Follow the CUC AGM and 2012 Spiritual Leadership Symposium Here All Weekend
THIS WEEKEND, May 18-20, the CUC front page is your source for ongoing updates from the 2012 Canadian Unitarian Council Annual General Meeting, and the CUC and UU Ministers of Canada 2012 Spiritual Leadership Symposium.
Vyda Ng Chosen as CUC Interim Executive Director
THE CUC BOARD of Trustees is delighted to announce that Vyda Ng has accepted the position of Interim Executive Director, effective May 14, 2012.Vyda is uniquely qualified for this position through her long involvement with the CUC, as a Board member, President, chair of two national CUC task forces, and other roles.
CUC Annual Report for 2011 Released
THE CANADIAN UNITARIAN COUNCIL's Annual Report for 2011 is now available for download on the CUC website. Printed copies will be distributed at the Annual General Meeting at The Westin, Ottawa, on Friday, May 18, 2012.
Active Democracy Report Calls For More Voices in CUC Decisions
THE CUC Active Democracy Study Group has released its final report, calling for more voices to be brought into CUC decision-making, more effectively, more often.The report also urges improved and more accessible communication between congregations, individuals, stakeholder groups and the Council, Board and staff.
Halifax Awarded a Northern Lights Grant to Expand Religious Education
THE UNIVERSALIST UNITARIAN Church of Halifax has been awarded a grant under the Northern Lights Chalice Lighter program. Through the generosity of individual Chalice Lighters across Canada, the congregation will be able to strengthen its religious education programming.
UU Young Adults to Gather at Symposium in May, Opus in August
TWO MAJOR OPPORTUNITIES are coming for Canada’s UU Young Adults to gather and build community: the 2012 Spiritual Leadership Symposium in Ottawa in May, and Opus 2012, the annual Continental young adult conference, at Ontario's Unicamp in August.
Three CUC Staff Positions Eliminated in Effort to Balance Budget
CUC PRESIDENT Gary Groot has announced a Board decision to eliminate three staff positions due to budget pressures. Director of Congregational Development Linda Thomson, Director of Communications Ben Wolfe and Director of Finance Phil Strapp will end work on May 31st.
Parenting Author Dale McGowan Headlines CUC Ottawa Fall Gathering
DALE MCGOWAN, editor and co-author of “Parenting Beyond Belief” and “Raising Freethinkers,” two groundbreaking books for nonreligious parents, will be the keynote speaker at the CUC Eastern Regional Fall Gathering in Ottawa from October 12-14, 2012.
