UUCP has a YouTube Channel!
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.
News
View Now: Understanding the Pandemic by Jean Siebenaler, MD, MPH
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
Black Lives Matter Protests at the Pensacola Graffiti Bridge
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 Buker, 1933-2020
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
From Our Minister
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
President’s Column July 2020
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
Our Caring Community
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
Board President’s Column
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
Billye Cutchen
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
Our Love and Condolences to Carol Hemmye
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