Educator, world traveler, community organizer and long-time Fellowship member Connie Ussery presents our talk this Sunday, and her spouse, Ron Ussery, leads the service. Whittaker Locke provides music. We are meeting in person Sundays at 11 a.m., with safety measures in place. (See below.) Service are in spacious Grace Fellowship Hall on our campus on … Continue reading Connie Ussery: “Coexist in the Season of Love”
John Kamisky is a long-time member of our Fellowship. He’s an engineer, a glider pilot, a pickle ball player and a world traveler who has lived in Japan, where he studied Judo and Shinto. The transcendentalists played and important role in the development of Unitarianism in the United States. John will explore that. We are … Continue reading John Kamisky on Emerson, Thoreau and the Transcendental movement.
Ed Wilson is a long-time member of our Fellowship. We don’t have a full-time minister, but Rev. Wilson, trained as a Seventh Day Adventist minister, has served as our adjunct minister. His spiritual journey from Seventh Day Adventism to Unitarian Universalism has been quite a trek. Along the way, he’s developed a perspective on spirituality … Continue reading Ed Wilson: “Sacred Togetherness in Fellowship”
John Land is a long-time member of our Fellowship, whose personal interests include theater, history and the evolution of modern faith traditions. His previous talks have been “The New Post-COVID Normal,” “Aloe for the Soul,” “Miss Manners Takes a Vacation” and “Social Darwinism.” John has a couple degrees in theater, and he works at the … Continue reading John Mallory Land: “Wicca: Modern Faith with Ancient Roots.”
Rick Spradlin, our lay leader, talks once or twice month on subjects that keep us focused on the Seven Principles of Unitarian Universalism. The services Rick leads are great opportunities for newcomers to to find out what UU is all about. Services include music (see the pandemic measures below), readings, a little meditation and opportunities … Continue reading Rick Spradlin on “spiritual places”
Nicole Horn is a former business owner, one of which helped colleges select programs that would lead to jobs for graduates. Her talk will explore “The Great Resignation”—the shortage of wait staff, clerks, baristas and similar workers. Why have people left these jobs? When will they return? What’s in store for the labor market of … Continue reading Nicole Horn: “Where are the workers?”
May McDaniel hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2017, at 71. Her book, “Desination 100,” describes the experience. Sunday services start at 11 a.m. We’re meeting in person at Grace Fellowship Hall, following some basic pandemic safety measures. (See below.) We’re a home for liberal religion in the Chattahoochee Valley, and our services often include a … Continue reading May McDaniel: Hiking the Appalachian Trail
Rick Spradlin talks once or twice month on subjects that help keep us focused on the Seven Principles of UU. The Fourth Principle is “a free and responsible search for truth and meaning.” Rick’s our lay leader, and this service offers a great opportunity for newcomers to to find out what UU is all about. … Continue reading Rick Spradlin: “Finding your spiritual path”
Guest speaker Neil Richardson talks about How SafeHouse Ministries grew to meet the challenges of COVID on the homeless, addicted and post incarcerated people in our community.
Julia Morris-Poole is the program director for Girls Inc. of Columbus and Phenix City-Russell County. She’ll talk about the group’s mission, which aligns well with all of the Seven Principles of Unitarian Universalism. We’re still meeting in person at 11 a.m. on Sunday at Grace Fellowship Hall, but we’re all vaccinated and we’ll be masked … Continue reading Julia Morris-Poole: “Inspiring Girls to be strong, smart and bold”
