Ron and Connie Ussery both had COVID-19 last month. They’ve recovered, and in this service by live Zoom videoconference they’ll talk about what that experience has taught them, especially regarding their relationship to our Fellowship and to the principles of Unitarian Universalist.
Jonathan Perkins, founder of Fountain City Slam, talks about how he introduces kids to the power of poetry—more precisely, “slam poetry”—which combines writing and performing in powerful ways.
This election has been a fitting bookend to a chaotic year—an event so stressful some of us might have been muttering (or screaming) Frank Costanza’s mantra, “Serenity now!” (See below.*) This Sunday we’ll share other techniques to help keep us centered in turbulent times.
A note from Bill Harlan This Sunday (November 1) we’re trying an experiment. It’s a three-part plan. We’ll take a virtual road trip from Columbus to a livestream service in Atlanta at Georgia’s largest UU church, then return to Columbus—virtually, of course—for our own Q&A session. Rev. Taryn Strauss of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of … Continue reading A Virtual “Road Trip” to Atlanta for a Pre-Election Service
This service will be presented live in a Zoom videoconference at 11 a.m. Lay Leader Rick Spradlin will talk many religious traditions that celebrate Halloween and related holidays.
Our goal is to return to live, in-person services at Grace Fellowship Hall. We’re not ready for that yet, but we’re taking a first step by broadcasting this Sunday’s service (Oct. 18) live, at 11 a.m. That way, we can gather together and even participate in Joys and Concerns and our traditional question-and-answer session after … Continue reading This Sunday, Oct. 18, we’re broadcasting live, on Zoom
Our experiment with outdoor service is cancelled. We’ll post a pre-recorded version of the service first thing Sunday morning here on our YouTube channel. Ron Ussery talks about a pillar of Unitarian Universalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Dick McMichael offers a reading from Emerson’s famous talk to the Harvard Divinity School in 1838. That one … Continue reading Ron Ussery on Ralph Waldo Emerson (outdoor service cancelled)
Lay Leader Rick Spradlin talks about a concept popularized by Dr. Martin Luther King. We return to in-person services outdoors this week, but a pre-recorded version of this service also will be available on our YouTube channel on Sunday morning.
Hannah Israel is a talented artist and the art director of the Illges gallery at Columbus State University, where she’s also a professor of art. Hannah has worked on community art projects throughout Columbus. Watch her presentation on our UUFC YouTube channel.
Our speaker, Danielle Neale is an adjunct professor of bioanthropology at Columbus State University, where she teaches and conducts research focusing on human remains.
