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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 for updates.

June

  • June 27:  AIRC Meeting, 5:30 to 7 p.m., OSUMC
  • June 29:  Journeys Class (for Newcomers)
  • June 29:  UUA 2024-25 Common Read Discussion, noon, Heritage Room

July

  • 12th – St. James Cemetery workday 9-11 a.m.
  • 12th – Celebration of the Life of Claire Clements 2 p.m. Register to attend virtually here
  • 13th – Christmas in July: SJAT Priceless Sale
  • 15th – Statewide Primary Runoff for Georgia Public Service Commission
  • 18th – Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC) Meeting, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Oconee St. United Methodist Church
  • 19th – UUFA Hosts “Leading with Love: Leadership That Meets the Moment” Learn more and Register here
  • 20th – UUFA Forum: Welcoming the Economic Justice Coalition
  • 20th – New Member Recognition
  • 26th – Off-site Pool Party for All Religious Exploration and Youth Families 

August

  •  2nd – Worship Playground, 1-3 p.m.
  • 10th – Backpack Blessing service followed by ice cream social.
  • August 22:  AIRC Meeting, 5:30 to 7 p.m., OSUMC
  • 23rd – UUFA Leadership Summit (2025-2026)  (9 a.m.-noon) Register here
  • 24th – Start of Family Promise Week (partnering with Holy Cross Lutheran Church)

September

  • 19th – AIRC Meeting, 5:30 to 7 p.m., OSUMC

November

  • 9th – Start of Family Promise Week (partnering with Holy Cross Lutheran Church)

Looking for regular meetings? Join groups in Realm Connect and check the summary on this page to the left.  

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