The 8th Principle & The Annual Meeting

At the annual meeting on June 6th (1 pm), our congregation will vote on a resolution to adopt the 8th principle. The resolution and other details about the vote will be sent to you in the annual meeting call letter and packet being sent out at the end of May.

To prepare for this important vote, we invite you to review the material about the 8th principle that can be found on the 8th Principle page of our website.

The resources on this page can answer many of the questions you may have about the 8th Principle and our congregation. Links you can find on the page include the following:

• Background information on the 8th Principle, including written and video testimonials from some of the 60 UU congregations that have already adopted the 8th Principle, as of May 24, 2021
• The Beloved Community and 8th Principle service from February 21, which includes a conversation between Rev. Florence Caplow and Paula Cole Jones, one of the developers of the 8th Principle.
• Brief articles written by members of our congregation answering frequently asked questions about the 8th Principle
• Statements in support of the 8th Principle from UUCUC’s Immigration Justice Task Force, Membership Committee, and Care Core