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North American Unitarian Association is a member service organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the practice of liberal religion by embracing freedom, reason, and tolerance—rooted in our commitment to the inherent worth and dignity of every person and all peoples.

Greetings, !

We are finally entering the last month of winter: February. For those regions that were affected by the recent snowstorm (including the US Southeast), the sun has come out and melted some (or all) of the snow.

We hope you survived the month of January in good health and good spirits. Maybe you even participated in some outdoor winter activities, like skiing, sledding or building a snowman. And hopefully you also had to opportunity to participate in some of NAUA's activities and offerings. If you missed the monthly Worship Service or NAUA Academy sessions, links to recordings can be found at the bottom of this message.

Following January's board retreat, NAUA committees are being formalized, with some new committees added. Please look for an email later this month describing each committee and sharing how members can join. 

A wide range of NAUA activities and events are planned for February. Please check them out and consider participating. Or even better, invite a friend or family member to join you!

For decades, Artificial Intelligence was one of those "maybe someday" dreams. Seemingly out of nowhere, ChatGPT exploded on the scene in early 2023. The clock is now ticking— the capabilities of AI are going to improve exponentially, and very quickly. As with almost every technological advancement in our lifetime, we find it easy to imagine the beneficial uses, but have distressingly little imagination about what the unintended consequences could be. This talk will mostly be based on a collection of newspaper and magazine articles that give us glimpses of reasons that we could very well regret ever opening this Pandora's box.

The gathering takes place on the third Wednesday of each month, from 4:00 - 5:30 pm PST / 7:00 pm EST. Everyone is welcome. Join in creating a vibrant, supportive space for dialogue and reflection. The zoom link is:   https://tinyurl.com/naua-circle

For questions or to register for reminders, email us at circles@naunitarians.org. The circle will be facilitated by a member of the NAUA Board of Trustees. We hope to see you there!

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The NAUA Forum Circle meets every other week to discuss a selected topic relevant to current events and issues. Prior to the Forum, participants are provided with a list of primary and secondary readings to review. At the beginning of each session, the topic leader provides a brief overview of the readings, then leads the group through a discussion of 3-5 questions around the selected topic. All Circle participants are invited to share their thoughts and insights.

If you are already a member of this group, look for an email with readings and discussion questions from Circle host Mark Reimers a few days before the meeting.

If you are not currently a member but interested in joining, please send an email to circles@naunitarians.org with Forum Circle in the subject line. If there are still openings available, you will be added to the group and emailed the Zoom link and links to the readings.

Slides from January's International Alliance session:

January Worship Service Recording:
"Enlightenment Values of Freedom, Reason and Tolerance"

January's monthly worship service focused on the Enlightenment Values of Freedom, Reason and Tolerance, the very same values that were adopted by the NAUA and that stand at the core of Western liberal tradition.

If you missed the service, please click on the image above to view the recording.

January NAUA Academy Recording:
"When We Almost Got it Right - Societies that Worked"

January's NAUA Academy session focused on times and places when human beings did organize themselves into durable just societies.

If you missed the session, feel free to click on the image above to view the recording.