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ICUU Executive Secretary Steve Dick and Program Coordinator Jill McAllister will represent ICUU at the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association from June 23 to 28 at the Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Attendees can meet Jill and Steve at the ICUU booth in the UU International Organizations Village (Booth #227) in the exhibit area at the Assembly.
ICUU will host a number of special events in the Village including a live quiz show on International U*U ABCs (win a t-shirt), Face to Faith Encounters and a challenging session on How Not to Be A U*U Tourist. Special guests from U*U groups in other countries will also make an appearance.
The schedule of events and other announcements can be found on a special website set up at www.UUinternational.org.
ICUU will share the International Village at the UUA General Assembly with the International Convocation of UU Women, Project Harvest Hope, UU Global Aids Coalition, UU Partner Churches Council, UU United Nations Office and the International Resources Office of the UUA.
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Global Chalice Lighting for
August 2010
The International Council of Unitarians and Universalists announces the 84th in its monthly series of global chalice lighting readings. Congregations worldwide are invited to participate.
All ICUU-affiliated groups have been asked to submit brief chalice lightings for the project. Every month, a reading will be distributed to Unitarian and Universalist congregations around the world.
We ask each congregation to use the reading for at least one worship service in the designated month, identifying it as the “Global Chalice Lighting” for that month and naming the group which submitted it.
Readings will be circulated in English and, where different, in their original language.
It is hoped that the ICUU Global Chalice Lighting Project will enhance the worship experience in our congregations and raise awareness of the international dimensions of our religious movement.
Past Chalice Lightings
This Global Chalice Lighting is taken from Bless All Who Serve, the UUA’s new publication for military personnel and their families. It is to be used during August 2010.
What words tell the truth?
What balms heal?
What proverbs kindle the fires and passion of joy?
What spirituality stirs the hunger for justice?
We seek answers to these questions—not only for ourselves, but for our communities and our society.
What are the ways of being with one another that enable life to flourish, rich with meaning?
When violence has fractured communities, isolated people, and broken hearts, how can life be repaired?
We ask these questions not to arrive at final answers, but because asking them is fundamental to living.
Rita Nakashima Brock
& Rebecca Ann Parker
Unitarian Universalist Association
www.uua.org
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