UUA General Assembly 2019, Spokane, WA June 19-23 Our main purpose at GA was threefold: Thursday: to update the Draft Statement of Conscience (SOC), which is the concluding document with recommendations for next steps following the 2016-2020 Congregational Study/Action Issue “The Corruption of Our Democracy.” At the Mini-Assembly we offered numerous amendments that had been … Continue reading UUJF July 2019 Newsletter
“Curiosity” is a word that keeps creeping into my world. In pondering the concept of curiosity, it seems that it fits Unitarian Universalists very well. We seem to have a craving to know more…about everything. The recent email from the UUA discussing Leadership in our congregations described the memberships of our congregations across the country. … Continue reading From the Board…
Those of us who were at our Annual Meeting were informed about the Pensacola Area Interfaith Justice Ministry (PAIJM). This is a new organization in Pensacola based on a successful plan originated by an organization called DART. DART (Direct Action Research Training) has been active and effective in 8 states and many local communities in … Continue reading UUCP Joins the Pensacola Area Interfaith Justice Ministry
Thanks for the wonderful donations–yoUU again gave us LOTS of items. We used almost the entire church to display everything. And again, you responded by helping set up the tables and moving the “stuff” to the lobby after church on Sunday, April 28th. We had a great response in terms of helpers—10 members and friends … Continue reading Thanks to Everyone for Another Very Successful Yard Sale!!!
The UUA’s annual congregational certification is in! Every year, congregations report their membership, religious education (RE) enrollment, budgetary figures, and much more. It’s a helpful snapshot of what’s happening in our congregations. And here’s this year’s headline: membership is steady, while religious education enrollment and average Sunday attendance continue to fall. Adult membership is steady … Continue reading Growing Our Faith…From the UUA: Leadership and Membership
It was a year ago this week that we began to explore the possibility of entering into a relationship of shared leadership at UUCP. “Explore” remains an appropriate word to describe our approach to this new ministry. Letters of Agreement between congregations and ministers acknowledge that, “This relationship is one of discovery, of each other, … Continue reading From Our Minister, Rev. Alice Syltie
Does that phrase sound a little familiar? Maybe some of you, or some of your children, played that game or watched the TV show back in the early 90s; it is also a phrase one of my girlfriends uses with me when she’s not sure of my (very diminished over the last few years) travel … Continue reading Where in the World is Rev. Maggie Lovins?
At the Congregational Meeting on May 5, 2019, the Board will be presenting several items. Some will need a congregational vote and other items will need consensus approval. A new slate of officers of the Board will be presented as well as a proposed budget. In addition, there are three current longtime members identified for … Continue reading From the Board…
UU minister, Victoria Safford, speaks of curiosity using the metaphor of perception and sight. She writes, “To see, simply to look and to see, is an ethical act and intentional choice; to see, with open eyes, is a spiritual practice and thus a risk, for it can open you to ways of knowing the world … Continue reading From Our Minister, Rev. Alice Syltie
The 2nd Season of UUCP’s Readers’ Groups will begin in May and will conclude in October. Here’s the schedule: MORNING Group will meet the second Tuesday of each month at 10 am at Billye Cutchen’s home. EVENING Group meets first Thursday of each month at 6 pm at Laurie Winterberg’s home. AFTERNOON Group meets last … Continue reading Readers’ Groups – Schedule
