Author: Brian Hagemann

SYC Registration Open!

The School for Young Children (SYC) impacts not only children but families.  We are a safe, supportive community in which to learn and grow as a family. Registration is open now for the 2023-24 school year.  Scholarships available.  Details online at the SYC website;  https://www.syccolumbus.org/ Call 614-267-0254 to schedule a tour.

30 Days of Love

UUA Newsletter Unitarian Universalist Association January 2023   As Unitarian Universalists, we know that to hold Unitarian Universalist values is to live them out in the wider world and to work for justice as we are called to it. Side With Love has supported this faithful commitment for many years. One way this support has … Continue reading 30 Days of Love

Red Oak School Update

Plant It and They Will Come Anyone who has tried their hand at gardening knows that it can be a long and tedious process, especially in the beginning. From choosing plants, to tilling the soil, each step must be a labor of love to get on to the next. Well, this past fall ROCS took … Continue reading Red Oak School Update

UUA Year in Review 2022

UUA Newsletter Unitarian Universalist Association December 2022 Dear Friends, It has been a year. Unitarian Universalist congregations and communities have pivoted to find safe ways to re-gather in the evolving COVID pandemic and pivoted again as staffing and leadership changes forced many to rethink their programming. And, in many ways, we stayed the course together—advancing … Continue reading UUA Year in Review 2022

Giving Thanks & Taking Care

Dear Friends, What times we continue to live through. We are in the churn of change. Systems and practices we’ve relied on are breaking down and what is needed is still being imagined, not yet here. When we are worn down and worn out, sometimes we still push ourselves knowing the urgency and importance of the challenges ahead. But … Continue reading Giving Thanks & Taking Care

UUA News – November 2022

Dear Friends, Unitarian Universalists across our Association are grappling with a charge from the Commission on Institutional Change to dismantle white supremacy in ourselves, our communities and our wider world. The Commission’s 2020 report, Widening the Circle of Concern, affirms that multicultural congregations are on the rise and that progressive-minded people expect basic practices of … Continue reading UUA News – November 2022

UUA News – October 2022

Dear Friends, In this midterm election year, state and local races will have a critical impact on our communities. Georgia’s elections are among the most impactful and closely watched of 2022, with races for governor, secretary of state, and U.S. Senate all drawing national attention. Sadly, it’s also the first election to occur under the … Continue reading UUA News – October 2022

Getting Involved at First UU

Volunteer Opportunities! To help you get involved this church year, we wanted to provide you with a list of opportunities to get involved and help support your community. See below for areas that we could use some additional support. If you have any questions, please let us know! We look forward to celebrating Water Communion … Continue reading Getting Involved at First UU

UUA News – September 2022

Dear friends, This time of year begins another season of Ingathering, when Unitarian Universalists come together to renew our commitments to each other and to our communities, and begin another year of vital ministry. Please watch and share this video message from me welcoming people back in this new congregational year. We are living in … Continue reading UUA News – September 2022