UUCA – Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta

As part of my spiritual practice these days, I have been writing a morning Haiku. A three line poem- five syllables, seven syllables, five syllables, whatever comes to me in what is sometimes painfully squeezed out “automatic writing.” A couple of weeks ago, in the early hours of daylight, I looked out my window and [...]

Sport and the Spirit Rev. Anthony David April 25, 2010 Whenever I wonder about the phenomenon of sport—people’s investment of so much time and money and emotional energy—I go back to 1976, the living room of my house from all those years ago. Mom is watching the Winter Olympics, held in Innsbruck, Austria that [...]

We are a community of faith which creates and supports people with a passion for social and economic justice. Last Sunday afternoon, our Sustainability-Service Team sponsored a symposium and panel discussion on reproductive justice, featuring three of the outstanding women leaders in this arena in Atlanta: Heidi Williamson from Sistersong, Women of Color Reproductive Health [...]

One of only five facilities to receive this prestigious award in 2009 in the category of Houses of Worship, UUCA is also the first UU congregation and the first congregation in Georgia to receive this award. (View UUCA’s Energy Star profile.) The Energy Star Award is a national conservation award developed by the EPA to [...]

UUCA continually strives to be a loving community that provides support and care for others. In pursuit of this goal UUCA works towards excellence in pastoral programs through thoughtful trainings and professional program support. On March 25th we had a very successful lay minister training on pastoral care for families with special needs. We were gifted to have the experienced voices of  [...]

Love Your Life Rev. Anthony David April 11, 2010 “However mean your life is,” says Henry David Thoreau, “meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults even in [...]

By the UUCA Happiness Team Mahatma Gandhi noted that happiness is the harmony between what you think, what you say, and what you do. Our Happiness Pledges encourage each of us to live our UU values by committing to make one change in our lives that strengthens ourselves, others, and the earth. To prepare for [...]

Greetings from the Bylaws Committee of your Board of Trustees! Being a member of the Bylaws Committee may not sound like the most exciting job, but it has given us the opportunity to explore issues essential to our congregation. One of these important issues is the manner in which UUCA puts into action our fifth [...]

Once again, with the turning of the year into springtime, we find ourselves in the holy season of Passover and Easter, and we are also observing our Unitarian Universalist Flower Celebration. And this year, Patricia Polacco’s story “Chicken Sunday” reminds us about what’s at stake, what it’s all about. Take Mr. Kodinski. At one [...]