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 … read more.
Unitarian Universalism is an evolving religion, by design, and the Unitarian Universalist Association is in the process of reexamining and amending our Seven Principles. The purpose of the change is to focus UU on being “a relevant and powerful force for spiritual and moral … read more.
We’re meeting in person again, but we still take precautions.
We encourage people to be vaccinated and boosted to protect against COVID. (We think our Fellowship is nearly 100 percent vaccinated (honor system) but we don’t require vaccination cards.)
We encourage social distancing in Grace Fellowship … read more.
Joanie Andras explores “A Dialogue of Peace” as part of our theme for May—Let There Be Peace. Watch this and other service excerpts on our UUFC YouTube Channel.
On Sunday, May 1, 2022, fellowship member Dr. Joyce Hickson presented “Let Peace Begin With Me,” now available on YouTube.
Technical glitches wrecked the service video, so Joyce graciously agreed to re-record her talk, which … read more.
On May 21, President Biden awarded Col. Ralph Puckett of Columbus the Medal of Honor for his actions during a battle for Hill 205 during the Korean War. Col. We honored Col. during our Sunday service on July 18. You can watch the video of … read more.
We’re virtually 100 percent vaccinated and meeting for Sunday services, the Wednesday Night Discussion Group and other meetings. But there’s an exception due to increased COVID-19 cases in our area. The Friday Lunch Group resumes Zoom meetings Sept. 17. (Contact Ed Wilson for details. Email … read more.
By Connie Ussery
Ron and Connie Ussery, long-time members of our Fellowship, have recovered from Covid-19. They led our Sunday service and talked about the experience on Nov. 22. This is Connie’s journal of that experiment. But first, here are some background resources for context:
Ledger-Enquirer’s October … read more.
Got pandemic problems. Please do reach out to your UUFC family if you need help. In fact, that’s already happening. Here are a couple of stories.
Elise Leonard had been without air conditioning for most of the summer, and when the 95-degree heat arrived the effect … read more.
Gwyn Rush talked to us on Sunday (July 26) about making energy distribution more fair. She also offered ways to help.
UUFC member Lisa Pyburn, who is no stranger to construction and restoration, has taken it upon herself to do a major rehab of our property along Heiferhorn Creek and around the Pavilion. That included hiring a crew to help her clear brush and debris.
Lisa Pyburn … read more.
The UUFC Board of Trustees met Wednesday, July 1, and voted to postpone our return to services at Grace Fellowship Hall until Sunday, Sept. 6.
UUFC President Hal Midgette said, “I believe in free will, but this is not the time to say, ‘Open up.’” Lay … read more.
This is the third Sunday in the month, the day we Give Away the Plate. G.A.T.P. recipient this month is the Equal Justice
Most regular in-person UUFC events are on pandemic hiatus until further notice. The Wednesday Night Discussion Group and the Friday Lunch Group have continued to meet via Zoom videoconference. If you want to know how to join, send an email to Bill Harlan … read more.
By Bill Harlan
Editor
We’ve launched new format for our monthly newsletter, the Chattahoochee Chalice.
It’s a bit of an experiment on my part. I hope the new format will be faster and easier to produce. It will also help us provide more timely information. This format also coordinates … read more.
The optimism of Unitarian Universalism is written in our Seven Principles.
African Americans built Columbus, Ga., while working for the full rights of citizenship.
Enjoy a great dinner and help solve the mystery. Dr. Merritt has developed a cure (or curse?) for the common cold, but enemies and jealousies wind their ways through scene after scene as side effects appear. It’s a classic “who done it” in the dinner theater … read more.
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 … read more.
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 … read more.
Letter from President, Connie Ussery
March, 2023
Greetings on this beautiful week of Spring weather. I hope you are outside and enjoying the sunshine, and the flowers, and the pollen (alas).
This Sunday, please welcome our new member, Scott May, who lives in Newnan but drives down to … read more.
Dear UU members and friends,
We are currently in a period of celebrations:
Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, celebrating good over evilSamhain, the Celtic celebration of the harvest Halloween, a time for trick or treating All Saints Day, November 1, a day of remembrance of canonized Christians … read more.
UUFC Board President’s Letter June 28, 2022
Dear UU members and friends,
On June 24, just after the official beginning of Summer, all of the planets aligned along the plane of the ecliptic, the cosmic necklace, the crown jewels of our solar system. According to some astronomers, … read more.
UUFC President’s Letter May 22, 2022
Dear UU members and friends,
In this time of worry about Covid, politics, mass shootings, and the Ukrainian war, it’s uplifting to recall the lyrics from the old “Cheers” sitcom: sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name and … read more.
