Register NOW for 2019 Summer Institute! Registration goes up $75 per person on May 15th, so register soon. The 40th anniversary of SI is already ramping up the awesomeness with the announcement of Ysaye Barnwell as the 2019 Theme Speaker. A former member of the vocal group Sweet Honey in Read more…
Summer Institute 2019 Registration is now open! Head on over to the Registration Page for all of the info. Basics: CERSI 2019 is July 7 – 13thOur theme speaker is Dr. Ysaye M. BarnwellCheck out 2019 ProgrammingEstimate your costs
SI 2019 theme is Building a Vocal Community. Additionally, SI 2019 is the 40th anniversary of Summer Institute, and this is also the very first SI that we are known as CERSI… if you wanted to work any of those benchmarks into the design. What do you get for designing Read more…
It takes all of us to make the CERSI magic happen so we ask all adults and young adults to sign up for a workshift. These are generally short commitments once during the week and may involve setting up or taking down an activity, helping people at the cafeteria, assisting Read more…
Have a question? Ask a person with a colored bandana. If you need pastoral care, look for someone with a purple bandana. [Ministry Team] If you have a specific question about accommodations, look for someone with an orange bandana [SI Planning committee] The panel of people in charge of the Read more…
There is something different every evening, be sure to check your schedule to know what is happening. After dinner, we have child-friendly fun. The Young Adults host Monte Carlo night which is a fun night of silly outdoor games. Peek is a game for all ages that is part cards, Read more…
After lunch, the programming is less formal. You don’t need to attend the same workshop everyday, though you are welcome to. We offer intergenerational programs, including tie dying, body art and other crafts, as well as organized play and other things that would tempt both the young and old. There Read more…
CERSI’s Morning Theme Speaker in 2019 will be Dr. Ysaye Barnwell, an inspiring and beloved workshop leader in the UU community. Barnwell, a former member of the vocal group Sweet Honey in the Rock, has a deep knowledge of the African-American vocal tradition, and of music’s power to connect, motivate, inspire, and teach. Read more…
Inter-culture Competency for UU’s The Rev. Dr. Matthew Johnson Have you ever found yourself in a culture that wasn’t your own? Have you always lived in a wider culture that wasn’t your own? Insights from intercultural encounter can help us understand the challenges and opportunities of living in and building Read more…