Every Wednesday
12:00 - 1:00pm
Common Room, UUFG

Bring your lunch and join Rev Meredith for exploration of recent articles in our excellent denominational magazine, UUWorld.

Feb 29: Robert Hardies, "Willing to Be Changed by What We've Started," -- UUWorld excerpt here

Mar 7: Ken Belden, "The Faith of the Future is Formational," -- UUWorld excerpt: "Faith Takes Practice"

Previous articles in this series:
Feb 1: Christine Robinson, "The Future of Unitarian Universalism: What's Possible?" -- UUWorld excerpt: "Risk Blessing"
Feb 8: Marilyn Sewell, "Unitarian Universalists: Who Are We? What Do We Aspire to Be?" -- UUWorld excerpt: "Our Shadow Side"
Feb 15: Rosemary Bray McNatt, "Texts of Liberation," -- UUWorld excerpt: "The Threat of Fundamentalism"
Feb 22: Vanessa Southern, "A Spirit of Fierce Unrest," -- UUWorld excerpt here

Read more.

1st Sunday of the month

7:00pm
Phillips Social Hall

Next Socrates Cafe:  Sunday, Feb 5, 2012

Based on the Christopher Phillips model, we gather for free-wheeling exploration of our philosophical ideas.

Topics are not selected in advance; rather, determining each gathering's philosophical interests is the first order of business. A two-stage nomination-and-voting process selects the evening's topic. Virtually any question can be fine-tuned so it can be looked at in a philosophical way.

What is a just war? What is an excellent marriage? Who owns a life? What is good taste? We then jump into the topic. There is a facilitator whose job is to look for built-in assumptions and embedded concepts, to notice differences of kind and degree, to point to logical implications or inconsistencies, and to seek out objections and alternative viewpoints.

The youth are currently gathering to organize their yearly activities. They recently had a lock-in at UUFG and it was a great success. They will be posting their plans very soon. Stay tuned!

Overview of Programming

Each week we offer creative and vibrant programming for children and youth. We believe that people of all ages deserve personal respect and compassionate community. Each person has intellectual and spiritual gifts to cultivate and explore. We offer nursery and preschool care, as well as classes and programming for those in kindergarten through high school.

On Sunday Morning

Each week, children and youth attend the beginning of the worship service. Twice a month they attend regular Sunday School classes, where they get to know their peer groups and learn about Unitarian Universalist ethics, values and history.

Once a month they collaborate with other children and youth on a Helping Hands justice project. We might learn about and label trees on our congregational campus one month. Another month, we might create care packages for children in families hosted by the homeless shelter supported by our congregation.

Once a month, children and youth remain in the sanctuary for a multigenerational worship service. (Nursery and preschool care is always available.)

Our youth group plans their own projects, such congregational Halloween parties and out of town trips.

Call ahead for specific scheduling information or just come! Visitors are always welcome.

Rev. Leah Hart-Landsberg, the Minister of Lifespan Faith Development and Religious Education, can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 352-377-1669.

Community Building

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