Presenter: Lee Poteat, Chapter President Presentation: For over fifty years, PFLAG has been where LGBTQ+ people, families, and allies have come together in pursuit of justice and affirmation—and always leading with love. What began as a letter led to a march, which launched a meeting and birthed a movement of millions. 5th Sunday, Pass the Plate recipient
UUCP Member Scott Satterwhite will discuss a Pensacola UU martyr for reproductive rights, Lt Col Jim Barrett. Murdered for protecting a doctor performing legal abortions in 1994. WW2 veteran Jim Barrett was a member of our beloved congregation at UUCP and is honored this Memorial Day.
Presenter: Julie Patton, friend of UUCP, retired LCSW and Community Activist. This talk is a reflection on mutability, our present societal impasse, and the future of religions. The presenter will offer an updated image of the nature of Being and will suggest that Unitarian Universalism is uniquely poised to assume a central role in the … Continue reading Exploring Mature Spirituality
In this service, we will hear about a variety of mothers from different people in our congregation. It will be sweet, followed by “Sunday Sweets.”
This week Jimmy Poteat shares a message about the life and work of American musician Leonard Bernstein. We will explore Bernstein’s approach to spirituality, politics, and even Unitarian Universalist thought.
Joe Vinson will discuss the 1776 Sampler, an innovative public history project to celebrate the America 250 commemoration locally by focusing on the individuals living in and converging on West Florida around the time of the Revolution.
From our earliest days, Americans are led to believe that we are autonomous individuals, free of moral obligations or community attachments. Our UU faith, however, is rooted in covenant, which expresses our commitments to one another in an interconnected society. As this nation experiences a moral crisis of greed, hatred, and violence, we UUs are called to engage … Continue reading Stirring Our Moral Imagination
“How Much Do We Really Know about Jesus?” Not much, according to the best-selling scholar Elaine Pagels. Her new book, Miracles and Wonders, nonetheless treats Christianity seriously on a deeper level than fundamentalists and literal-minded atheists do. It’s a surprising and fascinating book.
Join us for the Flower Communion, the annual Unitarian Universalist tradition created by Czechoslovakian minister Norbert Capek in 1923. We will celebrate hope, community, rebirth, and renewal, all themes found in many spring traditions and holidays observed in both Eastern and Western cultures. We invite everyone to bring a flower to place in the vases … Continue reading Flower Communion 2026
How do we embody our values as UUs in an intentional community with people from diverse backgrounds? From culture to civic alignment, to even simply etiquette around expression, how are we stewarding the next generation while fully exploring what it means to be human? Presented by Honor Bell III (they/them), CRE and Admin. Fifth Sunday: … Continue reading What is Safety While In a Diverse Community?
