UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS? WHO ARE WE?

If you're searching for a religious home that is guided by a quest for truth and meaning, not by a set creed or dogma, we invite you to discover Unitarian Universalism. We are a caring, open–minded religious community that encourages you to seek your own spiritual path. Unitarian Universalist congregations are places where people gather to nurture their spirits and put their faith into action by helping to make our communities—and the world—a better place. Explore the UU website at www.uua.org and discover Unitarian Universalism. Nurture Your Spirit. Help Heal Our World.

Click on the internet address below to see a brief video and learn more about Unitarian Universalists. When you get to the UUA visitors site, you will need to click on either the regular file entitled "Voices of a Liberal Faith: Unitarian Universalists" for Windows Media Player or the file listed for Real Player, depending upon which video player you have installed on your computer or choose to use.

http://www.uua.org/visitors/index.shtml

OUR CONGREGATION. WHO ARE WE?

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Wyoming Valley began in 1991 with help from the Joseph Priestley District, UUA and the Rev. John Morgan. We are a growing, vital liberal religious presence in our part of the world. Sunday services are held at 10:00 AM at the Montessori School, 851 W. Market St., Kingston, PA, 18704. Children usually join us for the opening minutes of Sunday worship, then have their own religious education classes.

Our Mission Statement: Our mission is to provide a welcoming and supportive community which values and embraces diversity, seeks peace and justice through social action, and nurtures lifelong spiritual growth for ourselves and others.

This new, one sentence statement will be used to guide and motivate the members of the congregation, and to help us communicate who we are to the larger world. It was unanimously approved by the Board on March 18, 2007 and approved by the entire congregation at our annual meeting on May 20, 2007.

To fulfill this mission, we set ourselves the following goals:

• to provide worship experiences which are open, inspiring, and life affirming.
• to encourage youth and adults, through nurturing religious education programs, to become free-thinking people living by Unitarian Universalist principles,
• to empower our members to be advocates for the realization of peace and justice so that our world is a safer and healthier place for all,
• to share our religion with the Wyoming Valley and to actively reach out for new members.

We also have an office in downtown Wilkes Barre, PA. Our mailing address is 202 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. Our phone number is (570) 970-7944. Fax number is the same. E-Mail address is: uucwv@epix.net. Normal office hours are as follows: Tuesdays, 1PM to 4PM; Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9AM to 12:30PM.

Our Minister is The Rev. Dr. Stan Sears. Our current officers are: Sid Halsor, President; Brian Dugas, Vice-President; Rick Williams, Treasurer; and Mike Wynn, Secretary. Our Director of Religious Education is Jill Wetzel. The Office Administrator is Jim Parks.

Explore our web site at www.uucwv.org or click below to learn more about our congregation's:

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