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Spring 2013 Chalice Lighter Call is Now Open for Donations!

We are inviting you, as progressive and faithful Chalice Lighter supporters to join in the first ever Pacific Western Regional Leap of Faith Initiative. This first-time, exciting collaborative initiative among the four districts of the Pacific Western Region (Pacific Central, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest and Mountain Desert) address these times with a powerful Unitarian Universalist faith practice of Bold Faith: No Borders.

Learn more and see inspiring congregational stories on this link!

Read the Spring 2013 Call Letter here!


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Announcing our New District Executive!

Good News!

With great pleasure the Pacific Central District Board of Directors announces that Joshua Searle-White has accepted the position of District Executive of the Pacific Central District. Josh was able to attend the Pacific Western Regional Assembly at the end of April 2013, is planning on attending General Assembly in Louisville, KY, and will assume his position in the PCD on July 1.

You may recognize Josh's name through his popular workshops at General Assembly, the UUMA convocation or UUMA chapter retreats. He is also the author Magic Wanda's Travel Emporium: Tales of Love, Hate, and Things in Between, published by Skinner House. Josh is a master storyteller with deep experience helping individuals and congregations work with their own narratives to create greater health and vitality. He has deep roots and many years of experience in Unitarian Universalist congregations, where he has taught and served in a variety of leadership positions; and he has created and delivered well-received presentations around the country, as well as at the district and national levels.

Josh holds a Ph.D. in psychology and is currently Associate Professor of Psychology and Department Chair at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He is leaving this tenured position to serve Unitarian Universalism in the Pacific Central District. He tells us he was not looking for another job, only for an opportunity to align his work with his passion for our shared faith. We welcome his talents and enthusiasm.

The Board wishes to thank the Search Committee for their good work and excellent result. They have served Unitarian Universalism in the PCD through an important transition.

Susan Lankford, Acting President
Pacific Central District

PCD Middle School Camp (MiSC) Registration!

PCD MiSc is a week-long camp for all of our UU Middle School campers!

See this link for more information and registration material!

Junior / Senior High OWL Facilitators Training

Our Junior / Senior High OWL Facilitators Training is now full.

PCD Leadership Day - Save the Date!

Saturday, October 26th, at the UU Church of Berkeley, featuring Wayne Clark, Director of the Congregational Stewardship Network - UUA, speaking on "Generosity and Stewardship".

Take a look at the new UUA FORTH resources and organize a team from your congregation NOW!.

More workshops will be announced for this educational event!

A Historic Event: PWR 2013 Regional Assembly

From April 25th to April 28th, the Pacific Central District hosted an historic event in San Jose, CA, that drew over 680 children, youth and adults. The group came from almost 50% of the American geography of the Unitarian Universalist Association. This geographic area is called the Pacific Western Region and is comprised of the Pacific Northwest, the Mountain Desert, the Pacific Southwest and the Pacific Central districts. The purpose of the region is to share leadership and mutually empower each other through collaborative programming.

Reflections from Rev. Robert Latham on the PWR 2013 Regional Assembly

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The Pacific Central District of the Unitarian Universalist Association serves the 38 UU congregations in northern California, northern Nevada, and Hawaii.

Our mission is to provide services and resources to congregations that will grow the District in terms of its membership, the deepening of our faith, the effectiveness of our structures, and the power of our service to the wider world.