UUFA News

Welcome Music Into Your Life!

Would you like to drum?

Our drum group, Palms of Fire, meets Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. No drum? No worries. We have some extra drums you can use. We play primarily West African rhythms. Everyone who enters the building must wear a well-fitting mask and sign in.

Would you like to sing?

Our Chalice Choir meets Wednesdays, 7 p.m.-8 p.m. in the sanctuary. Singers must be vaccinated, wear well-fitting masks, and sign in.

Singing in this age of COVID is more challenging, but we are adaptable and are figuring it out together! It feels good to be able to sing with each other.

Would you like to try singing meditation?

Do you like to sing but don’t want to perform? Do you like the idea of meditation but it’s hard to focus?

Try singing meditation! The singing of simple, repetitive chants is a good way to quiet the mind and rest in the silence. We generally meet the second Sundays of each month in the UU Heritage Room behind the sanctuary. Check the calendar for upcoming dates.

Are you interested in making music in other ways? E-mail Amber Fetner.

Upcoming


 

April

  • 25th – Opening Reception (Robert and Claire Clements Art Gallery)
  • 25th – Coffeehouse (Variety Show) add link to sign up
  • 26th –  Lesbian Visibility Day (UUA Day of Observance)
  • 26th – St. James Baptist Church Cemetery Work Day
  • 27th – Board Town Hall on the Budget and Bylaws  (in the Fellowship Hall) 
  • 27th – Claiming Our Power:  Making Good Trouble for Climate Justice
  • 29th – UUA Congregation Study/Action Issue Feedback Session

May

  •  3rd – Athens Black Market (AADM Justice Partner event)
  •  3rd – UUFA Coven Beltane outdoors/indoors  2-4 p.m.
  •  4th – First Sunday Forum 
  •  4th – Bridging (youth and YA)
  •  4th – Social Justice Action Team (SJAT)
  •  4th – Historical Jesus Book Discussion Group 
  •  5th – UUA Congregational Study Action Issue Feedback Session
  •  8th — Racial Justice Team (Virtual) 
  • 11th – Bob Clements Art Show at the State Botanical Gardens 
  • 16th – Next Bigger Vision Meal Provided by UUFA 
  • 16th– AIRC General Meeting (invitation from SJAT)
  • 18th–Third Sunday Forum: Community Accompaniment Program with Asylum Seekers (CAPAS)
  • 18th – UUFA Annual Meeting
  • 25th – start of Family Promise Week (partnering with Holy Cross Lutheran Church)
  • 25th– 2024-25 Common Read Discussion (noon)

June

  • 1st – First Sunday Forum
  • 1st – Point of Pride postcard making
  • June 7:  Pride Parade and Pride Festival
  • 8th – Oatmeal breakfast
  • 13th– Next Bigger Vision Meal Provided by UUFA 
  • 13th – Book signing for Rev. Brandan Robertson’s forthcoming book, Queer and Christian: Reclaiming Our Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table (SJAT + Alphabet Fam sponsoring)
  • 15th – Third Sunday Forum:  Meet Your Justice Partner: AADM
  • 29th – Circle dance

August

  • 24th – start of Family Promise Week (partnering with Holy Cross Lutheran Church)

November

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