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SEPTEMBER 2002

Mass displays unity:Service for gay community draws support, protests

Indian community gathers for the festival to Ganesh - Penn State Digital Collegian "Members of the Indian community of State College gathered Saturday night in the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County..."

First Parish finds the Wright minister: Judith Wright ... - Framingham Metro West Daily News "Now at 59, Wright has been a minister for the Unitarian Universalist church for 10 years, a psychologist for 20 years, has raised four children and worked as a..."

Commissioners pull second library book - Conroe Courier - 17 Sep 2002
"... at the meeting urged commissioners to leave the books on the shelves,including Karyl Palmisano, a ...member of Northwoods Unitarian Universalist Church...."

Private report says shooting was not justified - Stamford Advocate "Robert A. "Woody" Woodward, 37, of Bellows Falls, Vt., pulled a knife on the altar of the All Souls Unitarian-Universalist Church in Brattleboro, Vt"

Christopher Reeve Apologizes to Catholics - Cybercast News Service "I would never criticize anyone for being a practicing Catholic, nor would I tolerate criticism against me for being a practicing Unitarian."

New Hope OKs sex orientation bias law - Lambertville Beacon ""If not in New Hope, where?" asked the Rev. Charles Stevens of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Washington Crossing."

Gay support group sees more acceptance here - Greenville News "If... the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship -- has made a quasi-peace with homosexuality, other denominations have not. ..."

Pacifists try to halt march toward war - Appleton Post Crescent "The Rev. Roger Bertschausen of the Fox Cities Unitarian Universalist Fellowship said he still is sorting out his feelings."

Downtown walking tour is a winner - San Jose Mercury News "After three children and 25 years in silicon suburbia, they have settled into the old Horace Mann neighborhood, a new church (Unitarian).... "

Prize possession - St. Louis Suburban Journals "He [Henry E. Hampton Jr.] moved to Boston to work on a master's degree in literature, and a chance meeting in a cab landed him a job in 1963 with the Unitarian Universalist Association."

After fights with churches, body wants to show positive sidedeeds - Wausau Daily Herald "...the Universalist Unitarian Church...persuaded Wausau City Council members to go against the commission's attempts to declare the buildings landmarks."

Write-in candidate Steuart challenges Rep. Jones - Reading Advocate "She described herself as active in the Unitarian Universalist Church, and a member of the church's governing board."

Olde New England Harvest Faire - Dover Sherborn Tab "Held at the picture-postcard pretty Unitarian Universalist Area Church in Sherborn (the big white church on the hill..."

Protestors Portray Cheney as War Monger - WCAX "Gary Kowalski of the Unitarian Church of Burlington said "War on Iraq right now would be a tremendous mistake, war on Iraq would be attacking a country that's ..."

Both sides of abortion issue flood PMH hearing - Munster Times "Roger Brewin, pastor of the First Unitarian Church in Hobart, said abortion foes have been trying to eliminate the options women have..."

Church to hold open house to showcase new religious education... - Fitchburg Sentinel "After almost 10 years of struggle and controversy, the First Church of Christ Unitarian on Main Street finally has the addition they desperately needed."

Protesters urge Rep. Goss to pull support of war with Iraq - Naples Daily News
"The protesters came from a variety of groups such as Pax Christie International, the Collier County Anti-War Coalition and the Unitarian Universalist Church."

Experts: Religion getting bigger public role - Fort Pierce Tribune "Nationally, some major political religious groups including ... Unitarian-Universalist ... oppose the legislation, saying it would create a loophole in campaign finance laws and impeach the integrity of houses of worship."

'Inclusion' is causing division - Toledo Blade "Dr. Gary Blaine, senior minister of Toledo's First Unitarian Church, said...,"From what I have read, what he is preaching certainly is parallel to what was preached in the 18th and 19th centuries by Universalists in America, but that is not Unitarian Universalism."

Pride Project offers support to the families of gays - Oregonian "... The Unitarian Universalist Church has a similar "welcoming" designation, and its Hillsboro congregation is offering a 10-session curriculum on the issue this..."

Broward voting machines left unattended for a week or more at ... - Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel "Marc Berger says he saw 14 ballot boxes and other election equipment still housed in his church, Unitarian Universal, in Oakland Park on Monday."


SEPT. 11 Stories:

Clergy Seek to Ease Grief of 9/11 (Associated Press)
"The Rev. John Marsh, a Unitarian Universalist minister, addressed an interfaith ceremony at San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge..."

Local Muslims open doors to people who want to learn - Hampton Roads Daily Press
"...ministers and congregants from a nearby Unitarian church lined the street outside the Islamic Society in a show of support as local Muslims gathered to pray ..."
Church participates in worldwide Requiem - Nashua Telegraph

"...Wednesday, an overflow audience was packed into the pews of the Unitarian Universalist Church...."

ECI still feels affects of 9/11 - Muncie Star Press
"... response is to decry the sort of patriotism that is fear-filled and hate-filled and attacks people blindly," said Thomas Perchlik, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie...."
How Sept. 11, 2001, transformed my life - St. Petersburg Times
... I also decided to do what had been unthinkable before: I gave my entire personal book collection to an area Unitarian church...."

A walk of peace: March offers lessons of faiths
"...The group [of school children] paused at the Islamic Association of Cincinnati, at St. John's Unitarian Church, Annunciation Roman Catholic Church and Hillel Jewish Student Center to hear prayers for peace..."

Vigils revive pain of 9-11 tragedy - New Haven Register
Rev. Kathleen McTigue of the Unitarian Society of New Haven is quoted.

AUGUST 2002

"Church Pushes Past Barriers" - Washington Post - 25 Aug 2002
... after the birth of the Dallas church, it moved into the chapel of a Unitarian church, the only one in town that would share space with a gay congregation. In ...

"Sermon On Work" got front page of the Tampa Tribune
"Labor Day isn't one of the many religious holidays celebrated in the United States. But Carole Yorke, pastor of Spirit of Life Unitarian Universalists, plans to talk to her congregation about work ..."

9-11 Emergency Call for a Peaceful Planet: United for Peace and Justice
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- among the peace groups listed in this announcement is the Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento, Social Responsibility Committee

On ABC News "In Search of America" in "God's Country: Faith in the 21st-Century Bible Belt" Francesca Pataro talks about being Unitarian Universalist.

For Whom the Bell Tolls - For 18 minutes the town of Milford has its memorial observance for the first anniversary of the terrorists attacks which includes the local UU church

In "Pagans join the paintings at festivities" states that Elizabeth "Zee" Ziemba, who is the Jax Pagan Pride Project's coordinator, is also a UU RE teacher.

The article "First Coast Muslims work to defend faith: Attacks tested religious bonds" features a photo of Rashad Shahid, of the University of North Florida's Muslim Student Association, and John Young, a Unitarian pastor at the school, discussing Christian-Muslim...