UUFC President’s Letter November 30, 2024 Dear Members and Friends, Thanksgiving was a lot of fun, and Christmas is approaching fast. Amanda and I are planning a Holiday Party for December 21 to celebrate Yule and Christmas. Long-range weather sites predict warm, maybe misty evenings that week, so we’ll plan to have it outside. Look for details, including … Continue reading UUFC President’s Letter November 30, 2024
Unitarian Universalism, like most religions, is evolving. But UU also is different from many religions in its approach to change. We welcome it. We celebrate change and plan for it. That’s doesn’t mean change isn’t challenging for UU congregations and their members. Nor does it mean we don’t have lasting core values and commitments. And … Continue reading Proposed “Shared Values” of UU
UU the Vote is a nonpartisan group. Check out their public and private groups on Facebook. Follow the “Continue reading” link to find out more. The Georgia Weekend for Action is April 24-26. We’ll have more information soon. To participate in our Fellowship’s actions to promote democracy in 2024, email Bill Harlan. (Put UU the … Continue reading UU the Vote: Seven Actions You Can Take
Our Fellowship will be participating in UU the Vote 2024. The kickoff will be online on Thursday, March 14, at 7 p.m.. Email Bill Harlan at the Fellowship for details. (Put UU the Vote in the subject line.) We can all participate, at levels that work for each of us. It’s an important nonpartisan effort … Continue reading UU the Vote 2024: kickoff Thursday, March 14
Pianist Maria Parrini, who often plays for our Sunday services, will present a special performance at the Fellowship at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10. She’ll play selections by Béla Bartók (Tanz-Suite), J.S. Bach (Prelude and Fugue in A Minor) and Robert Schumann (Davidsbündlertänze—extra credit it you can pronounce it!) It’s a free concert, with … Continue reading Maria Parrini plays Schumann, Bach and Bartók this Sunday
UUFC President’s Letter November 29, 2023 I’m loving the fact that membership ceremonies have been a more frequent occurrence in our Fellowship. We welcome these new members and their families and pledge to support them as a community devoted to reason, tolerance, and freedom, as well as justice, compassion, and love. We have also had … Continue reading UUFC President’s Letter November 29, 2023
UUFC President’s Letter October 20, 2023 Dear UUFC Friends and Members, We’ve had a busy summer. At the October Board Meeting, we voted to empty the huge Coke coin bottle and offer the funds to Ellen Harlan for the Children’s program. We all guessed a total and fell waaay short—it was $181! Now to fill … Continue reading UUFC President’s Letter October 20, 2023
The Columbus City Council has postponed a vote on the Clean Energy Columbus resolution. The vote was to be Tuesday, Aug. 22. Louisa Childs of Clean Energy Columbus says the resolution will come to a vote at a later meeting, possibly with revisions. Louisa tells us the postponement could be good new. Apparently there are … Continue reading City council clean energy vote postponed
DRAFT RESOLUTION for a Columbus City Council vote on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADOPT A VISION AND TRANSITION PLAN OF 100% CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGYPROGRAMS AND POLICIES BY 2035. WHEREAS, there is a strong scientific consensus regarding the reality of climate change and the connection between anthropogenic factors … Continue reading Columbus Clean Energy Resolution
Letter from President, Connie Ussery Dear UUFC Members and Friends, With three new Trustees (two are recent members as well), your Board of Trustees has been hard at work since January–so hard that I have been slow to report to you on all that has been accomplished this year. Here are the highlights of decisions … Continue reading UUFC President’s Letter August 15, 2023
