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SUMMARY:Divia Avrill
DESCRIPTION:“Growing Up in an Era of Gun Violence: Understanding the Impact on Gen Z” \n\n\n\n6th UU Principle: The goal of world community with peace\, liberty\, and justice for all \n\n\n\nThis talk reflects on how the increase in mass shootings has affected Generation Z\, highlighting the mental and physical toll of ongoing stress and its influence on social connection and daily life. \n\n\n\nDrawing from lived experience as an older Gen Z\, Divia will share insights into growing up during a period marked by rising gun violence and school shootings\, and how it has shaped their generation.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2026-04-19/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260412T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260412T120000
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SUMMARY:Dr. Harvey Joanning
DESCRIPTION:“The Story of Love” \n\n\n\n3rd UU Principle: Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations \n\n\n\nHuman 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.  No program about love would be complete without love songs\, so the presenter and his musical colleagues will entertain the Fellowship with love songs before the service and during the presentation. \n\n\n\nDr. Harvey Joanning is an Emeritus Professor at Iowa State University and an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of South Alabama where he is the Co-Director of the Neurobiology of Relationships Study. He is dual licensed as a psychologist and as a Marriage and Family Therapist.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2026-04-12/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260405T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260405T120000
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SUMMARY:Easter Circle
DESCRIPTION:New Beginnings \n\n\n\nOn Easter Sunday\, April 5\, we will have a circle to share our experiences with “new beginnings.”   \n\n\n\nEaster 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.” Most of us have at one time or another time been “revitalized” or felt “renewed.” We hope to recall and share how it happened and what it meant to us. 
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2026-04-05/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260329T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260329T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T134137
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SUMMARY:Jacqueline Allen Trimble
DESCRIPTION:Why Poetry Matters in an Unjust World \n\n\n\nEven 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. Poetry matters in an unjust world. \n\n\n\nJacqueline Allen Trimble is the Poet Laureate of Alabama\, a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellow (Poetry)\, a Cave Canem Fellow\, and a two-time Alabama State Council on the Arts Literary Fellow. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals including POETRY\, The Louisville Review\, The Offing\, Salvation South and Poet Lore. Her work has been widely anthologized\, most notably in Kwame Alexander’s This is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poetry\, and has been featured by the Poetry Foundation’s Poem of the Day\, American Academy of Poets’ Poem-a Day\, and Poetry Daily.  \n\n\n\nAlso an essayist\, Trimble’s work has appeared in numerous collections. She also wrote for the South African television series Die Testament for two seasons. Published by NewSouth Books\, American Happiness\, her debut collection\, won the 2016 Balcones Poetry Prize\, and was recently re-released in paperback. Her newest collection\, How to Survive the Apocalypse\, was named one of the ten best poetry books of 2022 by the New York Public Library. Trimble is Professor of English and chairs the Department of Languages and Literatures at Alabama State University. 
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2026-03-29/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260322T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260322T120000
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CREATED:20260218T151626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T151629Z
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SUMMARY:Tom Czekanski
DESCRIPTION:The Civil War in Baldwin Co. Alabama\, a Brief Overview \n\n\n\nMr. Czekanski will provide a brief overview of historic events in Baldwin County Alabama during the Civil War from the occupation of Fort Morgan to the Battle of Mobile Bay and the Surrender of Ft. Blakely\, the last major battle of the war. \n\n\n\nA retired museum curator\, Tom has been employed by Beauvoir\, The Last Home of Jefferson Davis\, The Louisiana State Museum and The National WWII Museum. He participated in Civil War reenactments for over 15 years as both a Confederate and Federal Soldier recreating battles at historic sites across the country including many locations in Baldwin County. He is currently enjoying retirement in Silverhill with his spouse Annette Chioma.  
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2026-03-22/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260315T110000
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SUMMARY:Diane Thomas
DESCRIPTION:Ticking Time Bomb at Plant Barry \n\n\n\nOverview of the threat of 21 million tons of toxic coal ash next to the Mobile River in the Tensaw Delta and possible permanent pollution unless action is taken now.  \n\n\n\nBorn and raised in Little Rock\, Arkansas\, Diane received her PhD in Clinical Psychology in 1973 and practiced for 20 years. Some of her volunteer activities include Chairman of the City of Fairhope Personnel Board\, Read Aloud Baldwin\, and Coal Ash Action Group for the last three years. One of Diane’s most notable accomplishments was hiking on the Appalachian trail when she was 58. 
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2026-03-15/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260308T110000
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CREATED:20260218T144927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T170436Z
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SUMMARY:Ken Hudson
DESCRIPTION:Religion\, Morality\, and Science in the 21st Century \n\n\n\nMore information coming soon.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2026-03-08/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260301T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260301T120000
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SUMMARY:Irene Wegner
DESCRIPTION:Ed Harris: UU Minister and Civil Rights Activist \n\n\n\nUU minister Ed Harris was one of the white liberal activists involved in the Birmingham civil rights unrest. He founded the ACLU there and worked for equal rights. For his troubles he was attacked repeatedly. Narrowly missing more attacks\, he and his family fled the city to safer locations in the north where members of FUF knew him. He was an engaging storyteller\, principled leader\, and author.  \n\n\n\nIrene has been an active UU for the past 50+ years\, including serving as President and Board Chair of the Fellowship. A former teacher\, Director of Religious Education\, and a state Community Organizer for AARP\, she has enjoyed using storytelling to connect with others. Irene\, husband Pete\, and various dogs have enjoyed biking the Gulf area for the past 13 years.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2026-03-01/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260222T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260222T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T134137
CREATED:20260206T205405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T205407Z
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SUMMARY:Giving in Gratitude FUF Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Member Support Committee is sponsoring a fun celebration to: \n\n\n\n\nRecognize our volunteers\,\n\n\n\nDescribe connection opportunities through committee volunteering and participation in Fellowship community offerings\,\n\n\n\nEncourage regular financial giving.\n\n\n\n\nWe give in gratitude of our time\, talents and treasures\, and in doing so\, we also receive.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2026-02-22/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260215T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260215T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T134137
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T202404Z
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SUMMARY:Harold W. Beu
DESCRIPTION:“Begin with Hope” \n\n\n\nOne of most iconic phrases from scripture comes from 1 Corinthians 13: “And now these three remain: faith\, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”  Love is often seen as the ultimate goal—caring for people and affirming the worth and dignity of all\, as expressed in our first UU principle. Faith can be understood as a system of belief that helps shape our lives and sustain us through life’s challenges. This talk suggests\, however\, that hope must come first\, because without hope\, faith and love cannot endure. \n\n\n\nIn a time when many people are losing hope\, this talk explores the important distinction between realistic and unrealistic hope\, and invites reflection on what hope means in today’s world. \n\n\n\nHarold W. Beu is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister who served congregations for over 30 years in California\, Idaho\, New Hampshire and Michigan. He has also worked as a high school teacher\, teaching history\, civics\, psychology\, and math.  \n\n\n\nFor the past decade\, Harold has taught the history of Israel/Palestine for organizations including the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute\, as well as churches\, senior centers\, and libraries.  He has long been active in the peace movement\, working to quell the corrupting effect of militarism in America and to advocate for human rights for all oppressed people.  \n\n\n\nHarold lives in Kalamazoo with his wife\, journalist Julie Mack\, and has three grown children.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2026-02-15/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260208T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260208T120000
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SUMMARY:Deann Servos - Prodisee Pantry
DESCRIPTION:“Filling Plates & Filling Hearts” \n\n\n\nThis talk explores the importance of sharing healthy food with members of our community who are hungry—while protecting their dignity and building meaningful connections that help address other needs. Deann will also share updates on the Prodisee Pantry\, along with exciting plans for future expansion.       \n\n\n\nDeann Servos is the Executive Director of Prodisee Pantry\, Baldwin County’s largest emergency food pantry\, providing thousands of families with groceries and hope! She is a graduate of Penn State and was an accomplished broadcast journalist before answering the call to start Prodisee Pantry.   \n\n\n\nShe received the distinguished Aubrey D. Green Humanitarian Award in 2025 and the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce’s Community Leader Award in 2016. Deann serves on the Local Emergency Planning Committee of Baldwin County’s Emergency Management Agency\, is Chair of Baldwin County Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster\, and sits on the boards of the North Baldwin Infirmary Foundation and the North Baldwin Chamber of Commerce. With over 20 years of nonprofit experience\, she is also a mentor and active volunteer in numerous nonprofits.  \n\n\n\nDeann lives in Stapleton with her husband and three children.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2026-02-08/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260201T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260201T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T134137
CREATED:20260121T143634Z
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SUMMARY:Nick Coulson
DESCRIPTION:“Inequality: Bad for the Poor…. and the Rich” \n\n\n\nResearch shows that societies experience more social\, environmental and health problems as the gap between the wealthy and the poor increases. In this talk\, Nick will present research and insights from the work of the Equality Trust\, exploring how inequality affects everyone—from the bottom to the top. \n\n\n\nNick Coulson is a retired English Architect. He moved to Fairhope some 30 odd years ago and is still adjusting. He loves the Unitarian Fellowship for its values and friendships.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2026-02-01/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260125T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260125T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T134137
CREATED:20251221T175639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251221T181052Z
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SUMMARY:Chad Bedwell
DESCRIPTION:From a Hacker’s Perspective explores cybersecurity and how we can stay more secure as our daily lives become increasingly connected in a digital world. Using real-world examples and attacker tactics\, the talk helps attendees better understand the risks we face and how those risks translate into everyday decisions. \n\n\n\nChad Bedwell is the Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity Lead for Mott MacDonald\, a global engineering firm\, specializing in securing critical infrastructure through ethical hacking and attacker-focused defense. He is passionate about helping people understand digital risk by explaining how real-world attackers think and how that knowledge helps protect the systems that keep the world running.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2026-01-25/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260118T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260118T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T134137
CREATED:20251221T175459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251221T181136Z
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SUMMARY:Claire Helton
DESCRIPTION:Good Grief Without God: A Spiritually Inclusive Approach to Loss \n\n\n\nReligious folks often balk at the idea that anyone could make it through a loss without a faith to support them\, and yet people of all persuasions – spiritual\, secular\, and everywhere in between – cope successfully with loss every day. In this talk\, Claire will share her learnings as a hospice bereavement coordinator offering spiritually inclusive grief support in the Pensacola area\, with particular attention to the gap in community bereavement resources for non-religious or spiritually wounded grievers. \n\n\n\nClaire Helton is a hospice bereavement coordinator with a background in chaplaincy & congregational ministry\, and is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Pensacola. She finds life in creating spaces for deep reflection\, community-building\, and personal transformation\, and puts that passion to use as a Mentor with OutoftheBox (www.outofthebox.org)\, a group dialogue tool she currently uses to facilitate her own spiritually inclusive grief support group called Mindful Grief\, which meets in Pensacola.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2026-01-18/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260111T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260111T120000
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CREATED:20251221T180011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T165330Z
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SUMMARY:Sonny Brewer
DESCRIPTION:In His Name\, She Said \n\n\n\nSonny Brewer will discuss his latest book\, one which addresses a Gospel mystery. \n\n\n\nSonny Brewer is a writer and storyteller. He is the author of four novels\, including The Poet of Tolstoy Park. His latest book is an illustrated storybook\, In His Name\, She Said.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2026-01-11/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260104T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260104T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T134137
CREATED:20251218T212657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251221T180643Z
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SUMMARY:FUF Programs Over the Ages
DESCRIPTION:Sharing their history\, a panelist of FUF members will talk about what has proved successful and challenging for Sunday Service Programs over the years. Having no minister\, FUF as a lay-led congregation creates the opportunity to engage a variety of speakers on a variety of subjects.  Rather than centering on individual tastes and preferences\, collective gathering is an act of generosity and hospitality.  Not every program may be to the liking of everyone\, but just our presence that hour may be what our fellow congregant needed. The next program may be the very one that speaks directly to YOU. Your input on Program Planning will be welcome.    
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2026-01-04/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251228T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251228T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T134137
CREATED:20251120T173905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T173907Z
UID:1772-1766919600-1766923200@fairhopeuu.org
SUMMARY:Hopes and Resolutions for the New Year
DESCRIPTION:We’ll meet in an oval seating arrangement so everyone can see and engage with one another. As the microphone is passed around\, each person will have the opportunity to share a brief reflection\, hope\, or resolution for the year ahead. Participation is welcome but never required.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2025-12-28/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251221T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251221T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T134137
CREATED:20251120T172352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T172355Z
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SUMMARY:Bah Humbug!
DESCRIPTION:See the true story of the origin of our American celebration of Christmas with a cast of Fellowship members. Irene Wegner will direct this 5th Annual event. Contact Irene if you are interested in being in the cast!
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2025-12-21/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251214T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251214T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T134137
CREATED:20251120T171621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T174953Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Bill Goetter
DESCRIPTION:A Brief History of Vaccination \n\n\n\nDr. Goetter will talk about the trials and tribulations of vaccines. \n\n\n\nDr. Goetter is a retired physician\, Board certified in internal medicine and pulmonary disease. He has served on the Alabama State Board of Health for 9 years.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2025-12-14/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251207T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251207T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T134137
CREATED:20251120T171343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T175244Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Member Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This is the major opportunity for the FUF Board members to outline the developments over the past year and plans for the future to members. It is the opportunity for members to vote in a new Board and to comment on and question what they are hearing. Stay for pizza and holiday decorating after!
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2025-12-07/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251130T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251130T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T134137
CREATED:20251114T010040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T175128Z
UID:1759-1764500400-1764504000@fairhopeuu.org
SUMMARY:FUF Board Candidate Panel
DESCRIPTION:The nominating Committee has finalized the Candidates that they are recommending for the Executive Board next year. Candidates for positions on the FUF Board will describe their plans and suitability for board positions. This will be followed by a Q & A when members can put questions to candidates.  \n\n\n\nUnitarian Universalists hold up democratic values as one of the cornerstones of our faith and we trust that folks will not be shy of undertaking that responsibility seriously. So please come prepared with good questions!
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2025-11-30/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251123T120000
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CREATED:20251023T115617Z
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SUMMARY:John Brown
DESCRIPTION:Comprehensive Estate Planning 101 \n\n\n\nJohn will discuss the five essential documents in a comprehensive estate plan including their primary uses and their limitations. He will also identify the most overlooked aspects of a good estate plan. \n\n\n\nJohn Brown is a qualified as a certified Financial Planner Emeritus. He is the retired owner of the financial planning form he founded and managed for 27 years until he retired in 2010. John currently serves as a volunteer at Thomas Hospital and regularly conducts estate planning seminars at Fairhope Library.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2025-11-23/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251116T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251116T120000
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CREATED:20251023T115408Z
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SUMMARY:Skip Jones
DESCRIPTION:Golden Years: How Americans Invented & Reinvented the Golden Age \n\n\n\nSkip will review and discuss this book by James Chappel. In it Chappel examines how we Americans have viewed and responded: individually and socially-to the fact of aging. \n\n\n\nSkip is a native of Mobile and a resident of the Eastern Shore since 1980. He is the proud father of three and grandfather of nine. He has been building and restoring homes for the past 29 years. In his spare time\, he has been building and restoring boats. He currently lives in a 1925 cottage in Fairhope with his wife\, Barbara\, and dog\, Archie.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2025-11-16/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251115T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251115T180000
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SUMMARY:Brian Conway & Don Penzian Concert
DESCRIPTION:Live in Concert! \n\n\n\nTickets are only $20 in advance or $25 at the door!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPurchase tickets online\n\n\n\n\nBRIAN CONWAY performs with a skill\, grace and force that are steeped in tradition but distinctively his own. Well known in the Irish/Celtic community\, Conway has won numerous All-Ireland fiddling competitions\, and has been called one of the best fiddlers of his generation. His fiddle students\, including students in the Baltimore-Washington region\, have won multiple local\, regional\, and all-Ireland championships. He is a leading exponent of the tastefully ornamented Sligo fiddling style made famous by the late Michael Coleman. The winner of two All- Ireland junior titles and the All-Ireland senior championship of 1986\, Brian’s early studies were with his father Jim of Plumbridge County Tyrone and with Limerick born fiddler/teacher Martin Mulvihill. However\, it was the legendary fiddler and composer Martin Wynne who taught him the real secrets of the County Sligo style. Brian is currently promoting his latest CD titled Wallace Avenue. \n\n\n\nDON PENZIEN has long been a top-flight performer of Irish traditional music. He frequently is on the road playing concerts and festivals with Gailfean (Brian Conway\, John Whelan\, Máirtín de Cógáin)\, The Máirtín de Cógáin Project\, and Haley Richardson\, and he has served as accompanist for numerous other well-known performers (e.g.\, Gerry O’Connor\, Randal Bays\, Tim Britton\, Jimmy Crowley\, John Williams\, Pat Broaders\, Gabe Donohue\, Ben Jaber\, Tony DeMarco\, Billy McComiskey\, Sean Clohessy\, Bridget Fitzgerald\, Kevin Doyle). Widely recognized for his reserved backing style\, Don’s dexterous work on DADGAD-tuned guitar provides solid\, driving rhythms to traditional tunes as well as perceptive and sensitive accompaniments to songs and airs. Don is a Michigan native with strong roots in Irish culture and an affinity for Irish traditional music. He now resides in NC where he works as Professor at the Wake Forest School of Medicine.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2025-11-15/
LOCATION:Fairhope Unitarian Fellowship\, 1150 Fairhope Ave.\, Fairhope\, AL\, 36532\, United States
CATEGORIES:FUF Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251109T120000
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SUMMARY:Miranda Estes & Christina Okarmus
DESCRIPTION:Healthy Youth Education \n\n\n\nMiranda and Christina will discuss the state of adolescent education in our region. They will look at measures to empower young people to make good decisions and at the ways in which this is being undercut by legislative action\, misleading advertising and reduced funding. \n\n\n\nBIOS: Miranda Estes (she/her) is the State Policy Action Manager at SIECUS where she has connected advocates across 30 states\, helping more than 90 members strengthen their skills in advocacy\, coalition-building\, and strategy. Originally from Mississippi\, she earned her bachelors and master’s in Social Work from the University of Southern Mississippi and began her career in community organizing. \n\n\n\nChristina Clark Okarmus (she/her) led ACASH as its Executive Director. With over 13 years working in adolescent health\, she started their first Youth Advisory Council program\, developed an online foundation course\, and successfully stopped repressive legislation from passing in 2024 and 2025. Christina is a member of AASECT. She has her Masters of Public Policy from the University of Northern Iowa.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2025-11-09/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251102T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251102T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T134137
CREATED:20251023T114141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T121511Z
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SUMMARY:Carl Couret
DESCRIPTION:“Survival of the Fittest”This phrase was not coined by Darwin.  It was from an English polymath\, Herbert Spencer\, who used it after reading Origin of the Species.  He was well known in his time and has been credited for the basis of social Darwinism. \n\n\n\nCarl Couret is a retired fish and wildlife field biologist\, ukulele enthusiast\, military veteran\, and Past President of FUF.  Born and raised in New Orleans\, he has lived in Denver\, Yokota AFB in Japan\, Albuquerque\, Vero Beach FL and Mobile Bay’s Eastern Shore.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2025-11-02/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251026T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251026T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T134137
CREATED:20251003T183513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T122036Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Harvey Joanning
DESCRIPTION:How Politicians Manipulate Our Brains \n\n\n\nFor millennia leaders have used rhetoric to persuade others to follow them. Neuroscience has revealed why this is possible. Politicians now employ neuroscience to assist them in manipulating us to support them. This talk will explain how this is done\, and what we can do to avoid being manipulated. \n\n\n\nDr Harvey Joanning is Emeritus Professor at Iowa State University and an Adjunct Professor at USA in the Department of Psychology and College of Education. He is licensed as a Psychologist and Marriage & Family Therapist. He been a consultant for NASA & the U.S. Department of Defense.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2025-10-26/
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251019T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251019T120000
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CREATED:20251003T183348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T183353Z
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SUMMARY:Rachel Wright
DESCRIPTION:Art\, Wonder\, and the Wheel of Life \n\n\n\nIn this presentation\, artist Rachel Wright will discuss a brief history of her art making culminating in the Cryptic Underwing exhibition\, on now at the Mobile Museum of Art. She will explore the themes of  mortality and beauty\, and how they compelled her to explore the Mobile-Tensaw Delta as part of her creative process. https://www.mobilemuseumofart.com/exhibitions/cryptic-under-wing-rachel-wright/ \n\n\n\nRachel Wright is a self-professed biophiliac: she has a deep love of the natural world. She received her BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago and her MFA from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Rachel has exhibited nationally\, had her work included in the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum\, and has received two Artist Fellowships from the Alabama State Council for the Arts. Rachel loves to share her passion with students in workshops and teaching at University of South Alabama.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2025-10-19/
LOCATION:Fairhope Unitarian Fellowship\, 1150 Fairhope Ave.\, Fairhope\, AL\, 36532\, United States
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fairhope Unitarian Fellowship":MAILTO:Office@FairhopeUU.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T150000
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CREATED:20250810T181257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T194545Z
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SUMMARY:Pop-Up Art Sale
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday October 18\, 2025\, FUF will host an Arts Fundraiser. There will be paintings\, sculptures\, and art works of various media\, as well as art supplies. To donate any items\, please contact Pinky Bass. moosepinky@earthlink.net \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/pop-up-art-sale/
LOCATION:Fairhope Unitarian Fellowship\, 1150 Fairhope Ave.\, Fairhope\, AL\, 36532\, United States
CATEGORIES:FUF Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fairhope Unitarian Fellowship":MAILTO:Office@FairhopeUU.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251012T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251012T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T134137
CREATED:20251003T183241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T183244Z
UID:1674-1760266800-1760270400@fairhopeuu.org
SUMMARY:Members' Summer Stories
DESCRIPTION:Some of us have been running away from the heat and humidity and most of us are back. We’re even beginning to welcome back snowbirds. Some have remained steadfast in Baldwin County weathering what the climate threw at us. \n\n\n\nWe will sit in a circle and tell stories of our summers; of foreign parts\, of travel disasters\, of beautiful moments and dreams of vacations to come. No pressure; come even if you want to stay mum.
URL:https://fairhopeuu.org/event/2025-10-12/
LOCATION:Fairhope Unitarian Fellowship\, 1150 Fairhope Ave.\, Fairhope\, AL\, 36532\, United States
CATEGORIES:FUF Events,Weekly Speakers
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