Welcome to the UUA Central Midwest District! We are one of 20 districts working to further liberal religious values as part of the Unitarian Universalist Association. The district covers all or part of five states – Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Michigan and Indiana – and serves more than 80 congregations with over 12,000 members.
Appleton Hosts Board Planning Event with District Consultants
Congregational Planning Conference for Board Members
August 14, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fox Valley UU Fellowship, 2600 E. Philip Lane, Appleton WI 54915
One of the central functions of a congregational board is planning, both long term and for the upcoming church year. An outside facilitator is valuable to assist in such planning. In these tough economic times, however, paying for a facilitator can be difficult. The Central Midwest District Consultants’ Group is offering a solution to this dilemma. It is sponsoring a conference in Appleton Wisconsin on August 14 to assist board leadership teams in their planning for the 2010-2011 church year.
In the morning there will be three plenary sessions, led by our experienced consultants, on topics of interest to the group. (We will contact the participating congregations to get ideas for topics.) Then in the afternoon, the individual congregational teams will meet together and a consultant will be available to assist them in their individual planning.
The charge for this will be $75 per congregational team (minimum team size 4) plus $10 per participant for refreshments, including a box lunch. Register now! The deadline is August 6.
We look forward to seeing you in Appleton in August.
Dori Davenport Thexton
Faith Development & Growth Director
Central Midwest District
Cell phone/Direct line: 708-805-1866
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Board Planning Day
Summer WomanSpirit in August
Tuesday, 13 July 2010 11:01 | Author: CMwD Women and Religion Committee |
“Sowing Seeds of Gratitude” is our Summer WomanSpirit theme. We all have so many things for which we are grateful, and each one is a viable seed to plant and nurture allowing others to share in the labors which created the seeds. During this retreat we will take a special look at the gratitude we have toward the Earth and all she provides. We will also look at things for which we are grateful on a personal level, sharing what we are comfortable sharing and learning how those around us perceive their own gratitude. Registration deadline is July 20. There are still some scholarship funds available! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A BROCHURE SNAIL-MAILED TO YOU CALL Gretchen at 269-369-1114Register online: www.regonline.com/SWS2010
Practice Safe Computing
Wednesday, 21 April 2010 05:32 | Author: Gretchen Ohmann |
Greetings, friends! 1. Don't ever EVER open an attachment or click on a link if it doesn't look "right." Pay attention. For example, the ones we've seen recently look like it came from someone on the list (it did) but you likely don't know the name in the subject line, you aren't expecting a link to be sent to you, there is no other message, and the link is something odd and that you never heard of. (Extra tech tip: generally you can "hover over" a link and a "tooltip" will appear showing you whether the link actually even matches the text you can read.) 2. When in doubt, call the person who sent it. If they didn't knowingly send it, it could be their computer has been infected with a program that sent out similar messages to everyone in their address book. Sometimes these will show up in their "Sent" box. |
August 6-8, 2010
Recently a message was posted to one of our e-mail lists. The subject line was simply a name, and the e-mail contained only a link. This is a common form of malware -- something intended to get into your computer. We've seen a few of these lately, and that reminded us to pass along our recommendations for practicing safe computing, or "look before you click."General Assembly |
Photos 2010 General Assembly Opening Ceremony included the traditional banner parade, plus musicians Jim Scott, Ann Reed, and Peter Mayer. The District Ingathering was held jointly with Heartland District. It was conducted (sans sound system) by our own Ian Evison and Heartland's Nancy Combs-Morgan and Lisa Presley. |
