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What’s Up with the Board – April 2022

President Vivian Sellers called the April 12, 2022, meeting of the Board of Trustees to order.

We welcomed the news of the selection of Rev. Dr. M. Pippin Whitaker as UUFA’s settled minister candidate by the Settled Minister Search Committee and look forward to meeting with Rev. Pippin during Candidating Week at the end of April.

Rev. Lisa led us in a discussion of the 8th Principle (“We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.”) which UUFA members will consider at the May 15 Annual Meeting. UUA’s Article II Study Commission is looking at Article II’s content, including the current seven principles as well as the adoption of the 8th Principle by UUA, for a General Assembly vote in 2023 or later. For more on the Article II Study Commission click here.

Treasurer Lyndall Tunnell gave an update on the 2022-2023 budget, noting that pledges showed a 2 percent increase over 2021-2022, lagging behind the 15 percent increase of the aspirational budget presented before our stewardship drive. To pledge, including to increase pledges already made, please visit REALM or contact Bookkeeper Nora Joslyn.

Secretary Karen Solheim reported on multi-layered preparations for the May 15 Annual Meeting. Click here for a look at the Nominating Committee’s report. Watch for news on getting an absentee ballot if you will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.

As 2022’s UUA General Assembly approaches, the Board is welcoming member requests to serve as one of UUFA’s six delegates and has extended the deadline to apply to May 15. Please contact Vice President Iva King to apply or get information.

We welcomed Susan Brown’s agreement to serve as the Board Representative to the Nominating Committee for 2022-23.

After many months of reviewing by-laws and policies, we were happy to see the stack disappear with our vote to approve the revision of the Proposed Expenditure Policy and the Memorial Grove Policy. Funding for memorial leaves will now be through donations.

Board of Trustees meetings welcome visitors. We meet next on May 10, 2022.

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

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