A new Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments the Oklahoma requirement to teach the Bible in schools are probably both headed to the US Supreme Court. Fellowship member Ron Ussery will explore why it this court likely will dismantle the separation between church and state that Thomas Jefferson worked so hard to include … Continue reading Ron Ussery: “The Crumbling Wall Between Church and State”
Guest speaker Kurt Schmitz was the longest-tenured TV meteorologist in Columbus, serving 21 years at WTVM and six years with WRBL. He’ll talk about “eye popping data” causing deep concern among climate scientists. But Kurt isn’t an alarmist. He’ll talk about where the climate is now, where it’s heading and what we should do about … Continue reading Kurt Schmitz: “Our changing climate: the latest”
Guest speaker Melissa Pritchard Schley, who now lives in Columbus, is an award-wining novelist, biographer, essayist and short-story writer. She’ll talk about her latest novel, “Flight of the Wild Swan,” a work of historical fiction about Florence Nightingale. Sunday services begin at 11 a.m. but join us early for coffee and conversation. Visitors and guests … Continue reading Author Melissa Pritchard on Florence Nightingale
Guest speaker Debbie Anderson will talk about children’s art, diversity and TAP, a unique children’s art program sponsored by the Chattahoochee Valley Episcopal Ministries. Sunday services start at 11 a.m., but join us early for coffee and conversation. Visitors and guests are always welcome. (And we’re done by noon!) Debbie Anderson is a pillar of … Continue reading Debbie Anderson: “TAP, a Recipe for Compassion”
Fellowship member Amanda Jones lives in east Alabama. The full title of her talk is “A Historians Account of the Colonization of East Alabama.” Sunday services begin at 11 a.m., but join us early for coffee and conversation. Visitors and guests are always welcome. Amanda is a student of mindfulness and meditation, as taught by … Continue reading Amanda Jones” “The Colonization of East Alabama”
Unitarian Universalist chaplain, Lt. Col., George Tyger, who wrote, “Memorial Day is not to be celebrated. It is to be observed, scrutinized, and witnessed on behalf of the true witnesses of our human failure to love our neighbor as ourselves.” Fellowship President Connie Ussery has explored that idea. She and a couple other members of … Continue reading Memorials in Columbus
In William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” Juliet asks, “What’s in a name?” Many of us thought the playwright meant…well, we’re not sure. Maybe not much. Guest speaker Rev. Marti Keller will lead an exploration of naming and names that will argue otherwise. Come prepared to share and research or own name. Or names! Sunday services begin … Continue reading Rev. Marti Keller: “What’s in a Name?”
We’ll celebrate spring and renewal with a traditional Unitarian Universalist ceremony that was created by two Unitarian ministers. Rev. Maja Capek and Rev. Norbert Capek (who were married) founded the Unitarian ministry in Czechoslovakia. She escaped arrest by the Nazis in the 1930s and brought the ceremony to the United States. Her husband died at … Continue reading The UU Flower Ceremony
Cinco de Mayo celebrations traditionally honor the Mexican victory in 1862 over the French forces of Napoleon III. However, the modern cultural significance of Cinco de Mayo is complicated. Our guest speaker, Adela Garcia Duncan, will talk about that. Sunday services begin at 11 a.m. but join us early for coffee and conversation. Visitors and … Continue reading Adela Duncan on Cinco de Mayo
Guest speaker Stephen Johnson owns a unique piece of land on Flat Shoals Creek. It’s home to one of the few remaining habitats of the rare and spectacular spider lily. Stephen has protected this small but invaluable part of Georgia for years. For a few days in May, when the lilies bloom, he opens his … Continue reading Stephen Johnson on spider lilies
