Hello, Beloved Church Family, Summer is upon us! We’re getting those hot days now, and the kids and teachers are getting into their summer schedules. We had more work days on May 6th and 13th, and by the time you read this, I believe the fence along our north side will be standing and functional … Continue reading June 2023 – From the President
The UUCP parking lot and entryway were refreshed in April thanks to UUCP’s generous contributions to a Fifth Sunday collection taken up in January 2023. UUCP’s donation of $469 benefitted the Scouts BSA Eagle Scout project of Desmond Anzaldo-Satterwhite. Desmond is the 14-year-old son of members Lauren Anzaldo and Scott Satterwhite, seen below raking leaves. … Continue reading Parking Lot Repainted for Eagle Scout Project
Hello, Beloved Church Family, Hooray! Spring has Sprung! The weather is lovely and I’m feeling very grateful that here in our local area we’ve been spared the horrible tornados and flooding that have been plaguing so much of our country and world. Even in our gratitude, our heart goes out to those who are suffering. … Continue reading May 2023 – From the President
Are you attending this year’s Nehemiah Action? You should be! It is important for UUCP to show our support for JUST Pensacola’s Affordable Housing and Adult Civil Citations Initiatives. We do that by showing up at the Nehemiah Action. At this event, we will be taking on issues of Criminal Justice and Affordable Housing in … Continue reading 2023 Nehemiah Action
Helpers were busy at our church today cleaning up the grounds and setting posts to repair the sagging fence on the south side of our property. Huge thanks to Marybeth and Brett Ramsey, Kate and Jack Wolverton, Heather Cobb, Hugh Ed Turner, Marianne de Grado, Faerin Collins, Ed King and Laura Keith King, Michael Newcomb, … Continue reading Church Work Day a Success!
Recently, 82 JUST Pensacola members showed up at the Pensacola City Council meeting to give a 15-minute presentation at the council’s Agenda Conference meeting. UUCP’s Penny Featherstone was among them. The presentation was the first time the City Council was able to discuss our presentation publicly. Watch the video of the presentation: http://pensacola.granicus.com/player/clip/1757?meta_id=282625&redirect=true&h=03deb513c15a147480aacdebf58615c5 As you … Continue reading JUST Pensacola presents housing proposal to city council
Linda Fussell will be presenting our Second Hour on March 12, a presentation on recent Escambia County School Board decisions to ban certain books from school libraries, and what you can do to counter these efforts. Be sure to save the date to attend the March 20 School Board meeting, which will address the next round … Continue reading School Board Book Banning
Hello Beloved Church Family, As always, I want to start with an expression of gratitude for the members who do so much to plan, participate in, organize and manage all of the tasks and activities in, about, and around the church. We have a wonderfully involved and committed congregation and I feel very proud and … Continue reading March 2023 – From the President
A UUCP Annual Tradition: Marching in the MLK PARADE UUCP showed up in style for the 34th annual Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Day Parade in downtown Pensacola on Monday. UUCP has participated in the parade every year since its inception. The tradition of distributing paper flowers to members of the crowd and the … Continue reading 2023 MLK Day Parade
Well, Hello again, to my Beloved Church Family, I think of you as family and I am so happy to have all of you in my life. January (which I remember when my kids were young as a quiet month) was VERY busy in our church life. We had some excellent Sunday services, PLUS our … Continue reading February 2023 – From the President
