PNWD will host the week-long Russell Lockwoood Leadership School at Menucha Conference Center just east of Portland, OR, this August. A “Commuter Rate” has been added as an option for those who live near enough to commute to the conference site each day, or for those who would prefer
Eastrose Fellowship Selects Minister
The congregation of Eastrose Fellowship UU (Portand, OR) has selected its next minister, the Rev. Patti Pomerantz. Rev. Pomerantz has been affiliated with Eastrose as a Community Minister for several years. She was selected by the Eastrose search committee through the “inside candidate” process for this half-time, contract position to begin
Edmonds UU Church Adds Minister for Families & Faith Development
Edmonds UU Church (WA) has announced that the Rev. Cecilia Kingman has accepted the position of Minister for Family and Faith Development. This ministry will have a specific focus on families with children from birth through the teen years. The half-time position is expected to begin by July 1, 2014. Rev. Kingman
Evergreen UU Fellowship Calls the Rev. Carmen McDowell
Evergreen Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (Marysville, WA) has called the Rev. Carmen McDowell to serve as settled minister, beginning August 1, 2014. Rev. McDowell was admitted to Fellowship in the Unitarian Universalist Association in 2011 and ordained shortly thereafter by East Shore Unitarian Church (Bellevue, WA). She received her Master of Divinity
Report from the UUA Board
From an April 30 “UUA News Alert” The Unitarian Universalist Association’s Board of Trustees met in Boston, April 10-13, 2014. Both trustees and senior UUA staff expressed their gratitude for the solid partnership that has allowed the staff and Board to engage constructively with each other and with serious issues.