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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.

September

  • Diaper Drive All Month
  • 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
  • 7th – Food for Life Class
  • 7th & 8th – Artist Dropoff for Invitational Art Exhibit
  • 9th – Second Lookers
  • 10th – Simple Supper
  • 12-14th – 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 Nook 
  • 14th – Book Talks
  • 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. 
  • 21st – Third Sunday Forum (topic TBD)
  • 21st – International Day of Peace – A March of Faith in Resistance to Mass Deportation (sponsored by the Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition) (Walk from Emmanuel Episcopal, have a ecumenical service at the federal courthouse, and then return.), 2 p.m.
  • 21st – Goddess Group Hosts a 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
  • 12th – Book Talks
  • 14th – Second Lookers
  • 25th – EJC Justice Fest
  • 26th – UUFA Fall Festival
  • 26th – UUA Day of Observance (Intersex Awareness Day)
  • 31st – UUFA Coven Group Covencraft 5:30 p.m.

November

  •  1st – Voces y versos Performance, 7-9
  • 2nd – Singing Meditation
  •  9th – Start of Family Promise Week (partnering with Holy Cross Lutheran Church)
  •  9th – Book Talks
  • 11th – Second Lookers
  • 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.  

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