Escambia County to Expand Juvenile Civil Citation Program An article that appeared in the Pensacola News Journal on September 8 was great news for JUST Pensacola, UUCP, and anyone concerned with justice for juvenile offenders in Escambia County: the State Attorney Ginger Bowden has drastically expanded the list of offenses eligible for civil citations rather … Continue reading October 2021: JUST Pensacola Victory
Fall into CRE This year in CRE we are continuing to use the Soul Matters curriculum while Rev. Alice draws from the same source for her offerings at the pulpit. Our friend at Soul Matters have been hard at work crafting curriculum that works in the classroom and online. I hope you will join us … Continue reading CRE October 2021
Two steps forward and one step back. That is certainly what our journey of the last couple of years has felt like. It hurts to find ourselves meeting virtually again and it is not always easy to remember that this is just temporary and will pass. Although our meetings are virtual, the work that is going on is … Continue reading October 2021: From the President
Our theme for October is Cultivating Relationships. Each month, members of a UUCP Theme Circle receive a packet of thought-provoking material related to the theme. They then gather to answer questions about their own connection to the ideas presented. For the time being the groups will meet on Zoom. I have found these times of sharing to be an excellent … Continue reading October 2021: From the Minister
March for Voting Rights Changes to Florida’s voting laws will be the focus of a March for Voting Rights — set for midday Saturday at Seville Square in downtown Pensacola. The event is an offshoot of the national March for Voting Rights in Washington, D.C. Besides Florida and the nation’s capital, the marches will take … Continue reading Social Justice Update: September 2021
Fall into CRE Back at home and back to remote gatherings. We didn’t really expect to have in-person classes again until everyone including our littles could be vaccinated. And now that the church has closed down in person gathering it feels like we have been here before. Right? And yet we persisted. And will continue … Continue reading CRE September 2021
The month of September has always been transitional for me. It is naturally full of endings and beginnings, like the end of summer vacation and the beginning of school, and, for gardeners, the end of peak growing season and the beginning of dormancy. It’s a time when we upshift from a leisurely to a more … Continue reading September 2021: From the President
If nothing else, the last year and a half has most certainly opened us up to our September Soul Matters Theme, Embracing Possibility. I look forward to hearing what these thoughts stir in you, when I return from vacation and study leave on September 12. Of all our themes this year, Embracing Possibility is arguably … Continue reading September 2021: From the Minister
Effective immediately, in-person gatherings including Sunday Services are suspended until further notice. This suspension includes tomorrow’s service (August 22). The Board made this decision today based on recent guidance from the UUA, which includes taking our current local infection rates (from the CDC) into consideration. Be on the look out for an email announcement and … Continue reading In-Person Gatherings Suspended
August has 5 Sundays. As is our custom, we will participate in the wider community by donating the enitre 5th Sunday offering to an organization doing good works beyond our walls. On August 29th we will be do-nating our offering to New World Believers Community Center, the project of our friend, Rodney Jones. New World … Continue reading August 2021 5th Sunday Share the Plate
