Our Sunday services at 11:00 a.m. feature a different guest speaker each week, either a member of our congregation or someone from the surrounding community. We address a variety of topics, from literature and history to politics, religious thought and social issues. We welcome suggestions for speakers, please contact Ray Ables fairhopeunitarianfellowship@gmail.com
Speakers for May
May 5, 2019
Presenter; Dana Roberts with the help of Joseph O'Shea, heather Nutting, Donna Orchard and Harvey Joanning
Title: South Pacific: The Musical's Journey to Broadway
Title: South Pacific: The Musical's Journey to Broadway
Summary: How did South Pacific make it to Broadway? What almost happened to keep the show from ever existing? What decision did director Josh Logan make that he would forever regret? How did Rodgers and Hammerstein work together? What are some of the original lyrics of now famous songs? How much did the lead performers contribute to creating the songs? What is the universal message of South Pacific?
Bio: An M.A in Directing from Baylor University. As an actress: regional theatre, summer stock, industrials, off-off Broadway and, occasionally, an appearance in soap operas, with continuing studies at the HB Studios and dance classes at Alvin Ailey, Lincoln Center and the Nat Horne Studio. As a director: a member of the prestigious and professional Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers, directed industrials and several shows for off-off Broadway, guest directed at SUNY and was a frequent guest director for New York City's The New Dramatist Club, as well as coaching actors for auditions and teaching acting classes for teenagers in NJ, was Director of Communications and then Artistic Director for Algonquin Arts, a performing arts center in NJ. Now retired.
May 12, 2019
Presenter: Mike Turner
Title: Pete Seeger: A centennial Celebration in Song
Title: Pete Seeger: A centennial Celebration in Song
Summary: Folk Singer, songwriter, activist, historian - Pete Seeger is an American Icon. May 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of Seeger's birth. Join us for a musical celebration of Seeger's legacy in his songs dealing with the labor movement, peace, the environment, Civil Rights and the traditions of American folk music. Plan on singing along!
Bio: Performance by "the Warpers" - Mike Turner (tenor banjo/tenor guitar, vocals). Pinky Bass (cello, vocals), Dana Roberts (vocals), Harvey Joanning (ukulele, vocals) and Carl Couret (ukulele/banjoele, vocals). Commentary by Mike Turner
Bio: Performance by "the Warpers" - Mike Turner (tenor banjo/tenor guitar, vocals). Pinky Bass (cello, vocals), Dana Roberts (vocals), Harvey Joanning (ukulele, vocals) and Carl Couret (ukulele/banjoele, vocals). Commentary by Mike Turner
May 19, 2019
Presenters: Irene Wegner, Jane Finger
Title: UU Flower Communion
Title: UU Flower Communion
Summary: This historic UU celebration of ministerial courage for liberty and brotherhood tells of the efforts of the Rev. Norbert Capek and how it has influenced UU congregations around the world. Please bring a flower (just one!) to the Fellowship service on Sunday morning. The youth will be participating in the service and will share their homemade flowers with us as well.
Bio: Both Irene and Jane are members of FUF and presented this program last year. A traditional UU May or June program, it is an opportunity to look back and appreciate our heritage and courage in the world.
Bio: Both Irene and Jane are members of FUF and presented this program last year. A traditional UU May or June program, it is an opportunity to look back and appreciate our heritage and courage in the world.
May 26, 2019
Presenter: Giorgi Di Lemis
Title: My Father's Silence
Title: My Father's Silence
Summary: This presentation offers a personal and private glimpse of my youth and relationship with my father. Sad, traumatic and unexpected events have sometimes a gift to give us, if each of us recognizes it.
Bio: Husband of Ann, father of Morgan and Anne-Marie, grandfather to Hudson. Giorgi lived in Europe for the first 28 years of his life having arrived in the USA in 1980. His hotel corporate career has taken him and his family to 13 USA locations in 36 years. He is a Board member and writes articles for several industry magazines relating to the hospitality world, specifically to food and beverage topics. While he is retired, he has difficulty saying "NO" to companies that want to engage him to consult for them.
Bio: Husband of Ann, father of Morgan and Anne-Marie, grandfather to Hudson. Giorgi lived in Europe for the first 28 years of his life having arrived in the USA in 1980. His hotel corporate career has taken him and his family to 13 USA locations in 36 years. He is a Board member and writes articles for several industry magazines relating to the hospitality world, specifically to food and beverage topics. While he is retired, he has difficulty saying "NO" to companies that want to engage him to consult for them.
Speakers for June
June 2, 2019
Presenter: Marilyn Mannhard
Title: Food for Life
Summary: The talk will focus on healthy fruits and vegetables and the benefits to the body of eating them. Mannhard will also share useful information about growing fruits and vegetables here, i.e. which ones do well, and when and how to plant them. Lastly, she will inform us about how to source these foods locally from farmer’s markets, CSAs, etc.
Bio: Marilyn Mannhard is a native of Fairhope as were her parents. She graduated from Fairhope High School, Spring Hill College, and received graduate degrees from Southern Illinois University and the University of South Alabama. She spent 29 years teaching in Baldwin County Public Schools. After retirement, she became a Baldwin County Master Gardener and interested in growing vegetables, herbs, and fruit trees. In addition to BCMG, she has been on the board of directors of Fairhope Local Food Production Initiative for many years. She lives here in Fairhope with her partner Mike Healy, a great rescue dog Sheila, four cats, and five hens. Their backyard is filled with all kinds of fruit trees, vegetables, and herbs. They also love live local music, reading, travel, and being outside in nature.
Title: Food for Life
Summary: The talk will focus on healthy fruits and vegetables and the benefits to the body of eating them. Mannhard will also share useful information about growing fruits and vegetables here, i.e. which ones do well, and when and how to plant them. Lastly, she will inform us about how to source these foods locally from farmer’s markets, CSAs, etc.
Bio: Marilyn Mannhard is a native of Fairhope as were her parents. She graduated from Fairhope High School, Spring Hill College, and received graduate degrees from Southern Illinois University and the University of South Alabama. She spent 29 years teaching in Baldwin County Public Schools. After retirement, she became a Baldwin County Master Gardener and interested in growing vegetables, herbs, and fruit trees. In addition to BCMG, she has been on the board of directors of Fairhope Local Food Production Initiative for many years. She lives here in Fairhope with her partner Mike Healy, a great rescue dog Sheila, four cats, and five hens. Their backyard is filled with all kinds of fruit trees, vegetables, and herbs. They also love live local music, reading, travel, and being outside in nature.
June 9, 2019
Presenter: Marina Simpson
Title: United Way of Baldwin County- United Medical Partnership program
Summary: This program addresses medical needs of students that are underinsured or un-insured in Baldwin County Public Schools.
Bio: Marina Simpson has been the Executive Director of United Way of Baldwin County since April of 2014. Prior to joining the United Way, Marina spent 11 years in the banking industry, specifically in the area of PR and Marketing. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from the University of Alabama. She was a recipient of the 2011 FDIC Chairman’s Award for Excellence, a Member of Mobile Bay’s 2015 Class of “40 under Forty” and a graduate of Leadership Baldwin. She is actively involved in the community and serves on the Board of Directors for the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce, Vice-Chair of United Way of Alabama’s Board of Directors, the Underage Drinking Task Force, Bank on South Alabama steering committee, and Leadership Baldwin steering committee.
Title: United Way of Baldwin County- United Medical Partnership program
Summary: This program addresses medical needs of students that are underinsured or un-insured in Baldwin County Public Schools.
Bio: Marina Simpson has been the Executive Director of United Way of Baldwin County since April of 2014. Prior to joining the United Way, Marina spent 11 years in the banking industry, specifically in the area of PR and Marketing. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from the University of Alabama. She was a recipient of the 2011 FDIC Chairman’s Award for Excellence, a Member of Mobile Bay’s 2015 Class of “40 under Forty” and a graduate of Leadership Baldwin. She is actively involved in the community and serves on the Board of Directors for the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce, Vice-Chair of United Way of Alabama’s Board of Directors, the Underage Drinking Task Force, Bank on South Alabama steering committee, and Leadership Baldwin steering committee.
June 16, 2019
Presenter: Brisa Ables
Title: Sexuality in the 21st Century
Summary: The teenage years: confusion, discovery, and hormones. A panel of young people share their stories of what it has been like growing up in the age of technology as queer and/or non-conforming and what it has been like identifying as such in the Deep South.
Bio: Brisa Ables is a senior in the International Baccalaureate program at Fairhope High School. She will be attending the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the Fall of 2019. She is active within her school and community. She started the High School Democrats of America Club at FHS, and was president of Lighthouse Taskforce and the Diversity Club. She volunteered with the Lighthouse, the Rotary Youth center, with immigration rights organizations like the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice, and with political organizations and campaigns. She is planning on majoring in social work with a double minor in Spanish and International Studies, in hopes of pursuing international social work and one day working with UNICEF, the UN, or a similar organization. Brisa has a passion for helping others and dreams of making the world a better place for all. She believes that her firm beliefs and values developed the way they did because of growing up in the Deep South with the labels she identifies with: a strong queer woman of color.
Title: Sexuality in the 21st Century
Summary: The teenage years: confusion, discovery, and hormones. A panel of young people share their stories of what it has been like growing up in the age of technology as queer and/or non-conforming and what it has been like identifying as such in the Deep South.
Bio: Brisa Ables is a senior in the International Baccalaureate program at Fairhope High School. She will be attending the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the Fall of 2019. She is active within her school and community. She started the High School Democrats of America Club at FHS, and was president of Lighthouse Taskforce and the Diversity Club. She volunteered with the Lighthouse, the Rotary Youth center, with immigration rights organizations like the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice, and with political organizations and campaigns. She is planning on majoring in social work with a double minor in Spanish and International Studies, in hopes of pursuing international social work and one day working with UNICEF, the UN, or a similar organization. Brisa has a passion for helping others and dreams of making the world a better place for all. She believes that her firm beliefs and values developed the way they did because of growing up in the Deep South with the labels she identifies with: a strong queer woman of color.
June 23, 2019
Presenter: Sally Deane
Title: Ecumenical Ministries 50 Years of Service
Summary: Deane will give a brief description of the history of EMI and what they do in the community today.
Bio: Sally Deane has worked at EMI for more than 14 years, starting as the Emergency Aid Coordinator for four years before being hired as the Executive Director in 2009. She grew up in San Jose California and attended San Jose State University. She moved with her family to Baldwin County about 24 years ago and has been a resident of Fairhope for 15 years. She has one grown daughter who lives with her husband in Nashville.
June 30, 2019
Presenter: Deborah S. Reisdorph, Esq.
Title: Jerusalem is a City Divided
Summary: Jerusalem is a city under claim by three religious groups. To the Jews, the holy Temple was centered in Jerusalem, though destroyed by the Babylonians and later by the Romans. To the Christians, it is the birthplace of Christianity. And for the Muslims, it is the site of one of Islam’s most sacred shrines. Whose claim should prevail and why? What will it take for there to be peace in Jerusalem?
Bio: As a retiring discrimination/harassment attorney from California, Deborah serves her new community in Daphne, Alabama as a 2nd grade reading tutor, substitute teacher, and library store volunteer. She is a grandmother, author, award winning public speaker and Toastmaster. Raised as a Christian believer, attending Christian schools and college, Deborah recently discovered the Hebraic roots of her faith.
Presenter: Deborah S. Reisdorph, Esq.
Title: Jerusalem is a City Divided
Summary: Jerusalem is a city under claim by three religious groups. To the Jews, the holy Temple was centered in Jerusalem, though destroyed by the Babylonians and later by the Romans. To the Christians, it is the birthplace of Christianity. And for the Muslims, it is the site of one of Islam’s most sacred shrines. Whose claim should prevail and why? What will it take for there to be peace in Jerusalem?
Bio: As a retiring discrimination/harassment attorney from California, Deborah serves her new community in Daphne, Alabama as a 2nd grade reading tutor, substitute teacher, and library store volunteer. She is a grandmother, author, award winning public speaker and Toastmaster. Raised as a Christian believer, attending Christian schools and college, Deborah recently discovered the Hebraic roots of her faith.
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