Welcome to First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus’ online service. We focus today on what it takes to survive in this time of pandemic. Rev. Eric describes what it takes to be in it for the long haul. As always, there is wonderful music and this week is no different. Thank you to Willow for … Continue reading Sunday Service – April 26th 2020
A Message from Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, President, Unitarian Universalist Association April 2020 Dear Friends, Someone said to me recently, “We pull through this by pulling together.” Those words have stayed with me. They remind me that I am not in this alone, that we are in this together, and that we are strong when … Continue reading Special UUA Announcement
Welcome to this weeks nature walk post! Featuring another entry from First UU member, Dana Reynolds, who brings us a special Earth Day homily… a thoughtful reflection on the 50 year anniversary of Earth Day and our relationship with nature. I hope his words will inspire you to take a hike, get outside … Continue reading Nature Walk Wednesday – Earth Day at 50
First UU’s online Sunday service from April 5th, 2020. Full video is now available. We’re glad you’re here! Celebrate Flower Communion with us. Beauty is everywhere and on this 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we gather online and bring our garden flowers to the service.
I had lots of fun this week working with First UU’s Steve Molk to create this virtual bird watching trip and travelogue. If you don’t already know Steve, he’s an avid nature watcher and explorer having led many hikes and fossil hunts as First UU Auction trips. Here he relates his love of nature growing … Continue reading Nature Walk Wednesday – The trail of the Whooping Crane
First UU’s online Sunday service from April 5th, 2020. Full video is now available. We’re glad you’re here! Passover was a time of waiting before Moses lead Israelites to the promised land. Jesus was in the tomb for three days before he rose. Flowers and birdsong wait til spring. Now, we are in the dark … Continue reading Sunday Service – April 12, 2020
BELATED AUCTION THANKS! Recent events have kept us from expressing our gratitude sooner, but we’d like to take a moment now to appreciate our amazing auction team and this long list of volunteers who brought us all together for February’s Come Fly With Me annual fundraising auction, perhaps the last party many of us will … Continue reading Auction 2020 Wrapup!
Hey folks! This week we have a ‘guided tour’ of five of our Metro Parks in and around Columbus. Tony Skrabak has given us his picks and included links to trail maps if you’re able to get out and about — or for down the road when we all hope to be hitting the trails … Continue reading Nature Walk Wednesday – Five Metro Parks
Welcome to First UU’s online Sunday service from April 5th, 2020. Full video is now available. We’re glad you’re here!
This week we have special guest, Michelle McNabb… I’ll let her introduce herself in the article and bio below. At First UU, in addition to our own School for Young Children, we’ve been fortunate to be host to several other amazing educational programs that share our ideals; Red Oak Community School and the English for … Continue reading Nature Walk Wednesday – Great Backyard Bird Count
