Trust Yourself Again: Reclaim Your Inner Compass After Leaving Evangelical Subculture Presenter: Catherine Quiring, MA, LMHC, Guest Speaker This program will include 5 steps you can take to complete the healing cycle after leaving an evangelical subculture (or another form of high-control religion): Reflect, Release, Reconnect, Reclaim, and Re-emerge. Self-trust includes befriending your desires, trusting … Continue reading Trust Yourself Again
Presenter: Dr. Lauren Anzaldo, Member of UUCP. In a complex world, how do we determine where we stand on important issues? Where do we find our moral compass? This talk will explore common social problems from a human rights perspective and will present a social justice model of decision-making based on the work of Paul Farmer, an … Continue reading Our Moral Compass
Presenter: Zachary Helton, M.Div. In 1970, Earth Day was created as a day for education and awareness. It was a time to stand in awe of the Earth and to nurture hope for the future. 54 years later, for some of us, Earth Day can stir up more anxiety than hope. In this talk, we’ll … Continue reading Nurturing Resilience: A Spirituality for Climate Anxiety
Dr. Paula Montgomery, member of UUCP, discusses “How America Got Mean” according to David Brooks. Is it anger? Is it fear? Or just “ornery cussedness”? What makes us act so mean? And how did we get here? Watch this video on our YouTube Channel.
Thom Botsford, a friend of our congregation, presents an Easter message: You Are Accepted. Christian existentialist Paul Tillich–one of the 20th century’s most influential theologians–distilled the essence of Christianity in his sermons, including “You Are Accepted,” published in 1948. We will review that surprising sermon and consider its implications 75 years later. Tillich declares, “You … Continue reading You Are Accepted
Presenter: Rev Maggie Lovins, Community Minister, UU Church of Pensacola. Come, enjoy the beauty of and olfactory splendor of our Flower Communion service as we celebrate the renewal of life and hope that is at the heart of the Easter and Passover season! This ritual was originally created by Czechoslovakian Unitarian minister Norbert Capek in … Continue reading Flower Communion 2024
Presenter: Joe Vinson, UUCP member. This Palm Sunday, we discuss how to prepare a way for the future we want without succumbing to despair. This service will include our 5th Sunday Share the Plate offering to be donated to the Pensacola Abortion Rights Taskforce. Watch this service on our YouTube channel.
Presenter: Lauren Anzaldo, EdE, LCSW, CAP and UUCP member. A covenant is a solemn promise that we make to one another. This service will address the meaning of covenants and their importance. Covenants appear within many religious traditions. Our Unitarian Universalist congregational covenant binds us together on our journey to be our best selves and … Continue reading Our Solemn Promise
Presenter: Judith A. Bense, Ph.D., University President and Professor Emerita, Department of Anthropology. This talk will discuss the Anthropological perspective of the development of human intelligence and the consequent development of invisible but powerful forces present in all human societies. These forces enable us to cope with our difficulties and questions of life and death. … Continue reading Humans and Invisible Forces
The Historical Women of UU, presented by Pat Quinn-Gleich & Women of UUCP Women played a significant role in forming and establishing both the Universalist and Unitarian fellowships in the US. As has often happened with women throughout history, their contributions may not be widely known. We will have with us in the service and … Continue reading Historical Women of UU
