Reflections on justice in our US and UU histories and strategies for moving justice forward in our PA General Assembly. The service will include a call to join in our work and opportunities to take action. Guest Minister Rev. Joan M. Sabatino, Director, UUJusticePA will lead the service with worship associate Cheryl Parsons.

Justice Roots; Just Possibilities, Rev. Joan M. Sabatino, Minister Emerita First UU Church of Indiana & UUPLAN Director of Legislative Affairs

Rev. Joan will share her thoughts on the role of justice embedded in the roots of our Unitarian Universalist faith. With these roots as our foundation, she will suggest how on we can stand tall and firm in our UU values, based on our UU principles, as we move justice forward in PA.

BIO: Rev. Joan M. Sabatino served as Minister of the First UU Church in Indiana, PA for over fifteen years. During that time, she and the congregation worked together to change their image in the community by being a consistent legitimate voice for liberal religion in a small, conservative western PA town. Consequently, First UU grew significantly. The congregation granted her Emerita status upon her retirement in June 2019,

While in Indiana, PA Joan co-created and co-chaired the Center for Community Growth a progressive advocacy group. The Center helped elect several UUs to the Indiana Borough Council, the Indiana Area School Board, and a County Commissioner.

She is the mother of three adult daughters, has one 11-year-old grandson and two infant granddaughters born three weeks apart this summer. She has moved to Harrisburg in 2019 to take her job with UUJusticePA. She lives a quick 15 minute walk to the Capital in a small row house with her dog Lady.

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