From EKesting at uua.org Fri Mar 9 18:30:31 2007 From: EKesting at uua.org (Erik Kesting) Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 18:30:31 -0500 Subject: [UU Young Adult News] Young Adult News - March 2007 - Issue 48 Message-ID: Young Adult News - March 2007 - Issue 48 WELCOME 1. Welcome from Nancy DiGiovanni, Young Adult and Campus Ministry Program Associate EVENTS and OPPORTUNITIES 2. Summer Employment at Camp Unirondack 3. Church of the Larger Fellowship Opportunities 4. Interfaith Youth Core seeks Director of Outreach, Education, and Training 5. California UU Campus Ministry Group Seeks Leader 6. Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes INFORMATION 7. Earn conference scholarships at the YACM Office 8. Young Adult & Campus Ministry Office Contacts 1. Welcome from Nancy DiGiovanni, Young Adult and Campus Ministry Program Associate Was February busy for you? It sure was busy for me. I spent the month traveling to many parts of the country to many conferences-and only now, do I see there was a theme amongst them all. In Early February, I was in the Metro NY district for a very important district conversation about the Consultation on Ministry to and with Youth. It was wonderful to see familiar faces and take part in that amazing afternoon of denomination-changing discussions in a group that was about half youth and half adults! The next weekend I was off to Atlanta, GA for Interweave's Convocation. Five young adults and current and former YRUU office staff members Laura Manning and Jason Lydon joined me at this conference for queer-identified UUs. The Interweave Board, YRUU and YACM offices collaborated this year to create more age and gender diversity at Convocation. I was thrilled to be there, and acknowledged the profound importance of intergenerational conferences in my young adult life experience. The last weekend of February took me to San Diego for the 1st Contemporary Worship Conference. This event was a HUGE success and I once again witnessed the beauty of an intentional intergenerational community. So I send this message out to you to remind you that intentional intergenerational community makes for authentic intergenerational community. I'm patenting that phrase (if it isn't already). I know bridging those gaps can be difficult and awkward, but I beseech you to keep working at it! We have to intentionally create the reality we wish to enjoy. Seek out a conversation or sustain a relationship with someone outside your peer group; encourage your young adult group to invite the youth group and the advisors to charades and hot chocolate one night at the church; do something this month that takes you out of the ordinary and into the unfamiliar-because you might be as pleasantly surprised as I was this past month. If this is something you already do regularly, inspire it in others as much as possible this month. As Mahatma Gandhi said, "be the change you wish to see in the world". The vision we share for UUism to be an empowering, intergenerational denomination can begin with you. Back to Table of Contents 2. Summer Employment at Camp Unirondack We are currently seeking exceptional young adults for a variety of positions. Visit our website and see some of what we have to offer. www.unirondack.org. Back to Table of Contents 3. Opportunities from the Church of the Larger Fellowship You may know the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) as the UU church in cyberspace, or you might have heard of the Church of the YOUNGER Fellowship (CYF), which is a part of the CLF. The Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) offers its members multiple opportunities for online community through Shared Interest Groups. What is a Shared Interest Group? CLF Shared Interest Groups (SIGs) are email lists for CLF members designed to make a place for community, connection and reflection between people who share something in common, whether it be a theological standpoint such as paganism or a shared experience such as retirement. * An online community for gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender CLF members * A CLF small group for those facing life-changing illness * A group for CLF members who live outside the United States * A shared interest group for CLF members with issues related to mental illness * A discussion group for CLF members who identify as UU Christians * A discussion group for CLF members who identify as UU humanists * A discussion group for CLF members interested in Earth-Centered spirituality Why should you encourage people join the CLF or the CYF? Shared Interest Groups are one of many resources available at the Church of the Larger Fellowship. Your CLF membership offers you UU spirituality, education, and resources 24/7, while at the same time your membership brings Unitarian Universalism to isolated UUs all over the world. For information about these Shared Interest Groups (SIGs) go to: http://www.clfuu.org/lists_sigs.html For more information about the Church of the Larger Fellowship and its many resources: www.clfuu.org 617-948-6150 clf at clfuu.org Back to Table of Contents 4. Interfaith Youth Core seeks Director of Outreach, Education, and Training Interfaith Youth Core has developed a unique and proven methodology for building relationships between students of different faith backgrounds on campus and in faith and civic communities, focusing on the common ground of shared values and service-learning. The Director of Outreach, Education and Training (OET) will drive the development of programs around this methodology and the outreach to meet the strategic goal of engaging 70,000 interfaith service participants and reaching 20% of U.S. colleges and universities over the next 5 years. The Director of OET will report to the Vice President of Programs. Interfaith Youth Core's innovative, service learning-based products and services leverage our expertise in running programs to build institutional and individual capacity to run effective interfaith youth work. IFYC currently provides its three integral segments - College and University Campuses, Independent Secondary Schools, and Faith-based and Civic Leaders - with speeches and event trainings. In addition, we are developing several products, including research toward a set of criteria toward which colleges and university campuses should aspire as well as training programs specific to independent high school educators, civic leaders, and religious leaders. Inquiries, applications, and nominations should be directed to the search consultants for this effort: Meredith L. Onion Consultant, Executive Search One East Wacker Drive, Suite 3350 Chicago, IL 60601 Meredith.Onion at campbellcompany.com (P) 312-896-8901 (F) 312-896-8910 Back to Table of Contents 5. California UU Campus Ministry Group Seeks Leader Motivated and energetic group of college students at UC Berkeley seek a seminary student or UU young adult with significant UUYAN/YRUU leadership and worship experience to help them build their group, doing casual creative worship, deep discussions, social justice projects, and creative outreach to other college students at UC Berkeley and in the East Bay. Supervision and credit available through Chris Craethnenn, MRE at the UU Church of Berkeley. Stipend of $1,000 per semester plus $500 in expenses and possible money for summer build up for fall as well. Email or call Chris at 510-866-7856 or ccraethnenn at comcast.net. Please pass on the word, too! And, come say "hi" to the campus group via YouTube at http://www.uucb.org/ya#campusmin. Back to Table of Contents 6. Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes A Community Screening & Dialogue on Race, Gender, and Hip-Hop. A must-see film event! Please come out and support if you're in the Metro NY area. Visit http://www.gpac.org/youth/bbr/ for more information. Back to Table of Contents 7. Earn conference scholarships at the YACM Office The Young Adult and Campus Ministry Office is seeking a few good volunteers who would like to help us with our work! In turn for 35 hours of service on-site in our Boston office, we'll give you a $150.00 scholarship to your choice of ConCentric, Opus, or General Assembly. Hours are flexible. Tasks include data entry, archiving, and preparing mailings. If interested, please contact Erik Kesting at ekesting at uua.org or 617-948-6463. Back to Table of Contents 8. Young Adult & Campus Ministry Office Contacts Nancy DiGiovanni - Young Adult and Campus Ministry Program Associate (617) 948-4629 ndigiovanni at uua.org Joseph Santos-Lyons - Director of Campus Ministry & Field Organizing (503) 490-5639 jsantoslyons at uua.org Michael Tino - Director of Young Adult and Campus Ministry (919) 401-9944 mtino at uua.org Erik Kesting - Young Adult and Campus Ministry Assistant (617) 948-6463 ekesting at uua.org www.uua.org/yacm Back to Table of Contents -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/cuuyan-announce/attachments/20070309/aed97d4d/attachment-0001.html