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Friday News – June 12, 2026
June 12, 2026
We are so grateful for a wonderful Annual Meeting. Thank you to all those who attended and engaged with the governance of our community. It’s not too late to vote – members should have received their ballots on Sunday, June 7. If you are a member who did not receive a ballot, please check your spam folder if it’s not there, email ballot@firstuucolumbus.org for assistance! Voting will end Monday, June 15, 2026 at noon. Members will be notified via email of the vote outcome on Monday, June 15, 2026 at 5 p.m. We hope you join us this Sunday as our Minister ...Read Full Article
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Friday News – June 5, 2026
June 5, 2026
I hope you all have had an opportunity to get out and enjoy the sunshine this week! I’m looking forward to seeing all of you on Sunday for our annual ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – May 29, 2026
May 29, 2026
Please join us for our Annual Congregational Meeting! June 7, after the 10 a.m. service in the Worship Center and online. This is an excellent opportunity to elect new leadership ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – May 22, 2026
May 22, 2026
Reminder: Summer Schedule Change! Worship Service begins at 10am from May 24 until September 6 This week has brought yet another horrific act of violence in the name of religion: the attack upon ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026
This Sunday we’ll be digging into the story of Henry David Thoreau, one of our most famous Unitarian ancestors. He was an ecologist, an explorer, a prolific writer, and a ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026
This Sunday, we will come together to officially welcome our newest members into community. When someone signs the membership book, they sign their name to our First UU covenant, committing ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – April 24, 2026
April 24, 2026
This weekend will be a great opportunity for us to learn more about organizing for Social Justice! UUs from across the state will gather to learn ways we can address ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – April 17, 2026
April 17, 2026
On Wednesday morning I learned that one of my colleagues, Rev. Dr. Natalie Fennimore, died quite suddenly after a very short illness. Those of you who attended General Assembly in ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – April 10, 2026
April 10, 2026
I’ve just returned from a glorious trip up the river Elbe from Prague to Berlin. It was a family trip to help celebrate my mother’s 90th birthday. We visited amazing ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – April 3, 2026
April 3, 2026
Springtime and Easter can be a time of celebrating the newness that the season brings. It can also be a struggle for some. For so long, I have had a ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – March 27, 2026
March 27, 2026
This Sunday, we’re going to explore the spiritual practice of paying attention to the little, often unseen, everyday moments in our lives. Poet Devin Kelly writes, “our attention is a ...Read Full Article