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What’s Up With the UUFA Board

New President, Iva King’s first presiding meeting was multi-platform, with Susie Weller and Vivian Preston Sellers attending via Zoom and the rest in person. After her opening words, Iva then made a video for Rev. Pippin of Board members introducing themselves.

Board assignments:

  • Vivian Sellers and Sarah Cook will continue to be Board representatives on the COVID task force
  • Marguerite Holmes will replace Susan Curtis as the Board liaison to the Communications team.
  • Jane Mayer was unanimously elected as Board of Trustees Vice President for 2022-2023.

The Board confirmed the following membership of the Finance Committee: Vivian Preston Sellers, chair; Lyndall Tunnell, Thrane Jenson, Peter Gillis, Barb Schell, Iva King, and Jane Mayer.

Lyndall Tunnell gave the state of the 2021-2011 budget and pledges. 94% of the pledged amount has come in which is normal for this congregation. Lyndall did express concern about UUFA’s low reserve funds.

The Big Picture Discussion for July focused on Board use of Google Docs. This will be revisited once Rev. Pippen is here.

Among the choices given for the Board of Trustees retreat, the group prefers August 21 in the afternoon.

Coming up:

  • On August 7, Rev. Pippin will install the Board of Trustees during the regular Sunday service.
  • The Art Gallery naming committee, chaired by Clela Reed, expects to have a proposal for the Board in September or October.
  • Penny Oldfather is forming a committee to develop guidelines for displaying signage and banners on our grounds.

DID YOU KNOW? The Board members rotate responsibilities for these 6 categories for each meeting:  1) Opening words (relevant to monthly theme) 2) Timekeeper, 3) Action Item Keeper, 4) Hand Watcher, 5) Bulldogger, 6) monthly Tapestry article. If you can’t guess what some of these duties are about then ask one of our nine friendly Board of Trustees members: Iva King, Jane Meyer, Lyndall Tunnel, Penny Oldfather, Sarah Cook, Marguerite Holmes, Marco Messori, Vivian Sellers, Susie Weller. 

The next scheduled Board meeting is Aug. 9. Visitors are welcome to attend. Please check with the Board Secretary, Sarah Cook, before the meeting.

Highlights of Upcoming Special Events

Groups on hiatus for the summer include Book Talks Discussion Group and Second Lookers. Check with your group on Realm/Connect for updates.

August

  • 23rd – Leadership Summit 9 am to 12 pm Register here. 
  • 24th – Religious Exploration volunteer training
  • 23rd – UUFA Leadership Summit (2025-2026)  (9 a.m.-noon) Register here. 
  • 23rd – Justice Partner–Athens Pride and Queer Collection (APQC)– athenspride.org
  • 24th – Religious Exploration volunteer training
  • 24th – Book Discussion of UUA Common Read
  • 24th – Start of Family Promise Week (partnering with Holy Cross Lutheran Church)

September

  • Diaper Drive All Month
  • 7th – First Sunday Forum:  A New Cause of the Month–The Athens Clarke County Center for Racial Justice and Black Futures
  • 7th – Annual Ingathering worship service
  • 7th – Priceless Sale
  • 7th – Food for Life Class
  • 7th & 8th – Artist Dropoff for Invitational Art Exhibit
  • 9th – Second Lookers
  • 10th – Simple Supper
  • 12-14th – UUFA Gathering at The Mountain! Register soon!
  • 13th – UUFA Justice Partner (AADM) Event–End School to Prison Pipeline Conference
  • 14th – Capital Campaign celebration and Dedication of Fellowship Hall and Social Action Nook 
  • 14th – Book Talks
  • 19th – Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC), 5:30 to 7 p.m., Oconee St. United Methodist Church (OSUMC)
  • 20th – Latinxfest, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. 
  • 21st – International Day of Peace – A March of Faith in Resistance to Mass Deportation (sponsored by the Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition) (Walk from Emmanuel Episcopal, have a ecumenical service at the federal courthouse, and then return.), 2 p.m.
  • 21st – Goddess Group Hosts a Fall Equinox Circle Dance, 2 p.m.
  • 23rd – UUA Welcoming Day of Observation (Celebrate Bisexuality Day)

October 

  • All month – LGBT History Month
  •   5th – First Sunday Forum (sponsored by the Earth Ministry Team) featuring Glenn Donnahoe
  • 11th – UUA Day of Observance (National Coming Out Day)
  • 12th – Singing Meditation
  • 12th – Book Talks
  • 14th – Second Lookers
  • 25th – EJC Justice Fest
  • 26th – UUFA Fall Festival
  • 26th – UUA Day of Observance (Intersex Awareness Day)
  • 31st – UUFA Coven Group Covencraft 5:30 p.m.

November

  •  1st – Voces y versos Performance, 7-9
  • 2nd – Singing Meditation
  •  9th – Start of Family Promise Week (partnering with Holy Cross Lutheran Church)
  •  9th – Book Talks
  • 11th – Second Lookers
  • 15th-16th – UU GA LAN (Legislative Action Network) Third Annual Conference 
  • 20th – UUA Welcoming Day of Observation (TDOR)

Looking for regular meetings? Join groups in Realm/Connect and check the summary on this page to the left.  Don’t know about Realm yet? Contact Meredyth at members at uuathensga.org to learn more.  

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