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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 UUA GENERAL ASSEMBLY Wednesday 1:00 – 2:30PM Wednesday 4:30 – 5:45PM #101 YOUNG ADULTS AT GENERAL ASSEMBLY #104 YOUTH CAUCUS AND SPONSOR (YA@GA) ORIENTATION ORIENTATION 1:00 – 2:30PM | A107-108 4:30 – 5:45PM | A105-106 YA@GA YOUTH CAUCUS WEDNESDAY Come join other Young Adults (18-35) to learn about Attendance is required for all youth attending GA and their the Young Adults at GA (YA@GA) program, worship, and sponsors, even if they do not intend on participating in leadership opportunities for Young Adults of all backgrounds Caucus programming. Come learn about what to expect at and experiences at General Assembly. Whether you’re a GA GA, meet the Youth Caucus staff, and learn about the exciting veteran or this is your first time, please join us! opportunities available this week. Olivia Calvi Andrea Briscoe Wednesday 3:00 – 4:15PM Sam Wilson Shannon Harper #102 GA ORIENTATION 3:00 – 4:15PM | OREGON BALLROOM 204 Attend this session and learn how to make the most of your GA experience. You’ll get insider scoop about our host city Olivia Calvi Andrea Briscoe Sam Wilson Shannon Harper and get an overview of this General Assembly. This session is especially useful for first time GA attendees. Wednesday 5:00 – 5:45PM #103 GA CHOIR ORIENTATION AND REHEARSAL I #105 ACCESSIBILITY ORIENTATION 3:00 – 4:15PM | C123-124 Each year a talented group of choral singers 5:00 – 5:45PM | A109 gathers to practice and perform for the RICC 557 Sunday Morning Worship Service and the Orientation for both attendees requiring accessibility services Closing Celebration. Registration, starting and accessibility volunteers. Come tour the convention center, on Tuesday, is first-come, first-served for meet the volunteer staff and ask your questions. singers who have previously registered for Patty Cameron GA. Membership is capped at 180 singers and spaces quickly fill up. Singers are required to Bertram Gulhaugen sing in both the Sunday Morning Worship Wednesday 5:45 – 6:45PM and the Closing Ceremony. Rehearsals are Wednesday through Saturday, 3:00 – 4:15PM, Sunday morning call is 7:30AM. Attendance at all rehearsals is #106 CENTRAL EAST REGIONAL MEETING expected. The choir director, Bertram Gulhaugen, is music 5:45 – 6:45PM | OREGON BALLROOM 203 director of the Westside UU Congregation of Seattle. The accompanist, David Servias, is Music Director of the UU Fellowship of Corvalis, OR. #107 CHURCH OF THE LARGER FELLOWSHIP Bertram Gulhaugen David Servias MEETING 5:45 – 6:45PM | B117-119 #108 MIDAMERICA REGIONAL MEETING 5:45 – 6:45PM | OREGON BALLROOM 201 16 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST ASSOCIATION UUA GENERAL ASSEMBLY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 #109 NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL MEETING Wednesday 8:00 – 9:30PM 5:45 – 6:45PM | OREGON BALLROOM 204 WEDNESDAY #113 WELCOMING CELEBRATION AND #110 PACIFIC WESTERN REGIONAL MEETING GENERAL SESSION I 5:45 – 6:45PM | PORTLAND BALLROOM 251-252-253-258 8:00 – 9:30PM | HALL CD Building a New Way! An in-gathering hymn sing at 7:45pm, #111 SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEETING followed by the opening session, banner parade, and worship. As we gather together, let us ground and deepen in the gift 5:45 – 6:45PM | OREGON BALLROOM 202 of one another’s presence. Tonight, we’ll explore beauty, brokenness, forgiveness, and building anew through poetry, Wednesday PM music, dance, and story. 6:00 – 7:30 Jim Key Rev. Wendy Bartel Rev. Dr. Leon Dunkley Rev. Lynn Gardner #112 YOUNG RELIGIOUS PROFESSIONALS RECEPTION 6:00 – 7:30PM | A107-108 YA@GA All young adults who serve our faith professionally are invited to join the UUA’s Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, UU Ministers’ Association, Liberal Religious Educators Rev. Dr. Leon Jim Key Rev. Wendy Bartel Rev. Lynn Gardner Association, UU Musicians Network and UU Association of Dunkley Membership Professionals for appetizers and conversation. Wednesday 9:15 – 10:30PM Wednesday 6:00 – 7:45PM #114 YOUNG ADULT WORSHIP BANNER REGISTRATION AND PARADE LINE UP 9:15 – 10:30PM | A107-108 6:00 – 7:45PM | Pre-Function D YA@GA Banner carriers for the Banner Parade may register their Welcome to GA! All ages are welcome to come together with banners and line up for the parade on Wednesday from young adults from far and wide. Let’s start GA with worship 6:00PM to 7:45PM in the Ginkoberry Concourse near the and togetherness. Portland Roasting Coffee outlet in the Convention Center Amanda Weatherspoon (see map on page 156). Banner carriers must wear their name badge. A limited number of banner poles will be on sale in the staging area. Make other arrangements for the Wednesday 9:30 – 11:00PM security of your purses or other valuables; don’t bring them to the staging area. Only the banners of congregations and Associate Member Organizations will be hung. In order to be #115 YOUTH WORSHIP hung banners must be registered before the parade and must 9:30 – 11:00PM | A105-106 have the required sleeve at the top. Hung banners may only YOUTH CAUCUS be collected by the authorized individual indicated on the Building a New Way Together! Join the Youth Caucus for our banner registration form. Banners can only be collected on entirely youth-led worship. All are welcome to be present for Sunday between the hours of 10:30AM to 2:00PM in B110-112 music and inspiration as we lift our hearts and begin our week of the Convention Center. If you cannot arrange for pick-up at GA! at the designated time, please do not leave your banner for John Newhall Rhea Brown-Bright hanging. John Newhall Rhea Brown-Bright UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST ASSOCIATION 17 THURSDAY SUMMARY UUA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7:00 – 7:30AM #201 Thursday Spiritual Practices – D131 8:00 – 8:15AM #202 Morning Devotional: Thursday – Hall CD 8:15 – 10:15AM #203 General Session II – Hall CD 10:45 – 12:00PM #204 Business Mini-Assembly I: Commission on Appraisal – B110-112 #205 Habits of Humility: Congregational Teams as Learning Communities – D135-136 #206 Multi-Generational Story Slam: A New Way to Share Cultural Connections – Portland Ballroom 256-257 #207 New Ways Forward in Ministerial Credentialing – B113-114 #208 When Building A New Way Goes Awry – Oregon Ballroom 202 #209 Stories from the Spotlight: Many Paths to Young Adult Ministry – E143-144 #210 Commit2Respond: Collaborate Like Never Before – E145-146 #211 Kujenga Madaraga: Bridging Cultures through International UU Coalition – D137-138 #212 A New Way to Radical Inclusivity – E147-148 #213 A Way out of No Way – Oregon Ballroom 203 THURSDAY #214 Why Do We UUs Cross the Road…? – Oregon Ballroom 201 #215 When Our Hearts are Our Guides: Building Contemplative UU Practices – C123-124 #216 Talk the Walk: Speaking Justice in the Language of Our Faith – B117-119 #217 Divesting from Fossil Fuels: Working with Your Investment Committee – D133-134 #218 Funding Your Dreams – E141-142 #219 #UUsGetSocial: Make Your Website Awesome and Make It Yours – Portland Ballroom 255 #220 Creating Our Legacy, Building our Future: Planned Giving Made Easy – B115-116 #221 Clergy Sexual Misconduct: Breaking the Silence – Oregon Ballroom 204 #222 Young Adults of Color Caucus – A107-108 #223 Creating Connections: Youth Group Games – A105-106 12:00PM #224 Let’s Talk Over Lunch – Hall B #225 Let’s Take a Break! – A107-108 1:15 – 4:15PM #226 Mini-Assembly on Proposed Statement of Conscience: Reproductive Justice – B110-112 1:15 – 2:30PM #227 “Leaderly” Leadership = Accountable Leadership – Oregon Ballroom 201 #228 Be The Change: Youth Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism – E147-148 #229 Military Ministry: Serving Wholeness in Congregations and Beyond – Portland Ballroom 256-257 #230 Connecting with Public Policy Advocacy and Witness in Your State – D139-140 #231 Rethinking We: A UU Storytelling Jam – Oregon Ballroom 203 #232 UU Models of Multi-Site Ministries – Oregon Ballroom 202 #233 Summer Solstice Celebration by CUUPS – Portland Ballroom 254 #234 Empathy and Connection through Compassionate Communication – E143-144 #235 Remixing Unitarian Universalism: How to Create an Energy Center? – D137-138 #236 Sanctuary is More Than a Building – D135-136 #237 Addressing Climate Change Through UUA Investments – B113-114 #238 Everything Old is New Again: UU Multireligious Reality – Portland Ballroom 251-252-253-258 #239 The Conversation Project: A Workshop on Talking About Life’s End – D133-134 #240 Creating a Professional Membership Ministry – B115-116 #241 CANCELLED #242 Commit2Respond: SHIFT to a Low Carbon Future – E145-146 #243 Using Technology to Build and Sustain a Thriving Music Ministry – C123-124 #244 Developing Alternative Brands to Engage Newcomers – E141-142 #245 GA Talks: Multigenerational Worship and Community Ministry – B117-119 #246 FUN TIMES: Get Involved, Be Heard – A105-106 18 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST ASSOCIATION UUA GENERAL ASSEMBLY THURSDAY SUMMARY 3:00 – 4:15PM #247 FAITHIFY: Crowdfunding Builds a New Way – Portland Ballroom 255 #248 Choosing, Telling, and Bringing Stories to Life in Worship – B117-119 #249 Emerging Ministries: People, Purpose, Partners – Oregon Ballroom 202 #250 Working for Fair Wages: Story of Two Communities – E143-144 #251 GA Choir Rehearsal II – C123-124 #252 Commit2Respond: Building a New Community - Race, Class and Climate – Portland Ballroom 256-257 #253 Loss & Hope: Urban Ministry in the Rustbelt – D139-140 #254 Finding Our Way Back to Right Relationships – E141-142 #255 Seminary Isn’t Just for Ministers Anymore – Portland Ballroom 254 #256 Faith in the Margins: First Century Guide for the 21st – D137-138 #257 Sophia Fahs Lecture Series Presents Susan Katz Miller – Portland Ballroom 251-252-253-258 #258 A New Approach