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UUFA Becomes a ‘Five Practices of Welcome Renewal’ Congregation for 2025

UUFA received this news from Unitarian Universalist Association recently. Read the letter from UUA below.

Dear Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens,  

Congratulations! You have successfully completed the Five Practices of Welcome Renewal for 2025. Sincere congratulations on your ongoing commitment to LGBTQ+ welcome and inclusion in and beyond Athens, GA. 

It was a pleasure to read about all you have accomplished and the powerful work you have done to ensure that UU Athens is meeting the needs of queer and trans congregants and the wider community in the following ways:  

I. Becoming a Welcoming Congregation – 1996

II. Welcoming Worship   

  • A Spider and a Fly Walked into a Web – 9/28/2025
  • Together in the Solution –11/16/2025

III. Welcoming Days of Observance    

  • National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD)
  • International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV)
  • Day of Silence
  • Lesbian Day of Visibility
  • International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, Biphobia
  • Pulse Night of Remembrance

IV. Welcoming Religious Education

  • Authentic Selves book discussions

V. Support a Welcoming Project

  • Athens Pride and Queer Collective

For more information on all of our LGBTQ programs and activities, please visit: The Five Practices of Welcome Renewal, subscribe to the quarterly UPLIFT  newsletter, and read the UPLIFT blog. We also invite you to join the new Welcoming Congregations of Unitarian Universalism Facebook Group and to follow UPLIFT on Twitter and Instagram at @uua_lgbtq. 

Thanks again for your congregation’s life-giving, essential work! 

With appreciation,

Michael

Rev. Michael J. Crumpler :: He/Him/His
LGBTQ and Multicultural Programs Director

 

Share the Plate / Cause-of-the-Month: Dignidad Inmigrante en Athens (DIA)

During May Dignidad Inmigrante en Athens (DIA), an Athens organization with a mission to create and promote spaces for the liberation of undocumented immigrants in the United States, will receive one half of all undesignated offerings. For details contact justice@uuathensga.org

Help with Food Insecurity

Please continue to bring non-perishable food items to Fellowship Hall’s wicker baskets. While all CANtributions are appreciated, in May the Athens Area Emergency Food Bank is especially in need of white rice, Hamburger Helper, and dried pinto beans. To give by credit card, visit uuathensga.org/give and look for “Charitable Giving.” To give by check, make the check out to UUFA and put “CANtributions 1-8016” in the memo line. To learn more, contact  justice@uuathensga.org. If you are experiencing food insecurity or know someone in our UUFA community who is, please contact Rev. Pippin (revpippin@uuathensga.org).

UUFA Justice Partner Highlights

AADM Workplace Rights & Career Lab

AADM invites you to May 9’s Saturday School in partnership with Patrick Ihejirika and Pathwise NYC, a nonprofit dedicated to helping individuals become more competitive for the careers they want. This free session will cover workplace rights and career development, helping you understand fair pay, safe working conditions, and how to advocate for yourself on the job. Participants will also take part in hands-on resume workshops and gain access to Pathwise’s career tools to strengthen resumes, identify skill gaps, build clear career plans, and stay organized throughout the job search process. Register here for the 10 to 11:30 am sessionat Oconee Street United Methodist Church: https://www.aadmovement.org/events/may2026-saturday-school

Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC) Meeting

All are welcome to attend the next meeting of the Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition on May 15 from 5:30 to 7 pm at the Oconee Street United Methodist Church. For more information contact justice@uuathensga.org.