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).​
                                                                   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).​
Saturdy, 1:30-2:45 pm: General Session 5 (event 413 )
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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)
PictureSynergy 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
Picture2018 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.
4:00-5:00 pm: General Session 3: Report by Commission on Institutional Change (event 214)
​(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​​