gardening, income tax services, pet sitting, car

cleaning.

When is the deadline to donate? Please remem-

ber that the last day for donating both goods and

services is November 15.

How can I donate? To donate, fill out a form located on the auction

table as you enter the sanctuary or visit UUFA‘s

website and click on Happy Holly Days in the

Events Section under ―Events, News...‖

http://uuathensga.org/eventsarchive/holiday-

auction

For further information, contact Karen Solheim

(secretary@uuathensga.org).

Unitarian Universal ist Fel lowship o f Athens

Happy Holly Day

Donation Deadline is

November 15!

November 2013

Staff

Reverend Alison Eskildsen

Minister

706-424-9449 (c)

rev.eskildsen@uuathensga.org Reverend Dr. Don Randall

Community Minister

706-353-0709

drrandall5@gmail.com

Amber Fetner

Music Director

musicdirector@uuathensga.org

Shaye Gambrell

Congregational Administrator

uufa@uuathensga.org

Morgan Watson

Director of Religious Education

dre@uuathensga.org

Robert Hjelmstad, Pianist

rhjelmstad@gmail.com

Angela Brown, Bookkeeper

bookkeeper@uuathensga.org

Inside Board Meeting Summary ~ 7

Music Notes ~ 4

On Sundays ~ 2

Minister/s Message ~ 8

Lay Ministers

Patty Freeman-Lynde,

Fellowship@

Michelle Leebens-Mack,

Connections@

Nancy MacNair, Justice@

Jane Mayer, Stewardship@

Aleta Turner, Education@

Myrna Adams West,

SpiritualArts@

All emails are @uuathensga.org

Christmas Angel Project UUFA will again participate in the Athens-Clarke County Department of Family and Chil-

dren's Services gift program for needy children. Each holiday season many children in foster

care receive very few gifts, if any, gifts over the holidays. UUFA has successfully participated

in this program for over 20 years thanks to the generosity of many mem-

bers and friends.

Please contact Wilma Harrington (wilma30607@comcast.net) by No-

vember 15 if you wish to participate in the program this year. Please

note that a specific age child(ren) cannot be specified. When you sign

up, you will receive the name, age, gender and wish lists of the children.

The deadline to deliver gifts to UUFA is Sunday, December 8. Please

make sure the nametag you are given for your child is clearly affixed to

the gift bag. Contact Wilma or Rev. Alison if you have any questions or

concerns.

No tricks, just treats will await you and

those attending this year's goods and ser-

vices auction Saturday, December 7!

Please consider contributing a good(s) or

service(s). It‘s fun, easy and supports the

work and fellowship of UUFA.

How can I contribute? Just make a donation of either a good or a

service or both! Suggestions included but

are not limited to: something homemade--

jellies, salsa, pickles, your favorite cake or

candy, wine, beer, hummus, pesto, cheese-

cake, pizza, key lime pie, homegrown vege-

tables (from a current or future garden),

plants; a dinner or other gathering (brunch,

tea party) at your house, at the Fellowship,

or some other exotic location--thematic

(around a holiday or cuisine) or not; some-

thing created/crafted/knit/ crocheted--wall

hanging, pottery, artwork, jewelry, scarf,

afghan, mittens, sweater; lessons of any

kind--music, martial arts, guitar, piano; ser-

vices of any kind--chauffeuring, babysitting,

On Sundays ~ Worship 9 & 11:30 am

Theme for this month is Humility November 24 – Unitarian Universalism

in Uganda: Our special guest, the Rev.

Mark Kiyamba, will share news and

views of his ministry in Uganda. We

invite you to bring a bread of your

culture for sharing. The Chalice Choir

will sing at 9am; a quartet will sing at

11:30. Palms of Fire will also play.

Worship begins with everyone in the sanctu-

ary for the first 20 minutes or so. Typically

we share a welcome, light our congregational

chalice, sing a hymn, and experience a story-

telling or brief conversation. Then children

and teachers are recessed from the sanctu-

ary by congregational singing.

Children and teachers go to their class-

rooms or to a special children‘s worship in

the Fellowship Hall. Parents are welcome

to accompany their children if they wish.

Remaining adults hear a sermon, special

music, sing, meditate or pray, and share

brief joys and sorrows within the commu-

nity. Some Sundays all ages remain in the

sanctuary for the entire service.

For more on UUFA‘s worship services,

visit the Spiritual Arts page at www.

uuathensga.org.

November 3 – Diwali: Festival of

Lights: Explore the Hindu holiday that

celebrates inner light, life and its good-

ness, with special guest Rahasya, the

Despy Karlas guest musicians for both

services.

November 10 – Rev. Don Randall will

speak. The Chalice Choir will sing for

both services.

November 17 – To Walk Humbly: Can

we walk closer to the high ideal of hu-

mility? A small group will sing.

A hard-working group of UUFA mem-

bers gathered on Saturday, October 19,

to work in the building and on the

grounds. They spruced up the drive and

parking areas and cut down and cleared

out several small trees, so that the

UUFA sign is now visible from Timo-

thy Road!

Working in the kitchen, they organized

the large food storage area for Our

Daily Bread supplies, cleaned and

sorted out the rest of the kitchen,

cleaned tables and spot cleaned the

floor in the fellowship hall. In the sanc-

tuary, folks cleaned the upholstery on

the pews and dusted all around. The

overgrown herb garden was weeded.

Repairs to the coffee table and tidying

up in the couch room and the building

foyer rounded out the day‘s activities.

A lot of work was completed that day,

and we especially want to express our

appreciation to Herb and Myrna West,

Debby Perry, Aleta Turner, Merridy

and Ken McDaniel, Wilma Harrington,

Alison Eskildsen, Ian Leebens-Mack

and Michelle Leebens-Mack, Annette

Bergins, Terry Jones, Carol-Lee Baker,

Connie Bruce, Steven Brown, and Gary

Rinker. If you contributed, but have

been left off this list, please know that

your work was appreciated.

Executive Director, The Samaritan Center for Counseling and Wellness

November 17 – Gail Schrader, ACC

The Forum is an adult lecture and talk-back featuring a vast array of topics. Pre-vious Forum topics include SPLOST Issues, Global Climate Change, Our UU Transylvania Heritage, Happiness, Crea-tivity, and more.

November 3 – Athens-Clarke County Mayor Nancy Denson

November 10 – Lacy M. Camp, M.Ed,

On Sundays

Fall Clean–Up Day

On Sundays

Forums 10:30 am

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For more information on these topics,

including articles and research from the

speakers, go to http://uuathensga.org/

education/forum/upcoming-forums

Elections Supervisor – 2014 Voting Pre-cinct Plan for Athens-Clarke County

November 24 – Rev. Mark Kiyimba with a Q&A on Justice Issues in Uganda.

The previously scheduled talk by Larry Dendy on his new book, Through the Arch: An Illustrated Guide to the Uni-versity of Georgia Campus, has been postponed until a later date.

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The Social Action Committee arranged a

UUFA build day with the Athens Area

Habitat For Humanity on Saturday, Octo-

ber 5. At a new Habitat home on Carter

Street Merridy McDaniel, Kerstin Martin

DelCampo, Mark Daniel and Julie Vesper

Sapp worked as painters, while Patty and

Ray Freeman-Lynde hung interior doors.

Across town, Hank Raichle and Chris

IAN UNIVERSALIST - ATHENS‖ to re-

ceive community rewards. Or stop by the

Grocery Card Table in the UUFA foyer on

Sundays for step-by-step instructions.

UUFA receives quarterly donations based on

the shopping reward points accumulated by

our registered members. You still earn your

Kroger gas discounts while earning rewards

for UUFA too.

Join the new Kroger Community Rewards

program and donate to UUFA each time

you use your Kroger Plus card. Kroger no

longer offers grocery cards as a non-profit

fundraising option, but now offers Kroger

Community Rewards, linked through the

Kroger Plus card. It‘s easy – everyone who

uses a Plus card can participate.

Register online here and select UNITAR-

We will continue to sell grocery gift cards

in inventory through November and De-

cember while they last.

The gift cards do not expire. Cards for

Kroger, EarthFare and Publix will be for

sale in the lobby on 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sun-

days through December.

Justice

Habitat for Humanity Work Day & Spirit Speak Out

Stewardship

ATTN: Kroger Shoppers – New Way to Donate

dinner is $5.00/person. You must sign-

up to bring one dish to one home. For

example, if you sign up to bring a salad

to the main course at the home of

Cathy Doherty, that is where you will

eat your main course. Those who sign

up to bring an appetizer or a dessert,

you will be assigned to one of the four

main course homes.

Sign-up on the poster in the Fellowship

Hall. Please remember that this is a

BYOB event.

Please contact Kay Fors with any ques-

tions or concerns. (ksfors@charter.net,

706-549-0185).

Our annual moveable feast to celebrate

the holiday season will be held on De-

cember 14, beginning at 6 p.m. with

appetizers at the home of Jim and

Susan Ponsoldt. The main courses will

be hosted by Cathi Doherty, Elizabeth

Bishop-Martin, and Clela and Lee

Reed, with a dessert course following

at the home of Kay and Stu Fors.

The cost of attending the progressive

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Sign up now for UUFA’s Annual

Holiday Progressive Dinner

Fellowship

Progressive Dinner December 14

Hayes worked on another

painting crew. A well-earned

and well-received lunch was

provided by Vivian Sellers,

Cara Andrews, Barbara and

Lilyth Kiewel, Dee Bocher,

and Julie Vesper Sapp.

It was a beautiful day of good

weather, good company and

good works, supporting in our

local community the Habitat vision of "a

world where everyone has a decent place

to live."

Spirit Day Speak Out Day, co-

sponsored by the Social Action Commit-

tee, was a success.

SAC member Cory Taylor represented

the UUFA SAC, and $173 was raised for

the Clarke Central Alliance, a group for

Thursday, October 17, millions of

Americans wore purple on Spirit Day

as a sign of support for lesbian, gay,

bisexual and transgender (LGB T)

youth and to speak out against bullying.

Spirit Day was started in 2010 by teenager

Brittany McMillan who wanted to remem-

ber young people who lost their lives to

suicide and to take a stand against bullying.

This month, the choir is preparing for the

Winter Solstice service on Saturday, Decem-

ber 21st at 5pm. This will be a special eve-

ning service led by the Chalice Choir and

members of UUFA's Pagan community.

Mark your calendar!

We always welcome new members to choir,

which meets Wednesdays, 7:15-9:30 and the

drum circle, Palms of Fire, which meets

Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30. Contact Amber if

you have questions or are planning to come.

musicdirector@uuathensga.org

New! We have a new recorder group starting

up. If you can play recorder at an intermedi-

ate level, and would be interested in playing

holiday music, contact Amber. The group is

currently meeting Wednesdays at 6:30. mu-

sicdirector@uuathensga.org

Music Director Sabbatical Update: After

over a year of planning, my sabbatical is

drawing near. I will be away from UUFA,

starting this January 2014 and return in Au-

gust.

What will I be doing? During the first two

months of my sabbatical, I will be working on

my portfolio for the UUA Music Leadership

Credentialing Program. I hope to finish all of

my work and have it approved by the Music

Leadership Credentialing Committee by the

end of February so I can be recognized at the

2014 General Assem-

bly in June.

I also plan to visit

other faith communi-

ties, both UU and non -

UU, and meet with

other music leaders to

see what other con-

gregations are doing.

Part of my time will

also be spent renewing my own spiritual prac-

tices and finding ways to maintain these when

I return to UUFA. I am also looking forward

to musical collaborations and learning, time

with my family, and travel.

Who will run the music program? I am

excited about the sabbatical period for the

congregation; it will provide opportunities

for our musicians to work with other mu-

sic leaders and teachers. J.D. Burnett will

lead the Chalice Choir during the sabbati-

cal period. He is the Associate Director of

Choral Activities at the University of

Georgia. Darren "Red" McMonigle, Ryan

"Manito" Wendel, and Jackie Pierson will

take turns leading the Palms of Fire drum

circle. Hilda Kurtz will facilitate commu-

nication for the drum circle members and

leaders. Herb West and Diana Torell will

coordinate Sunday worship music. Sarah

Cook will facilitate music for the chil-

dren's worship services. Our bands, guest

musicians, and other musical activities

will continue to enhance worship and min-

istry at UUFA.

Members of the sabbatical committee are:

Larry Dendy, Sarah Cook, Hilda Kurtz,

and Diana Torell. They helped plan for the

sabbatical and will help ensure that every-

thing runs smoothly throughout this pe-

riod. If you have questions, please contact

me (musicdirector@uuathensga.org).

Spiritual Arts

Music Notes

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Justice

Green Sanctuary News The Green Sanctuary Committee is making

progress on our goals. You may have noticed

the new compost bin located next to the gar-

bage and recycling bins. This was donated by

Annette Bergins. Thank you, Annette!

Melanie Hennings is working on ways to use

it. Also, we are beginning the hands-on work

on our Wildlife Habitat. We will be schedul-

ing several work days over the winter to re-

move some of the invasive plants from our

property and to plant some native plants

which will provide food and shelter for

animals and birds.

Some of the plants we would like to add

are trumpet creeper, crossvine and coral

honeysuckle (NOT Japanese honeysuckle).

If you have some of these and could do-

nate some, please contact Jackie Pierson.

We could also use a mason bee house, if

someone has one to donate.

We are in the process of scheduling some

work days for November and December,

and hope some of you can help us.

Our November meeting will be Monday,

Nov. 11 at 6:30 pm at UUFA. For more

information, please contact Terry Jones at

wolpers4@aol.com or 706-549-9643.

The UUFA Family Dinner Group is a

group of parents who get together for

dinner. Sometimes with childcare pro-

vided at UUFA or together as families.

Newcomers are always welcomed.

In November, the FDG will have a par-

ents-only dinner at Chops and Hops in

Watkinsville on Saturday, November

9 at 5 p.m.

New UU

Are you new to UUFA or Unitar-

ian Universalism? Consider attend-

ing the next session of UUFA‘s

Newcomer Orientation — New

UU on Saturday, November 16

from 9 am to noon.

Speak with the Sunday volunteer

serving at the Visitor Information

table in the foyer for more infor-

mation and to sign up. Or email

Larry Dendy, Membership Chair,

ldendy@uga.edu.

Lee and Karen Cor-

nell will provide

childcare, free of

charge. Please pro-

vide $3/child for

dinner.

Drop-off begins at

UUFA at 4:30; children must be picked

up by 7:30.

Fellowship

Family Dinner Group

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Join the Social Action Committee

The UUFA Social Action Committee

(SAC) regularly meets on the first Sun-

day of each month, beginning at 12:30

pm in a meeting room at the Fellow-

ship, often in the Sofa Room (in the

Admin wing). YOU are invited to at-

tend this meeting to learn about how

they make a difference in our world,

locally and globally.

Join the UUFA SAC email group

If you would like to know what tran-

spires in the UUFA SAC, join our So-

cial Action Committee listserv by go-

ing to http://uuathensga.org/ jus-

tice/social-action-committee. By

joining the listserv you will learn of

social action activities not only in

UUFA, but also in the local Athens

area in terms of social action. Everyone

is encouraged to sign up!

Cause of the Month The Partner

Church Committee, sponsors of

the October Fourth Sunday Lunch, was

delighted with the turnout for our an-

nual Hungarian-style meal. The event

raised almost $400 for the Fellowship!

Over the entire month of October, thanks

to the generous contributions from

UUFA members and friends, we have

exceeded our goal to provide stipends to

five Okland high school students and

will send those over soon in time for

their second school term! Thanks to all

who contributed!

The Cause of the Month for November

is the Athens Area Emergency Food

Bank.

On Sunday, November 3, a pulpit com-

mentary will be given about this cause,

and additional time, talent, and treasure

information about this cause will be

available throughout the month in the

order of service and the weekly an-

nouncements.

IF you have any suggestions about what

you would like to see as a UUFA SAC

Cause of the Month, please con-

tact David Jarrett.

CANtributions to the ATHENS

AREA EMERGENCY FOOD BANK

UUFA ―CANtributes‖ to the Athens

Area Emergency Food Bank and is in

Justice

Social Action Committee

Children's Worship Service, Sunday

November 3 On the first Sunday of

each month, children & youth dismiss

from the Sanctuary to the Fellowship

Hall for an all-ages worship service.

With this month‘s theme of

―Gratitude,‖ kids will learn the song

―We Give Thanks‖ and do activities

related to the theme. Parents are wel-

comed to stay for CWS or attend the

service in the Sanctuary. Please visit

http://uuathensga.org/education/

religious-education for direct links to

curricula for the lessons this month.

November 10 Children begin in the

sanctuary and dismiss to their religious

education classes:

9am ~ All-ages class. Discoverers

(Ocean Rm): The More We Get To-

gether

10:15-11:15 ~ YRUU High School youth

group meets in the Ocean Rm; JrUU mid-

dle school youth group meets in the

Couch Rm for a lesson on Hinduism from

their Building Bridges curriculum.

11:30am ~ Chalice Children (Forest Rm):

Our Good Wishes Can Come True; Rain-

bows (Rainbow Rm): Our Words Matter;

Seekers (Ocean Rm): The More We Get

Together

November 17 Children begin in the sanc-

tuary and dismiss to their religious educa-

tion classes as follows:

9am ~ Discoverers: One Person Can

Make a Difference

10:15-11:15 ~ YRUU High School youth

group meets in the Ocean Rm; JrUU mid-

dle school youth group meets in the

Couch Rm for a follow up lesson on Hin-

duism from their Building Bridges cur-

riculum and a debrief of their visit to the

Hindu mandir.

11:30am ~ Chalice Children: Native

Americans Have Taught Us Many

Things; Rainbows: Hear Our Voices;

Seekers: One Person Can Make a Differ-

ence

November 24, 9 & 11:30am ~ All-

Ages Thanksgiving Service

Children's Charity At each Children‘s

Worship Service, children ―sail the ark,‖

to gather the offering for our Children‘s

Charity, this year—Food2Kids. Each

month, a different food item is requested

(juice boxes for November). Children

give a cash offering and/or bring the

requested item; they may also donated in

their classrooms. Please help your chil-

dren donate generously.

Education

Children & Youth Religious Education Lessons

competition with 25 other area

churches! After eight months of 2013

competition among the twenty-five area

churches CANtributing to the Athens

Area Emergency Food Bank, UUFA is

in SECOND place! With our total

CANtributions of 3409 items, we are

only 168 items out of first place; how-

ever, the church in third place with

2253 items has a huge November can

drive! Please donate generously: tuna,

saltines, pork and beans, and green peas

are always needed.

Share the Plate Overall, from July through October

2013, UUFA has seen a net increase of

$26.68 in offering income while the

Cause of the Month program has seen a

net increase of $1,337.84 compared

with the same period of time in 2012.

Remember only non-designated funds

are shared between the Cause of the

Month and UUFA. Any designated

money--such as your pledge--is not

shared.

Youth Trip The high school and mid-

dle school youth groups will visit the Shri

Swaminarayan Mandir, the Hindu house

of worship in Lilburn on Saturday, No-

vember 16, as part of their study of Hin-

duism this month. We will leave from

UUFA at 8:30 am to arrive at the temple

in time for a tour and an aarti worship

ceremony. Others are welcome to join us!

Please contact Morgan if you wish to at-

tend. For more info, visit http://

atlanta.baps.org

Halloween Carnival Success! Many thanks to these volunteers: Shannon

Bowles; Deb Brenner & John Olive; Diane

Border, Mark & Sarah-Marie Goodkin;

Samantha Carroll, Lynn Rinker; Cristy

Catlin; Karen & Lee Cornell; Ashley Cur-

tis; Casey Emory; Meredyth Fleisher; Patty

Freeman-Lynde; Danny Fullerton; Nadia

Hassan; Fabiana & Chris Hayden; Ange

Kahn; Jenny Kay-Williams; Deborah Keys;

Hilda Kurtz & Rich Rayburn; Kerstin Mar-

tin del Campo; Mindy, Connor, & Irelend

McCage; Dawn McFarlin & Megan

Nowak; Chilton, Laura, Alex, and Lizzy

Ng; Vivian Sellers; Cory Taylor; Kip &

Sherri Tanner; Shaun Totter; Aleta Turner;

Kate & Emma Van Cantfort; Liz Weaver;

Karen & Annie Witzler.

Mountain Cons Join UU kids from

all over the southeast for fun and fellow-

ship in a beautiful, mountain-top setting.

Dates are: Elementary (ages 8-11)Nov.

15-17; Middle School, Nov. 22-24; High

School, Dec. 6-8. Cost is $100 for the

weekend, but limited scholarships are

available. through UUFA by contacting

Morgan. For more info and to register,

click here. Want a free trip to the Moun-

tain? Contact Morgan to register as a

chaperone to one of our youth CONs!

Illona Stewart will lead a card-making

workshop at the November 17 gathering

of the Goddess Group. At this workshop,

participants are invited to make cards for

women who have been role models or

have provided inspiration and support in

their lives. Some materials will be pro-

vided, but card-making supplies of all

shapes and sizes are appropriate, includ-

ing card stock, magazines, glue, glitter,

colored pens and markers, stickers, etc.

The Annual Tea with the Goddess is

scheduled for December 15 at Myrna‘s

home. A sign-up for reservations for the

Tea will be available at the November

meeting, or you may contact Myrna di-

rectly.

Beginning January 9, 2014, and running

every third Sunday through May 18,

2014, the Goddess Group will offer

Cakes for the Queen of Heaven: In An-

cient Times, a five-session religious edu-

cation curriculum in feminist thealogy.

All women in the Fellowship and sur-

rounding community may sign up for this

enlightening course by contacting Myrna.

The Goddess Group meets each third

Sunday. All sessions are open to women

of UUFA and the greater community. If

you have questions, please call, email, or

speak to Myrna (770/725-5397; myr-

naaw@bellsouth.net) or Aleta (706/714-

6417; aletamosquito@gmail.com) or one

of the facilitators listed above.

Writing as Spiritual Practice

―Humility‖ is the theme for Writing as

Spiritual Practice in November. Every-

one is invited to join this group facili-

tated by Lay Minister Myrna Adams

West as they explore spirituality through

writing. On November 3 at 10:15 am

in the sofa room, we will share in-

sights on this deep subject of humility.

Here are some questions to guide your

writing for this session: Is humility

one of your virtues or a virtue that you

would like to cultivate? What makes

you feel humble? Write about a time

when you saw someone demonstrate

humility. Write about a time when you

wish you had acted with humility.

The dictionary suggests that the oppo-

site of humility is arrogance. Is that

always true? Tell a story about some-

one who is arrogant and therefore a

counterpoint to humility.

For a copy of an inspirational piece by

David S. Blanchard or to learn more

about this Stepping Stone, please con-

tact Myrna (myrnaaw@bellsouth.net).

In addition, you can share your

thoughts by filling out a reflection form

from the sanctuary entry table, or go to

http://goo.gl/N0aEf8 Completed forms

can be returned to the sanctuary entry

table.

Want to share your thoughts about wor-

ship at UUFA? Your thoughts about

worship at UUFA are valued. Please

share them at the next meeting of the

Worship Arts Committee on Tuesday,

November 5 at 6:30 p.m. or with any

worship assistant.

Two Services Discussion

The Committee on Shared Ministry is

honored to invite all congregants to

"talks" about the new opportunity of

having two services. We'd like to meet

in the Sanctuary at 10:15 and at 12:45

for exchanges of opinions about this

"road taken" to fulfill our potential for

growth... The Committee on Shared

Ministry: Marco Messori, Stu Fors,

Caryl Sunland, Mindy McCage, Susie

Weller and Casey Savage

Education

Children & Youth Religious Education

Spiritual Arts

Worship Arts & Shared Ministry

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Spiritual Arts

Goddess Group & Writing as Spiritual Practice

At its October 8 meeting, among the things

your UUFA Board of Trustees accom-

plished:

—Adopted Rev. Alison Eskildsen‘s Board

Composite Evaluation

—Received and discussed when necessary

the following written reports:

• Goods and Services Auction aka

Happy Holly Day

• Sharing the Plate initiative

—Received and discussed the following

oral report:

• UUFA Volunteer Leaders Covenant

• that the revised Board Covenant be

adopted

• that each board member be requested

to solicit five new donations for the

Happy Holly Day Goods and Services

Auction.

• that a PayPal account be established.

• the adopted minutes from the Septem-

ber 10 Board of Trustees meeting,

available online and on the bulletin

board in the Fellowship Hall.

The next meeting of your Board of Trustees

will be Monday, November 18, from 7-9

p.m. You are welcome to attend, and/or

please share any feedback you have with

any board member.

book, go to http://www.uua.org/re/

multigenerational/read/

The Ethical Eating Committee is focused

on the moral issues of our time: environ-

mental justice, global hunger and malnutri-

tion, domestic food security, labor issues,

animal rights and human responsibility,

climate change and environmental degrada-

The UUA 2013-14 Common Read is Be-

hind the Kitchen Door. This book will be

discussed throughout the month of February

at UUFA, especially on Sunday, February

23, during, before, and after the Fourth

Sunday Ethical Eating lunch sponsored by

the UUFA Ethical Eating Committee, the

Social Action Committee, and the Green

Sanctuary Committees. For more on the

tion and trade and neocolonialism. Or, to put

it simply - food. Next meeting is Sunday,

Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. All are welcomed. Mean-

while, here are some things you can do: eat

low on the food chain, buy in bulk and buy

local or buy Fair Trade.

For further information, contact Aleta Turner

(education@uuathensga.org).

Fellowship Are YoUU a Second Looker?

Board of Trustees

Get on Board!

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UUA Common Read & Ethical Eating Committee

Come check us out. Newcomers are

always welcome!

Penny Oldfather will meet with Second

Lookers at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 12.

She will tell us about the Intergenera-

tional Road Scholar Harry Potter trip

she took with her grandson to Oxford,

England.

The tour included a day trip led by a

historian on the river where Lewis Car-

roll first made up the Alice in Wonder-

land story, and experiences of other

―Magical Oxford‖ writers, such as C. S.

Lewis and Tolkien.

See the website for the tour: http://

www.roadscholar.org/n/program/

summary.aspx?dID=1-6JZJRF Bring a

brown bag lunch. Coffee and dessert

will be provided.

Could you be a Second Looker?

UUFA Second Lookers are men and

women who have retired from jobs, but

most certainly, not from life.

We are interested and interesting older

members of the Fellowship who gather

once a month on the second Tuesday,

at noon, to catch up with each other

over brown bag lunches and coffee

followed by a program of interest to

members.

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UUFA Second Lookers are men and

women who have retired from jobs,

but most certainly, not from life.

UUFA Board of Trustees

meets each month.

All are welcomed.

November Fourth

Sunday Luncheon

The 4th Sunday lunch will be held on

November 24th, just a few days before

Thanksgiving. In honor of that day of

feasting, the main course for the Sunday

meal will be chili, with and without meat.

If you have a special chili recipe that you

would like to share with us, please con-

tact Kay Fors (ksfors@charter.net). If you

would like to help with a salad or dessert,

please contact either Kay Fors or Julie

Sapp (jvsapp@yahoo.com).

Tapestry is experiencing a make-

over. Please let us know what

works and what doesn’t.

Our thanks and deep gratitude to

Susan Curtis for her years of

professional service to Tapestry.

suit your needs. Spend some free time

surfing the various pages to see the

wealth of information there. Under the

‗Spiritual Arts‘ menu you can find a

sermon you might have missed or want

to use for a Small Group. Forum infor-

mation is the first sub-page under the

‗Education‘ menu. To retrieve an old

Tapestry newsletter go to the ‗Events,

News…‘ menu. While there you can

check out the UUFA calendar or other

activities in Athens that involve mem-

bers of the Fellowship. You can offer

something for bidding at the Holiday

Auction by looking at the ‗Stewardship‘

menu and clicking on the ‗Fun Fundrais-

ing‘ page. And don‘t forget to check out

the entire Homepage—special photos

await you when you scroll down.

There is a lot more on the new website

for you to discover. Our previous web-

site was ably managed and updated by

one terrific webmaster, Casey Gordon.

Now there are many web-savvy people

entering the latest information in the

very moment it becomes available. Visit

uuathensga.org soon!

Blessings, Rev. Alison

We invite you to experience this caring community and discover how you

might find meaning in this religiously free and open Fellowship.

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens, or UUFA, includes people of

all ages and backgrounds who hold many beliefs. UUFA’s mission, or pur-

pose, is to care for one another while acting on the shared principles of Uni-

tarian Universalism. Join the many members and friends of UUFA who ex-

plore what is of ultimate worth, seek personal truth and meaning, and live

out UU values in the community and beyond.

Unitarian Universalism is a historic religion with roots in the radical Protes-

tant Reformation. Over the centuries it has welcomed new ideas, embraced

diverse beliefs, and become an inclusive spiritual tradition. Please explore this

website and discover the Fellowship’s rich heritage and future promise.

life of the congregation. For others, it

may mean attending various social jus-

tice or just social activities, like the

Swing Dance or Auction, even if you

don‘t dance or can‘t bid on an item. For

many, it might mean paying attention to

the many ways we communicate.

Through the new UUFA website, weekly

emails, Sunday announcements, monthly

newsletters, Face-

book, and even

word-of-mouth, we

try to keep you in-

formed. We know

it‘s important to

communicate activi-

ties and information

in a timely manner.

It‘s equally important

to pay attention to what is communi-

cated. And that‘s a challenge. There‘s so

much communication ‗noise‘ in the

world that we tune out some of it just to

avoid being overwhelmed.

If you find keeping up with events and

activities difficult, the new website might

As the Fellowship continues to grow in

size and complexity it becomes an ever-

greater challenge for us to feel we know

what‘s going on. When the Fellowship

was more like an extended family, it was

easier to know what was happening—and

there was usually less happening! But

with a larger program-size congregation

there‘s a lot to keep track of. To further

challenge you, we‘ve expanded to two

worship services this year. You might

miss someone who is attending a differ-

ent service. To help you meet up, we

have coffee and tea available all morn-

ing.

I want us to feel connected, even if we

don‘t know everyone. For some of us,

this means participating in a Small Group

Ministry because it helps you get to

know a smaller number of people on a

deeper level than you might just chatting

over coffee or tea. For others, it might

mean offering to lend a hand in some

small way that makes a difference in the

Wondering with AWE

A beacon of liberal religion and spirituality in

Northeast Georgia

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens

780 Timothy Road, Athens, Georgia 30606

706-546-7914, uufa@uuathensga.org

www.uuathensga.org Office Hours

Monday through Friday, 10 am ~ 4 pm

Other times by appointment.

To share news, email infoshare@uuathensga.org

For pastoral care concerns, contact Susan Ponsoldt,

CARE Program Coordinator, at 706-548-4821.

Rev. Alison Wilbur Eskildsen