Happy Friday First UU! We have a lot of big things happening in October! Thanks to a generous donor, October is pledge matching month! Any new pledges or pledge increases will be matched up to $10,000. Join us this Sunday after the second service for a Soup Luncheon to celebrate the start of this month … Continue reading Friday News – October 2, 2026
New Ways of Being Together In Congregations by Lenore Bajare-Dukes What does a wall of nametags, a declining leadership roster, and a UU board meeting have in common? This is not the beginning of a joke about religious professionals walking into a bar. It’s a few of the stories that were shared during the third … Continue reading CER News Update – October 2026
It’s been wonderful to see so many new and returning faces for our first few weeks of the church year! So much going on and such great energy! At times like this I have to remind myself that church is not always perfect, however much we might want to make it so. Because we bring … Continue reading Friday News – September 25, 2026
This Sunday I’ll be preaching about how to hold ourselves in the midst of change – sometimes a challenging thing to do. What helps is to know why we are making the change. We’ll be making a change to our Order of Service and we want to explain our reasoning: We will no longer be … Continue reading Friday News – September 18, 2026
Board Welcome Dr. Jennifer Nichols Opening Hymn #1000 “Morning Has Come” Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley Centering Words by Monica Jacobson-Tennessen, Rev. Kelli McNeal Congregational Greeting Bringing in the Light “Barcarolle” by R. Nathaniel Dett, Nathan Hamm Chalice Lighting by Rebekah Savage Time for All Ages A Hundred Thousand Welcomes, Amber Scott written … Continue reading Sunday, September 13, 2026 “Ingathering – Water Ceremony”
It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since the attacks of 9/11. I imagine many of us have vivid memories of where we were at that time. I was on the Tappan Zee Bridge in New Jersey, and if I had just turned my head to the right as I was driving I would … Continue reading Friday News – September 11, 2026
Instead of our regular service, we will hold Coffee hour at 10am, and at 11am we will be screening the UU Church of Kent’s service, “Power of a Single Story.” This service features and reflects on the Service Trip to Washington DC, which youth from First UU Columbus participate in and fundraise for all year … Continue reading Sunday, September 6, 2026 “The Power of a Single Story” (UU Church of Kent Zoom Screening)
This weekend we honor workers and the labor movement with a church retreat and some well-earned moments of respite. In lieu of our usual tradition of screening a pre-recorded service, we will be showing a live, special youth-led service from the UU Church of Kent, Ohio! This worship will showcase the experiences of teens who … Continue reading Friday News
UU Connections — Ingathering 2026 Greetings From UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt Dear Friends, Your UUA Newsletter email has become UU Connections, with a new look and feel as we continue to offer timely resources and updates from the UUA to a wider Unitarian Universalist audience. If someone you know would like to receive … Continue reading UU Connections – Ingathering
I can’t say that August has been my favorite month so far this year! I was one of the unfortunate ones to have lost power for four and a half days during the recent storms. And I managed to pick up a case of COVID at the memorial service for Paula Egbert (If you were … Continue reading Friday News – August 28, 2026
