When the Cat's Away; An Existentialist Acceptance of Sabbatical
Sunday Worship
April 14, 2024
10:00 - 11:00AM
Sanctuary
10:00 - 11:00AM
Sanctuary
Growing up in the American educational systems almost requires that we long for the break in the schedule in Spring and even more during the summer. We long for those times when we have a bit more freedom from the obligations of our student and teacher lives. The sabbatical is similar but we often miss that not only is the minister gone to explore, like Rev. Dave Dunn, my friend. The congregation has an opportunity to also explore collectively, also how we want our ministry to look and feel while the leader is away.
Our guest speaker in the pulpit will be UUMAN's own Rev. Duncan Teague.
Rev. Duncan Teague and faithful, hardworking friends dreamed of and planted the Abundant Love Unitarian Universalist (UU) Congregation in The West End community of Atlanta established in 2018. Abundant LUUv is committed to continuing the work of healing communities in both the UU and Black church traditions. Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health also employ Rev. Teague, in Global Health department assisting research of faith-based projects doing HIV/AIDS anti-stigma work.
He is an Affiliated Community Minister for the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta. He has served a term on the UU Ministers’ Association’s Committee on Anti-Racism, Anti-Oppression, and Multiculturalism (CARAOM). He received proclamations honoring his work by the Atlanta City Council by Councilwoman Keisha Waites and endorsed by Council President, Doug Shipman. In the 2017 session of the State of Georgia House of Representatives, Rep. Park Cannon, District 58, and former Rep. Keisha Waites signed House Resolution #290 commending Teague for his thirty-eight years of HIV/AIDS and community work.
Rev. Teague resides in Decatur, GA with his husband, David Thurman, a retired CDC researcher, celebrating 30 years together and 20 years married.
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