COVID-19 Information Resources

The UUAA COVID-19 Advisory Team recommends the following resources/information for your careful consideration.  This represents a sampling of some of the guidance and information that the Team is holding as they consider the collective needs of our UUAA community: 

• Guidance from the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) President regarding gathering – UUA Guidance Regarding Gathering
  
  
• News report on a congregation in Calgary that attempted holding a group event, with proper social distancing, and contributed to the spread of the coronavirus:  Calgary Church Hopes Others Learn from Their Tragic COVID-19 Experience
  
  
• CDC Report on the spread of coronavirus in a church choir:  CDC -- SARS-CoV-2 Exposure at a Choir Practice
  

• Chorus America’s in depth information/guidance on choral music and the spread of coronavirus: Chorus America - Reopening Singing Safely
  
  
• A shorter summary of the Chorus America content, on the Barbershop Society website: Barbershop Society COVID-19 Webinar Summary
  
  
• The CDC’s guidance on organizational re-openings: CDC Guidance for Communities of Faith
  
  
• Governor Whitmer’s guidance on organizational re-openings:  MI Safe Start:  A Plan to Re-engage Michigan's Economy
  
  
• The White House’s guidance on organizational re-openings: White House Guidance - Opening Up America Again
  
  
• NY Times article on the history of pandemics:  NY Times - Plague Pandemic History 

 If you have not already viewed the video message from Senior Minister Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti and Congregation President Erik Stalhandske, please watch this as for the context of the COVID-19 resources and survey.

Thank You and Be Well,

The UUAA COVID-19 Advisory Team:  Laura Bauman, Jim Lee, Jim Marks, Tom Reischl, Quiana Perkins, Cassandra Hartley, Lindasusan Ulrich, and Manish Mishra-Marzetti