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Small Group Ministry at UUFA

Looking for true community?  Craving more meaningful conversations and deeper friendships? Look no further!

Join Small Group Ministry (SGM) for the 2024-25 program year. Groups consist of 8-12 people who meet 1-2 times per month to discuss personal topics and grow together.  Child care available.  Groups meet from September through May.

Craving meaningful conversation and connection?  Consider joining Small Group Ministry (SGM)!  Groups of 8-12 people meet once or twice a month and discuss a different topic in depth at each meeting.  We get to know each other deeply, learn and grow together, and build true community. 

Register here by December 31st.  Contact the coordinators, Camille and Lorri through sgm@uuathensga.org for more information.

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
  • 14 Early Voting Begins
  • 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. tinyurl.com/UUFA-nature
  • 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)
  • 28 Adult RE (Religious Exploration) Opportunity: Are We Too Violent?
  • 31 UUFA Coven Craft Group, 5:30 p.m.

November

  •  1 Justice Partner (AADM) Event Athens Black Market Block Party
  •  1 Voces y versos Performance, 7-9 p.m.
  •  2 End of Daylight Saving Time
  •  2 First Sunday Forum: The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code
  •  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
  • 11 Adult RE (Religious Exploration) Opportunity: Are We Too Violent?
  • 15 AADM–UUFA Justice Partner–NEG 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 — Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR)
  • 21  Justice Partner event:  Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC) Meeting
  • 30 UUFA Justice Action Collaborative

December

  •   9 Second Lookers
  •  9 Adult RE (Religious Exploration) Opportunity: Are We Too Violent?
  • 14 Book Talks
  • 21 Third Sunday Forum

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.