GA Update for Friday, May 14 - Archived

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Unitarian Universalist Association Virtual General Assembly in June 2021
ANNOUNCING GA ENTERTAINMENT NIGHT PROGRAMMING
Kahoot! Game Night
Join Young Adults at GA Co-Hosts Dandelion Prinsloo and Kitty Valbuena for an intergenerational Kahoot Game Night! Hosts will guide you through a night of fun quizzes, games and polls.
Test your UUA GA knowledge, compete for prizes, and interact with fellow UUs!
A Night of Music with Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs
Join us for a private concert with Kendra and Zack Harding, members of the folk band Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs. Based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the band has been bringing songs of joy, pain, and dogs to audiences throughout the Southeast and across the country. Their sophomore album Folk(ish) is out now.
GA Drag Show Returns!
Thanks to sponsorship support from UUA Ministries and Faith Development – LGBTQ and Multicultural Programs Team, the Virtual GA Pride Drag Show returns! Register for GA and plan to join Rev. Presha Mann (Rev. Marcus Fogliano), our most fabulous host, for an evening of joy and fun!
Attention Queens and Kings: Upload a 3-to-5-minute video of your drag performance by Thursday, May 27. Selected videos will premiere Friday evening, June 25 at 5:30 pm PT / 8:30 pm ET. $50 compensation will be offered per original submission, plus tips via Venmo and CashApp.
Photo Credit: Sarah Gaglione (@sarahg.jpeg)
Designer: Andrea Montoya (@andreaa_montoyaa)
STARR KING SCHOOL FOR THE MINISTRY PRESIDENT’S LECTURE
The Starr King School for the Ministry President’s Lecture: “Art in Search of Justice” is on Thursday, June 24 at 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET.
A choreopoem in memory of UU minister James Reeb debuted at the 1990 GA in Milwaukee. Co-created by Rosemary Bray McNatt and Reeb’s daughter, Anne, it hasn’t been seen for 30 years. Its creators reunite to present the video and reassess both their collaboration and the UUA’s journey toward justice. Learn more about Starr King at GA at www.sksm.edu/ga21.
Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt
SPECIAL COLLECTION RECIPIENT
We are delighted to announce that MICAH (Milwaukee Inner-City Congregations Allied for Hope) will be the recipient of this year’s collection at the General Assembly Sunday Morning Worship! Several of our Milwaukee-area congregations (First Unitarian Milwaukee, UU Church West in Brookfield, and UU Church North in Mequon) have long-time deep relationships with MICAH and have actively participated in MICAH’s organizing and campaigns. Several UUs have served in various important leadership roles on MICAH’s board of directors over the years. Learn more about MICAH.
STREAMING THE SUNDAY SERVICE
Join us for the largest annual gathering of UUs convening virtually for worship. This powerful, communal worship experience will stream on Sunday, June 27, 2021 at 9 am PT / 10 am MT / 11 am CT / noon ET. Members of the public are welcome to view the service.
If you are planning to stream the General Assembly service for your congregation’s Sunday service but the time above does not work, you may submit a request for a private web link to the service. This will allow you to stream the GA worship at the best time for your congregation. A link will be sent to requesting congregations by 11 am CT on Saturday, June 26.
PREPARE FOR GA BY JOINING A UUA BOARD WEBINAR
The UUA Board invites you to register for two new webinars. What to Expect at GA 2021 will be offered four times, with two additional sessions providing an in-depth look at the Rules of Procedure.
What to Expect at GA 2021 Webinar
Saturday, May 15
9 am PT / 10 am MT / 11 am CT / noon ET
In-Depth Look at the Rules of Procedure Webinar
Tuesday, May 18
noon PT / 1 pm MT / 2 pm CT / 3 pm ET
What to Expect at GA 2021 Webinar
Wednesday, May 26
4 pm PT / 5 pm MT / 6 pm CT / 7 pm ET
What to Expect at GA 2021 Webinar
Wednesday, June 2
4 pm PT / 5 pm MT / 6 pm CT / 7 pm ET
What to Expect at GA 2021 Webinar
Thursday, June 10
4 pm PT / 5 pm MT / 6 pm CT / 7 pm ET
In-Depth Look at the Rules of Procedure Webinar
Saturday, June 12
10 am PT / 11 am MT / noon CT / 1 pm ET
Each webinar will last 75 minutes and advance registration is required. Both webinars will be recorded and posted on uua.org for on-demand viewing.
UUA BOARD OPEN HOUSE
UUA Co-Moderators Meg Riley and Charles Du Mond invite you to come and check in with the UUA Board of Trustees at its upcoming Zoom Open House. Bring your questions and chat about:
  • what the Board has planned leading up to General Assembly
  • General Assembly 2021
  • serving Unitarian Universalism as a volunteer at the national level
  • the progress of the Article II Study Commission
  • your congregation’s engagement with Widening the Circle of Concern
  • the UU issues that matter to you
Advance registration is required. Open Houses are held monthly and are not recorded. We look forward to seeing you!
Tuesday, June 8: 4 pm PT / 5 pm MT / 6 pm CT / 7 pm ET
DELEGATE CREDENTIALS
a stamp with the word certified
The Credential Manager is now open and your congregation can begin distributing member delegate credentials for General Assembly. Credentials allow member delegates registered for GA to vote on business matters. Congregations are responsible for assigning credentials to member delegates only. Eligible ministers and religious educators can retrieve their delegate credentials via ga-delegate.uua.org.
FLASH POLL
Never gonna
give you up
let you down
run around and desert you
make you cry
say goodbye
tell a lie and hurt you
all of the above
I don’t get it
PREVIOUS POLL RESULTS
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