Practicing Community Care in Our Congregations – from the UUA We know there are and will continue to be significant emotional and economic hardships. This is a global public health emergency and we all will need more support in different ways. Working from home with kids and partners and roommates; figuring out the technical aspects … Continue reading How Do We Celebrate Diversity
As I write this, I am still processing what COVID-19 means for our community, our nation, and our world. I’m guessing many of us feel the same. Having survived extreme weather, natural disasters, and even military-imposed curfew as a humanitarian worker in the Middle East, I haven’t seen anything yet like the COVID-19 pandemic. We … Continue reading President’s Column
My Dear Congregation, Each day, actually each hour, brings news and change. By the time I write this letter to you something in our close-knit community, or in our world may change. Know that your minister and church leadership are doing our best to stay on top of what is happening around us, as we … Continue reading Words from Our Minister
This month I’d like to share with you some thoughts from our exploration of the question, What Does It Mean to Be a People of Wisdom? When the topic of wis-dom comes up, so do the usual images. Walls and walls filled with dusty old books. Elders with the wisdom of many years carved into … Continue reading From Our Minister
A video from Erin (and Oliver) announcing the results of the 2020-21 Budget Drive, and the drawing for the winner of the $25 gift certificate to Bubba’s Sweet Shop. (Just a note: Erin is still checking the mail at church and making deposits, so it’s fine to mail in forms and/or pledge payment checks.)
We Are Connected, a multi-generational Sunday Service by Rev. Alice Syltie with help from her family. As we manage the emotions that come with this unprecedented time, Rev. Alice weaves together Buddhist teachings, brain science, and UU values to help us reflect on our interconnectedness. UUCP plans to post Sunday Service videos weekly as well … Continue reading From Our Minister – Sunday, March 22
A message from Rev. Alice Syltie on staying connected as we are practicing social distancing and limiting contact to keep ourselves and others safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here or visit our Facebook page (Unitarian Universalists of Pensacola)
How do we inspire love? Relationships move at the speed of trust. Relationships thrive and deepen when trust is high. When trust is low, relationships falter or stall out. These important observations from author and educator Stephen R. Covey were shared in the recent UUA webinar on “Being the Beloved Community.” In his writings, Covey … Continue reading President’s Column
This month I’d like to share with you some thoughts from our exploration of the question, What Does It Mean to Be a People of Wisdom? When the topic of wisdom comes up, so do the usual images. Walls and walls filled with dusty old books. Elders with the wisdom of many years carved into … Continue reading From Our Minister
Was it the weather, the post-holiday renewal or procrastination undone? Whatever the cause, several UUers recently took time out – willingly or otherwise – for infections, surgery or physical uplift. Cases reported seem now to be coming along nicely. Billye Cutchen suffered a urinary tract infection a month ago – a problem often detected when … Continue reading Our Caring Community
