Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens

Tonight: Our regular Tuesday UUFA Choir Rehearsal.  7pm.  Choir Director: Megan Cameron THIS SUNDAY September 29, 2019:  You Do Not Have to be Good: Navigating the World after Christianity  Come hear an articulate and deep-thinking Ohio University neuroscience student raised in a contemporary Christian Evangelical mega church in North Carolina speak about goodness, queerness, neuroscience, Christianity, and more.  … [Read more…]

Tonight: Our regular Tuesday UUFA Choir Rehearsal.  7pm.  Choir Director: Megan Cameron Tomorrow: Wednesday, September 18th in Columbus  – Join De-Escalate Ohio Now, UU Justice Ohio and 23 other organizations from across the state as we march and rally on Sept. 18th to demand that our Ohio Legislators “Do Something” and end gun violence. 12:00 – Gather at Columbus Commons. … [Read more…]

Tonight! Our regular Tuesday UUFA Choir Rehearsal. Newcomers welcome 7pm.  Choir Director: Megan Cameron Tomorrow! The 9-11 Interfaith Peace Walk Our UU Principles compel us towards social action as well as interfaith activism. Join UUFA members on Wednesday, September 11th at 7pm promptly at the Church of the Good Shepherd, when for the ninth year, UUFA and a host of … [Read more…]

SUNDAY September 8, 2019 – “Welcoming NameTags”: A Lesson and Art Project  Today we begin a new year by crafting new name tags for ourselves and our children. This intergenerational service will include information about current pronoun usage in accordance with our vote at our annual meeting to update our Welcoming Congregation status. If you have … [Read more…]

SUNDAY September 1, 2019 – Striving for Peace in Troubled Times by Barbara Harrison. Coffee 10:30am, Service 11:00am,  184 Longview Heights Road, Athens, Ohio 45701   Save the Dates! Our UU Principles compel us towards social action as well as interfaith activism. Please mark your calendar for two upcoming opportunities with UUFA members as well as members of … [Read more…]

SUNDAY August 25, 2019 – Open Discussion: Spirituality and Health. Come join our monthly open discussion. Listen and/or share. Service Leader: Brian Richards. Coffee 10:30am, Service 11:00am,  184 Longview Heights Road, Athens, Ohio 45701   For Your Children: We’ll start our children’s program this Sunday with the Love Bowl, as usual. Then we’ll go outside to find seeds as Mother Nature … [Read more…]

SUNDAY August 18, 2019 – A Spirituality of Existentialism: The Beauty in Making Your Own Meaning  Are your existential crises a bit of a drag? Finding ascribing meaning in a meaningless world less fun than a barrel of primates? Do you struggle with bad faith or think nihilism is for the birds? Join us at the UUFA … [Read more…]

SUNDAY August 11, 2019 – POTLUCK & “Mike & Freddie & Me” Five years after the extrajudicial murders of Mike Brown and Freddie Gray, UUFA member Susan Westenbarger will explore the ramifications of their deaths at the hands of those pledged to “protect and serve” and how today’s Movement for Black Lives resonates within Unitarian … [Read more…]

About this SUNDAY August 4, 2019:  The minister who was scheduled to be our guest this Sunday is unable to attend. We are grateful that delfin bautista, a graduate of Yale Divinity School who formerly worked as the UUA’s LGBT coordinator in Washington, DC, will join us once again and will introduce us to the UUA’s new … [Read more…]

SUNDAY August 4, 2019.  Reverend Bruce Livingston will share his story and insights into the divine. From a troubled youth, to life as a Baptist minister, to retirement, he has a message and a story that can excite and inspire us all. Coffee 10:30am, Service 11:00am. 184 Longview Heights Road, Athens, Ohio 45701  This week’s SPECIAL … [Read more…]