The Mountain Desert District (MDD) “Walk the Talk” Award is given to a Unitarian Universalist lay person for living a life which best exemplifies Unitarian Universalist principles. The winner will be given free registration at the MDD Assembly May 1-2, 2020 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, if they are able to attend.
DALE ARNINK SERMON AWARD: Invitation for Submissions
As Unitarian Universalists, the sources of our living tradition include Humanist teachings, which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit. Have you preached or heard a good sermon reflecting Humanist teachings lately? Submit it
Mountain Desert District (MDD) Board is Recruiting Officers!
Vice President and Secretary beginning in June 2020 The Mountain Desert District Board of the UUA has two upcoming positions open to persons across the district. The MDD is comprised of congregations in Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Texas, and New Mexico. This opportunity is perfectly suited for persons interested
MDD Winter 2019-20 Chalice Lighter Call
Dear MDD Chalice Lighter: Thank you for your generous commitment to growing our faith by helping other UU Churches in the Mountain Desert District (MDD). The second call for FY20 is to assist the Otero County Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Alamogordo, New Mexico with a repair project and funding for
MDD Fall 2019 Chalice Lighter Call
Dear MDD Chalice Lighter, Thank you for your generous commitment to growing our faith by helping other UU Churches in the Mountain Desert District (MDD). The first call for FY20 is to assist the South Valley Unitarian Universalist Society in Salt Lake City, Utah with a building project. The Church
MDD Spring 2018-19 Chalice Lighter Call
Dear MDD Chalice Lighter, Thank you for your generous commitment to growing our faith by helping other UU churches in the Mountain Desert District (MDD). The spring 2018/19 call is to assist the San Juan Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Farmington, NM with a building project. The Church Board President writes,
2019 Dale Arnink Sermon Award Winner – Rev. Dr. Barry M. Andrews
Rev. Andrews sermon “What Does Humanism Mean Today?” is the winner of the Dale Arnink Award 2019. This award is granted in recognition of a sermon that best explores the place or use of critical reason in examining religious experience within the Unitarian Universalist tradition. The Unitarian Church of Los
MDD Fall 2018-19 Chalice Lighter Call
Dear MDD Chalice Lighter, Thank you for your generous commitment to growing our faith by helping other UU Churches in the Mountain Desert District (MDD). The last of the three calls for 2018 is to assist the Namaqua Unitarian Universalist congregation in Loveland, Colorado with a building project.The Church Treasurer
2018 Dale Arnink Sermon Award Winner – Rev. Sean Neil-Barron
The winner of the 2018 Dale Arnink Sermon Award is the Rev. Sean Neil-Barron, Assistant Minister of the Foothills Unitarian Church in Fort Collins, CO. Sean became a Minister at Foothills in 2016 after four years in the New England area where he completed seminary at Harvard Divinity School. Originally
2018 Walk the Talk Award Recipient – Heide Cottam
The MDD “Walk the Talk” Award is given to a Unitarian Universalist lay person for living a life which best exemplifies Unitarian Universalist principles. For 2018, the award goes to Heide Cottam of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden, Utah. The award honors those who have lived a life that