This page is under construction. General Assembly events are available below in reverse chronological order
Friday: 1:30-2:45 pm: General Assembly General Session 4 (details below).
6:00-7:00 pm: General Assembly Synergy Bridging Worship (details below).
Saturday: 1:30-2:45 pm: General Assembly General Session 5 (details below).
4:00-5:00 pm: General Assembly General Session 6 (details below).
Sunday, 10:00-11:00 am: General Assembly Sunday Morning Worship Service (details below).
Friday: 1:30-2:45 pm: General Assembly General Session 4 (details below).
6:00-7:00 pm: General Assembly Synergy Bridging Worship (details below).
Saturday: 1:30-2:45 pm: General Assembly General Session 5 (details below).
4:00-5:00 pm: General Assembly General Session 6 (details below).
Sunday, 10:00-11:00 am: General Assembly Sunday Morning Worship Service (details below).
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Order of Service:
“Beyond the Water’s Edge” These are uncertain and volatile times. These are times that call on us to work towards our collective liberation while also tending to our spiritual needs and caring for others. How do we ready ourselves for what is being asked of us? How do we keep moving even when we don’t feel ready? Gathering Music Honoring the Land and Welcome Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray Call to Worship and Chalice Lighting Rev. Joan Javier-Duval and Rev. Mykal Slack Opening Song “We Are...” by Ysaye Barnwell GA Virtual Choir directed by Benjie Messer Soloist: Dr. Ysaye Barnwell A Message for Us All Rev. Mykal Slack Offering Tomaquag Museum Testimonial from Lorén Spears, Executive Director of the Tomaquag Museum Flute music by Ridge E. Spears Meditation and Prayer Rev. Mykal Slack Responsive Music “Deep River” trad. African-American spiritual Philip Rogers, Nivek Anderson Reading adapted selection from Three Dreams in a Desert Clyde Grubbs by Olive Schreiner Aja Davis Yuri Yamamoto Anthem “Tomorrow” by Kate Miner GA Virtual Choir Sermon Beyond the Water’s Edge Rev. Joan Javier-Duval Closing Song “Keep On Moving Forward” by Pat Humphries Emma’s Revolution Benediction Rev. Joan Javier-Duval |
General Assembly events are available below in reverse chronological order
Friday: 1:30-2:45 pm: General Assembly General Session 4 (details below).
6:00-7:00 pm: General Assembly Synergy Bridging Worship (details below).
Saturday: 1:30-2:45 pm: General Assembly General Session 5 (details below).
4:00-5:00 pm: General Assembly General Session 6 (details below).
Sunday, 10:00-11:00 am: General Assembly Sunday Morning Worship Service (details below).
Friday: 1:30-2:45 pm: General Assembly General Session 4 (details below).
6:00-7:00 pm: General Assembly Synergy Bridging Worship (details below).
Saturday: 1:30-2:45 pm: General Assembly General Session 5 (details below).
4:00-5:00 pm: General Assembly General Session 6 (details below).
Sunday, 10:00-11:00 am: General Assembly Sunday Morning Worship Service (details below).
Saturdy, 1:30-2:45 pm: General Session 5 (event 413 )
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General Session 5
1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
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General Session 5
1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
- GA Theme—Rooted, Inspired, and Ready
- Installation of Elected Volunteers to the Board of Trustees, General Assembly Planning Committee, and Nominating Committee
- Voting Process Review
- Consideration of Actions of Immediate Witness
- Responsive Resolutions (if any)
Synergy Bridging Worship (Event 322)
 Synergy Bridging Worship at GA 2017. (Photo by Nancy Pierce/UUA)
Bridging (the transition out of youth communities and into young adulthood) is a moment of transformation. Join us for this public worship honoring those bridging, and reaffirm our commitment to multigenerational community. This year's service, planned by youth and young adults, explores this moment through a metaphor of compost.
This is a transformative multi-generational worship. Come be inspired and illuminated at a celebration of treasured worship elements, rites of passage and brilliant contemporary musical performances. |
Part One: “Held in Love / In the compost heap”
Opening, Welcome, & Chalice Lighting Reflection: “Returning to Wisdom” Collection: The Katie Tyson Fund for Young & Young Adult Ministry Song: “Lean on Me” Part Two: “Transformed by Spirit / Becoming soil” Reflection: “To Change & Be Changed” Prayer & Meditation Ceremony of Bridging Song: “There’s a River” Part Three: “Living in Faith / Nourishing the garden” Reflection: “Sending You Forth” Charge to the Gathered Congregation Closing Words Song: “Building A New Way” |
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Friday, 1:30-2:45 pm: General Session 4 (event 315 )
Agenda General Session 4
- Call to Order
- Opening Words
- GA Theme—Rooted Inspiration
- Chaplains, GA Planning Committee, Right Relationship Team Updates
- Voting Process Review
- Rules Review
- Bylaw Amendments
- Music
- Business Resolutions
- Closing Words
- Announcements
2018 Service of the Living Tradition (Photo by Nancy Pierce/UUA)
Led by the Ministries and Faith Development Staff Group, this service honors fellowshipped and credentialed religious leaders; remembering those who have died, recognizing those who have completed active service - we expect our former minister, Roger Fritts, to be included among these - and welcoming those who have received fellowship or credentialed status in the past year.
The sermon will be delivered by Rev. Danielle Di Bona. She is the former President of the Diverse and Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries (DRUUMM).. Music Director for this service is Dr. Zanaida Stewart Robles, a fierce advocate for diversity and inclusion in music education and performance. She serves on the national board of the National Association of Negro Musicians.
The sermon will be delivered by Rev. Danielle Di Bona. She is the former President of the Diverse and Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries (DRUUMM).. Music Director for this service is Dr. Zanaida Stewart Robles, a fierce advocate for diversity and inclusion in music education and performance. She serves on the national board of the National Association of Negro Musicians.
4:00-5:00 pm: General Session 3: Report by Commission on Institutional Change (event 214)
(details below, including the report).
(details below, including the report).
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General Session 2: (event 213)
Agenda of General Sessions 2:
- General Session 2
1:30 - 2:45 p.m.- GA Theme—Roots
- Preliminary Credentials Report
- President’s Report
- Special Collection: UU the Vote
- Commission on Social Witness Report
- Presentation of Actions of Immediate Witness
- Framing for Breakout Groups
General Session 1 (event 105)
Agenda of General Session 1
- Call to Order
- Welcome
- Libations—honoring those who have come before
- Introduction: GA Youth / Youth Caucus
- Introduction: YA@GA—Young Adults at General Assembly
- Introduction: Chaplains
- Introduction: Right Relationship Team
- Introduction: Accessibility
- Adoption of Rules of Procedure
- Closing Words