THIS SUNDAY AUGUST 28th, INSTEAD OF A SERVICE, WE’RE HAVING AN OUTDOOR LUNCHEON (weather permitting) with ALYSSA & ROBERT
Two of our newest members, Robert and Alyssa, will be bringing our UUFA kitchen to life again on Sunday August 28th for an 11:30am OUTDOOR LUNCHEON with beans and cornbread and whatever side dishes y’all bring. Yes, it’s a POTLUCK as well as our “beans and cornbread” special menu item.
This is a GREAT OPPORTUNITY for newcomers to meet others in a relaxed environment. Children welcome! We’ll be setting up tables on the side of the building near the playground equipment.
Members & friends…you’re welcome to show up at 11am to help set up, and socialize. Help on the clean-up end welcome, too. Thanks to all who already signed up to set-up or clean-up.
MASK NOTES: Our board is still requiring KN95 or N95 masks (NO FABRIC MASKS, and no surgical masks, either) of folks entering the building for Sunday services, to help in the kitchen, or to use the restroom. We have many folks who truly appreciate us taking this extra step for the safety of the most vulnerable among us.
Zoom note: There will be no Zoom for this potluck.
GREENSHEET NOTE:
If you ever don’t receive this Greensheet newsletter in your inbox, you’re not alone.
The WordPress system we use for both our website (www.uuathensoh.org) and our Greensheet sometimes stops sending the Greensheet to an email address. We have no clue why. Yes, we’ve asked people to check their spam folders, but the Greensheet emails aren’t there.
If you don’t receive the Greensheet, please let us know. We’ll trick the system by deleting you and then re-adding you. Please know you can ALWAYS read the Greensheet online at http://uuathensoh.org/home/the-greensheet/ AND, if you have a Facebook account, you can see our latest news on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/uuathensoh
YOUR CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE:
UUFA’s STRATEGIC PLANNING
UPDATE: We’re had few people volunteer. If you’re new, this is YOUR chance to help set the direction of the fellowship.
UUFA needs your ideas as we seek to plan out the next five years. Below are the three strategic plan goals the fellowship’s executive committee created, to help guide members and interested parties as we plan for our congregation’s future. If any of the three statements below pique your interest, and you want to be part of the discussion, please contact UUFA president Richard at rthieret at gmail dot com or text him at our area code and 8184775 (hiding the area code and omitting a hyphen in order to confuse robots collecting numbers for telemarketing purposes):
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UUFA will increase the use of the building by the community in concordance with UUA’s seven principles.
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UUFA will grow the congregation in strength and community.
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UUFA will continue to improve its Sunday offerings.
JOIN the UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST ASSOCIATION’s PRIORITIES:
The UUA’s intersectional justice priorities and where to find more information, from: https://sidewithlove.org/actioncenter
- Climate Justice (inclusive of Indigenous Sovereignty and Climate Resilience) with Create Climate Justice
- Democracy and Electoral Justice (inclusive of Voting Rights and Electoral Participation) with UU the Vote
- Decriminalization (inclusive of Racial Justice and Immigration Justice) with Love Resists
- LGBTQIA+ and Gender Justice (inclusive of Reproductive Justice and Abortion Access) with UPLIFT Action.
UUFA BOARD MEETING
The next UUFA board meeting will be SATURDAY September 10th at 10:30am by Zoom. All members are welcome to attend.
UUFA PROGRAMMING MEETING – ALL WELCOME
The next UUFA programming meeting will be SUNDAY, September 11th at 1pm by Zoom. All members and friends are welcome to attend.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS, SUBJECT TO CHANGE
| DATE | PEOPLE | TOPIC |
| Aug 28 | Alyssa & Robert | Beans & Cornbread Outdoor Luncheon (weather permitting) |
| Sept 4 | Brian Richards | The Science of Sleep |
| Sept 11 | Ingathering & New Member Ceremony | Led by Susan & Richard |
| Sept 18 | Alyssa & Wenda | The 7 UU Principles with Arts and Crafts |
| Sept 25 | TBA | New Moon Circles |