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The Central East Region of the Unitarian Universalist Association covers 9 states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, most of Ohio, northern Virginia, Washington DC and 1 congregation in Connecticut.

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Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 9h

Faithify Friday! CER Project! Help Davies Unitarian Universalist Congregation upgrade their audio-visual systems in the sanctuary and meeting rooms so they can be more inclusive. They are close, can you help put them over the top?
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Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 1d

Theology of Covenant: Panel & Q&A Watch Party, October 15, 1 pm ET, online. Delve into topics of Unitarian Universalist theology of covenant. What is a covenant, and is such a thing relevant today? What is the lived value of a covenant?

Theology of Covenant: A Threshold Conversation

Join us for the Fall 2025 Threshold Conversation on Theology of Covenant!

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 1d

Interested in providing feedback to shape the UUA bylaws as they are reviewed? You are invited to join the Governance Stakeholder Sessions on October 30 and November 13. Details and registration at the UUA website.

Join a Governance Stakeholder Session to discuss portions of Article IV and all of Article V!

How do we, as Unitarian Universalists, organize ourselves to live our values and meet this moment in history?That’s the big question the UUA Bylaws

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 2d

Renew Your Commitment to Climate Justice: October 2025 Update from Create Climate Justice. The Green Sanctuary Program has been revitalized!

Renew Your Commitment to Climate Justice: October 2025 Update from Create Climate Justice — Side With Love

For 35 years, the Green Sanctuary program has supported UUs in protecting our environment. We honor that work and we need to transform our commitments and actions to respond to the challenges of…

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 2d

UUs Unapologetically Promote and Defend Reproductive Rights in Florida from UU World. First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palm Beaches and its community partners are using new tactics to confront the red state’s extreme restrictions.

UUs Unapologetically Promote and Defend Reproductive Rights in Florida

First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palm Beaches and its community partners are using new tactics to confront the red state’s extreme restrictions.

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 3d

The 2025-26 Common Read is Social Change Now by Deepa Iyer. Learn more about this book and access the resources on the UUA website.

Unitarian Universalist “Common Read”

"Social Change Now" by Deepa Iyer is the 2025-26 UU Common Read.

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 3d

Be Someone's Angel, a meditation from Braver/Wiser.

Be Someone's Angel

The most important person is the person in front of us, whether they’re a person we’re “supposed” to help, a friend, or a stranger.

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 4d

UU Church of Utica NY Celebrates 200 Years, this week's post from Better Together.

UU Church of Utica NY Celebrates 200 Years

The UU Church of Utica celebrates 200 years of Building Community and Advocating for Social Justice.

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 4d

Step into the Season of Change: October 2025 Update from Side With Love.

Step into the Season of Change: October 2025 Update from Side With Love — Side With Love

As autumn arrives, the turning leaves remind us of the truth at the heart of our faith: change is constant, and transformation is possible. Just as the seasons shift, so too can our world- when we…

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 5d

Book Highlight! Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet by Kate Marvel. A captivating exploration of climate change that uses nine different emotions to better understand the science, history, and future of our evolving planet.

A captivating exploration of climate change that uses nine different emotions to better understand the science, history, and future of our evolving planet.Scientist Kate Marvel has seen the world end…

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 6d

The Southern Region Primer Leadership Training is a self-paced experience with recorded lectures, supplemental materials, and one live processing session. Topics covered are UU Theology, Covenant, and UU History. Live Session is Oct 15th, registration deadline is Oct 8.

Southern Region Primer Leadership Training

The Primer section is a self-paced experience with recorded lectures, supplemental materials, and one live processing session. The topics covered in the...

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 7d

Faithify Friday! Several options to support this week, which project will you fund?
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Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 7d

Part of Indra’s Net: You and the Lifespan Faith Engagement Team LFE’s Goals for 2025 - 2026 from the Call and Response Blog.

Part of Indra’s Net: You and the Lifespan Faith Engagement Team

The Lifespan Faith Engagement team shares our focus and goals for 2025-2026 through the metaphor of Indria's Net.

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 8d

Looking for resources for the No Kings Mobilization on October 18th? You can find some on LeaderLab! Find locations for events, view an intro video and more.

On October 18, we rise. Not to defend broken systems, but to defend each other.

The UUA is an official partner of the No Kings National Day of Mobilization on Saturday, October 18. Building on the momentum from the first No Kings

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 8d

Between Land and Life, a meditation from Braver/Wiser.

Between Land and Life

To live well is to be in relationship with the earth’s constant change.

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 9d

UUs Help Successfully Challenge State Laws Requiring Posting of Ten Commandments in Public Schools from UU World.
Federal judges cite the First Amendment, but the issue is far from settled.

UUs Help Successfully Challenge State Laws Requiring Posting of Ten Commandments in Public Schools

Federal judges cite the First Amendment, but the issue is far from settled.

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 9d

UUA Strategies to Advance Climate Justice - Recording & Resources from Side with Love.

UUA Strategies to Advance Climate Justice - Recording & Resources — Side With Love

September 2025: President Sofía’s UU Climate Justice Working Group was established to identify where our faith calls us to lead, beyond narrowly defined “net zero” goals towards equitable…

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 10d

From the UUA President: Faith Formation Across the Generations from UU World.
UUs are blessed to undertake the lifelong process together, says UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt.

From the UUA President: Faith Formation Across the Generations

UUs are blessed to undertake the lifelong process together, says UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt.

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 11d

Now Available: Opportunities for Connection for October 2025. Find out what's happening in the CER this month! Featured this month, the Common Read.

Opportunities for Connection - October 2025

Find out what's happening in the Central East Region! This month - Common Read, No Kings Day, Leadership Learning Opportunities, Wave Cohorts and more!

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 11d

New York State Convention of Universalists Celebrates 200 Years, this week's post from the CER Better Together Blog.
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Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 12d

Book Highlight! The Idea of an Entire Life: Poems.
From award-winning Driftpile Cree poet Billy-Ray Belcourt, a dazzling exploration of love, anguish, queerness, and Indigenous resistance in the 21st century.

The Idea of an Entire Life

Available for pre-orderFrom award-winning Driftpile Cree poet Billy-Ray Belcourt, a dazzling exploration of love, anguish, queerness, and Indigenous resistance in the 21st centuryQueer Indigenous…

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 14d

Faithify Friday! CER Project! Help Davies UU in Camp Springs, MD upgrade their sound system to make their congregation more accessible and inclusive.
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Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 15d

Interested in learning more about improving your pledge drive? Join us for our three part series, Pledge Drive 101. Registration is open!

Pledge Drive 101

Do you have questions about what makes a pledge drive effective today? Join us for a three session webinar designed for stewardship teams engaged in a...

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 15d

UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt Elected as Honorary Fellow of Harris Manchester College at Oxford University
The honorary fellowship, presented in July, is from a college deeply rooted in religious dissent and nonconformity.

UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt Elected as Honorary Fellow of Harris Manchester College at Oxford University

The honorary fellowship, presented in July, is from a college deeply rooted in religious dissent and nonconformity.

Central East Region of the UUA @ceruua.bsky.social · 16d

Join the UUA on Oct 18 for No Kings National Day of Mobilization: September Update from UU the Vote from Side with Love.

Join the UUA on Oct 18 for No Kings National Day of Mobilization: September Update from UU the Vote — Side With Love

Our democracy is fragile, and recent headlines remind us just how dangerous political violence has become in our public life. Safety cannot come at the expense of others and attempts to silence or…