Resources for Youth Ministry

Deep Fun; A master list of all the classic games, icebreakers and team initiatives for use at Youth Cons and other Youth events

Worship Web an online catalogue of UU readings, poetry and sermons for worship services on any theme

The Youth Ministry of the UUA‘s Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries. Hints for Navigating the CUC Alphabet Soup

Acronyms

  • CUC: The Canadian Unitarian Council
  • YOB: Youth Observer to the Board: This is a peer-elected representative who sits on the CUC Board of Trustees
  • CAYAC: Canadian Advisory Youth Adult Committee
  • Nat SAC: The National Social Action Coordinator, a CAYAC position that also liaises with the Social Responsibility Monitoring Groups
  • Canuudle: The National Youth Conference at ACM
  • BC YAC: The BC Region Youth Adult Committee
  • RRYSC Western Region Youth Adult Committee: stands for the Radical Religious Youth Steering Committee. This is the Western Region Youth Adult Committee
  • QuOM: Central/Eastern Regions combined Youth Adult Committee: stands for Quebec, Ontario and Maritimes. This is the Central and Eastern Regions combined Youth Adult Committee
  • OWL: Our Whole Lives, a lifespan sexuality education program taken by many youth in Canada
  • ACM: The national Annual Conference and Meeting of the CUC. This is the yearly business meeting where delegates from all the congregations in Canada come together to vote and give direction to the Board and staff on matters of policy, social justice initiatives and other aspects of congregational life.
  • CUSJ: Canadian Unitarians for Social Justice
  • C*UUYAN: the Continental Unitarian Universalist Young Adult Network
  • UUA: The Unitarian Universalist Association. This is the American body that represents UU congregations in the United States