Many of you are aware by now that UWM and UWH have begun exploring the ‘fusion’ of the two organizations. I attended the UWM Summit and my take away came from Jim Blake is rooted in his question: what wants to emerge as Unity now? We were told opportunities (with the both organization’s leadership) would be occurring for questions and dialogue leading up to the UWM annual business meeting ……..
The next opportunity to discuss the fusion and other topics is with UWM is a Town Hall: March 27, 2-3:30PM Central, with the UWM Board of Trustees, Zoom: Meeting ID: 841 1557 9054, Passcode: 064799
Join your Regional Rep and Outreach Ambassador on a monthly Zoom call. One for Ministers and Spiritual Leaders; the other for all Church Leaders. Each position is unique and different. I look forward to connecting with you!
Youth directors, ministers, board members, and others who work with young people come together to share best practices and skills around ministering to and with families, and support each other in this important work. Join on zoom..
Send Teens to Chapter X
Do you have teens in your congregation, but no Y.O.U? Please send them to www.youthofunity.org to get connected with the all-online Chapter X, a dynamic community which includes well-produced, youth-led spiritual services twice a month! LEARN MORE HERE
Eastern Sub-Regional Youth Mini-Rally & Lock-In
March 1-2, Unity of Columbus, OH
Please hold our youth and their leaders in prayer as they travel this weekend to/from Unity of Columbus for the first eastern subregional event since 2019! Huge gratitude to Daryn Wells and Unity of Columbus for hosting, and to our eastern subregional Y.O.U. officers (Regies) Joey Short and Maddie Chapman for helping introduce more young people to the magic of Uniteens/YOU!
Spring Unitreat Registration Open Through March 7th
April 4-6, Lutherdale, Elkhorn, WI
Open to all youth in 6th-8th grades and their adult leaders. The theme is “Let It Go” and our regies are excited to be hosting the first weekend retreat just for Uniteens since spring of 2023! Learn more and register
Save The Dates for Upcoming Youth Retreats
1, Y.O.U. June Rally
Fri-Mon June 13-16, TowerHill Camp, Sawyer, MI
2, IYOU
Sun-Thurs July 20-24, Unity Village, Lees Summit, MO
3. Uniteens & Y.O.U. Fall Youth Retreat
Fri-Sun Oct 26-28, Lutherdale, Elkhorn, WI
Upcoming Training: Leading & Guiding a YFM Program
Live Online | Weds. March 26, April 2, April 9 | 4-5 PM CT
Please let your YFM Folks Know about this upcoming training offered by Unity Worldwide Ministries. Learn more and register here: https://register.uwsi.org/courses/leading-guiding-a-yfm-program-ce-spring-2025
CONFERENCE–In Person (some online options) Sept. 22, 6-9 PM, Sept 23, 9 AM -9 PM, Sept 24 9AM -12 Noon.
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING–Online, October 23, 2 - 4 PM ET
CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE: Online, November 9, 7 PM ET, Contact Rev. Toni Fish, Rev.Toni@unityofthevalleymn.org
Treasurer News: Will You Be a Part of This Future?
Greetings to all our Great Lakes Region family! I am Nancy Anne Berdasco, your Board Treasurer, and this month I wanted to let you know a few things about how the board stewards your generous donations in this region.
First of all, we offer you all thanks for your tithes to the regional organization. We realize the many demands on your time, talent, and treasure, and we are grateful for your support. We do our best at the board level to manage our funds so that support flows through to the region, in management at the regional level, funding/support for regional training, and in serving as a nexus of support for regional communications and exchange. In management, board membership largely consists of volunteer activity.
The GLR LUTs meet about every three months or so on Zoom. We are a lively group as we share resources and ideas. We also have invited guest speakers from UWM and Regional LUTs who have information to share.
If you are an LUT in the Region who is not getting an invite to the gatherings, please let Susan Liddell, GLR LUT Rep know at liddelles@aol.com. If you are getting the emails and haven't joined us, please consider doing so. Our next meeting is April 27, 2025, 6:30 PM CT.
If you're looking for ideas on Earth Day, the 16 provided here is the place to go. There also is a great source to get involved with to protect the environment. Finally, "The New Story" & "It's 3:23 in the Morning" is a needed reminder for all of us during these troubled times.
