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    Church Resources

    Northwoods UU Online Resources

  • Northwoods UU Church Web site
  • Northwoods UU You-Tube Channel
  • Northwoods Vimeo (password protected)
  • Millbend Coffeehouse
  • Northwoods UU Church Land Acknowledgment

    Unitarian Universalist Network of Houston

  • UU Network Church Names & Addresses (Including email addresses)
  • Network Churches Map
  • UU Congregations of Texas (UUA)
  • UBarU Camp and Retreat Center
  • Texas UU Justice Ministry: Bending Texas Toward Justice

    Unitarian Universalist Association

    UUA Guidance

    COVID-19 PANDEMIC
  • New CDC Guidelines in Covenantal Community by UUA Congregational Life Staff Group | June 1, 2021 |
  • Gathering In-Person When COVID-19 Subsides | Portions Updated May 12, 2021 through June 8, 2021 |
  • Singing Together as COVID-19 Subsides | No date given |
    PROPOSED 8TH PRINCIPLE and REVISING ARTICLE II
  • 8th Principle (Proposed) | Background |

  • Getting Involved with the Article II Study

  • Revising Article II of the UUA Bylaws: Initial Draft
    By UUC Staff | October 31, 2022 Updated October 31, 2022 |

  • Article II Purposes and Covenant [ACTUAL DRAFT PDF]

    WIDENING THE CIRCLE OF CONCERN
  • Widening the Circle of Concern Learning & Practicing in Our Communities [Web site]
    Welcome to the new home for congregations and leaders implementing the recommendations of the Commission on Institutional Change (COIC) Report!

  • Widening the Circle of Concern [Book]
    Report of the UUA Commission on Institutional Change
    June 2020
    NOTE: Available both as a print book AND as an eBook.

    See also Racial Justice

  • See also this book: The Black UU Survival Guide: How to Survive as a Black Unitarian Universalist and How Allies Can Keep It 100 by Xolani Kacela (Author) and Kimber McLaughlin (Illustrator).
    "The Black UU Survival Guide is a must-read book for all UUs seeking to build and maintain a truly inclusive, equitable, and beloved multicultural community." (Amazon.com) | Kindle & Large Print Paperback editions | Publisher: X to the k Publishing (May 16, 2021) | Paperback: 88 pages | ISBN-10: 1513667254 | ISBN-13: 978-1513667256 | Reading age: 13 - 18 years |

  • Sociocracy Resources | Dynamic Governance Resources: Books and Training for Decentralizing Leadership |
    Also known as sociocracy, this model offers a flattened, responsive, and more inclusive structure. Congregations that wish to dismantle White Supremacy in their institutions are looking into this model.
    OTHER ISSUES
  • Five Practices of Welcoming Renewal (UUA LGBTQ Ministries) | No date given |
  • Final Exit Network (End of Life Issues, i.e. Counseling for those seeking aid in dying)
  • Words for Worship | Singing the Green: Songs for Fun and Money [PDF] |

    MONTHLY THEMES AND NOTABLE DATES

    NORTHWOODS UU LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

    LABYRINTHS

  • Greater Houston Area Labyrinths (Labyrinth Locator.com)
  • Labyrinth Lovers Find Plenty Of Places To Meditate And Reflect In Houston by Abner Fletcher | Posted on 12/20/2017 | Houston Matters (Houston Public Media.org) |
  • The Woodlands/N. Harris County Labyrinths [within 10 miles of Northwoods UU Church] (Labyrinth Locator.com)

    AT-HOME DNA TESTING

  • At-home testing can offer an incomplete picture of disease risk, get ancestry wrong, and compromise privacy by Catherine Roberts | February 02, 2021 | (Consumer Reports)
  • Ancestry DNA
  • 23andMe

    EVALUATING SOURCES
  • CRAAP test

    Reproductive Justice
    Here I have found a lot of relevant groups. I only found actual contact information for ONE group.
  • Avow: An independent, Texas-based organization [NOTE: Formerly NARAL Pro-Choice Texas]
    Email: INFO@AVOWTEXAS.ORG
    Phone: (512) 462-1661
    Mailing address:
    P.O. Box 9883
    Austin, TX 78766
    SEE ALSO THE ISSUES: ABORTION The other groups will let you sign up with them and/or ask questions but I could not find actual contact information. You could sign up for their newsletters. (Hopefully their newsletter might contain contact information.)

    Public Opinion Surveys
  • Gallup
  • Pew Research Center
  • Roper Center For Public Opinion Research

    SAVING A ZOOM CHAT

    NOTE: The instructions at the Zoom site work for both PC AND Mac. [At least no mention was made if there was a different method for PC vs. Mac.]
  • Start with the Zoom Chat Box
  • To the right of "FILE" is a box with three dots. CLICK 3 dots box. [Hint: Click this link then scroll down to see Save Chat option.]
  • Click Save Chat.
  • Click the 3 dots box again. Click Save Chat and then IMMEDIATELY click Show In Folder.
  • To see all of your saved Zoom chats, click File Explorer icon and click This PC; then click Documents; then click Zoom folder.
  • This will now display the contents of your Zoom documents folder with your saved chat file.
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  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: CENSORSHIP
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: COVID-19
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: DEFICIT, DEBT CEILING, AND THE FEDERAL BUDGET
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: DEMOCRACY, THE BIG LIE, & SOCIAL MEDIA
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: GUN CONTROL / MASS SHOOTINGS
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: IMMIGRATION / DACA / REFUGEES
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: ISRAEL / HAMAS / GAZA
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: LGBTQ
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: PHISHING, SMISHING, & SCAMS
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: RACIAL JUSTICE
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: REDISTRICTING
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: SPACE RESOURCES (AFTER UKRAINE)
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: TEXAS LEGISLATURE
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: VOTING
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?
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