UUFA News

Welcome Hall Gallery: Ynza Morganstar  – Totems  

An opening reception will be held on August 14th.  Ynza will be available in the Welcome Hall after the service and discuss her work.

Curator’s notes: Some time ago, in a casual conversation, I asked Ynza if she created art. Ynza said she did.  She had always wanted to create art but time and tide had meant she never attended art classes. Recently, she decided to just go ahead and make art on her own. What you see here are Ynza’s early products of intentional art. Her choices of forms, colors, and combinations are carefully chosen to show how she relates art to her life and to the world.

Read Ynza’s own explanations of each small, individual piece and of the groupings and ‘totems’ into which they gather.

Consider your own creative possibilities. Do you draw or paint or sculpt, the traditional visual arts? Do you doodle? Perhaps you knit or sew? Crochet? Quilt? Carve? Make furniture? Do you write poetry, stories?  Do you make music or sing?  There are a myriad of ways we express ourselves creatively.

We hope this exhibition encourages you to create.

Share the Plate / Cause-of-the-Month: Dignidad Inmigrante en Athens (DIA)

During May Dignidad Inmigrante en Athens (DIA), an Athens organization with a mission to create and promote spaces for the liberation of undocumented immigrants in the United States, will receive one half of all undesignated offerings. For details contact justice@uuathensga.org


Help with Food Insecurity

Please continue to bring non-perishable food items to Fellowship Hall’s wicker baskets. While all CANtributions are appreciated, in May the Athens Area Emergency Food Bank is especially in need of white rice, Hamburger Helper, and dried pinto beans. To give by credit card, visit uuathensga.org/give and look for “Charitable Giving.” To give by check, make the check out to UUFA and put “CANtributions 1-8016” in the memo line. To learn more, contact  justice@uuathensga.org. If you are experiencing food insecurity or know someone in our UUFA community who is, please contact Rev. Pippin (revpippin@uuathensga.org).


UUFA Justice Partner Highlights

AADM Workplace Rights & Career Lab

AADM invites you to May 9’s Saturday School in partnership with Patrick Ihejirika and Pathwise NYC, a nonprofit dedicated to helping individuals become more competitive for the careers they want. This free session will cover workplace rights and career development, helping you understand fair pay, safe working conditions, and how to advocate for yourself on the job. Participants will also take part in hands-on resume workshops and gain access to Pathwise’s career tools to strengthen resumes, identify skill gaps, build clear career plans, and stay organized throughout the job search process. Register here for the 10 to 11:30 am sessionat Oconee Street United Methodist Church: https://www.aadmovement.org/events/may2026-saturday-school


Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC) Meeting

All are welcome to attend the next meeting of the Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition on May 15 from 5:30 to 7 pm at the Oconee Street United Methodist Church. For more information contact justice@uuathensga.org.