On Monday evening February 8th, there was a meeting of over 70 members of the congregations of JUST Pensacola. We reviewed past successes in other cities. In Tampa, the HOPE coalition spent 5 years working on affordable housing and met with final success when the city set up a $10 million trust fund to assist … Continue reading JUST Pensacola Update for March 2021
The number of Zoom activities have grown, and many of you are connecting through one or more of our vari-ous offerings. I’d like to bring back Theme Circles for anyone interested in adding something a little different. Theme Circles are an opportunity to engage with the Soul Matters Theme of the Month in a small … Continue reading Theme Circles Return!
Did you get your Valentine last month from UUCP? The cards that came in the mail a few weeks ago invited our Members and Friends to review the church’s operating expenses and proposed budget and to make a commitment to our church for 2021-22. The Finance Team reminds us of the gratitude, joy, strength, resilience, … Continue reading March 2021: From the President
This month we’re exploring the many ways our UU faith invites us to become A People of Commitment. Here are the four UU Commitments – or as we are calling them, “the Four Cs” – we are focusing on this month: CURIOSITY: Lesson A and The Commitment to Asking Questions CHANGE: Lesson B and The Importance … Continue reading March 2021 CRE
What does it mean to be a people of commitment? That is the question we are encouraged to ask ourselves this month. As individuals we have made commitments to our families, to our work, even to ourselves. As members of organizations, we have made commitments to be supportive, to uphold certain values and goals. As … Continue reading March 2021: From the Minister
JUST Pensacola, UUCP’s Justice Partner, Takes on Affordable Housing On January 11, 2021, over 160 members of the JUST Pensacola Coalition “Zoomed in” to vote on the justice issues we would address this coming year. The meeting was called a Problem Assembly. Last year’s 120 congregations have been joined by several more. At least 3 … Continue reading JUST Pensacola Takes on Affordable Housing
The number of Zoom activities have grown, and many of you are connecting through one or more of our various offerings. I’d like to bring back Theme Circles for anyone interested in adding something a little dif-ferent. Theme Circles are an opportunity to engage with the Soul Matters Theme of the Month in a small … Continue reading Theme Circles Starting Back
Beloved Community This month we’re exploring the many ways our UU faith invites us to become “A People of Beloved Community.” Beloved Community is a special type of community. It has multiple characteristics. In our packet this month, we focus on four of those characteristics: Beloved Community is a special kind of community where… …Black … Continue reading February 2021 CRE
Our Theme for February is Beloved Community. The question to consider is “What Does It Mean to Be A People of Beloved Community?” Henri Nouwen, the treasured Catholic teacher, activist and priest, once described beloved community as “the place where the person you least want to live with always lives.” On its surface it seems … Continue reading February 2021: From the Minister
Two cool things happened in January: One thing was that I tuned in to a powerful press conference presented by the Poor People’s Campaign of Florida, a multicultural, interfaith group of leaders and concerned citizens who addressed the bill proposed by Governor DeSantis in response to the demonstrations this summer against racist police. The other … Continue reading February 2021: From the Board President
