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What’s Up With the Board in September

The Board took the recent sermon topic of “Deeds Before Creeds” to heart.  This new member of the Board is so gratified by how this Board focuses on creating a Beloved Community for all its members, friends, and the larger Athens community.

For transparency:

  •  the Board created an explicit charge to the Executive Committee making clear its responsibilities as well as membership.
  • the Board approved an updated Board Covenant for 2022-2023

For safety as well as efficiency:

  • the Board voted to accept the Audio-Visual Coordinator job description to be taken to the Finance Committee that will consider the budgetary impact to make a proposal to go to the Executive Committee.

For our fellowship as well as the Athens community:

  • The Board discussed the revised rules for this congregation regarding Covid-19 which have been publicized on our website and Sunday announcements. The Board commended the committee for diligently keeping this congregation free for over 2 years from being a spreader of the virus.
  • The Board heard a progress report on our upcoming community “Ready Set Vote!” event coming up on Sept. 20.

Caring for our members in need:

  • The Board heard of the emotional hardships on our children around Miss Kelly’s death, and is committed to listening and hearing our young members. As a first step the Board will discuss this as the “Big Picture” segment of our October meeting.

Stay Tuned!!!

  • Details are still being firmed up for our congregational retreat Nov. 11-12. The skeleton agenda calls for a zoom leadership meeting Friday evening with UUA Southern Region consultants, the fall Choir Retreat Saturday morning, and a Congregational Retreat from 1-5 Saturday afternoon.

Marguerite Holmes, Board Member

Share the Plate / Cause-of-the-Month:
Athens Pride & Queer Collective

During June Athens Pride & Queer Collective, an organization dedicated to the advancement of equity, affirmation, diversity and wellness of queer populations in the greater Athens area, will receive one half of all undesignated offerings. For details contact justice@uuathensga.org

Help with Food Insecurity through June CANtributions

Please continue to bring non-perishable food items to Fellowship Hall’s wicker baskets. While all CANtributions are appreciated, in June the Athens Area Emergency Food Bank is especially in need of cold breakfast cereals as well as dry pasta (spaghetti is the favorite) and saltine crackers. 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 Invites Everyone to Classic City Juneteenth Music & Arts Fest

The Classic City Juneteenth Music & Arts Fest is a vibrant, community-centered celebration honoring the legacy of Juneteenth through music, culture, art, food, wellness, education, and Black economic empowerment. Hosted by the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement and United GA Entertainment, the festival will take place on June 20th from 3:00 to 7:00 pm at Georgia Square Mall in Athens. Learn more here: aadmovement.org/events/2026-juneteenth-music-and-arts-festival. 

AADM Hosts Civil Rights Leadership Camp  

Youth 13-18 are invited to grow as leaders, find their voices, and understand how history connects to their role in shaping the future. The June 22-26 camp will blend civil rights education, public speaking training, leadership development, and experiential travel to historic sites connected to the struggle for equality and human rights. For details, registration and scholarship information visit https://www.aadmovement.org/events/youth-civil-rights-leadership-camp-athens-georgia. 

Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC) Meeting

All are welcome to attend the next meeting of the Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition on June 19 from 5:30 to 7 pm at the Oconee Street United Methodist Church. For more information contact justice@uuathensga.org.