Additional News Coverage on the Ogden Annual Conference

The Ogden Standard-Examiner was on hand for the keynote address and Youth Assembly of the Annual Conference as well as our Saturday witness event:

A first-night welcoming dinner included words from District President Jim Turner, followed by a ceremonial lighting of the chalice by the Rev. Nancy Bowen.

"We are called to practice loving," Bowen said as she lit the ceremonial flame. "To celebrate the freedom that Unitarian Universalism offers us."

After the lighting, a traditional parade of 10 district flags -- with names like Boulder, Pagosah, Columbine, Billings, Pocatello and Grand Juntion emblazoned in colorful lettering -- marched through the ballroom.

Friday's keynote speaker, the Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley, from Boston, explained "adaptive leadership" to conference attendees.

"Leadership hasn't necessarily changed, our world has changed," she said. "Our world requires a different leadership these days because of the way in which it changes so quickly around us."

Cooley addressed new and unique challenges that are presented in contemporary society and what Unitarians can do to overcome them and be leaders in their religious, social and personal lives.

More coverage on all of the events of the conference can be found on the "Live from the Annual Conference" blog. Please feel free to submit your own accounts as well, to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Posted Tuesday, 19 October 2010 14:16 Written by Jess Cullinan