On behalf of the UUFA Executive Committee we are pleased to announce that we have contracted with Rev. Donald Rollins to provide ministerial services on a 9 month, part-time, consulting basis. Rev. Rollins will serve UUFA one Sunday per month in the pulpit and will be available to guide and consult with leadership and members … [Read more…]
Good Morning UUFA Members and Friends, On behalf of the UUFA Executive Committee and the Minister Search Committee I’m writing to let you know about two important events happening at UUFA beginning next Sunday, May 15th. As you know, we will hold our annual congregational meeting on Sunday beginning at 12:30 p.m. at the fellowship. … [Read more…]
Good Afternoon, The UUFA Choir is reforming ! We appreciate Nellie Werger stepping up to take the lead and get us singing once more together 🙂 We will start this Wed. 11/18 at 8:15 – 9:15 at the fellowship and see where the musical spirits take us 🙂 We will continue holding rehearsals each Wednesday. … [Read more…]
Calling all singers ! The UUFA choir will be reforming soon. Nellie Werger has stepped forward to direct us. We would like to return again to The Lindley Inn this December to share carols and would love to have you all join us. Rehearsals will likely be either Wednesday evenings at 8:15 starting Nov. 18 … [Read more…]
The executive committee is proud to announce that we have applied for and received a Chalice LIghters Grant through the Ohio Meadville District for this round. In August the board voted to approve that we move forward with submitting a Chalice Lighters Grant to help fund the replacement of our main doors. As our facilities … [Read more…]
On Sunday June 7th we explored what “belonging” means to us as congregants of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens. In discussing her protracted struggles at finding a new church home after a move, Ellen Painter Dollar writes: “We hoped to find a new community that would look a lot like the one we left … [Read more…]
It’s tough growing up in disadvantaged America; and as though poverty’s impact were not crippling enough, our most vulnerable children and youths are at increased risk for everything from addiction to violence to mental illness. UU minister and juvenile court program coordinator, Don Rollins, will make the case that tangible human connections are key to … [Read more…]
The vernal equinox is here ! Join us as we gather to celebrate the arrival of spring at long last. Together we will cast away those things we have harbored during the cold winter which no longer serve us. As a community we will envision our dreams, hopes and desires to be realized as the … [Read more…]
A hearty thanks goes out to Laura Mitchell and James Frame who are representing us at the Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly this week in Providence , Rhode Island. Â As you will recall we elected Laura and James for this annual opportunity to represent UUFA at the national level. UUFA covers their registration expense through … [Read more…]
UUFA Leadership Retreat Highlights – Saturday, June 7 2014 13 leaders met Saturday, June 7th at the fellowship from 2-6 pm for our annual leadership retreat. It was a very productive meeting and here are some highlights about the aspirations we have for UUFA for the coming year. • UUFA Mission Statement was approved and … [Read more…]