Young Adult Program (SI-ers aged 18-35)
YAs at SI are a diverse, growing community. Because young adulthood is a time of transition and self-discovery, this year’s Young Adult theme is all about balancing UU beliefs and…
Youth Program (arriving 7th grade-Completed 12th grade)
2018 Youth Theme Speakers - Eva Beal, Claire Galpern, India Harris Youth can be a powerful force in fighting for the way they want things to be. Summer Institute enthusiasts…
Applications for the 2018 Summer Institute Morning Seminars/Afternoon Workshops
Dear Members of our Summer Institute Family: It’s the nature of something like Summer Institute that, once one year’s gathering ends, we must immediately start planning for the next year’s…
Summer Institute Right Relations Policy
We value compassion, so we promise that when any of us are out of covenant we will provide and participate in reconciliation processes so we can make our way back…
Chair’s Letter
Dear Beloved Community, Well, it has been quite a year since we last gathered, hasn’t it? For many of us, myself included, the national news and political climate in which…
Theme Speaker: Sheila Schuh
Sheila Schuh is the Director of Religious Education at First Unitarian in Rochester, NY. Fun Worship! Social Action! Sacred Stories! The Arts! These are her loves in the ministry. In…
Morning Seminars
[list-group] [list-group-item] #1 – Artistic Hand Embroidery Kim Homsher Design your own artful embroidery while learning 7 basic stitches. Discover how these stitches lead to an infinite world of designs…
Early Afternoon Workshops (1:30– 3:00)
[list-group] [list-group-item] Tuesday Special! - UU Family Circles Sheila Schuh UU Family Circle is a framework to use in your home to build deeper family connections. Based on the work…
Late Afternoon Workshops (3:15—4:45)
[list-group] [list-group-item] Youth Choir Joe Schafer All those in the SI Youth Program are invited to be a part of the SI Youth Choir starting up this year. Whether you…
Young Adult Program (SI-ers aged 18-35)
YAs at SI are a diverse, growing community. Because young adulthood is a time of transition and self-discovery, this year’s Young Adult theme is all about balancing UU beliefs and…
Youth Program (arriving 7th grade-Completed 12th grade)
Janine Harris Degitz - Compassionate Communication - Restorative Justice: Janine has been studying Non-Violent Communication (NVC) since 2005 with a primary focus on Robert Gonzales's work of Living Compassion. She…
Congratulations Rabbi Horowitz
Congratulations to Rabbi David Horowitz, two-time Summer Institute theme speaker,who was honored last month in Akron. He was awarded the Tikkun Olam Award at the Campus Gala of the Schultz…