There are several new laws out of the most recent legislative session that are contrary to our values as a nation and as UUs. I could write paragraphs about each of them, but will focus on two areas of extreme concern. If you have questions about any of the areas in the UUJustice Florida newsletter … Continue reading June 2021 Justice Update
Our UUCP mission is to Celebrate Diversity, Strive for Justice and Inspire Love. UUCP works hand-in-hand with the 22 local congregations who make up JUST (Justice United Seeking Transformation in) Pensacola. Our Purpose is to join other congregations who are committed to JUST Pensacola and create a critical mass to influence public leaders who will … Continue reading It’s Time to STRIVE FOR JUSTICE
Our theme for May is Story and the question we ask ourselves is, “What does it mean to be a people of story?” We certainly live with a lot of stories. I think the best stories are the ones through which we continue to discover new meaning, or that help us make meaning in times … Continue reading May 2021: From the Minister
What a beautiful day we had on Sunday, April 18! The rain held off that morning for our first in-person Sunday Service in more than one year. More than 50 of us celebrated the Flower Communion together. As Rev. Alice reminded us, each flower given and received in the Flower Communion represented a person – … Continue reading May 2021: From the President
This month we’re exploring the many ways our UU faith invites us to explore being “A People of Story.” We’re doing that by looking at five ways that stories remind us who we are: As Unitarian Universalists As a Family As Anti-Racists As Living Interconnected As Courageous People Comes As You Are Sunday Mornings … Continue reading CRE: May 2021
CRE Come As You Are Sunday Monrings at 9am CRE Faith Development has moved back to Sunday mornings at 9am. Please contact Sarah Stubbs for the Zoom access information and to get in our weekly email list. All PJs and breakfast munchers welcome! April 4th Come as You are Sunday School A Virtual Spring Festival April … Continue reading CRE: April 2021
On May 3rd at 6pm we will have this year’s Nehemiah Action, via Zoom. Last year over 700 people of faith from Pensacola spoke in public with our incoming State Attorney and our incoming sheriff. The Sheriff and State Attorney both committed to increase the use of Civil Citations instead of arrests for youthful misdemeanors. … Continue reading JUST Pensacola: Nehemiah Action May 3, 2021
Hallelujah! A safe, outdoor, socially distant, Sunday Service and Fellowship Time is on the horizon. Thanks to the hard work of our Safer Congregations Team, we are planning to hold our Flower Communion Service outside on Sunday, April 18, at 10:00 am. While we will be following safety guidelines to protect the most vulnerable among … Continue reading April 2021: From the Minister
This truly has been an unprecedented year, a year of firsts, a year of loss and reflection, a year of unknowns and hope for a new future. March 15 marked one full year since we at UUCP ceased in-person Sunday Services. And March 22 was the one-year anniversary of the first virtual service we shared, … Continue reading April 2021: From the President
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
