JUST Pensacola is back! Two virtual events have been scheduled: The first is a Rally on Monday, August 10th at 6 p.m. on Zoom. This Rally is to get everyone back together and remind us what we’re trying to do here, to get updates on where our research and action plans stand, and to provide … Continue reading JUST Pensacola: Rally and Nehemiah Action
August is a month with five Sundays. It is our custom to share the offering on the fifth Sunday with a local non-profit doing work that benefits our larger community. Humanists of West Florida will be the recipient of our offering in August. Humanists of West Florida have resumed building Little Free Libraries. Community partners … Continue reading 5TH SUNDAY SHARE THE PLATE: Humanists of West Florida to Build Little Free Library
FROM THE BOARD I recently participated in a summer leadership seminar offered free by the UUA Southern Region. Gathered with fellow Board members of UU congregations, our discussion centered on how to stay connected and meet the spiritual, social, intellectual, and emotional needs of the congregants we serve. My counterparts reported using phone trees, the … Continue reading From the President
Now that we rely so heavily on technology to produce our Sunday Services as well as other events, UUCP has gotten its own YouTube channel. Click here to see what’s on offer.
On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, UUCP member and physician Jean Siebenaler gave a wonderfully clear and informative update on the Covid-19 pandemic – including what we know about the disease and its effects, current statistics for the nation, Florida, and Escambia County, and what prevention techniques are the most effective. The Zoom presentation was recorded … Continue reading View Now: Understanding the Pandemic by Jean Siebenaler, MD, MPH
It was the weekend after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and protesters were gathering all over the country – including in Pensacola. And it was the day after a mural of George at the Graffiti Bridge downtown was defaced, arousing local protestors even more than before. And it was then that UUCP member … Continue reading Black Lives Matter Protests at the Pensacola Graffiti Bridge
Rev. Elaine Marie Buker June 4, 1933 — June 4, 2020 UUCP members and the wider religious community are saddened by the passing of Rev. Elaine Buker, who died June 4, on her 87th birthday. She was a resident of Azalea Trace in Pensacola and was the widow of John Buker. She is survived by her … Continue reading Rev. Elaine Buker, 1933-2020
As July begins, we are in the fullness of summer. The heat is obviously not minimizing the effect of the virus. States are either reversing previous decisions to allow more interaction, or extending safer at home requirements. It is becoming clear that we are in this for longer than many of us expected. I’m sure … Continue reading From Our Minister
How Do We Inspire Love? Big things are happening. The month of June saw these developments: Sustained demonstrations against racist police brutality across the nation and internationally, A massive shift in views on race held by most Americans, A powerful mass gathering to end poverty held by the Poor People’s Campaign (https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org), And two landmark … Continue reading President’s Column July 2020
Your friends at UUCP have been giving some thought to the pesky plague now dubbed our Pandemic – and what to do about it. Among their solutions: Talk a little, be funny, tell stories, bang the gong and stitch. Let’s see if these might work for you. Being isolated at the Riviera 615 Condominium doesn’t … Continue reading Our Caring Community
