Speaker: Rev. Dr. Wayne Arnason

The Rev. Dr. Wayne Arnason is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist with a 40 year career of service in UU congregations and institutions. Rev. Wayne served in two long-term parish ministries: from 1984-2000, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church in Charlottesville, Virginia ; from 2000-2016, with his wife the Rev. Kathleen Rolenz, at the West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church . He retired from full-time ministry in 2016, & lives in Charlottesville, VA. Rev. Wayne’s personal spiritual practice is rooted in Zen Buddhism. He has served as President of the UU Buddhist Fellowship, a continental network of UU Buddhist sitting and study groups. He also enjoys golf, films, hiking, and cooking.