June 20-24, Phoenix, Arizona
“We are not a religious tradition with a creed, but a religious movement that has always wedded social justice work to theology.”—James Luther Adams
Highlights:
- Rev. John T. Crestwell, Jr. Associate Minister of Outreach, Leadership, and Evangelism at the UU Church of Annapolis, MD, will deliver the Sunday Morning sermon.
- The Service of the Living Tradition sermon will be delivered by Rev. Karen I. Tse, an international human rights attorney and ordained Unitarian Universalist minister.
- Maria Hinojosa, award winning broadcast journalist and author, has been selected as the Ware Lecturer for the 2012 GA. She is the anchor and managing editor of NPR’s Latino USA.
For more information, click on these links: General Assembly 2012 Schedule and here for much more information about the upcoming Justice General Assembly.
Are you considering going to General Assembly (GA) in 2012? It’s not too early to start planning for the largest annual Unitarian Universalist event. If you plan on attending this year’s G.A.,
If you are thinking about going, you may want to consider being a UUS:E delegate. You can be a delegate and still participate in many of the various daily workshops and the fun evening activities!
What does it mean to be a delegate? As a delegate you would be representing our congregation at the Plenary Sessions over the course of the five days. The time commitment is 1-2 hours daily except for the last two days. The Plenary Sessions on Saturday and Sunday are scheduled so that you won’t miss out on the evening activities on Saturday or the Sunday morning worship and closing celebration.
What’s a Plenary Session and what will I have to do? This is the business portion of GA. During the Plenary Sessions you will have the opportunity to listen to proposals put forth in a system of “Study Issues”, “Issues of Immediate Witness”, and the key issue that the denomination is going to take a stand on this year. There is a lot of voting involved and a good delegate should be well informed. If you are considering going to GA in 2012, whether as a delegate or otherwise, please let anyone on the Denominational Affairs Committee know. Contact the church office at uuse153@sbcglobal.net or call 860-646-5151.
