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The UU-UNO announces its 2011-12 Blue Ribbon Congregations

Rev. Diane Rollert and UU-UNO Director Bruce Knotts showcase the UN Flag to the children of the Unitarian Church of Montreal during their UN Sunday Service.

Each year, the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office awards its most supportive congregations with blue ribbon status. To achieve this coveted status, a congregation must fulfill the following criteria:

  • Have an Envoy, Youth Envoy or Envoy Team
  • Conduct an annual UN Sunday service or event
  • Have 5% of the individuals in the congregation (or 15 people for congregations of 300+ members) contribute to the UU-UNO
  • Make an annual commitment of a budget line or collection plate to the UU-UNO

Our five Canadian Blue Ribbon Congregations were honored last month during the Canadian Unitarian Council’s 2012 Spiritual Leadership Symposium in Toronto, ON.

On Thursday, June 25th from 6:30-8:00pm the UU-UNO will honor its American Blue Ribbon congregations during the annual reception at UUA General Assembly in Phoenix, AZ. For more information on the reception and other UU-UNO events at UUA General Assembly, click HERE

The UU-UNO is proud to announce this year’s twenty seven Blue Ribbon Congregations.

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See “The Minister’s War” at UUA General Assembly

In 1939, Waitstill and Martha Sharp left behind the safety of their home in Wellesley, Massachusetts and flew to war-torn Europe. In Nazi-occupied Prague and Paris, in the grim detention camps of Vichy France and on hidden trails through the Pyreenees, they risked their lives to help feed, shelter, and rescue thousands of refugees, including anti-Nazi dissidents and Jews.

Why did this Unitarian minister and his social worker wife undertake such a demanding mission? How did they help those in need, and what are their legacies today?

Director Artemis Joukowsky, the grandson of Rev. Waitstill and Martha Sharp, will be hosting screenings of “The Minister’s War” during General Assembly on June 22, 23 and 24, 2012 on The Kax Stage at the Herberger Theater Center (next door to the Phoenix Convention Center) at 6pm, 8pm and 10pm.

All are encouraged to see this inspiring, informative film  on how these Unitarian leaders risked their lives for the sake of refugees during WWII. Don’t miss it!

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