Presenter: Dr. Lauren Anzaldo, Member UUCP. Although we are inundated with public proclamations of religiosity, we as a nation seem to have lost a shared moral order for determining right from wrong. Meanwhile, Unitarian Universalism provides a framework of shared values imbued with a living legacy of moral witness and prophetic voices. In this talk, Lauren … Continue reading A Sustaining Faith
Join us in bringing in the New Year. UUCP’s musicians, instrumentalists and vocalists will create a special service to uplift our spirits for the winter season moving toward the light.
Presenter: Pat Gleich, Ph.D., Social Science and Sociology. Charles Dickens 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, exposes Dickens’ Unitarian roots and demonstrates that a profound inner transformation is possible even without explicit religious references. He shows that a person can undergo a deep personal renewal—one that inspires compassion and generosity toward others. Through Scrooge’s dramatic change … Continue reading Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” as Unitarian Thesis
Led by Joe Vinson. Bring family, friends, and guests for a special service of carols and readings for all ages. concluding with a traditional candle lighting ritual. A Special Offering will be taken to replenish our UUCP Members Assistance fund which is used throughout the year to benefit our church families in time of need. If … Continue reading Christmas Eve Service
This time of the year is often focused on the Christian concept of the Holy Family. Our Church Family is sacred to so many of us in our congregation and binds us together in times of celebration and comfort. Today, we celebrate our families of birth, families of choice and families of fate. Three families … Continue reading The Wholly Family Service
Presenters: Honor M Bell, III and the CRE Program. Join us for a reflective service on how CRE has developed over the last couple of years and how our children and youth are being held in community.
Presenter: The City of Milton, Chief of Police, Jennifer Frank. Modern policing succeeds not just through enforcement but by proactively building trust, understanding, and shared solutions with the community. Chief Frank’s “win-win” and “finding the why” approach encourages officers to uncover the reasons behind people’s actions, shifting interactions from confrontation to collaboration and helping de-escalate … Continue reading Finding the Why: The Power of “Win-Win” in modern policing
Presenter: Sweneda McDonald, LMHC, MAT/STOP Director Escambia. This service will provide an overview of the services offered by our community partner, Lakeview Center and how we encourage others not to suffer in silence. This is the non-profit organization that will receive our fifth Sunday “Share the Plate” offering.
Our Bread Communion is the second of our three annual celebrations. (InGathering in September, Bread Communion in November and the Flower Communion in Springtime.) Similar to our congregants, breads come in a wide variety with various histories. Every civilization that has ever lived on the earth has made some type of bread. This communion service … Continue reading Bread Communion: Our Annual Celebration
“History of the Unitarian church in the USA from the Revolution through the union with the Universalists in 1961.” Mark Swaney (UUCP member since 2023) has taken a “deep dive” into the history of the Unitarians and Universalists since beginning his tenure with our congregation. He has provided several decades of information on several Sundays … Continue reading Unitarian History from the Revolution to UU
