The Most American Holiday Dear friends, As you may or may not know, May 20th is Emancipation Day in Florida. Emancipation Day is when the Union Army came to the capital of Florida at the end of the Civil War, read the Emancipation Proclamation a month after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and publicly stated … Continue reading June 2024: From the President
JUST PENSACOLA SUMMIT ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING May 14 at 6pm Congregants of UUCP will be among the dozen or more congregations attending in support of justice in our community, for our neighbors and ourselves. Affordable housing is essential for a diverse workforce. JUST Pensacola has gathered local and statewide speakers to discuss affordable rental housing … Continue reading JUST Pensacola Summit on Affordable Housing
On March 29, members of the Pensacola Abortion Rights Taskforce (PART) organized an event at UUCP that brought out several dozen people to give a history of the long struggle for abortion rights in Pensacola, with part of presentation devoted to the church’s contribution to this fight. The event began with a film screening of … Continue reading UUCP Hosts Pensacola Abortion Rights Taskforce Event
Big News from JUST Pensacola! On Tuesday, April 9th, the JUST Pensacola Board of Directors voted to hire Dr. Tricia Wessel as the new Lead Organizer effective May 28, 2024. The Affordable Housing Steering Committee invites you to a Summit on Affordable Rental Housing in Escambia County. This is an opportunity to gather community members, … Continue reading JUST Pensacola Update – April 2024
Hello UUCP family, we are having a grand time getting to know each other and building community in our One Room Sunday School CRE program. We are also getting to know how we live our values through our Soul Matters curriculum. May’s theme is Pluralism. We’d also love you to join our CRE Ministry Team! … Continue reading CRE: May 2024
Technology and a Lasting Legacy Dear friends, This last month we’ve seen a lot going on in the church, and I wanted to highlight one thing in particular: technology. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be preparing for our annual meeting. The annual meeting is where we get together as a congregation to talk about … Continue reading May 2024: From the President
Hi all, my name is Honor (they/them) and I am excited to journey with UUCP as your new Children’s Religious Education Coordinator (CREC)! I am currently a student at UWF majoring in Social Work and minoring in Public Administration. I am also a substitute teacher, spending most of my time subbing at Escambia Westgate, a … Continue reading CRE: April 2024
Dear friends, As with many of us, I enjoy the changing of the seasons. Having grown up almost entirely in the South, and never really lived anywhere else except for a year in Japan, just about every year of my five decades has been in the southern states. You might think that would get me … Continue reading April 2024: From the President
Dear congregation, Our friend Jack Comstock approached me several months ago to ask if we could host an event to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Beatles premiering on the Ed Sullivan show back in 1964. To me, it sounded like fun. Probably like most people, I’ve always held a soft spot for the Beatles. … Continue reading March 2024: From the President
These last 18 months have seen us make the transition to a 100% lay-led congregation. It could not have been possible without the commitment, dedication and hard work of our lay leadership. We owe a huge thanks to our leaders as well as everyone who has stepped forward and asked, “How can I help?”, and … Continue reading Now and Then: 2024-2025
