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Saturday, April 30, 9:00 -1:00 a.m. Registration is now open for virtual MidAmerica Regional Assembly. There is a sliding fee scale between $25.00 to $50.00 for registration and scholarships are available. Please register on our RA registration page! The keynote speaker, UU educator, consultant, and facilitator CB Beal, will present The Glass is Refillable: Pandemic Exhaustion, Lifelong Faith Formation, … Continue reading Midwest Regional Assembly
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of long-time First Unitarian member, Dr. Rosecrain Collins, Jr, on Sunday, Janaury 20, 2022, at the age of 92. Born in Nashville, TN, he attended public schools and graduated from Tennessee State University, receiving a B.S. degree in Biology in 1952. He served in the U. S. Army earning the rank of Sergeant before … Continue reading In Memoriam: Dr. Rosecrain Collins, Jr
First Unitarian is happy to welcome new members Daughon Langner, Virginia Pace, Ross Blythe, and Karen Brooker, who joined in December, 2021. We are featuring our new members with their bios in the weekly email so the you can get to know them. Today we introduce you to Daughon Langner and Karen Brooker. Daughon and … Continue reading Meet Our Newest Members – Daughon Langner and Karen Brooker
We’re highlighting members of the First Unitarian Board of Trustees so you can get to know them better! Your Board of Trustees includes Margie Gonwa, Amos Biggers, Tim Arehart, Richard Pardo, Cheryl Wegner, Ezrina Bradley, Evelyn Johnson, and Mary Clare Bietila (alternate Trustee). Evelyn Johnson, Trustee (completing the final year of the term of Grace … Continue reading Get to Know Your 2021 – 2022 First Unitarian Board of Trustees: Evelyn Johnson and Richard Pardo
Greetings Members and Friends, Perhaps you have already heard of the tragic passing of a homeless man, who recently had been staying in the alley doorway behind First Unitarian. We are all deeply saddened by this loss of human life. Samuel Harvard had been a familiar face in the Hyde Park neighborhood for years, and … Continue reading Statement regarding Samuel Harvard
We’re highlighting members of the First Unitarian Board of Trustees so you can get to know them better! Your Board of Trustees includes Margie Gonwa, Amos Biggers, Tim Arehart, Richard Pardo, Cheryl Wegner, Ezrina Bradley, Evelyn Johnson, and Mary Clare Bietila (alternate Trustee). Margaret Gonwa, President and Trustee Margaret Gonwa, President of the Board of Trustees. Margie is an … Continue reading Get to Know Your 2021 – 2022 First Unitarian Board of Trustees: Margaret Gonwa and Amos Biggers
Greetings, Members and Friends, Margie Gonwa here—your current Board President. I want to start by wishing everyone happy, healthy and safe holidays, understanding that we are experiencing another holiday season constrained in our movements and forced to consider whether and how to gather with family and friends in person. Keep in touch–reach out to your … Continue reading A Letter from the President of the First Unitarian Board of Trustees
Adam is a graduate of Clarke University in Dubuque, IA (BA in music) and Bowling Green State University (Master of Music in Composition) and is currently finishing his DMA in composition through a fellowship from The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University. His career has taken him across the country and around the globe … Continue reading Meet our New Music Director Adam O’Dell!
From Church President Margaret Gonwa and the Board of Trustees It is with deep gratitude and sadness that we share the news of the resignation of Religious Education Director, Beth Moss as of January 31, 2022. Beth is a valuable member of our church community and we wish her great success as she moves to even greater heights … Continue reading Religious Education Director Beth Moss to Resign
Congratulations and thank you to Evelyn Johnson and Mary Clare Bietila, who have completed their training as Circlekeepers with the Youth Institute via the Precious Blood Ministerial group. Additionally, Kristin Faust is planning to participate in an upcoming training session in Spring, 2022. We are grateful to our 1st U Board President Marge Gonwa, Vice President Amos Biggers, … Continue reading Peace Circles Update
