Welcome August Our ECSD and Santa Rosa County school students will head back to school on August 10. Seems kind of early, I know. This is what air-conditioning and the move away from an agrarian culture has brought us. We will be starting a quilt top in the Rainforest Room this Month. During our remote … Continue reading August 2022: CRE
My Dear Fellow UUCP Members and Friends, Your UUCP Board of Directors traditionally takes the month of July off from meetings, so although I haven’t run my first official meeting as your Board President, I’ve still been busy with quite a few details and issues that have popped up this month. You also may have … Continue reading August 2022: From the President
Welcome SUUmmer Ah, Summer time; A time for fun in the sun on the beach or in the mountains. Speaking of Mountains I will be heading to The Mountain, a UU learning and Retreat Center, in Highlands, NC this month. I’ll be off networking with other CRE, CCRE, and DRE as we gather for workshops to renew, … Continue reading July 2022: CRE
As I write this, during the last days of June, the hours are ticking down until I’m officially Board President on July 1st. Thank you for the faith you’ve shown in me by voting me into the position. It feels like a bigger job now that we will be a “lay-led” congregation, at least for … Continue reading July 2022: From the President
This July concludes four years of a wonderful ministry with UUCP. I want you all to know how much I enjoyed my time with you, and I hope the work we did together will continue to serve you into the future. While I came as a consulting transitional minister for you, we never could have … Continue reading July 2022: From the Minister
In July and August, the Social Justice Team will be collecting paper towels and toilet paper for youth transitioning out of homelessness. We are also looking for new or gently used standing shelves to help organize items for the youth. To donate, drop paper products in the basket that will be located in the UUCP … Continue reading Paper Towels & Toilet Paper Collection
Just in time for Pride Month, our congregation met for the Annual Meeting and voted on the long-awaited Welcoming Congregation Designation. After eight months of discussions and educational events led by the Welcoming Congregation Committee, the motion to authorize an application to UUA was approved in a resounding majority vote. The application is currently underway, … Continue reading LGBTQIA+ Welcoming Congregation Update
Celebrating Blessings Our theme this month is “Celebrating Blessings.” In this lesson, we reflect on what a blessing is. Is it as simple as what you say after a sneeze? There are blessings at the dinner table, counting your blessings, and “you are a blessing.” Many see life’s gifts as blessings from God. Our faith … Continue reading June 2022: CRE
We have come to the end of another church year. It was a year in which we suffered many losses and continued to deal with COVID. In general, a lot of adversity, anxiety and urgency. I’ve been thinking about Albert Einstein’s words, “Adversity introduces a man to himself,” in relation to how we responded. We were … Continue reading June 2022: From the President
More than 50 UUCP members and friends joined with 675+ other local congregants at Wahoos Stadium on Monday to ask our community leaders to support worthwhile, measurable initiatives in the areas of housing and criminal justice. UUCP had 51 members and friends present for the event, second only to one other congregation with 81 folks … Continue reading UUCP at JUST Pensacola 2022 Nehemiah Action
