Did You Know???

That we used to meet together twice a year with members from churches in South Carolina and Georgia for retreats known as Clusters.  The last Cluster was held in Savannah in 1986.

 

That the plans for the original church did not include office space or air conditioning.

 

That the plans for the new Sanctuary included the possibility of adding on more R.E. classrooms at the end of the hallway on the left side of the sanctuary. That’s why it seems to lead to nowhere.

 

That for many years Don Hostetler was the man behind the music?  He picked out the music, recorded it on reel-to-reel or cassette, and played the selections every Sunday for the worship services. Don has been an integral part of the church since he joined. He and his wife Betty were one of the driving forces behind this year’s 50th Anniversary events.  Don has served a President of the Church seven times.  For many years, he was the Treasurer—keeping the books and creating reports.  Don’s Sunday morning Services have always been a hit because they cause the audience to look at things from a different perspective.  Recently, Don has coordinated the Sunday Morning Forums for Adult Religious Education.

 

That the official name for the Junior/Senior High School Group during the 60s & 70s was originally known as the LRY—Liberal Religious Youth.

 

That we used to take the summers off.  Because so many people were out of town during the summer, we didn’t meet during June, July, and August.  We started back after Labor Day.

 

That when Ann Diggs was in charge of the Sunday School, participants joined together to sing songs such as Kum-ba-yah, Morning Has Broken, and Happiness Is… from You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

 

That Let It Be a Dance by UU troubadour, Ric Masten, was our unofficial anthem for many years.

 

That our newsletter was originally named the Unitarian Reporter—but no one called it by that name so we eventually changed the name to The Newsletter.  The newsletter was originally mimeographed on legal size paper and published once a month.  The format didn’t change to the larger size until 1995.

 

Speaking of the newsletter.  Did you know that we have had a number of editors including Shirley Fencl, Pat Lynch-Hayes, Gayla Keesee, and Rudy Nyhoff (in the last 25 years alone)—before the office administrator began editing and formatting.

 

That we used to have our very own volleyball team that competed in the local church league.  One year we even won a trophy.

 

That if you ever have a problem having to do with the building—especially with the bathrooms, the person to call has been Stephen Heyl for over 20 years.

 

That Joyce Nolin is the only member to have three generations of her family be current members of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta—Joyce, daughter Gayla Keesee, and grandson David Keesee.  Granddaughter Caitlin plans to join when she turns 16 in November.