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Canadian Unitarians for Social Justice (CUSJ)
- Museum of Civilization Tour Plan to arrive
early on Friday, May 16, 2008 to join our tour and
discussion of selected social justice issues at the
Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC) in Gatineau,
Quebec.
Schedule:
9:00 am - Registration in the Salon des Cascades
9:15 am - Welcome and opening remarks by Bob Stevenson,
President of CUSJ
9:30 am - Visit selected exhibits in the First Nation Hall
and the Canada Hall
10:30 am - Reconvene for refreshments and a Q and A session
with the Curators
11:00 am - Business meeting followed by lunch in the CMC
Cafeteria
After lunch - Visit the Grand Hall, Special Exhibits
area, Face to Face Exhibit, and the Postal Museum, or take
in a film at the IMAX Theatre or visit the Children's
Museum. For more information on featured Museum exhibits,
IMAX presentations, and directions to the Museum by car and
public transit, please visit
http://www.civilization.ca/visit/cwmvisite.aspx
Supper at 5:30 pm for CUSJ members at Algonquin College
Please register your intention to attend on the CUC
registration form. More details available at
http://www.cusj.bravehost.com
or call (613) 729-3765
Claiming Canadian Unitarian Universalist Women's History
Conference - Invisible Influence: Claiming Canadian
Unitarian Universalist Women's History
Discover the often neglected contributions of women to
our history. Plan now to attend this Conference on Canadian
Unitarian & Universalist History, Thursday evening May 15,
2008 and Friday May 16, 2008 at First Unitarian Congregation
of Ottawa just prior to the CUC 2008 ACM.
This conference is a wonderful opportunity for RE
teachers who would like more “Canadian content” in RE;
church archivists or historians; and those who just love the
stories from our history. A unique opportunity to hear
lectures, a pilot Canadian UU Children’s Curriculum,
panelists, and view displays from across Canada.
Early registration is encouraged: Send your name,
address, phone number, e-mail, congregation, and a
registration cheque for $25 (payable to the Kingston
Unitarian Fellowship (KUF) with “II: CCUWH registration” in
the subject line) to:
II: CCUWH
c/o Kingston Unitarian Fellowship
214 Concession Street Kingston
ON K7P 1G4
Please indicate if you wish tandoori chicken or veggie
wrap as your lunch entre (lunch, am and pm breaks are
included in registration fee).
And it’s not too late to get involved!
Please contact us about a project that you would like to
present at the CCUUWH Conference. Join with others who will
present papers, be a part of a panel, display photos of
women who were important in the formation of your
congregation, a quilt, banner, musical composition, or other
artifacts from your archives To discuss your participation
in the May 08 Conference contact Rev. Kathy Sage at
kufmin@kingston.net
or 613-634-7614. More information is on the web site at
www.canuuwomenhistory.ca.
Racial, Religious, First Nations, Métis and Inuit
Equity
and Justice Monitoring - Group Shared Ministry Days One Day
Workshop
As part of the ACM Shared Ministry Days, a one-day
workshop will be offered by the Racial, Religious, First
Nations, Métis and Inuit Equity and Justice Monitoring
Group.
Connecting the Canada’s Coast to Coast to Coast (5 C's)
is a workshop to help Unitarians*Universalists in Canada
explore their individual and collective identities as
Canadians and as UU's. In particular, it identifies the
role played by what might be called "heritage identities" in
a Canadian U*U context. Heritage identities include the
racial, ethnic, religious, linguistic and other groups to
which an individual feels connected through her or his
family of origin, past or recent experiences, or current
reality.
During this interactive session, participants of all ages
are invited to take part in full-group and break-out group
activities designed to help us better understand the way our
differences and common elements play out in our individual
lives, in our interpersonal relationships and in our
congregations. In addition, we will discuss and practice
empathetic, peacemaking communication techniques and
facilitation approaches for community-building. We are
hoping to draw people from a wide variety of backgrounds,
ages, and interests, including our Francophone and young
adult members, in order to form some interesting small
working groups to suggest ways of becoming more aware, more
inclusive and more responsive.
This workshop is one of three offered by our Monitoring
Group. More information is available on the ACM Facebook
event page or
http://www.cuc.ca/social_responsibility/diversity.htm
Congregational Musicians’
Professional Development Day
Isn’t it about
time that we all met?
Join us on
Friday May 16th from 9 am to 5 pm at First
Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa for a special
pre-conference day for congregational music leaders, both
paid and volunteer.
It’s a chance
for congregational music leaders to get together and learn
each other’s names. In a morning roundtable discussion we
will talk about the music program in our home
congregations, celebrate our successes, and learn how we
can encourage the growth of music programs and live music
in congregations across the country.
After the lunch
break, we will hold a choral-music reading session where
each of us can share repertoire and new ideas for the
2008-09 music season! You will also learn some new things
about choral warm-ups, the way the singing voice works,
and how to build an amateur congregational choir and keep
them engaged.
There will be a
chance for everyone to peruse the Music Table, where there
will be samples of UU-friendly choral music to view. If
you are a composer and wish to bring some music to sell at
the table, or if you have a choral or instrumental CD to
sell, I would be delighted to hear from you!
The
registration fee for the professional day is $50 (includes
lunch and coffee breaks) if you also register for the
whole weekend conference; or $75 if you register only for
the day. Please confirm your participation with Jane
Perry,
ACM Choir
Director at
choir@cuc.ca
Want to get a head-start meeting your fellow UU musicians
and arts-minded people?
Why not join
the
cuc-music@yahoogroups.com
to link up with other Canadian UU musicians; and consider
contributing to
http://cuc.ca/arts/index.htm
to share your poetry, stories, or music ideas with other
UUs across Canada. For more information about these
groups, please contact CUC Executive Director Mary Bennett
at
mary@cuc.ca
Renaissance
Program –Administration of (Lifespan) Religious Education
The program will begin Wed May 14, runs all day and into
the evening (9am–9 pm) Thursday May 15 and 9am–noon
Friday, May 16, 2008 at
Providence Point Retreat
Centre,
Lanark ON. Facilitators Lynn Sabourin and Pat Ellenwood.
This is a 15-hour intensive, shared-learning,
participatory training geared to religious educators and
those leaders supporting integrated RE programs,
particularly around the organizational structures and
cooperative systems for administering lifespan RE in
congregations. Teams of 2 or 3 from a congregation are
encouraged to attend this module for optimal learning and
to integrate within your congregational system once home
again!
Separate registration is required.
Contact person: Sylvia Bass West
lifespan@cuc.ca
Cost: $200 before March 1 $220 between March 2- April
1final deadline . Price includes 2 nights accommodation
and bedding, all meals and snacks, program and materials.
We will assist with carpooling when registrations are in.
Lay Chaplaincy
Enrichment Day: Spiritual
Care/Development
Rev. Carole Martignacco and the CUC Lay
Chaplaincy Committee invite current and retired lay
chaplains, lay chaplains in training, ministers and
congregational committee members to join us for this
enrichment day. 9:00-5:00pm at Ottawa First. Costs covered
by the CUC Lay Chaplaincy Training Fund. Lunch included.
Register indicating your choice for lunch.
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