Back to UU, Musings from Us
On this page discover a collection of materials offered during our Services, Meetings, Trainings and Coffee Chats
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League of Women Voter’s Presentation Recap- Restoring the Vote: How LWV Lee County Helps Felons Reclaim Their Voting Rights
Our member, Pam W., recently attended the presentation by the League of Women Voters of East Alabama (LWVEA) and this is her recap: Restoring the Vote: How LWV Lee County Helps Felons Reclaim Their Voting Rights I attended the League of Women Voters of East Alabama (LWVEA) regular monthly meeting on Monday, September 13, 2026.…
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Summer Reads- Congregation Recommendations
Summer Reads, A Congregation’s Book List from the AUUF Sunday Service led by Gary Lerude on August 16, 2026 Book Author Member who Recommended Comments The Robber Bride Margaret Atwood Terry Rodriguez Black AF History – The Unwhitewashed story of America Michael Harriott Formeeca Tripp These are two of the books the Race and…
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End of Life Planning Recap and Takeaways
End of Life Planning Session – Sunday, April 26, 2026 A second-hour End of Life Planning Session was held on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at the Busch Center, and the room was filled with enthusiastic attendees eager to explore the topic of end-of-life options. The session was led by the lay ministers and Rev. Keller,…
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Community Conversation & Resource Expo- a Report on the Event
This past Saturday (February 24), Formeeca Trip of Alabama Arise, of which AUUF is a member, hosted a powerful Community Conversation and Resource Expo, bringing together advocates from across the state, who work to improve the lives of everyday Alabamians. Participants spent the morning meeting directly with key leaders, learning about key legislative priorities, and…
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Fighting Censorship in Alabama- a report from Pam Wiggins on the Read Freely Alabama event
February 9, 2026 I, Pam Wiggins, and other AUUF congregants attended a League of Women Voters discussion on the state of our public libraries in Alabama. The organization leading the fight against library censorship is Read Freely Alabama (RFA), a volunteer non-profit organization. Censorship is increasingly surrounding us in the United States, and one of…
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A poem, “M.H.S.” by Lorna Wood
This was delivered during the Service entitled, “Because I Knew You: Change for Good”. M. H. S.My friend is nothing like me.She is not as smart as I amand not nearly as smartas she makes me think I am. She is Christian, I’m an atheist.She is older, always alreadyin the next stage of life.She is…
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Open to All- Fourth Sunday BLMP Session on 5/25/25- Keeping Each Other Strong: A Character Strengths Approach
There are common elements of ministry and common traits/strengths of individual ministers, whether ordained and fellowshipped within Unitarian Universalism, or lay leaders. And then each of us has our own unique combination of 24 universal character strengths that are found in every human being. Once we know which of these character strengths come most naturally to…