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Rev. Dr. Daniel ÓConnell is the lead minister at Eliot Unitarian Chapel in Saint Louis and a lifelong UU. He currently serves as president of the Central Midwest District of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and was appointed by the UUA Board of Trustees to serve as a member of the Fifth Principle Task Force to help recommend the future configuration and content of General Assembly. Returning campers will remember Daniel from last summer, when he led the Friday vespers service and a workshop, Articulating Your UU Faith. Rev. ÓConnell authored the UA curriculum, Nuu Men: An Exploration of Masculine Spirituality, and presented a workshop, The Core of the UU Faith, for a Prairie Star District UU Minister’s Association meeting. Daniel’s community work includes serving as volunteer chaplain to the Kirkwood, Missouri Police Department and as a member of local interfaith organizations. Rev. ÓConnell is married and the father of two girls, ages 9 and 13. He is a private pilot, and his other interests include bicycling, motorcycling, playwriting, and archery.