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Become involved with a project that has caught your passion: whether it's Green Sanctuary, Gift-Based Ministry, as a worship associate, leading a covenant group, or something entirely different, your congregation needs your involvement in order to benefit from your unique talents and gifts!

Become a religious educator. Whether you are working with children, youth, young adults, or adults, this work can be deeply fulfilling and fun!

Offer to become a lay leader in your congregation. Talk to your nominating committee. If your congregation's in search for new professional leadership, think about whether you might contribute in new and exciting ways to that venture.

Witness your faith in the company of others, on behalf of your congregation. Seek out connections with other religious groups who share similar values. Help carry the message -- beyond your congregation -- that makes clear Unitarian Universalism's values and voice in this challenging world.

Become a delegate to your UUA District's meetings. You'll learn new skills, develop a sense of Unitarian Universalism that extends beyond your own congregation, and help nurture the vitality of our faith in your district.

Don't wait to be asked: contact your congregation's Nominating Committee and tell them you're willing to serve. They'll be glad to hear from you!

- from the UUA

News from the Greater Philly Cluster of UU Churches

I know that a few congregations are facing some difficult staffing choices. Here is a blog with some wisdom about staff terminations from Susan Beaumont, a highly regarded congregational consultant who often focuses on staffing and supervision.

https://www.congregationalconsulting.org/letting-staff-go-with-integrity/

Patricia Hall Infante :: she/her/hers
Congregational Life Staff
Based in Marlton NJ
609-792-9042

Thursday, March 18 at 7pm —

Small Congregation Webinar Series

Are you in a congregation of 120 or fewer members? Are you interested in learning how congregations are sharing different aspects of congregational life? The Small Congregations Task Force is offering a free 3 part series to help:

Activities through May —

Zoom Calls of Interest

Please feel free to drop in on any or all calls that appeal to you. We’re looking forward to continuing these opportunities for connection and support of one another through the rest of 2020!

  • Mar 3, Apr 7, May 5 - Wednesday (First Wednesday of the month: at 5 pm) with Sunshine Wolfe, swolfe@uua.org and Renee Ruchtozke, rruchotzke@uua.org (Western PA and Ohio)

  • Mar 9, Apr 13, May 11 - Tuesday (Second Tuesday of the month: at 6:30 pm) with Patricia Infante, pinfante@uua.org and Sana Saeed, ssaeed@uua.org (Central and Eastern PA, Northern MD and DE if preferred)

  • Mar 12, Apr 9, May 14 - Friday (Second Friday of the month: at 1 pm) with Evin Carvill-Ziemer, eziemer@uua.org and Renee Ruchotzke, rruchotzke@uua.org (Upstate NY)

  • Mar 15, Apr 19, May 17 - Monday (Third Monday of the month at 4 pm) with Megan Foley, mfoley@uua.org (Delaware-Maryland-Virginia-DC area)

  • Mar 17, Apr 21, May 19 - Wednesday (Third Wednesday of the month: at 6 pm with Patricia Infante, pinfante@uua.org, Sana Saeed, ssaeed@uua.org, Evin Carvill-Ziemer, eziemer@uua.org and Hope Johnson, hjohnson@uua.org (Northeast PA, New Jersey, NYC, LIAC, MetroNorth)
To see additional upcoming events at our
GPC congregations, visit the GPC calendar.

GPC is on Facebook!
- Please "follow" us on the Facebook page, "Greater Philly Unitarian Universalist Cluster".
- Please join our Facebook group, "Greater Philly UUs". It is a "closed" group, so find "Greater Philly UUs" on Facebook and click the button to request to join.

Introducing UUA LeaderLab! LeaderLab provides relentlessly useful resources for lay and professional leaders of UU congregations and covenanting communities. For more info...

CER Guest in Your Pulpit program
The Guest in Your Pulpit Program is a listing of available ministers, seminarians, ministerial candidates and lay pulpit guests for congregations in the Central East Region. This program was created to assist churches to find people who are willing to provide services. For more info and to be added to the list...

The GPC calendar is always available at http://www.greaterphillyuu.org/calendar/ You can find out what other neighborhood churches are doing there! And of course, there is more information on the Greater Philly UU Cluster, check out our website.

For more information on the Greater Philly UU Cluster, check out our website.

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