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UUFA Flourishing: Can You Envision It?

By Vivian Sellers, Board of Trustees

This year as we create a new vision statement for this congregation, are you willing to envision UUFA as a flourishing place where congregants focus on making that happen for the institution and its people? How would that look? What would it take from the members and friends connected to UUFA to make that happen? What would you be willing to give of yourself in terms not only of money but also of your time, energy, talent, and ideas to make this happen? How can we be better stewards of this congregation and its campus?  Is this, indeed, what we want for UUFA now and for those yet to come? Are we able to move from a position of thinking in terms of scarcity into a place of thinking in terms of abundance?

These are some of the questions the “Flourishing Team” in collaboration with the Committee on Shared Ministry will be asking during the months of January and February, during our “Flourishing Campaign.”  We start with the January 8 Sunday worship service.

On February 3, share your thoughts with the Flourishing Team! Don’t miss it!

Highlights of Upcoming Special Events


Groups on hiatus for the summer include Book Talks Discussion Group and Second Lookers. Check with your group on Realm/Connect for updates.


August

  •   9th AADM 2025 Dance for Justice: Line Dancing Fundraiser
  • 10th – Backpack Blessing service followed by ice cream social.
  • 11th The Gathering from Side with Love
  • 13th Simple Supper (Kahla)
  • 16th – 2025-26 Circle Supper Kickoff
  • 17th Forum–Meet Your Justice Partner:  Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC)
  • 10th Back to RE family meetup
  • 22nd Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC), 5:30 to 7 p.m., Oconee St. United Methodist Church (OSUMC)
  • 23rd – Leadership Summit 9 am to 12 pm
  • 24th Religious Exploration volunteer training
  • 23rd UUFA Leadership Summit (2025-2026)  (9 a.m.-noon) Register here
  • 23rd Justice Partner–Athens Pride and Queer Collection (APQC)– athenspride.org
  • 24th – Religious Exploration volunteer training
  • 24th Book Discussion of UUA Common Read
  • 24th Start of Family Promise Week (partnering with Holy Cross Lutheran Church)

September

  •  All month – Diaper Drive
  •  7th – First Sunday Forum:  A New Cause of the Month–The Athens Clarke County Center for Racial Justice and Black Futures
  •  7th – Annual Ingathering worship service
  •  7th Priceless Sale in the Welcome Hall
  •  7th – Food for Life Class
  •  8th & 9th – Artist Dropoff for Invitational Art Exhibit  
  •  9th Second Lookers
  • 12th-14th – UUFA Gathering at The Mountain! Register soon!
  • 13th UUFA Justice Partner (AADM) Event–End School to Prison Pipeline Conference
  • 14th – Capital Campaign celebration and Dedication of Fellowship Hall and Social Action Corner 
  • 19th Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC), 5:30 to 7 p.m., Oconee St. United Methodist Church (OSUMC)
  • 20th – Latinxfest, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. (need UUFA tablers!)
  • 21st – International Day of Peace March of Faith Poster Making
  •  21st –International Day of Peace – A March of Faith in Resistance to Mass Deportation (sponsored by the Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition) (March from the school district at 595 Prince Avenue to the federal courthouse, 2 p.m.
  • 21st – Fall Equinox Circle Dance, 2 p.m.
  • 23rd – UUA Welcoming Day of Observation (Celebrate Bisexuality Day)

October 

  • All month – LGBT History Month
  •   5th – First Sunday Forum (sponsored by the Earth Ministry Team) featuring Glenn Donnahoe
  • 11th – UUA Day of Observance (National Coming Out Day)
  • 12th – Singing Meditation
  • 25th – EJC Justice Fest
  • 26th – UUA Day of Observance (Intersex Awareness Day)

November

  •  2nd – Singing Meditation
  •  9th – Start of Family Promise Week (partnering with Holy Cross Lutheran Church)
  • 15th-16th – UU GA LAN (Legislative Action Network) Third Annual Conference 
  • 20th – UUA Welcoming Day of Observation (TDOR)

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