by Lois Whealey Here’s a chance to support women’s reproductive rights. Wednesday, October 2, women’s rights advocates will protest HB 200 at the Ohio Statehouse at 11:30 AM. The message is “WE WON’T GO BACK!” Lois Whealey has more information. UU Justice Ohio is among dozens of co-sponsors of the rally. HB 200 aims to … [Read more…]
by Dru Evarts The Nice Stuff sale at the shelter near the Athens Swimming Pool on East State Street Sept. 28 needs more workers, more stuff to sell, and more buyers. Funds raised by the Endowment Committee through this effort will never be spent. They go directly into the Endowment investment, with the proviso that … [Read more…]
Because the WiFi has not yet been installed at the fellowship, the on-line Greensheet training has been postponed indefinitely. Once our wireless internet service is up and running, this training will be rescheduled.
The UUFA Choir will resume holding rehearsals beginning Tuesday, August 27 at 7:30pm. All interested folks are welcomed to come and sing. Please see the schedule published on the UUFA website or contact Sonja to get added to the choir email list.
Training for leaders and others who need to utilize the new on-line Greensheet blog will be held on Thursday, September 5 at 7pm. If you have a laptop or tablet, please bring it with you! The training is tentatively scheduled to be held at the fellowship, but may be moved if our WiFi is not … [Read more…]
Member Spotlight: Alexa Ross Born an Army brat, Alexa lived in Yokohama, Virginia, Toul (France), Frankfurt and Chicagoland, growing up with two sisters. After college in Appleton, Wisconsin, it was San Francisco, Philadelphia, New York, Daytona Beach and ultimately Nelsonville. In the ’70’s she last traveled extensively, visiting North Africa, Holland, Spain, Ireland and Greece, … [Read more…]
This is your chance to fight hunger. To show the world you care. CROP Hunger Walks help children and families worldwide – including here in the U.S. – to have food for today, while building for a better tomorrow. Each year nearly 2 million CROP Walkers, volunteers and sponsors put their caring into action, raising … [Read more…]
Our second “Nice Stuff” sale will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Saturday, Sept. 21, at the shelter next to the City Swimming Pool. Back in the Year 1, when we were trying to get the money together to build our present building (our first meeting place that was our own), we used to have yard sales … [Read more…]
September 1@10:30am “Mother Jones: America’s Most Dangerous Woman” presented by Pat Gordon For Labor Day we will be presenting a 24 minute documentary on the life and legacy of Mary Harris “Mother” Jones. Mother Jones was an early 20th century labor organizer whose influence shaped the course of the labor movement. September 8@10:30am “Ingather and … [Read more…]
by Ellie Andrews The RE teachers, Sarah, Erik, and Ellie, are inviting all youth who are going into 9th-12th grades to eat together with us at the potluck after service on September the 8th, and talk about creating a youth program. We have some exciting ideas and we’d love to hear yours! All are welcome … [Read more…]