UUA Denominational News

Experience General Assembly ONLINE!

General Assembly (GA) is happening in New Orleans – next week (June 21-25).  First Parish has four people attending in person (Marianne DiBlasi, Elizabeth Walsh, Deb Weiner-Soule, and Ben Soule). You can join us virtually!  The worship and business events will be live-streamed from GA. To view online, visit http://www.uua.org/ga/off-site/2017.  No registration is required.

NOTE:  All times are Central Daylight Times.

Wednesday, June 21

Welcoming Celebration and General Session I, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Thursday, June 22

Morning Worship, 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.

General Session II, 8:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Service of the Living Tradition, sermon by the Rev. Cheryl M. Walker, 8:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Friday, June 23

Morning Worship, 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.

General Session III, 8:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Public Witness: #LoveResists Rejoicing for Sanctuary & Solidarity, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Presidential Candidates Forum, 8:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 24

Morning Worship, 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.

General Session IV, 8:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Synergy Bridging Worship, 5:00 – 6:15 p.m.

Ware Lecture by Bryan Stevenson *, 8:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Available via live streaming video only; will not be recorded or available for on-demand viewing later.

Sunday, June 25

Sunday Morning Worship, led by the Rev. Mara Dowdall, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Will also be Live-Streamed during Sunday Morning Worship at First Parish in Lexington!

General Session V and Closing Celebration, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.

* The Ware Lecture (Saturday June 24, 2017, 8:30 – 9:30 p.m.) will be available via live streaming video only; it will not be recorded or available for on-demand viewing later.

Ware Lecturer, Bryan Stevenson, is the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, AL and is the author of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption.  To view his full bio, visit http://www.uua.org/liberty/criminaljustice/ware-stevenson