Unitarian Universalists often speak of wholeness as a journey. We seek to become our best selves, living from our deepest values. Rarely does anyone become everything they wish. And yet, we continue to try and to hold ourselves to certain standards. In Lifespan Religious Education we speak of this as Faith Development. This Sunday we … Continue reading Seeking Wholeness
Trista Blouin will share how important resilience has been throughout her life and in the lives of those she has encountered in her work as a photographer and in the Guardian ad Litem Program.
A special music service with singer Rosie Butler, guitarist Walt Kattner, saxophonist and UUCP Member Thom Botsford and friends. In 1962 saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist Charlie Byrd recorded Jazz Samba in Pierce Hall, an acoustically superior space in the All Souls Unitarian Church of Washington D.C. To everyone’s surprise, the record was a big hit, … Continue reading Remember the Bossa Nova
Dr. Sisskin has been a local environmental activist for the past 26 years and has worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, at Everglades National Park, was a Lecturer at the UWF Dept. of Public Health and is now a Research Associate in the Biology Department there. She produces the … Continue reading The Problem with Plastic
Dr. Goel will perform the Hindu worship ceremony known as Puja. The ceremony consists of the offering of flowers, incense and light to a chosen deity, either male or female. Chanting of a prayer and of sacred mantras accompanies the service. A food item that has been offered to the Divine and is thus sanctified … Continue reading Puja – The Hindu Worship Ceremony
Before the words “gay” and “homosexual” were common names for same-sex attraction, the 19th century poet Walt Whitman was celebrating male “friendship” and “adhesion” in Leaves of Grass. A new collection of his love poems, Live Oak with Moss, marks the poet’s 200th birthday and helps us appreciate his radically inclusive vision of America. Listen … Continue reading Walt Whitman, Gay Icon and American Visionary
I will present my life story through discussion and visual content. I didn’t discover I’m on the autism spectrum until age 50. Despite that, throughout my life I learned to use visualization and through the process of neuroplasticity, I re-wired my brain. This enabled me to have a successful career as a Certified Registered Nurse … Continue reading My Journey Through Life with Autism: I’m Different…Not Less
Music unites, inflames, evokes and inspires, and music has been an important part of contemporary social movements. Although it is not possible to summarize the LGBTQ movement toward recognition and dignity into a single portrayal, Carla and Pat will present – through words and songs – music and a bit of context that represents a … Continue reading Songs of the Struggle – Toward LGBTQ Recognition & Dignity
Language gives humans the power to communicate complex thoughts and it is our most powerful tool for social interaction. But as much as our language unites us, it can be used to divide and cause harm. The message will explore the past and present of some of the linguistic issues facing our society today. Audio … Continue reading Language and Society
Brian Heike is President of Gay Grassroots of NWFL, President of the Escambia Democratic LGBT Caucus (Emerald Coast Equality) and VP of Santa Rosa Democratic Women’s Club. Brian shares his experiences of coming out during the heady days of the Gay Liberation Movement during the 1970s, the fear and horror of living through the AIDS … Continue reading My Personal Journey Through the History of LGBTA Liberation
