UUA GA Program - Saturday

Saturday 7:00 am - 7:30 am
#4001 Spiritual Practices
GA Planning Committee
Worship: Renaissance Grand Pershing/Lindell (0)
A less formal worship experience offered by the chaplains every morning. This is a small group experience which will reflect the early morning preferences of the chaplain. If a quiet meditation is in progress, late arivees will be directed to the meditation room.

Saturday 8:00 am - 8:30 am
#4002 Rising Out of the Water
GA Planning Committee
Worship: America's Center Hall 3 (0)
New Orleans ministers Rev. Jim VanderWeele and Rev. Marta I. Valentín share their stories and perspectives of resurrection, resilience, and renewal of church life post-Katrina. Come join them in celebrating the uplifting of the spirit of Unitarian Universalism in the City That Care Forgot.
Rev. Jim VanderWeele / Rev. Marta I. Valentín

Saturday 8:00 am - 8:30 am
#4003 Saturday (morning) Youth Delegate Session
Young Religious UUs
Workshop: America's Center Room AB (0)
Youth delegates will be briefed on the issues in front of the GA Plenary. If the Youth Caucus has decided to take action on an item at FUN TIMES, youth delegates will use this time to review and finalize the statement and develop a strategy for mobilizing.
Erin Wissink / Amelia Harati

Saturday 8:30 am - 10:30 am
#4004 Plenary V
GA Planning Committee
Plenary: America's Center Hall 3 (0)
Moderator Gini Courterpresides over the daily plenary sessions in which the business of the Association is being conducted. Please refer to the Agenda book for details on the specific items which will be addressed.
Gini Courter

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4005 A Health Insurance Plan For UU Congregations
Council on Church Staff Finances
Repeat Programming: America's Center 264 (250)
Will the UUA have a health insurance plan for ministers and other church staff? Attend this event for key information. This program is also offered on Friday at 2:15 p.m.
Rev. Ralph Mero

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4006 The Witness: Journey of a Faithful Fool
Faithful Fools Street Ministry
Repeat Programming: America's Center 241 (150)
A one-woman performance depicting the experience of a young woman's journey into the streets, told through the lens of the Ten Oxherding Pictures of Ancient Zen teachings. This play is a powerful portrayal of the work and operating ethos of Faithful Fools Street Ministry. Performer is Rebecca Noon. This program is also offered on Friday at 4:00 p.m.
Rev. Dr. Kay Jorgensen / Alex Darr / Rev. Kurt Kuhwald

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4007 Congregational Health and Vitality via the Chrysalis Way
Florida District
Repeat Programming: America's Center 229 (270)
The Chrysalis Way, a pilot program for emerging congregations sponsored by Florida UU District, equips leaders to build congregations that are healthy, adaptable, values-oriented, mission-focused, accountable, and connected. It is a pathway through UUA resources and interfaith best practices that can transform even very old caterpillars into new butterflies. This program is also offered on Saturday at 7:15 p.m.
Connie Goodbread / Rev. Susan Smith

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4008 The Religious Right: More Intrusive Now Than Ever
HUUmanists Association
Repeat Programming: America's Center 275 (450)
This workshop examines current threats to the separation of church and state and the need to maintain a truly independent judiciary. Lynn argues that the so-called "Religious Right" has become more intrusive and belligerent than ever and that this offers unprecedented opportunities for public education and organizing, nationally and locally. This program is also offered on Friday at 4:00 p.m.
Barry Lynn

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4009 Intergenerational Worship, Every Sunday
Ohio-Meadville District
Repeat Programming: America's Center 231 (150)
West Shore UU Church experienced twelve Sundays of worship for 200+ people, ages 5-100, last fall. We will share our preparation of the congregation, our samples of "layering" and connecting liturgical elements, and our learning from this opportunity. This program is also offered on Thursday at 1:00 p.m.
Rev. Tamara Lebak / Kathy Strawser

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4010 Coming of Age: Deepening Ties Within the Congregation
Planning Committee Sponsored
Repeat Programming: America's Center 240 (180)
Hot off the presses! A comprehensive, year-long Coming of Age (COA) program for middle-school youth. We have created new COA activities as well as reinvented some well-known ones. Come explore how your congregation can build deeper connections as you celebrate the transition from childhood to youth. This program is also offered on Thursday at 8:00 a.m.
Kathy McWilliams / Teresa Putnam

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4011 Companioning Your Spirit: Come and Explore
Planning Committee Sponsored
Repeat Programming: America's Center 220 (270)
Explore the time-honored practice of supporting one's spiritual life by working with a spiritual director/companion. Three trained and practicing spiritual directors with different theological perspectives explore what it is and isn't, why people seek it, how it works, and how to find a director/companion, or training in direction yourself. This program is also offered on Thursday at 9:45 a.m.
Rev. Karen Lewis Foley / Rev. Marta Flanagan / Rev. Erik Walker Wikstrom

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4012 Growing and Mid Size
UUA Staff
Repeat Programming: America's Center 265 (125)
Consultants from the Planning for Growth program will explore best practices, struggles and challenges for mid size congregational leaders. Learn what role you must take as a leader in a growing church and how to keep people focused on strategies for growth. This program is also offered on Friday at 4:00 p.m.
Kathy Wimett

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4013 FAM Book Project - Creating Respectful Community with Story
Planning Committee Sponsored
Repeat Programming: America's Center 267 (250)
AMAZE’s Families All Matter Book Project (FAM) uses children’s literature about family to explore diversity issues with children. Using an anti-bias framework, the project promotes knowledge and skills for getting along respectfully across many differences, a foundation for right relations in our congregations and broader communities. This program is also offered on Thursday at 1:00 p.m.
Lyn Mitchell / Catie Chi Olson / Heidi Mastrud

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4014 Dynamic Growth Through Cluster Ministry
Prairie Star District
Repeat Programming: America's Center 226 (275)
The southern cluster of the Prairie Star District has embarked on an exciting outreach and extension experiment with remarkable success! Learn how a joint lay-clergy task force representing nine congregations is fostering rapid growth through new initiatives, including an outreach/extension minister. New congregations forming! Presidents and DREs collaborating! Synergy abounds! This program is also offered on Thursday at 1:00 p.m.
Rev. Meghan Conrad / Rev. Jim Eller / Rev. Michael Nelson / Graham Kreicker

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4015 General Assembly Communion Worship Service
UU Christian Fellowship
Repeat Programming: America's Center 274 (450)
You are invited for Singing, and Free Open Inclusive Communion in the Radical Hospitality of the Jesus Tradition, Invigorating Sermon, A Celebration by UU Christian Fellowship founded in 1945 and embodying 21st Century progressive Christianity. This program is also offered on Friday at 11:00 a.m.

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4016 Predatory Lending No! Community Investing Yes!
UU Affordable Housing Corporation
Repeat Programming: America's Center 261 (125)
You’ve heard about predatory payday and mortgage lenders. There’s an alternative! Community Investing creates wealth rather than stripping it. Create jobs, affordable housing and micro-enterprise with Community Development Financial Institutions. Find out what UUA’s new Community Investing policy is, and how your congregation’s investment can be matched. This program is also offered on Saturday at 2:15 p.m.
Mark Knight / Vanessa Lowe

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4017 David C. Korten: The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community
UU for a Just Economic Community
Repeat Programming: America's Center 276 (450)
Korten, author of classic bestseller When Corporations Ruled the World and co-founder of Yes! Magazine, introduces his ground-braking new book. Here he shows how we can turn this moment of potential terminal human crisis into a new era, grounded in shared, life-affirming values of community, caring and corporation. This program is alos offered on Friday at 2:45 p.m.
David C. Korten

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4018 Are You Considering Going Into the Ministry?
UUA Staff
Repeat Programming: America's Center 242 (180)
This is a workshop for people who are considering preparation for Unitarian Universalist ministry. What are the educational options? What are the realities and possibilities? How much does it cost? What are some of the ways that ministers serve the cause of Unitarian Universalism? This program is also offered on Thursday at 9:45 a.m.
Rev. David Pettee / Christine May

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4019 UU Faith Communities Today Survey: What You Said
UUA Staff
Repeat Programming: America's Center 260 (250)
497 of our congregations responded to this survey. Come find out what we learned about worship, programs, outreach and becoming a member, congregational identity, congregational participation and leadership. Explore congregational growth and decline. Consider how congregational size matters. Think about what it means to be a vital congregation. This program is also offered on Friday at 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Charlotte Cowtan

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4020 Marketing 101 for Congregations
UUA Staff
Repeat Programming: America's Center 232 (180)
Marketing is about attracting and retaining folks that come through your church doors by providing services and programs that they want and need. In this workshop we’ll think strategically about how to attract potential members and share some useful marketing tools that your congregation can use to share the good news of Unitarian Universalism in your local community. This program is also offered on Thursday at 9:45 a.m.
Valerie Holton

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4021 Toolkits for Activism on UN Issues
UU United Nations Office
Repeat Programming: America's Center 280 (115)
Panel discussion on impacting UN issues. UU-UNO Board Members and Advisors will share practices and measures of impact, including strategies to link local efforts with global Civil Society efforts. Topics include advocacy for Darfur, Peacebuilding, UN Reform, Education for AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children. This program is also offered on Thursday at 1:00 p.m.
Jim L. Nelson / Genia Kornhaber / John Dale / Peggy Montgomery

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4022 Strengthening Existing Small Group Ministry Programs
UU Small Group Ministry Network
Repeat Programming: America's Center 262 (125)
Small Group Ministry or Covenant Groups, are transforming our congregations by encouraging deeper spiritual growth and the development of friendships. This workshop will focus on the leverage points for strengthening or revitalizing an existing program. We will explore how to maintain a healthy program and avoid and overcome common pitfalls. This program is also offered on Friday at 4:00 p.m.
Dr. M'ellen Kennedy / Rev. Helen Zidowecki

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4023 Making Families Matter: Affirming and Nourishing our Faith Communities
UUA Staff
Repeat Programming: America's Center 263 (250)
Why do families matter in our congregations? How can we build faith communities that affirm and deeply welcome families? In this workshop members of the Family Matters Task Force and workshop participants will share ideas, strategies, and best practices for engaging families, in a manner that nourishes UU faith communities. This program is also offered on Thursday at 1:00 p.m.
Dr. Tracey L. Hurd / Rev. Keith Kron / Rev. Phil Lund

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4024 Forward Through the Ages: A New Stewardship Development Program
UUA Staff
Repeat Programming: America's Center 224 (265)
Forward Through the Ages is an exciting new, multiyear program created by Wayne to guide congregations through five phases of stewardship development: 1)Stewardship Education, 2)Joyful Giving, 3)Ministry and Good Works, 4)the Annual Budget Drive and 5)Planned Giving. Wayne seeks three congregations to participate in a pilot study. Applications will be available. This program is also offered on Friday at 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Wayne Clark

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4025 Many Paths One Journey – Taking the Next Steps
UUA Staff
Repeat Programming: America's Center 266 (125)
Is your church committed to social justice, antiracism, anti-oppression, but unsure about what to do next? The JUUST Change Consultancy was designed to help you. Consultants can bring new ideas and help you to focus your efforts, and identify next steps to take. This workshop will introduce you to JUUST Change and tell you how to get involved. This program is also offered on Thursday at 1:00 p.m.
Paula Cole Jones / Phyllis Daniel

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4026 The Elections in Israel and Palestine: What next toward Peace?
UUs for Justice in the Middle East
Repeat Programming: America's Center 230 (180)
Josh Ruebner, with the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, a coalition of 200+ organizations, will analyze the Israeli and Palestinian elections as they relate to the possibilities for peace. He will examine US policy toward Israel/Palestine since the elections and our roles in promoting justice and peace. This program is also offered on Thursday at 1:00 p.m.
Josh Ruebner

Saturday 8:30 am - 9:45 am
#4027 Commit 2 Community
Young Religious UUs
Workshop: America's Center Room AB (0)
How are youth communities affected by the use of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco? How does Youth to Youth Ministry work? How do we begin having conversations in safe environments that allow for open dialogue on alcohol and drug use? This workshop (for youth, young adults, and adults) will explore these questions.
Nan Moore / Valerie Vied / Becca Brown / Hannah Stampe

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4028 The State of Paganism Today
Covenant of UU Pagans
Lecture: America's Center 225 (265)
Margo Adler will lead a discussion on the State of Paganism in today's society.
Margot Adler

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4029 Fahs Lecture: Growing People of Prophetic Fire
Liberal Religious Educators' Association
Lecture: America's Center 227 (275)
Religious Education is the garden in which we grow those who would presume to change the world. How do we nourish our own prophets? Dick Gilbert is a retired UU minister and author of “Building Your Own Theology,” “The Prophetic Imperative” and “How Much Do We Deserve?”
Rev. Richard Gilbert

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4030 Gifted, Called and Challenged: The New Volunteers
Central Midwest District
Workshop: America's Center 224 (265)
Methods that used to work well for recruiting church volunteers now fall flat. How can we get newcomers to step and volunteer? What we need is some "outside the box" thinking when it comes to getting new members to give the gifts of their time and talent to the church.
Rev. Suzanne Meyer

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4031 Starr King President's Lecture
Starr King School for the Ministry
Lecture: America's Center 275 (450)
The Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker, Starr King president, and the Rev. Rob Hardies, minister of All Souls Church, in Washington, D.C. will explore themes from Dr. Parker's latest book, edited by Rev. Hardies, including how Unitarian Universalism can respond to the realities of evil and suffering by raising and reclaiming our theological voice in the public sphere.
Rev. Rebecca Parker / Rev. Rob Hardies

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4032 Liza Featherstone: Wal-Mart Model of Corporate Dominance
UU for a Just Economic Community
Lecture: America's Center 228 (275)
Author of Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers Rights at Wal-Mart, Liza Featherstone is also a contributing editor at The Nation Magazine, where she has written extensively about social movements and economic justice. She will address Wal-Mart’s business model, and the current campaigns to reform the company.
Liza Featherstone

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4033 Cops Oppose "War on Drugs": Find Out Why!
UUs for Drug Policy Reform
Lecture: America's Center 242 (180)
Jack Cole fought on the front lines of the "War on Drugs" as an undercover narcotics officer. Now he runs Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, organizing other cops calling for an exit strategy. After Cole's powerful presentation, watch a brief heart-wrenching videotape of a mother serving 27 years in prison. This program repeats on Sunday at 1:45 p.m.
Lt. Jack Cole (ret.) / Hamedah Hasan

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4034 Church Office Basics
Association of UU Administrators
Workshop: America's Center 231 (150)
Who’s minding the store while others preach and teach? Come, whether you are an administrator, secretary, minister, volunteer or just interested. Learn the basics, as well as seasoned tips on how to operate the church office from those who do it professionally. Lots of handouts. Question and answer period.
Sandy Leyenaar / Donna Zimmerman

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4035 Implementing the Newly Adopted UUA Statement of Conscience
Commission on Social Witness, UUA
Workshop: America's Center 267 (250)
Assuming Plenary adoption of the draft 2006 UUA Statement of Conscience entitled "Threat of Global Warming," let's gather to plan how to implement it in a way that enhances the lives of our congregations and the larger communities that we serve.
Rob Keithan / David May

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4036 Young Adult Caucus #4
Continental UU Young Adult Network
Workshop: Renaissance Grand Landmark Ballroom 5 & 6 (0)
Gathering for all young adults (ages 18-35) for education, advocacy, networking, and creating a common voice. YA Caucus meetings happen every day at General Assembly
Kim Mason / Theresa Ives / Danny Maitland

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4037 Green Buildings Coast to Coast
Ferry Beach Park Association
Workshop: America's Center 260 (250)
Many UU buildings use nonpolluting energy sources, high performance construction, and energy conservation. We will share sustainable design practices and materials for renovations or new construction. Several congregations share innovative projects, including certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
Ann May

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4038 The Enneagram and Church Leadership
Heartland District
Workshop: America's Center 265 (125)
Explore how the Enneagram, a psychological/spiritual tool, enhances ministry while reducing conflict. Understanding personality types through the Enneagram, we will consider: the types; what motivates each type; each type’s strengths and weaknesses; and how this knowledge reduces conflict, thereby increasing the amount of energy and ingenuity available for actual ministry.
Rev Alexander Riegel

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4039 Breakthrough Congregation: UU Fellowship San Luis Obispo County
Pacific Central District
Workshop: America's Center 226 (275)
Hear from leaders of the UU Fellowship of San Luis Obispo County, a mid-size congregation designated as a "Breakthrough Congregation" by the UUAs Growth Team.
Rev. Helen Carroll / Ingrid Pires / David Robinson

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4040 Using UU Values to Cope with Difficult Behavior
Planning Committee Sponsored
Workshop: America's Center 263 (250)
Learn ways to use your UU values to cope respectfully and spiritually with difficult behavior from people in your small group, committee, or Board. Explore intra- and inter-personal dynamics, learn new tools, and practice coping with behaviors identified as challenging in a survey of lay leaders.
Barbara Bates / Rev. Margie King Saphier

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4041 Excellence in Worship
Mid-South District
Workshop: America's Center 223 (275)
Learn from the "Excellence in Worship" project, a collaboration of Mid-South ministers whose purpose is to grow UU congregations through the quality of worship. Hear about annual planning for worship, finding resources, and ideas for churches of all sizes. Enthusiastic presenters, participatory activities, and materials to take home are all here!
Rev. David Keyes / Rev. Kathleen Rolenz / Rev. Jason Shelton / Rev. Greg Ward

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4042 Web Templates for Congregational Growth
Planning Committee Sponsored
Workshop: America's Center 262 (125)
Congregations needing a web site, or needing a better web site, will enjoy seeing the results of a project to develop Web Site Templates that Promote Congregational Growth. This project created a set of templates to be used by various levels of congregations to create or enhance their web sites. The templates are free or at minimal cost to the congregation and will be able to be installed and maintained with minimal technical expertise. This project was partially funded by the UU Funding Program and sponsored by the First Unitarian Society Technology Task Force.
Mark Gibbons / Diana Allen / Margy Young

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4043 Feeding the Souls of Men
UU Men's Network
Workshop: America's Center 241 (150)
The spiritual growth of men can be intentionally encouraged in the UU culture, bringing us to consider things of worth and meaning as we increasingly embody a vibrant future. Hear and tell about how UU men have deepened their awareness and fed their souls, perhaps even doing that together here.
Rev. Jaco B. ten Hove / Rev. Tom Owen-Towle

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4044 Race, Youth, and General Assembly: What We've Learned
Special Review Commission, UUA
Workshop: America's Center 264 (250)
Following the 2005 General Assembly , the UUA Moderator and President appointed a Special Review Commission to identify learnings about the structures of racism and agism both within and outside our faith community. The SRC will present their findings and suggest ways of overcoming the challenges that face UUs on our journey toward wholeness.
Members of the Special Review Commission

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4045 After Disaster
UU Trauma Response Ministry
Workshop: America's Center 220 (270)
When the building burns or is flooded, when a member-family is killed, when we confront lives forever changed by violence or disaster, Unitarian Universalists need one another. We are building a network of response to one another -- and need you to join us in building that network.
Rev Susan Suchocki-Brown / Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt / Rev. Aaron Payson

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4046 Using "Singing the Journey" in Your Congregation
UU Musicians Network
Workshop: America's Center 274 (450)
Following the success of the release of the hymnal supplement at GA05, this workshop is designed to explore the varied musical styles of this valuable resource, and to focus on ways in which your congregation can use these songs in worship and fellowship. Come prepared to sing!
Sarah Dan Jones

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4047 Storied Generosity: A Culture of Abundance in Mission Interpretation
UUA Staff
Workshop: America's Center 229 (270)
Effective storytelling shows how our Unitarian Universalist faith transforms lives, helps our congregants tell their own stories, interprets our mission in the world, and increases our congregational cultures of generosity and abundance. In this experiential workshop, learn how to listen for, read, and retell these stories of our living faith.
Rev. Naomi King / Laurel Amabile

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4048 Worshipping in Community
Society for Community Ministries
Worship: America's Center 230 (180)
Community ministers, lay people who consider the work they are doing to be ministry, and friends gather in worship, sharing the grace and the challenge of being called to ministries of justice and healing through words, music, and meditation. Winner of SCM community ministry sermon award preaching.
Rev. Kate Seitz Bortner / Darrick Jackson / Rev. Patricia Shelden / Rev. Maddie Sifantus

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4049 Youth Making Poverty History
UU United Nations Office
Workshop: America's Center 266 (125)
Youth are an integral part of making poverty history, and support for UN Millennium Development Goals. Action Plans from the 2005 World Youth Congress and 2006 UU-UNO Intergenerational Spring Seminar will be combined with discussion with St. Louis area social justice panel participants. Youth participation and networking is encouraged! This program repeats on Sunday at 1:45 p.m.

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4050 Veatch, Local UUs and Community: Social Justice Partnerships
UU Veatch Program
Workshop: America's Center 280 (115)
The Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock, local UUs and Missouri grassroots organizations are teaming up to advance social and economic justice in the St. Louis area. Come hear about their work and learn important lessons about social justice partnerships you can bring back to your community.
Robin Acree (invited) / Rhonda Perry (invited) / Lara Granich (invited) / Karen Hartman

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4051 How to Create an Earth-Honoring Ritual
UUA Staff
Workshop: America's Center 232 (180)
Explore our profoundly spiritual connection to the natural world. Get started on creating rituals that provide a formal way of celebrating the earth's cyclical events. Patricia Montley, Ph.D., author of In Nature's Honor: Myths and Rituals Celebrating the Earth (Skinner House), co-chairs the Worship Committee at First U. of Baltimore. This program repeats on Sunday at 1:45 p.m.
Patricia Montley, Ph. D.

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4052 Henry Hampton: Honoring The Legacy
UUA Staff
Workshop: America's Center 276 (450)
Henry Hampton dedicated his life to recording the civil rights movement in the internationally acclaimed "Eyes on the Prize" series. This Unitarian Universalist attended Washington University, and so this St. Louis General Assembly seemed an opportune time to celebrate his life and his work.
Rev. Bill Sinkford / Rev. Jack Mendelssohn

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4053 Confessions of the Other Mother: Non Biological Lesbian Moms
UUA Staff
Workshop: America's Center 222 (275)
This panel with non-biological lesbian Moms provides a window into the at-home realities of this new family architecture.While our society has support systems in place for new birth Moms, there is a need for recognition and support of Moms of another kind, who are creating new parenting roles and redefining motherhood.
Harlyn Aizley / Hillary Goodridge

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4054 The Joy of Irma Rombauer
UU Women's Heritage Society
Workshop: America's Center 240 (180)
Celebration of the life of the Unitarian woman who produced "The Joy of Cooking," one of America's best-loved cookbooks, which began with a recipe collection for the St. Louis Women's Alliance and went through many editions—at least one of which may be in your own kitchen.
Joan Goodwin / Rev. Betty Jo Middleton

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4055 Divestment, Other Strategies: What Your Congregation Can Do
UUs for Justice in the Middle East
Workshop: America's Center 261 (125)
The workshop examines different strategies—divestment, morally responsible investment, etc. — of the growing international movement for peace and justice through economic leverage in Israel and Palestine. We will provide tools to challenge ill-gotten corporate profits, and give examples of corporations, e.g. Caterpillar, which profit from human rights abuses. This program repeats on Sunday at 1:45 p.m.
Josh Ruebner

Saturday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
#4056 Dismantling Chaos Session #3: Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression Workshop
Young Religious UUs
Workshop: America's Center Room AB (0)
Participants will also have a chance to experience basic Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Analysis building, a simple first step on the lifelong journey of Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression work. Participants will also have a chance to learn about Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression work happening within the UU youth community. This session is in a track of four workshops, held at around the same time throughout the week.
Jyaphia Christos-Rodgers / Elandria Williams

Saturday 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
#4057 GA Choir Rehearsal IV
GA Planning Committee
Workshop: America's Center 274 (450)
Join the GA Choir! The choir rehearses every day for 75 minutes and will sing at the Closing Celebration. $10 music fee. This year's director is Mimi Bornstein from the First Universalist Church in Rockland, ME. The accompanist is Susan Peck from Corvallis, OR.
Mimi Bornstein / Susan Peck

Saturday 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
#4058 Youth Covenanting Groups Based on Identity
Young Religious UUs
Workshop: America's Center Room AB (0)
ID Groups are a place where people can talk about racial identity and racism. YRUU is setting up ID groups for youth, organized by race, so that everyone will have a safe place to grow and be challenged as we continue to work towards ending racism inherent in our society.

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4059 From the Heart: Building a New Democracy Movement
Planning Committee Sponsored
Featured Presentation: America's Center Ferrara Theater (1411)
Spirit in Action Director Linda Stout shares strategies for building a new inclusive democracy movement developed from hundreds of diverse “Circles of Change.” *Bringing spirit to political work. *Healing divisions across systemic oppressions and “issue focus.” *Articulating new messages based on collective positive vision. *Taking strategic action for sustainable change.
Linda Stout / Rev. Jeanne Lloyd / Paula Cole Jones / Susan Leslie

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4060 Lambda Ministers Guild Annual Meeting
Lambda Minister Guild
Annual Meeting: America's Center 280 (115)
Join your Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender colleagues for our annual meeting. Good conversation and networking. Seminarians welcome.
Rev. Ann Marie Alderman

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4061 Revisiting Our Principles
Commission on Appraisal, UUA
Hearing: America's Center 228 (275)
As its next project, the Commission will review Article II of the UUA Bylaws (the Principles and Purposes). Please share your feelings about the content and uses of this important text. There will also be open time to raise other issues regarding the well-being of the Association and UUism.

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4062 Saturday FUN TIMES
Young Religious UUs
Annual Meeting: America's Center Room AB (0)
FUNTIMES: Folks Unanimously Networking To Image, Manage, and Execute Sessions. These are the Youth Caucus business meetings!!! We call 'em FUN TIMES BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE! And you don't even have to be a delegate to attend. All are invited to come to our business meetings
Erin Wissink / Amerlia Harati

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4063 Presidential Conversation Space
President and Moderator, UUA
Congregational Presidents: America's Center 130 (450)
This workshop is one of three lightly structured opportunities to meet with other congregational leaders. The first half of this workshop will be facilitated; the second half is an opportunity for networking. For congregational presidents only. If your congregation does not have a "President," this program is meant for the highest elected lay leader (Board President, Prudential Chair, etc.).

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4064-1 Mini-Assembly on 2006 GA Actions of Immediate Witness 1
Commission on Social Witness, UUA
Hearing: America's Center 120 (250)
These Mini-assemblies are your ONLY opportunity to suggest amendments to the text of the six proposed Actions of Immediate Witness admitted to the GA Agenda during Saturday's Plenary. Debate on each AIW, as amended, occurs during Sunday's Plenary. Mini-assembly room assignments will be announced during Saturday's Plenary.
Rev. Jan Carlsson-Bull / David May / Laura Shemick / Rev. Susan M. Smith

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4064-2 Mini-Assembly on 2006 GA Actions of Immediate Witness 2
Commission on Social Witness, UUA
Hearing: America's Center 121 (125)
These Mini-assemblies are your ONLY opportunity to suggest amendments to the text of the six proposed Actions of Immediate Witness admitted to the GA Agenda during Saturday's Plenary. Debate on each AIW, as amended, occurs during Sunday's Plenary. Mini-assembly room assignments will be announced during Saturday's Plenary.
Rev. Jan Carlsson-Bull / David May / Laura Shemick / Rev. Susan M. Smith

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4064-3 Mini-Assembly on 2006 GA Actions of Immediate Witness 3
Commission on Social Witness, UUA
Hearing: America's Center 122 (125)
These Mini-assemblies are your ONLY opportunity to suggest amendments to the text of the six proposed Actions of Immediate Witness admitted to the GA Agenda during Saturday's Plenary. Debate on each AIW, as amended, occurs during Sunday's Plenary. Mini-assembly room assignments will be announced during Saturday's Plenary.
Rev. Jan Carlsson-Bull / David May / Laura Shemick

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4064-4 Mini-Assembly on 2006 GA Actions of Immediate Witness 6
Commission on Social Witness, UUA
Hearing: America's Center 126 (125)
These Mini-assemblies are your ONLY opportunity to suggest amendments to the text of the six proposed Actions of Immediate Witness admitted to the GA Agenda during Saturday's Plenary. Debate on each AIW, as amended, occurs during Sunday's Plenary. Mini-assembly room assignments will be announced during Saturday's Plenary.
Rev. Jan Carlsson-Bull / David May / Laura Shemick / Rev. Susan M. Smith

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4064-5 Mini-Assembly on 2006 GA Actions of Immediate Witness 5
Commission on Social Witness, UUA
Hearing: America's Center 125 (125)
These Mini-assemblies are your ONLY opportunity to suggest amendments to the text of the six proposed Actions of Immediate Witness admitted to the GA Agenda during Saturday's Plenary. Debate on each AIW, as amended, occurs during Sunday's Plenary. Mini-assembly room assignments will be announced during Saturday's Plenary.
Rev. Jan Carlsson-Bull / David May / Laura Shemick / Rev. Susan M. Smith

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4064-6 Mini-Assembly on 2006 GA Actions of Immediate Witness 4
Commission on Social Witness, UUA
Hearing: America's Center 124 (250)
These Mini-assemblies are your ONLY opportunity to suggest amendments to the text of the six proposed Actions of Immediate Witness admitted to the GA Agenda during Saturday's Plenary. Debate on each AIW, as amended, occurs during Sunday's Plenary. Mini-assembly room assignments will be announced during Saturday's Plenary.
Rev. Jan Carlsson-Bull / David May / Laura Shemick / Rev. Susan M. Smith

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4065 The Eliot Pulse in a City With a Heart
UU Historical Society
Lecture: America's Center 263 (250)
The story of how St. Louis became a city with a conscience cannot be detached from that of the Unitarian homestead where Abby Adams Cranch and William Greenleaf Eliot's family lived from the 1830's well into the 20th century. This illustrated lecture will put a human face on that history.
Dr. Cynthia Grant Tucker

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4066 Cakes for the Queen of Heaven--She Changes
UU Women & Religion
Lecture: America's Center 276 (450)
NPR correspondent Margot Adler interviews author Shirley Ranck and editor Leslie Westbrook on the twentieth anniversary of the feminist theology curriculum, Cakes for the Queen of Heaven. What’s changed? Where do we go from here in the on-going process of liberation? We also honor our elders with ritual and song.
Margot Adler / Rev. Shirley Ranck / Rev. Leslie Westbrook

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4067 Working Together As a Church Staff - Gifts and Impediments
Association of UU Administrators
Workshop: America's Center 231 (150)
What does each staff member bring to the table? Moderated by The Rev. Kurt Kuhwald, a panel consisting of a representative Parish Minister, Community Minister, Music Director, Administrator, and R.E. Director will share a variety of experiences regarding staff relations, including successes and lessons learned. A question/answer period will follow.
Rev. Kurt A. Kuhwald

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4068 Re-covenanting as Renewal: Revising Your Congregation's Covenant
Ballou Channing District
Workshop: America's Center 265 (125)
Unitarian Universalists do not share a common belief, but rather a common set of values. A covenant process can help a congregation discern its ultimate commitments, and the spirit in which members will walk together to meet those commitments. Come learn a process for revising (or creating) a congregational covenant
Rev Victoria Weinstein

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4069 Beyond the Ramp: Accessibility in Youth & Young Adult Programs
Continental UU Young Adult Network
Workshop: Renaissance Grand Landmark Ballroom 5 & 6 (0)
Come get concrete ideas for ways to provide universal accessibility for youth and young adults. There will be a broad based panel discussion, and Q & A session regarding accessibility and ableism in youth and young adult worship, meeting, group and conference settings.
Rev. Devorah Greenstein / Elandria Williams / Amanda Schuber / Betty Jeanne Rueters-Ward

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4070 Affirming a Multicultural Unitarian Universalist Identity
Joseph Priestley District
Workshop: America's Center 223 (275)
This is a model for moving beyond tolerance to celebration and affirmation of a racially and ethnically diverse, multicultural Unitarian Universalist identity, with ways to incorporate diverse experiences into Worship, Religious Education and Justice Work in our congregations. It shows a model for inclusiveness of racial and ethnic identity groups.
Natalie Fenimore / Gabrielle Farrell

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4071 Fired by Baptism: A Human Rights Education Project
Office of International Relations, UUA
Workshop: America's Center 241 (150)
The United States Chapter Board of the International Association of Religious Freedom will present three short films, "Sacred Grove," "Rita's Choice," "Where is Home" on issues of religious liberty. Discussion will follow on how the films (available with other training material) can be used to conduct interfaith exercises in human rights education for congregations and communities.
Rev. Olivia Holmes

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4072 How Carbon Offsets Can Save Creation
Unirondack
Workshop: America's Center 229 (270)
UU Ministry for Earth reminds us that if we are to address the threat of global warming we need to dramatically reduce our carbon dioxide emissions. For those emissions we cannot presently avoid, this workshop explores how individuals and congregations can offset carbon dioxide emissions by using carbon credits.
Eric Carlson

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4073 Building Inter-Racial, Multi-Cultural Religious Community
Planning Committee Sponsored
Workshop: America's Center 220 (270)
Rev. William Sinkford will host a panel of experts with decades of experience in creating intentionally multiracial congregations. This workshop will help lay leaders understand the challenges of building diverse community, and provide strategies for addressing those challenges.
Rev. Bill Sinkford

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4074 Forward Through the Aging
UU Retired Ministers and Partners Association
Workshop: America's Center 266 (125)
Reflections on a life of ministry, service and transition are offered by the Rev. Richard and Joyce Gilbert, retired from First Unitarian, Rochester, NY. One way or another, we are all engaged in a life of ministry and service, with aging and continual transition an integral part of our beings.
Rev. Richard Gilbert / Joyce Gilbert

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4075 Predatory Lending No! Community Investing Yes!
UU Affordable Housing Corporation
Workshop: America's Center 261 (125)
You’ve heard about predatory payday and mortgage lenders. There’s an alternative! Community Investing creates wealth rather than stripping it. Create jobs, affordable housing and micro-enterprise with Community Development Financial Institutions. Find out what UUA’s new Community Investing policy is, and how your congregation’s investment can be matched. This program is also offered on Saturday at 8:30 a.m.
Mark Knight / Vanessa Lowe

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4076 Considering Calling a Clergy Couple?
UU Clergy Couples Association
Workshop: America's Center 230 (180)
Clergy couples and lay representatives from two congregations will address the unique issues, opportunities and challenges of calling a clergy couple. As a search committee member, what should you know about the advantages of calling a clergy couple or team? What concerns should you anticipate?
Rev. Judy Welles / Rev. Duane Fickeisen

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4077 International Journeys Toward World Community
UU Partner Church Council
Workshop: America's Center 227 (275)
Mark Twain said, "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness." UUPCC's unique pilgrimage travel experiences foster personal transformation through culturally diverse contact about global and social justice issues with the people of a country. Hear personal stories from youth and adults. Learn how you too can experience transformative journeys.
Catherine Cordes / Barbara Beach / Ann Gary

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4078 Linking Spirituality, Panentheism, and Loomer's S-I-Z-E
UU Process Theology Network
Workshop: America's Center 260 (250)
Metaphors and images influence our spiritual connection to the world. Alfred North Whitehead's panentheism and Bernard Loomer's "The S-I-Z-E of God" are two poetic reflections offered by Process Theology. Four network members will share their perspectives on the topic. A brief annual business meeting will follow.
Barbara Keiller, Ph.D. / Rev. Joy Atkinson / Rev. Roy Reynolds / Rev. Barbara Coeyman

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4079 Defending Workers’ Rights: Innovations by Informal Worker Movements
UU Service Committee
Workshop: America's Center 226 (275)
Global workers are under siege, with women and children the most vulnerable. Join Kenyan activist Winnie Mitullah and Tim Costello of U.S.-based Campaign on Contingent Work to learn about critical issues facing all working people, strategies for organizing “informal economy” workers, and how to defend labor and women’s rights today.
Dr. Winnie Mitullah / Tom Costello / Johanna Chao-Rittenburg

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4080 Microfinance and the Millennium Development Goals
UU United Nations Office
Workshop: America's Center 262 (125)
Microfinance schemes--many designed to empower women in development--have been replicated around the world. Practices shared during the 2005 UN Year of Microfinance have stirred some UU congregations to become involved in microfinance for social justice. Panelists and workshop participants will share journeys, ideas and questions.

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4081 Tapestry of Faith: Curriculum for the 21st Century
UUA Staff
Workshop: America's Center 232 (180)
UU Religious education is changing, but in what direction? What will be the foundation of UU faith development for the next 20 years? What role will new curricula play in a vital, growing, relevant Unitarian Universalism? Learn about this curriculum's philosophy and progress, and share your experiences and perspectives.
Judith A. Frediani / Dr. Tracey L. Hurd / Rev. Sarah Ivy Gibb

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4082 Small is Beautiful
UUA Staff
Workshop: America's Center 267 (250)
Small, mid-size or large, your congregation can be strong and healthy. There are special challenges -- and gifts -- for the small congregation. Come find out how your small congregation (less than 150 members) can face those challenges, and celebrate those gifts, with style. This program repeats on Sunday at 1:45 p.m.
Rev. Jane Dwinell

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4083 Large Congregations: Ideas, Experiences and Reflections
UUA Staff
Workshop: America's Center 275 (450)
“The book” is still being written about large congregations, which are fundamentally a phenomenon of the last generation. What's clear is that size matters – and one size doesn’t fit all. The Alban Institute has studied the unique characteristics and needs of large congregations. What has been learned to date?
Rev. Dr. Gilbert Rendle

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4084 Umbrella Giving Planned Giving: Your Congregations and the Association
UUA Staff
Workshop: America's Center 225 (265)
The UUA can assist your congregation in maximizing the potential generosity of its members by explaining planned giving, assisting in the solicitation of potential planned gifts, and managing these gifts. The UUA has developed a simple and creative solution called “umbrella giving,” which makes it easier for individuals to give to many Unitarian Universalist organizations.
Jay Libby

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4085 Join Us as an ally!
Accessibilities Committee, UUA
Workshop: America's Center 224 (265)
People with disabilities often remain outside our communities, expected to be authorities and providers of access solutions. People without disabilities must agree to serve as effective lifelong allies. Join us to discuss what it means to be an ally, and share behaviors vital to shaping a beloved community for all.
Dr. Helen Bishop / Gene Burr / Rev. Laurie Thomas / Rev. Wendy von Zirpolo

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4086 Drug Education: Implementing the New Curriculum for Teens
UUs for Drug Policy Reform
Workshop: America's Center 264 (250)
UUDPR has developed the kind of drug education curriculum that UU teens have always wanted -- like OWL, except about drugs. Learn how to implement the "Freedom and Responsibility" program in your congregation. Hear from the curriculum co-developer and a few of the UUs who have facilitated it in their churches.
Charles Thomas

Saturday 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
#4087 Reverence For Life Worship Service, UFETA Annual Meeting
UUs for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Worship: America's Center 274 (450)
Come celebrate all of life as we host the winner of this year’s Albert Schweitzer Sermon Award. This will be your chance to share with others your compassion and hope for all species, and to network with other congregations that are engaged in nonhuman animal concerns.
Rev. LoraKim Joyner / Rev. Gary Kowalski

Saturday 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
#4088 Saturday (evening) Youth Delegate Strategy Session
Young Religious UUs
Workshop: America's Center Room AB (0)
Youth delegates will be briefed on the issues in front of the GA Plenary. If the Youth Caucus has decided to take action on an item at FUN TIMES, youth delegates will use this time to review and finalize the statement and develop a strategy for mobilizing.
Erin Wissink / Amelia Harati

Saturday 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
#4089 Plenary VI
GA Planning Committee
Plenary: America's Center Hall 3 (0)
Moderator Gini Courterpresides over the daily plenary sessions in which the business of the Association is being conducted. Please refer to the Agenda book for details on the specific items which will be addressed.
Gini Courter

Saturday 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
#4090 All-GA Youth Worship
Young Religious UUs
Worship: America's Center Hall 3 (0)
Join in the spirit of worship and community at this all-GA worship service. We gather to celebrrate the souls, contributions, gifts and talents of youth, and to affirm all people. Led by the GA Youth Caucus, this worship service promises to be as unique and inspiring as the diversity of human experience itself.

Saturday 7:00 pm - 7:15 pm
#4091 Saturday HUUPLA
Young Religious UUs
Workshop: America's Center Room AB (0)
Hardcore UU People's Large Assembly: GA's greatest event! Come here to learn about the next day's youth programming, meet cool people, find your sponsor or your youth, and have fun with the amazingly awesome HUUPER, Bart Frost!!!"
Bart Frost

Saturday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
#4092 The American Creed Television Premier
Planning Committee Sponsored
Lecture: America's Center Ferrara Theater (1411)
"The American Creed," will air nationally this July 3 as a Hallmark Fourth of July Special. President Bill Clinton called Forrest’s book (on which the show is based) "a true gift, which shows us why so many Americans for over two centuries have kept their faith in our fundamental principles."
Rev. Forrest Church

Saturday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
#4093 Peace - The Eighth Principle
Murray Grove Association
Performance: America's Center 275 (450)
Peace - The Eighth Principle It has been said “There is no way to peace, peace is the way.” Come celebrate with UUSC’s Charlie Clemments and musician Jim Scott the ideals of peacemaking in word and song, as we present the idea of an 8th UU Principle - our dedication to non-violent resolution of conflict.
Jim Scott / Charlie Clemments

Saturday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
#4094 An Agriculture Where Nature is the Measure
Project Harvest Hope
Lecture: America's Center 228 (275)
New hope, new possibilities, new diretions home are born in partnership. Wes Jackson, a prophet crying out against environmental degradation, rallies us to reconsider family farms and to protect the topsoil. Zsolt Solymosi, Starr King's Balazs Scholar, minister & teacher in Transylvania, & Rob Eller-Isaacs, President of Harvest Hope, respond.
Wes Jackson / Rev. Zsolt Solymosi / Rev. Robert Eller-Isaacs

Saturday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
#4095 Mama's Boy/Preacher's Son
UUA Staff
Lecture: America's Center 276 (450)
The director and co-founder of GLSEN talks about growing up in trailer parks, his fundamentalist father, coming out at Harvard--and again as a teacher--and the need to combat homophobia and make our schools and communities safe for all youth. From his new Beacon book, "Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son".
Kevin Jennings

Saturday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
#4096 Mark Twain - On Religion, Relationships, Sex and Other Lies
Southwestern UU Conference
Performance: America's Center 261 (125)
James Doores, in full costume, recreates the character of Mark Twain on the lecture circuit. Twain's depth of insight and razor-edged wit spice his comments on religion, relationships, racism and the human condition. While entertaining us, he also inspires our reevaluation of these important topics.
James Doores

Saturday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
#4097 We Can Do It!
Accessibilities Committee, UUA
Workshop: America's Center 263 (250)
Many congregations have worked hard to achieve and improve accessibilities in many areas. People who have facilitated those efforts will share their stories, and explore how they overcame obstacles and found areas of support. Emphasis will be on how these success stories can be replicated in other congregations.
Dr. Helen Bishop

Saturday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
#4098 Growing in Faith: Nurturing Children’s Spiritual Growth
UUA Staff
Workshop: America's Center 225 (265)
What values do we hold for nurturing children’s spiritual development? This workshop will explore what we know about children’s faith development and the implications for faith communities. Practices that can provide children with a path of spiritual development that center on values, social justice, and community will be shared.
Dr. Tracey L. Hurd / Rev. Keith Kron

Saturday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
#4099 Congregational Health and Vitality via the Chrysalis Way
Florida District
Workshop: America's Center 229 (270)
The Chrysalis Way, a pilot program for emerging congregations sponsored by Florida UU District, equips leaders to build congregations that are healthy, adaptable, values-oriented, mission-focused, accountable, and connected. It is a pathway through UUA resources and interfaith best practices that can transform even very old caterpillars into new butterflies. This program repeats on Saturday at 8:30 a.m.
Connie Goodbread / Rev. Susan Smith

Saturday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
#4100 Her-Stories from Feisty UU Feminist Activists
Southwest UU Women
Workshop: America's Center 260 (250)
Know our history. Celebrate our accomplishments. Join us as we explore the stories of those uppity Unitarian Universalist women and the obstacles they encountered as they traveled on the bumpy road determined to create a revolution by resolution in the denomination. Bring your own stories to share.
Rosemary Matson

Saturday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
#4101 Green Sanctuary Showcase and Celebration
UU Ministry for Earth
Workshop: America's Center 224 (265)
Join UU Ministry for Earth to celebrate the achievements of our newly accredited Green Sanctuaries. Representatives of each congregation will share experiences of working towards a sustainable future. See how they’re making a difference with community action, personal lifestyle changes, and spiritual practices celebrating the abundance of life on Earth.
Rev. Katherine Jesch

Saturday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
#4102 UU-UNO Dana McLean Greeley Address
UU United Nations Office
Workshop: America's Center 280 (115)
Presentation by the winning writer of the UU-UNO Dana McLean Greeley Address competition, "to encourage and to recognize Unitarian Universalists' thought and action on global issues of peace and justice and the role of the UN." This Address is named for Reverend Greeley, first UUA President and WCRP co-founder.
Rev. Dorothy May Emerson

Saturday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
#4103 How Camps, Conferences and Retreats Serve Congregations
Council of UU Camps and Conferences (CU2C2)
Workshop: America's Center 262 (125)
Did you know that there is a national network of UU Conferences and, Camp, Conference and Retreat Centers? A panel of active UU ministers will discuss the benefits of using this wealth of resources to strengthen your congregation's leadership and community.
Rev. Tom Chulak / Rev. Patricia Hoertdoerfer / Rev. Jaco ten Hove / Ellen Chulak

Saturday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
#4104 Honoring the Music and Stories of a People
Diverse Revolutionary UU Multicultural Ministries
Workshop: America's Center 220 (270)
We embrace the music and stories that experess diversity within our congregations yet the context is often unclear. How can we freely share our songs, hyms, and stories? All are invited to share ways to respectfully and appropiately honor the traditions from which they come.
Rev. Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley / Dr. Sharon D. Welch

Saturday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
#4105 Changing Women’s Lives: UU Women’s Federation Grants Program
UU Women's Federation
Workshop: America's Center 230 (180)
What do "Busy Bees," PSAs, "Cakes" and prison pen pals have in common? They represent innovative projects that have received funding from the UUWF Grants Program because they are advancing equity and justice for women! Come meet our awardees and learn how your organization can participate in future grant cycles.

Saturday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
#4106 The UUA's New Face on the Web
UUA Staff
Workshop: America's Center 264 (250)
The UUA's website has been redesigned and reorganized to serve users more effectively-- and the UUA has launched a new Web magazine, UUWorld.org. Hear the UUA experts responsible for the updated sites explain what's new, and get answers to your questions about using the sites and about how they work.
Mark Steinwinter / Tom Stites / Chris Walton / Deb Weiner

Saturday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
#4107 Costume Ball Craft-Making Party
Young Religious UUs
Workshop: America's Center Room AB (0)
Participants are invited to express their creativity through craft-making. Participants will be making masks for the Costume Ball to follow during evening entertainment the very same night! Lots of fun, be sure not to miss.

Saturday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
#4108 Rhythm and Color: A Soulful Sundown
Continental UU Young Adult Network
Worship: Renaissance Grand Landmark Ballroom 5 & 6 (0)
Soulful Sundown is a model of UU contemporary worship developed by Rev. Marlin Lavanhar, now Senior Minister of All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, OK.

Saturday 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
#4109 Ware Lecture by Mary Oliver
GA Planning Committee
Ware Lecture: America's Center Hall 3 (0)
Mary Oliver was born on September 10, 1935, in a small town in Ohio, a pastoral setting. From her earliest days the surrounding farms and fields and the deep woodlands attracted her, and she spent many hours there, walking, listening, even reading in a hundred congenial places. She graduated from the local high school, where she was a decent enough student she says, with what is probably a still-standing record for truancy. Later she studied at Ohio State University and Vassar College, but took no degree. For several years she lived at the home of Edna St. Vincent Millay, in upper New York state, companion, sometimes secretary, sometimes fellow gardener, with Norma Millay, the poet’s sister, and her husband, the painter Charles Ellis. In the late fifties she met Molly Malone Cook, and together they make a home in Provincetown, Massachusetts. They lived together, until Ms. Cook’s death, for more than forty years. Oliver’s third book, American Primitive, won the Pulitzer Price for Poetry in 1984. During the next years she traveled widely, giving readings and holding residencies and workshops at various colleges and universities including Case Western Reserve, Bucknell, University of Cincinnati, and Sweet Briar College. Beginning in 1995, for five years, she held the Catharine Osgood Foster Chair for Distinguished Teaching at Bennington College. Her work appears in many magazines, among them Poetry, The New Yorker, Spiritus, Orion, Shenandoah, Onearth, The Southern Review, Five Points, and Appalachia. In April 2006, Beacon Press will release At Blackwater Pond, a compact disc recording of Oliver reading a selection of forty of her poems. Oliver’s honors include fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts (1972-1973) and the Guggenheim Foundation (1980-1981). She has also received an American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Achievement Award, a Lannan Literary Award, the 1991 Christopher and L.L. Winship/PEN New England Awards, and the Poetry Society of America's Shelley Memorial Prize.
Mary Oliver

Saturday 10:00 pm - 12:00 am
#4110 Saturday Night Dance with DJ Glo
Young Religious UUs
Evening Entertainment: Renaissance Grand Landmark Ballroom 1234 (0)
Saturday night's all right for dancing, and UUs can dance the night away with a UU DJ from Ohio Meadville district, DJ Glo.

Saturday 10:00 pm - 10:30 pm
#4111 Sharing of Joys and Concerns
GA Planning Committee
Worship: America's Center 200 (0)
A gathering centered around reflection on the day's experiences and sharing of joys and concerns around these experiences, led by the chaplain and a member of the Planning Committee.

Saturday 10:00 pm - 11:45 pm
#4112 Movie Night: “Crossing the Border—Latino/a Identity and Unitarian Universalism”
Moderator, UUA
Movie Night: America's Center 130 (450)
In this film we share the experiences of UU Latinos/as who struggle to find a religious home in Unitarian Universalism. In discussion we will explore the possibility for a truly multi-cultural Unitarian Universalism. Can we open our faith to people from America’s largest minority? Moderated discussion to follow.

Saturday 10:30 pm - 11:30 pm
#4113 Young Adult Worship #4
Continental UU Young Adult Network
Worship: Renaissance Grand Landmark Ballroom 5 & 6 (0)
You are invited to join the Young Adult Caucus to worship and explore in right relations in the family through a participatory celebration of life.
Andrew Tripp