Someone’s in the Kitchen–You?!?!
Periodically, the Food Justice Team prepares a meal for and serves a meal at the Bigger Vision Community Shelter of Athens. You are invited to join in the meal prep, done at UUFA, or the meal serving.
The Summer Invitational Art Show
For the next exhibit in our art gallery, you’ll find something different! “The Claire and Robert Clements Summer Invitational” will feature UUFA artists and artists who have shown or are scheduled to show in the gallery. Come for the Opening Reception on June 28th, 4:00-6:00 pm. The show will run from Sunday, June 30th through Sunday, September 29th.
This Month (& beyond!) at UUFA
What’s happening this month at UUFA? For a detailed overview, download a pdf or read it online here.
Hospitality!
Each Sunday a fine spread is on display for all to enjoy thanks to the wonderful work of the Hospitality Team. Want to help? Click here to donate food and/or volunteer to set up or clean up.
Five Practices of Welcome Renewal
UUFA has successfully completed the Five Practices of Welcome Renewal for 2023.
Our Whole Lives (OWL)
We are currently registering Kindergartener and 1st graders for our Fall OWL K-1 class. in the Fall. Our Whole Lives is a series of sexuality education curricula, covering ages K-1 through adult.
Minister’s Reflection: What Remains Says More
Rev. Dr. Pippin Whitaker reflects on the monthly theme.
The Food Justice Team Is Initiating Food Waste Collection
What food scraps are acceptable?
Anything that was once alive–paper, greasy pizza boxes, cheese, meat, bones, veggie, and fruit scraps.
Click through to learn how members and friends may drop off compost at UUFA.
“Compassionate Hearts Breaking and Stretching”
Our hearts are breaking and stretching as we try to hold the pain near and far that is erupting from Hamas’ attack on Israeli civilians on October 7 that has now led to the Israeli-Hamas war with terrible loss of life in Gaza and Israel. Yet even this most recent unfolding tragedy is a brief part of a much longer story of struggle, violence, and loss among the Israeli and Palestinian peoples. There is no simple or one-right-way to tell this story.
Minister’s Reflection: Building Inclusion and Radical Welcome in Worship
For the past several months, the Worship Arts and Celebrations Team (WACT) has invested considerable time studying, discussing, and practicing material on radical inclusion and welcoming.
