178: Coming of Age with Bart Frost and Hannah Eller-Isaacs
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Coming of Age is a faith formation program for youth that centers on the creation of a credo statement. The VUU welcomes to the show Bart Frost, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries with the UUA, and Hannah Eller-Isaacs, one of the leaders of this youth program at Unity Church-Unitarian in St. Paul, MN.
We talk about the new Coming of Age journal, To This I Give My Heart, and the spiritual journey both youth and adults make together. The book gets its name from a common definition of credo.
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley (currently on sabbatical), Michael Tino, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce, and Alicia Forde, with production support provided by Terri Burnor. The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11 am ET.
Note: This audio has been slightly edited for a better listening experience, although Bart’s microphone did not provide very sound quality. View the live original recording on YouTube.
Creativity is Everywhere
There’s a place for creativity in pretty much all aspects of our lives, whether it’s work or play. This little song is a reminder of how creativity and art help us to learn.
177: UU White Supremacy Teach-In
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Kenny Wiley and Christina Rivera join The VUU to talk about the upcoming #UUWhiteSupremacyTeachIn. Unitarian Universalists congregations are being asked to shift their regularly scheduled Sunday morning worship to participate in a teach-in on racism and white supremacy. Learn more at http://www.blacklivesuu.com/teachin/.
Show notes:
- Informational webinars scheduled for April 13 and 27 at 8 pm ET. Organizers will talk through available resources and answer questions. Congregations who are signed up will get an email with the link. It will also be posted on BLUU’s website.
- Aisha recommends the resource: http://teachingtolerance.org
- Read Dr. King’s “Letter From a Birmingham Jail”
- BLUU Urges Adoption of 8th Principle in Unitarian Universalism (article on medium.com)
- Congregations can sign up for #UUWhiteSupremacyTeachIn on other dates besides April 30 or May 7.
- Aisha and Christina define “woke” as a white person who comes from a place of non-defensive curiosity, who listens, asks questions, and is willing to risk doing the wrong thing and be called back in
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley (currently on sabbatical), Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce, Michael Tino and Alicia Forde, with production support provided by Terri Burnor. The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11 am ET.
Note: This audio has been slightly edited for a better listening experience. View the live original recording on YouTube.
We Journey Together
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We journey together in a way that we believe is best for supporting an individual’s growth in the community. Read more →
Notice of Annual Meeting
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To all members of the Church of the Larger Fellowship, Unitarian Universalist Read more →
Did You Know?
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…that the CLF has its own talk show? Catch The VUU Thursday mornings on YouTube live, or watch the archived version on YouTube at your convenience. Read more →
Creativity
April 2017
Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous. —Bill Moyers
Articles
Creativity, Art and Failure
Neil Gaiman, who is a writer and creator of many things, gave a commencement speech that was later published as a book. Read more »
We Journey Together
We journey together in a way that we believe is best for supporting an individual’s growth in the community. Read more »
The Creative Spirit
My son is in kindergarten. Every morning before we leave for school, I check his backpack for the essentials… Read more »
Pure Imagination
We each were born with the powers of creativity. While we’re not all going to be famous artists or poets or musicians, we each have the faculties to use our imagination to create. Read more »
The Spirit of Creativity
While I believe it is true that no one can take your creativity away from you, there are those who sure try. Read more »
From Your Minister
Years ago, a therapist told me that people would rather feel absolutely anything besides helplessness. Read more »
Notice of Annual Meeting
To all members of the Church of the Larger Fellowship, Unitarian Universalist… Read more »
REsources for Living
Many, many years ago I visited the palm reader’s booth at a Renaissance Faire. The palm reader studied my hand for a minute or two, and then pronounced: “You have a lot of creative energy.” Read more »
Did You Know?
…that the CLF has its own talk show? Catch The VUU Thursday mornings on YouTube live, or watch the archived version on YouTube at your convenience. Read more »
Your House
Your house has 1000 rooms… Every closet, drawer, cupboard… box and bin… opens up onto another world… Read more »
176: Alison Miller, Candidate for UUA President
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Alison Miller is the last of the three candidates for UUA President to join The VUU in March. Throughout our conversation, Alison emphasizes the UUA’s need to invest in growth and to make institutional changes.
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley (currently on sabbatical), Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce, Michael Tino and Alicia Forde, with production support provided by Terri Burnor. Tom Schade joins as special host for this week’s episode. The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11 am ET.
Note: This audio has been slightly edited for a better listening experience. View the live original recording on YouTube.
175: Jeanne Pupke, Candidate for UUA President
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Jeanne Pupke joins us as the second of three candidates for UUA President who will be on The VUU in March. Throughout our conversation, Jeanne emphasizes collaboration and active listening as foundational to her leadership style.
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce, Michael Tino and Alicia Forde, with production support provided by Terri Burnor. Tom Schade joins as special host for this week’s episode. The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11 am ET.
Note: This audio has been slightly edited for a better listening experience. View the live original recording on YouTube.
