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
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
