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…]
This past Sunday, $79.00 were collected for the Athens County Food Pantry. This brings our total collections for 2015 to $596.00. Thanks to all who have contributed! Thanks again to Charlie Barman for organizing this effort! As a member of the Southeast Ohio Regional Foodbank, [ACFP has] the ability to purchase food at a tremendous savings–many … [Read more…]
On August 9th, the UUFA collected $63 dollars for the Athens County Food Pantry. This brings total collections for this year to $517! Thanks again to all who contributed! Thanks to Charlie Barman for using his time and energy to collect these donations! As a member of the Southeast Ohio Regional Foodbank, [ACFP has] the ability to purchase food at … [Read more…]
A total of $73.00 was collected on July 12th for the Athens County Food Pantry. This brings the 2015 contributions to $454.00. Thanks again to all those who have contributed and to Charlie Barman for collecting the donations! As a member of the Southeast Ohio Regional Foodbank, [ACFP has] the ability to purchase food at a … [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…]
The June collection for the Athens County Food Pantry (ACFP) totaled $113.00. This brings the total contributions for this year to $381.00. On behalf of the ACFP, Charlie Barman expresses his thanks for all who have contributed. We also thank Charlie for helping collect these donations on behalf of the UUFA! As a member of the … [Read more…]
The UUFA was again very generous in donating to the Athens County Food Pantry. This past Sunday we netted $82.00. This brings our total contribution for this year to $268.00. Thanks to all who have contributed! Thanks to Charlie Barman for collecting the donations! As a member of the Southeast Ohio Regional Foodbank, [Athens Country … [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…]