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to the
Southeast Cluster of the Florida District
of the Unitarian Universalist Association

"But I thought a cluster was a bunch of grapes."

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· Home 		Well, that is one cluster but this cluster is a bunch of Unitarian Universalist churches. The way the UUA (Unitarian Universalist Association) is set up the Churches and Fellowships are grouped into Cluster by geographical area. The Southeast Cluster of the Florida District runs from Stuart south to Key West in eastern half of the state. It also includes the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The Cluster does not run the congregations. It's role is to encourage sharing and teamwork. The UUA is a bottom up organization. This next passage is taken from one of our pamphlets: "Our congregations are self-governing. Authority and responsibility are vested in the membership of the congregation. Each Unitarian Universalist congregation is involved in many kinds of programs." (Excerpted from "We Are Unitarian Universalists", pamphlet #3047 © Unitarian Universalist Association, 1995) So what does the Cluster do? Our job is to facilitate communication between Churches and Fellowships. We try to be a clearinghouse of information. Each congregation has representatives to the cluster and we meet every quarter and let each other know what is going on each congregation, what programs and social action we are involved in. This helps us to concentrate our energy when needed and exchange ideas, thoughts and concerns. It also helps with publicity and marketing. Members of the cluster help each other out with special events such as canvass dinners. The Southeast Cluster board also appoints a person to board of the SWIM (Southeastern Winter Institute in Miami).

The district is a larger geographical area and is made up of multiple clusters. The Florida District is the State of Florida excluding the Panhandle and including one congregation in Valdosta in south central Georgia, plus the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Other districts also encompass several states. There are five Florida Clusters: Northeast, West Central, East Central, Southwest, and us, Southeast. The cluster presidents bring issues to the district that may require more resources or have a broader impact.

Each District has a representative on the UUA Board of Trustees. Some trustees represent several districts depending on their size (in membership not geographical size). The UUA is headquartered in Boston and provides resources to congregations, develops Religious Education programs, spurs social action, and does many other things on a national level. See Leadership School Scholarships.

But we are not always serious! The cluster also sponsors social events; these include campouts, potlucks and other gatherings. UU's do like a party.

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This site was last updated
10/1/08