Woven Faith – Asking the Questions – This month’s theme prompts us to consider the big questions in this life and on this planet. We will culminate the month with a service to consder them all. Your voice and participation is invited but not required. Sunday Services for October October 4 – Annual Animal Blessing … [Read more…]
Welcome September – the start of our “church year” as a member of the UUA Hold Fast to Summer Hold fast to summer. Enjoy with heightened appreciation these still-warm September days. Create more memories, take more pictures. Enjoy a bit of denial. Suck all the summer sweetness out of your sun-warmed garden tomatoes. … [Read more…]
As We Welcome August Starting out the monthly newsletter a bit differently. We can all use inspiration on a regular basis. Here at the top of our newsletter is the weekly inspiration found on the UUA website. We hope your month is a good one and hope we see soon. On Being Nonbinary By … [Read more…]
Sunday Services for July 2026 – All services begin Sundays at 11:00 AM- 184 Longview Hts., Athens, OH 45701 Reminder: As you travel this summer please bring a small amount of water from your summer travels. At our September 6 service we will share the small samples and pour them together into one as … [Read more…]
Athens Pride Fest is here! Many thanks to our social justice partner SEORA for coordinating this event. The UUFA will have folks walking in the Pride Parade at 11 AM on Saturday June 6 and Tabling 10-3 at the Fride Street Fair. If you are interested in joining us – please meet … [Read more…]
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825–1911) was a Unitarian and an active member of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia. A renowned Black abolitionist, suffragist, and poet, she was known to read her poetry from the Unitarian pulpit, though she also maintained ties to the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church. Here is one of her poems … [Read more…]
April 2 Update on the Trumbles Move to Cincinatti UUs OUT in large numbers for NO KINGS March 2026 UUs continue to gather in large numbers to protest the fall of our nation to fascism. If you haven’t been following the actions of our UUA leaders, please follow this link … [Read more…]
UUFA Worship team has completed one month of collaborative, UUA guided services on LOVE. We have enjoyed working together on these services and hope it has been meaningful for those of you in our community. Jeff Wunderly has placed a “feedback box” at the back of the entry way into the Fellowship building. Please speak … [Read more…]
What is love calling you to do? The UUFA will support the 30 Days of Love by incorporating the weekly themes into our service. Side With Love is the Organizing Strategy Team of the Unitarian Universalist Association. We harness the power of love to confront and transform systems of oppression and build a world where … [Read more…]
Happy New Year 2026 UUFA Community January 2026 Sunday services -All begin at 11:oo AM and are held at 184 Longview Hts., Athens, OH 45701 January 4 – New You, New UU Banner – Who are we? Symbols and sigels Envisioning for a new banner. Please join us today as we develop our ideas for … [Read more…]