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Five Practices of Welcome Renewal

from Rev. Michael J. Crumpler, LGBTQ and Multicultural Programs Director:

Congratulations!

You have successfully completed the Five Practices of Welcome Renewal for 2023. Sincere congratulations on your ongoing commitment to LGBTQ+ welcome and inclusion in and beyond Athens, GA.

It was a pleasure to read about all you have accomplished and the powerful work you have done to ensure that UUFA is meeting the needs of queer and trans congregants and the wider community in the following ways: 

I.      Becoming a Welcoming Congregation – 1996

II.     Welcoming Worship 

  • Becoming a Place of Radical Welcome – 8/13/2023
  • Every Body Is Worthy – 11/5/2023

 

III.   Welcoming Days of Observance 

  •  International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, Biphobia
  •  Pulse Night of Remembrance
  •  Celebrate Bisexuality Day
  •  National Coming Out Day
  •  Intersex Awareness Day
  •  Transgender Day of Remembrance

 

IV.   Welcoming Religious Education

  • Transgender Inclusion in Congregations – 8/27/2023

 

V.     Support a Welcoming Project•       Donated to Athens Pride and Queer Collective

For more information on all of our LGBTQ programs and activities, please visit The Five Practices of Welcome Renewal, subscribe to the quarterly UPLIFT  newsletter, and read the UPLIFT blog. We also invite you to join the new Welcoming Congregations of Unitarian Universalism Facebook Group and follow UPLIFT Twitter and Instagram @uua_lgbtq. 

Happenings in a List!

For details on many of these, check out “This Month & Beyond” (either on the left of these page or here).

Please make sure you are on Realm/Connect, so you will receive updates and reminders of your groups’ meetings and events directly to your inbox and have easy access to zoom links for virtual happenings.

October 

  •   5  First Sunday Forum:  Challenging Times for Our National Parks
  •   5 Abundance Table 
  •   5 From the UU Georgia Legislative Action Network (LAN):  Free Advocacy Training In Person at UUCA  
  •   6 Deadline to Register to Vote for the November 4 General/Special Election
  • 11 UUA Day of Observance (National Coming Out Day)
  • 12 Singing Meditation
  • 12 Book Talks
  • 14 Second Lookers
  • 17 Justice Partner event:  Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC) monthly meeting, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Oconee St. United Methodist Church (OSUMC)
  • 18 No Kings National Day of Mobilization
  • 19 Forum (the UU GA Legislative Action Network) 
  • 22 Five-Senses (give or take) Nature Walk 10 a.m.
  • 25 Justice Partner event:  Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC) Education-Immigration Lawyers Education Forum, UUFA, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
  • 26 UUFA Fall Festival 11:30 am
  • 26 UUA Day of Observance (Intersex Awareness Day)
  • 31 UUFA Coven Craft Group, 5:30 p.m.

November

  •  1 Justice Partner (AADM) Event
  •  1 Voces y versos Performance, 7-9 p.m.
  •  2 End of Daylight Saving Time
  •  2 Singing Meditation
  •  4 Special Statewide Election
  •  9 Guest at Your Table (through December 31)
  •  9 Start of Family Promise Week (partnering with Holy Cross Lutheran Church)
  •  9 Book Talks
  • 11 Second Lookers
  • 15 AADM–UUFA Justice Partner–Black Business Expo
  • 15-16 UU GA LAN (Legislative Action Network) Third Annual Conference 
  • 16 Third Sunday Forum:  Exploring the ACC Jail
  • 20 UUA Welcoming Day of Observation (TDOR)
  • 21  Justice Partner event:  Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC) Me
  • 30 UUFA Justice Action Collaborative

December

  •   9 Second Lookers
  • 14 Book Talks

January

  • 13 Second Lookers
  • 19 MLK Day Parade (3 p.m., Washington & Hull)

February 

  • 10 Second Lookers

Looking for regular meetings? Join groups in Realm/Connect and check the summary on this page to the left.  Don’t know about Realm yet? Contact Meredyth at members at uuathensga.org to learn more.  

Rather see this as a calendar grid?  Visit uuathensga.org/calendar.

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