Welcome to UU Women and ReligionUnitarian Universalist Women and Religion - a grassroots women's spirituality movement since 1977https://www.uuwr.org/index.php2024-03-19T06:01:13-04:00Joomla! - Open Source Content ManagementSWUUWCon 20242024-02-23T09:55:34-05:002024-02-23T09:55:34-05:00https://www.uuwr.org/2-uncategorised/768-swuuwcon-2024G Ohmanngretchen@ladyweave.com<div class="feed-description"><p style="text-align: left;"><img style="float: left; margin-right: 6px; margin-left: 6px;" src="https://www.uuwr.org/images/stories/people/SWUUWCon2024_by_Celeste_Kennedy_2.jpeg" width="184" height="237" />Since two of the UUWR Core Group were already going to <a href="https://swuuw.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SouthWest UU Women's Conference</a>, and a third lives in Houston, we invited our west coast member to join in! Then we found out that <a href="https://www.icuuw.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">International Convocation of UU Women</a> board president Karen Kortsch also planned to attend. So 4 of us we coordinated and shared rides and such.</p>
<p>SWUUW is a SouthWest US-based UU women's group who've been holding an annual retreat for nearly 40 years! The group grew out of a merger between a SW district UUWR and a SW district UUWF chapter back in the day. Julia Harris wrote about <a href="https://www.uuwr.org/archives/regional/743-herstory-swuuw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SWUUW Herstory</a>.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.uuwr.org/2-uncategorised/768-swuuwcon-2024">Read More ...</a></p></div><div class="feed-description"><p style="text-align: left;"><img style="float: left; margin-right: 6px; margin-left: 6px;" src="https://www.uuwr.org/images/stories/people/SWUUWCon2024_by_Celeste_Kennedy_2.jpeg" width="184" height="237" />Since two of the UUWR Core Group were already going to <a href="https://swuuw.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SouthWest UU Women's Conference</a>, and a third lives in Houston, we invited our west coast member to join in! Then we found out that <a href="https://www.icuuw.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">International Convocation of UU Women</a> board president Karen Kortsch also planned to attend. So 4 of us we coordinated and shared rides and such.</p>
<p>SWUUW is a SouthWest US-based UU women's group who've been holding an annual retreat for nearly 40 years! The group grew out of a merger between a SW district UUWR and a SW district UUWF chapter back in the day. Julia Harris wrote about <a href="https://www.uuwr.org/archives/regional/743-herstory-swuuw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SWUUW Herstory</a>.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.uuwr.org/2-uncategorised/768-swuuwcon-2024">Read More ...</a></p></div>UU Women's Connection rebooted newsletter2024-01-27T17:47:52-05:002024-01-27T17:47:52-05:00https://www.uuwr.org/2-uncategorised/767-uu-women-s-connection-rebooted-newsletterG Ohmanngretchen@ladyweave.com<div class="feed-description"><p>UU Women's Connection in the US midwest has rebooted their newsletter, <a href="https://mailchi.mp/6c9156485322/uuwc-vow-2024-feb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Voices of Women</a>! It features articles about their upcoming retreats, musings by members, and more midwest news.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.uuwr.org/images/stories/Voices_of_Women_Imbolc_2024.jpg" alt="" width="285" height="416" /></p></div><div class="feed-description"><p>UU Women's Connection in the US midwest has rebooted their newsletter, <a href="https://mailchi.mp/6c9156485322/uuwc-vow-2024-feb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Voices of Women</a>! It features articles about their upcoming retreats, musings by members, and more midwest news.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.uuwr.org/images/stories/Voices_of_Women_Imbolc_2024.jpg" alt="" width="285" height="416" /></p></div>Reaching Sideways2024-01-14T15:23:46-05:002024-01-14T15:23:46-05:00https://www.uuwr.org/archives/regional/51-jpdwr/765-reaching-sidewaysG Ohmanngretchen@ladyweave.com<div class="feed-description"><p><img style="float: right; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="https://www.uuwr.org/images/jpdwr/Reaching_Sideways_-_3_issues.jpg" width="299" height="395" />As she promised at GA2023, Heather Gehron-Rice has sent us a whole packet of Joseph Priestley District newsletters. What I didn't realize when we first spoke about this was that the newsletters are a complete collection of <em>Reaching Sideways</em>:</p>
<p>UU foremother Rosemary Matson wrote in her <a href="https://www.uuwr.org/new-store/books/232-rosemarys-memoirs-booklet">Memoirs of UUW&R</a>, "Sara Best, a lay woman in the Joseph Priestley District Women and Religion Committee, with the help of her friends, created a journal <em>REACHING SIDEWAYS - A Continental Exchange of Views and Ideas</em> chronicling the successes and failures of those trying to implement the Women and Religion Resolution. It was a voice when there were very few other voices in the denomination speaking for women and it proved to be the writing of our Women and Religion story as it was being lived. Sara Best produced her first issue in October 1981 and sent out her last issue on June 15, 1991. REACHING SIDEWAYS is sorely missed."</p>
<p>Well, it's BACK! We've scanned and restored a few issues so far. More to come when I have time. The originals will end up in Meadville-Lombard Theological School's <a href="https://www.uuwr.org/archives/heresies-at-meadville-lombard">HEResies Special Collection</a> in Chicago! -- Gretchen</p>
<p><strong> <a class="doclink" href="https://www.uuwr.org/index.php?option=com_docman&view=list&slug=reaching-sideways-1981-1991&Itemid=296">Reaching Sideways 1981-1991</a></strong></p></div><div class="feed-description"><p><img style="float: right; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="https://www.uuwr.org/images/jpdwr/Reaching_Sideways_-_3_issues.jpg" width="299" height="395" />As she promised at GA2023, Heather Gehron-Rice has sent us a whole packet of Joseph Priestley District newsletters. What I didn't realize when we first spoke about this was that the newsletters are a complete collection of <em>Reaching Sideways</em>:</p>
<p>UU foremother Rosemary Matson wrote in her <a href="https://www.uuwr.org/new-store/books/232-rosemarys-memoirs-booklet">Memoirs of UUW&R</a>, "Sara Best, a lay woman in the Joseph Priestley District Women and Religion Committee, with the help of her friends, created a journal <em>REACHING SIDEWAYS - A Continental Exchange of Views and Ideas</em> chronicling the successes and failures of those trying to implement the Women and Religion Resolution. It was a voice when there were very few other voices in the denomination speaking for women and it proved to be the writing of our Women and Religion story as it was being lived. Sara Best produced her first issue in October 1981 and sent out her last issue on June 15, 1991. REACHING SIDEWAYS is sorely missed."</p>
<p>Well, it's BACK! We've scanned and restored a few issues so far. More to come when I have time. The originals will end up in Meadville-Lombard Theological School's <a href="https://www.uuwr.org/archives/heresies-at-meadville-lombard">HEResies Special Collection</a> in Chicago! -- Gretchen</p>
<p><strong> <a class="doclink" href="https://www.uuwr.org/index.php?option=com_docman&view=list&slug=reaching-sideways-1981-1991&Itemid=296">Reaching Sideways 1981-1991</a></strong></p></div>Reconciling with the Great Mother2023-08-14T14:38:01-04:002023-08-14T14:38:01-04:00https://www.uuwr.org/stories/761-reconciling-with-the-great-motherGretchen Oladyweave@comcast.net<div class="feed-description"><p>The Neighbourhood UU Congregation presented this service on May 14, 2023, coincidentally the day Rev. Ranck passed away.</p>
<p>How might your life – and world -- have been different if the Divine had been predominantly imagined as female? Participants of the small group "Cakes for the Queen of Heaven" share some of its learnings with the community through stories, song and dance.</p>
<p>{youtube}Se1_N2i8F9o{/youtube}</p></div><div class="feed-description"><p>The Neighbourhood UU Congregation presented this service on May 14, 2023, coincidentally the day Rev. Ranck passed away.</p>
<p>How might your life – and world -- have been different if the Divine had been predominantly imagined as female? Participants of the small group "Cakes for the Queen of Heaven" share some of its learnings with the community through stories, song and dance.</p>
<p>{youtube}Se1_N2i8F9o{/youtube}</p></div>Report from GA 20232023-07-05T14:46:31-04:002023-07-05T14:46:31-04:00https://www.uuwr.org/27-news/ga/757-report-from-ga-2023Gretchen Oladyweave@comcast.net<div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://www.uuwr.org/images/GA2023-IMG_3735a.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Our first day of the Exhibit Hall was busy and exhausting! Pauline and I drove to Pittsburgh Monday, spent all day Tuesday and part of Wednesday morning setting up the booth, and then chatted with folks all afternoon. We sold out of 3 different items by Thursday, and the interest was already high.</p>
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<p>Our first day of the Exhibit Hall was busy and exhausting! Pauline and I drove to Pittsburgh Monday, spent all day Tuesday and part of Wednesday morning setting up the booth, and then chatted with folks all afternoon. We sold out of 3 different items by Thursday, and the interest was already high.</p>
<p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.uuwr.org/27-news/ga/757-report-from-ga-2023">Read More ...</a></p></div>Cakes for the Queen of Heaven2010-07-11T12:55:39-04:002010-07-11T12:55:39-04:00https://www.uuwr.org/order-cakesRev. Shirley Ranckinfo@uuwr.org<div class="feed-description"><p><img src="https://www.uuwr.org/images/stories/curricula/Cakes_curricula_-_covers_no_cds.jpg" /></p><p><strong>The classic women's circle study course!</strong><br />by Rev. Shirley Ann Ranck, PhD</p>
<p>The <strong>resources</strong> (not the Facilitators Guides) from both volumes are now available to download! Log-in information is included in the package when you buy the curriculum. If you have already purchased the set and would like access to the files, please email <a href="mailto:store@uuwr.org">store@uuwr.org</a>.</p>
<p><strong>IN ANCIENT TIMES:</strong> This five-session Volume I of the popular adult religious education curriculum includes an introductory section featuring author Shirley's Ranck's "Statement of Feminist Thealogy," Elinor Artman's "Brief Herstory of Cakes," and Nancy Vedder-Shults, "<a href="http://www.cakesforthequeenofheaven.org/facilitators-resources/16-baking-cakes">Baking Cakes for the Queen of Heaven</a>."</p>
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<p>The <strong>resources</strong> (not the Facilitators Guides) from both volumes are now available to download! Log-in information is included in the package when you buy the curriculum. If you have already purchased the set and would like access to the files, please email <a href="mailto:store@uuwr.org">store@uuwr.org</a>.</p>
<p><strong>IN ANCIENT TIMES:</strong> This five-session Volume I of the popular adult religious education curriculum includes an introductory section featuring author Shirley's Ranck's "Statement of Feminist Thealogy," Elinor Artman's "Brief Herstory of Cakes," and Nancy Vedder-Shults, "<a href="http://www.cakesforthequeenofheaven.org/facilitators-resources/16-baking-cakes">Baking Cakes for the Queen of Heaven</a>."</p>
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