Unitarian Universalist Association

We love these free Pocket Blessings Zines from Foothills Unitarian Church just in time for Pride! Created by more than 20 contributors, including UUA staff members Rev. Ashley Horan, Rev. Jami Yandle, and Lauren Wyeth. These pocket-sized collections of blessings offer affirmation, encouragement, and care for q***r and trans people.

You can download them at the link in the comments!

POCKET BLESSINGS ZINES just in time for Pride! Download 8 pocket-sized zines, each one a collection of blessings for a different piece of q***r and trans experience. Share them widely and freely, and remember that these blessings should never be for sale, but always gladly gifted.

Q***r and trans people need to be spoken to right now, in specific words about their specific lives. And there are hundreds of congregations across our movement who want to do that but don't have the bandwidth to create the resources themselves.

So Foothills acted as the hub, gathered 20+ contributors, built the zines, and put them out for free with customizable back covers so any congregation can slap their logo on and hand them out as their own.

Shout out to Katie W., who not only wrote a blessing but ended up helping create the entire design language for the zines. The look and feel of this collection exists because she stepped in.

People are already folding them, already planning which ones to bring to which events, already figuring out how to get them into more hands. That's the whole idea.

Download your own set at the link in the comments or in our Bio. If you'd like a version with your own congregation's logo and name on the back cover, email Rev. Sean at [email protected] and he'll share the editable document with you.

This Pride Month, we celebrate the joy, resilience, and beauty of LGBTQIA+ communities.

In "The Q***r Beatitudes," Tim Atkins (also known as Sister Sweet Suffering Tea of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence) offers this blessing:

"Blessed are we, the whole q***r family,
for love is our birthright, and joy is our inheritance."

May we continue building a world where every person can live, love, and flourish as their full self. 🌈

Read "The Q***r Beatitudes" at the link in the comments.

What story about this country has shaped you most? Share your thoughts in the comments?

The stories a nation tells shape who belongs, whose voices matter, and what kind of future feels possible.

Some stories have justified exclusion, silenced difficult truths, and concentrated power in the hands of a few. Others invite us to imagine solidarity, shared freedom, collective power, and a democracy grounded in dignity and belonging.

At this moment in our nation’s life, we are being called to examine not only the stories we have inherited, but the ones we are creating together now.

On June 8th, Side With Love's The Gathering kicks off a new learning series exploring the limits and possibilities of American democracy. Through shared reflection, truth-telling, and collective imagination, participants will engage the histories, narratives, and values that shape public life — and consider what it takes to build a more just and interdependent future.

Join Side With Love June 8 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Register at the link in comments.

This year’s Ware Lecture at General Assembly will feature The Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde — Episcopal Bishop of Washington, D.C., and a nationally recognized voice for compassion, justice, and human dignity.

From speaking out in defense of immigrants and trans children to joining multifaith clergy resisting violence and fear, Bishop Budde’s ministry continues to speak powerfully to this moment. We are honored to welcome her as the 2026 Ware Lecturer.

Join us Saturday, June 20 at 8:00 p.m. EDT as UUs gather online and in person for one of the signature events of GA 2026.

The Ware Lecture is available exclusively to registered GA attendees and is not open to the public.

Read more in UU World and register for GA 2026 at the link in the comments.