Apr. 21 — Earth Day. UU Principles provide lessons to be considered on Earth Day. Learn more about the UU Ministry for the Earth (UUMFE) and the call to action sent to all congregations. (See p. 2 for that statement.) We will consider what resources are already in place to help us work toward sustainability … [Read more…]
The next meeting of the Programming Committee will be on Tuesday, April 2 at 6pm. If you have ideas for a Sunday morning service, please submit them to the committee either in person or by e-mail: programming@uuathensoh.org.
On Easter Sunday, March 31, the children of the Fellowship will enjoy an Easter can hunt as they look around the Fellowship property for canned goods the RE Program will later deliver to food pantries. Those who would like to help with this could bring cans of food on any of the three remaining Sundays … [Read more…]
Mar. 31 — “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Easter Sunday,” with the Rev. Evan Young. We spend most of our lives more or less secure in our convictions about what’s going to happen next, and (oddly) denying what we know is inevitable. And the Easter story told and retold in the Christian … [Read more…]
Five new members were welcomed to the UUFA membership status during our morning service on Sunday, Feb. 24. They include: Shea Daniels moved from Chillicothe to Athens in 2008 to attend OU. She is now an Americorps member serving Trimble Elementary School. She will begin graduate school this Fall. Patrick Gordon is renewing his membership … [Read more…]
by Lois Whealey Celebrate Women’s History Month! International Women’s Day Festival blossoms at Baker Center Ballroom on Sunday, March 17, 2-6 p.m. Lois Whealey is on the planning committee for the fifth Ohio IW Festival. Like past ones, this Festival is FREE, open to the public, has activities for children, vendors, and music by women, … [Read more…]
This year’s General Assembly is in Louisville, Ky., an easy drive from all the congregations in the OMD. This year’s theme will be environmental justice. West Virginia and Kentucky ministers are already working on pro-grams and opportunities for this. OMD will be electing a new moderator as well as other positions. Learn more about the … [Read more…]
Our Ohio-Meadville District staff works hard to arrange many opportunities for our enrichment. Here are a few coming up soon: Out of Bounds: Moving Beyond Our Boundaries Join us for this historic joint District Assembly with keynote speaker the Rev. Peter Morales, president of the UUA. UUs from both the St. Lawrence and Ohio-Meadville Districts … [Read more…]
The Executive Committee is calling a special meeting on Tuesday, March 26, for committee chairs and other leaders (as well as anyone else choosing to attend) in order to plan for the coming year. The Executive Committee members, chairs of other committees (or persons designated by them), and others interested in Fellowship planning will: engage … [Read more…]
What are these questions? Why does an atheist lead a Seder, the ritual Passover meal modeled on a Roman banquet? Why commemorate the ostensible Exodus from Egypt over 3000 years ago, despite scant evidence supporting the existence of Moses? Why proclaim joyfully “next year in Jerusalem” when the heart-wrenching Israeli-Palestinian conflict leaves so many people … [Read more…]