Mens Group

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We continue to grow and add new members to the Allen Avenue UU Men's Group; now over 25 strong. We welcome both visitors and potential new members to our breakfast community gatherings and our other special events. We meet for breakfast every second Saturday of each month from September through June. We are inclusive and age diverse. We'd like to meet and hear from any man interested in helping us grow and deepen this community. We currently have three co-chairs of the group. For more information about the Men's Group, please contact Doug, Tim or Clay.

Mission: The A2U2 Men’s Group is an open and supportive community of UU men who share experiences, insights and good times as part of self-discovery and growth.

These topics have been discussed at times by the group:

• Community
• With non-coupled men: Opportunity to meet and build relationships with "non-coupled"
• Beyond old buddies: Go beyond present superficial old buddies relationships
• Deeper experience: Want deeper experiences that will help me with a growing sense of loss of youth, virility, etc.
• More meaning: My present successes are no longer providing me with meaning and satisfaction
• Taking a chance with other men 
• Be myself: A place where I don't have to be a "hero" 
• Share Experiences 
• I'm struggling: A place where I can be comfortable discussing struggles with self-image
• I'm afraid: I want a place to share my sad feelings related to my sense of failure.
• Want to share
• Work and family issues
• Past and present relationships
• To see how other men live their lives.
• Gain Insight/Perspective
• Being a better person:
• Talk to other men to get a sense of where I stand
• How anchored am I?
• Learn from other men
• Reduce fears of the unknown so I can make changes
• Gain courage to take the steps toward a new future
• Gain more active listening skills
• Help me understanding how to make the transition to retired life
• How to leave a legacy
• Talk about my dreams beyond parenting, work and church
• I might ask how other men have found specific ways to involve themselves with their family
• Find other ways to do things and to improve relationships in my life
• Gain a feeling that I do fit in...that I'm normal
• Being a better parent
• How to deal with my children as a divorced father
• Learn what experiences other men have with raising children.
• Being able to talk about my kids
• Learn how to better communicate with my daughter as she struggles.
• Work on being a better parent