.org Subject: [huud-l] URGENT: Heartland District Annual Meeting Dear Heartlanders, We need your help. Our District Annual Meeting is an important event in which congregations participate in the democratic process of governing the District and congregational leaders and members grow their knowledge through significant keynote addresses and lots of workshops. In recent years, the Annual Meeting has been held in full-service hotels to get the meeting spaces and the food service necessary for the event. This requires that we guarantee the hotel some minimum numbers of sleeping room nights to be used by attendees. If we fail to meet the minimum requirements, we stand to lose thousands of dollars in expenses that are not offset by anticipated revenue. Our registration numbers are still quite low. I urge your help in getting your delegates and other attendees registered for the Annual Meeting (online with credit card at www.heartlanduu.org ), identified to us in the District Office by faxing your completed delegate form to us (317-634-5385), and registered with the hotel for sleeping accommodations (Westin Southfield-Detroit Hotel, 1-248-827-4000, mention Heartland District group rate of $89 per night single or double occupancy). The Westin has graciously extended our special conference rate past their initial deadline, but attendees should act NOW! NOTE: YOUTH registrations are to be sent separately to Nancy Otto, DRE at Birmingham Unitarian Church, using special registration forms distributed through DREs in all congregations, and these must be sent NOW in order that we know how many youth are attending - and how many are staying over Saturday night for the Sleepover at First UU Church of Detroit -to complete food and lodging arrangements and to ensure adequate adult supervision. We appreciate your assistance in moving the registration process to a speedy conclusion. We look forward to seeing many of your members at this great Annual Meeting. Warm regards, 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! _______________________________________________ huud-l mailing list huud-l at uua.org http://www.uua.org/mailman/listinfo/huud-l From office at heartlanduu.org Thu Mar 25 10:59:11 2004 From: office at heartlanduu.org (HUUD Office) Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 15:59:11 -0000 Subject: [huud-l] Annual Meeting Banner Parade Message-ID: <20040325105234.GA95197@mail14a.sanjose14-verio.com> Since the Banner Parade at this year's Annual Meeting is on Friday evening instead of Saturday morning, we're providing this early notice for congregations with representation in Detroit. Please contact me if you need instructions on pole assembly. Thank you. BANNER PARADE SCHEDULE AND REMINDER Where: Heartland UU District Annual Meeting Westin Hotel Southfield-Detroit, MI When: Friday, April 2, 2004 6:00 p.m. - line up for parade 6:30 p.m. - parade At the end of the parade, the banners will be displayed in a designated area. Finally, you must pick up your banner and poles and take them home with you. We're sure everyone will do this; however, we're asking you to place a label with the information below on each piece of your banner and pole assemblies. Name of the UU Church Address City, State, Zip Phone Number Barbara Hamilton Office Administrator Heartland District of the UUA 317-634-5384 (toll free 888-948-4883) "A woman is like a teabag - only in hot water do you realize how strong she is." - Nancy Reagan