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Welcome to Fairhope Unitarian Fellowship!
Founded in 1952, the Fairhope Unitarian Fellowship is one of over 1,000 congregations around the country comprising the Unitarian Universalist Association. We are a diverse, free-thinking group with many different backgrounds, brought together by a desire for friendship, community, and commitment to Unitarian principles and purposes.
Upcoming Special Events
Wednesday, March 25 6:30pm
You have seen the news about ICE in Minnesota – but now’s your chance to hear from someone who has been involved in the actual events. Hear a first-hand account of the real impact of ICE’s Metro Surge operation on the day-to-day life of the diverse community of Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Saturday, March 28 7:30pm
Get ready for another night of laughter!
Tickets are only $15!
Ages 13+
Sunday Programs
9:45am – Silent Meditation Group
10:45am – Musical Prelude
11:00am – Sunday Fellowship (Coffee Hour After)
*On the last Sunday of the month, join us for a potluck lunch following Fellowship!
Sunday Speakers
As a Unitarian Fellowship, we do not have a minister. Instead, we host a series of weekly speakers during Sunday Fellowship who share knowledge on a topic that relates to one of the Seven Unitarian Universalist Principles. The speaker may be a visiting Unitarian cleric or a member of another religion. We gather wisdom from the world’s religions to deepen our understanding and to expand our vision.
Jacqueline Allen Trimble:
Why Poetry Matters in an Unjust World
Even though empathy has been said to be detrimental, it is in fact what makes us human, bends the arc of the universe toward justice, champions equity, and encourages our compassion for each other. Poetry has long been a reflection of that empathy. It is often our earliest interaction with language and teaches us what is required, while challenging and calling out our baser impulses.
Easter Circle:
New Beginnings
Easter is one of the highlights of the Christian traditions. Celebrating Easter in the spring denotes new awakenings of nature. The Easter Bunny is a folkloric symbol of Easter that brings eggs. Easter eggs symbolize new life, rebirth, and even resurrection, with traditions dating back to ancient fertility rites and early Christian practices. To use “resurrection” in a non-secular sense means “the revitalization or revival of something.”…
Dr. Harvey Joanning:
The Story of Love
Human love is necessary for the survival of our species. Our brains and bodies push us to find others to love and to mate with because we are “pack animals” and “primates”. Harvey will trace the biological evolutionary history of love and explain how love has driven human relationships through the rise of agriculture, civilizations, religions, and recent history. The emergence of “marriage for love” during the last century will be explored…
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