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Follow up from our NER Congregational Leadership Gathering Thank you to those who were able to join us on Tuesday evening. For everyone's consideration, see the resources shared and discussed below.  Please mark your calendars for our next gathering: Thursday, January 09, 2025 from 7:00 to 8:30pm. We will send an official invite, and some reminders, about a month before the gathering. In case it is useful, though, here is the Zoom link for our second Quarterly Leadership Gathering. We hope to gather with you soon! ______________________________________________________________ NER Leadership Gathering, Q1 Resources • In response to a question about who has installed security systems: First Church Boston now has cameras, electric locks; contact their administrator Julianna Dunn (see website) • Organizations that may provide free or very discounted legal consultation to congregations: • Pro Bono Partner; Massachusetts Pro Bono, or search for the appropriate one for you • New program!: Treasurer Consultants from the UUA Office of Church Staff Finances • UUA guidance about congregational 501(c)3 status • Check out: pictures of the rainbow driveway at the Marlboro-Hudson congregation in Hudson, MA!

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In Defense of The Enlightenment by Tzvetan Todorov:  “The first constitutive characteristic of Enlightenment thinking consists of giving priority to what individuals decide for themselves over what is imposed upon them by an external authority.”

New UU-Related Newsletters Recently, two new electronic newsletters were inaugurated – one sponsored by the UUA, and one from independent sources.  These publications are known as WAYFINDER and UUNDERWORLD, respectively.   Mayann Batlle, editor of UU World – the bimonthly magazine published by the UUA, describes Wayfinder as, “a twice-a-month newsletter that connects Unitarian Universalists to the latest news and storytelling from UU World.”  Free subscriptions can be obtained at:  https://tinyurl.com/4w9vw6bd   UUnderWorld describes themselves as “a newsletter for Unitarian Universalist free thinkers.  The UUnderWorld presents a variety of articles that will be of interest to Unitarian Universalists and other religious liberals.”  Free subscriptions can be obtained at https://uunderworld.com