Presenter: Dr. Lusharon Wiley, Executive Director/Equity Project Alliance. The Equity Project Alliance (EPA) grew out of the desire to create a more equitable Escambia where everyone can live well and thrive. The EPA understands that to be successful in bringing about transformative thinking, education and interaction have to take place. James Clear wrote, “Sitting down … Continue reading Equity Project Alliance
Presenter: Reverend Ruth Spears, also known as Chief Iyanifa Osunfemi, a non-denominational Christian minister. Rev. Spears will describe the rituals and practices of Ifa/Orisha as well as its evolution through slavery and into the current day. Ifa/Orisha is a West African spiritual system dating back more than 10,000 years and became one of the most … Continue reading Rituals and Practices of Ifa/Orisha
Presenter: Claire Helton, UUCP member. Annually we mark the significance of our community coming back together as a congregation after the summer months. All are invited to bring a small container of water – perhaps water from the tap that meets your daily thirst, or water brought back from distant travels. All will be mingled … Continue reading Ingathering & Water Communion 2024
Presenter: Chasidy Hobbs, President, United Faculty of Florida UWF. The anti-union sentiment in Tallahassee is strong and it is impacting education in Florida at all levels. Academic freedom, cross cultural collaborations, and shared governance in higher education are all being threatened. An update on the current attempt to stifle the voice of educators across the … Continue reading Florida’s Labor Issues of… 1950? No, 2024
Presenter: Mike Kilmer, UUCP Musician. This presentation aims to intertwine a set of tools by which we can reach beyond ego and intellect towards divinity (or if you prefer, the unconscious). These tools are found as widely as bhakti, devotional branch of yoga, and prayerful songs of Hildegard von Bingen along with Sufi poets like … Continue reading Experiential Service: Other Practices of Devotion
Presenter: Thom Botsford, friend of UUCP. This hot topic is much discussed in the coverage of the Gaza war, but poorly understood by the public. Our presentation will not take a “side” as much as point out the key elements of the current situation, both in the Middle East and at home. Watch this video … Continue reading Antisemitism and Antizionism: Are They the Same?
Come join us for a Service for All Ages led by a panel of our children and youth on the joys and concerns about going back to school. We will also be honoring our recent grads with major transitions of all ages. Presented by UUCP Youth and Honor Bell, Children’s Religious Education Coordinator. Watch this … Continue reading The Joys of School and Education
Presenter: Joe Vinson, Member and Board President. After 79 years, how do we remember the atomic bombings of Japan? What do many people even know or understand? Watch this service on our YouTube channel.
Guest Speaker: Michael Kimberl, Director of the Alfred-Washburn Center, Co-founder/Director Sean’s Outpost and Satochi Forest, Organizer with Food Not Bombs, and On the Board of Directors of Trinity House and 309 Punk Project Michael Kimberl will speak about “those we serve” and the future of homelessness in Pensacola. Some recent laws were passed that will … Continue reading Homelessness in Pensacola
… That Changed the Way I Think About My Life. Guest Speaker: Zach Helton is a writer and interfaith chaplain who likes exploring practical spirituality and the formative impact of story. You can read some of his published pieces or find out more about his work at zhelton.com. Zach will share why he has never … Continue reading Two Movies and a TV Show…
