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

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

We’re in this together, and we can’t do it alone. Some of you might have read that sentence in the closing line of the email that I sent to the congregation in mid-May after the UUA announced guidelines recommending that churches plan to continue virtual operations through May 2021. Most of us have heard the … Continue reading Board President’s Column

Dear Friends, It is with deep sadness that I share with you that our long-time and much loved member, Billye Cutchen, has passed away. Billye spent a short time in the hospital and her daughter Beth was able to be with her. Our sincere sympathy goes out to Billye’s family at this time. Pensacola Memorial … Continue reading Billye Cutchen

Carol Hemmye’s father, Jerome H. Hemmye, a retired professor of mechanical engineering and a resident of Azalea Trace, has passed on at the age of 92.  He taught as a professor at Western Michigan University and as an exchange professor or instructor at universities in Puerto Rico, Brazil and Mexico. He was also a ham radio … Continue reading Our Love and Condolences to Carol Hemmye

Where In The World Is Rev. Maggie Lovins? Hi y’all! I am hoping everyone is safe and healthy as you read this update. Chad, Daisy and I are here in Pensacola and maintaining in this period of unsureness. Chad is an essential truck driver, delivering dry ice for both commercial and personal use, but most … Continue reading How do we inspire love?