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Diamonds are Forever

Come celebrate a culmination of the week’s 60th anniversary festivities with special music and a ceremonial walk down memory lane. Our deepest relationships create memories and bonds that are lasting. We will celebrate a rich heritage of amazing Unitarian Universalists in Pensacola and the community we have made together, which has indeed changed the world … Continue reading Diamonds are Forever

Homecoming

To begin a week of 60th anniversary festivities, we’ll be celebrating the “home” we have found in Unitarian Universalism and its fantastic community in the greater Pensacola area over the past decades. Family Potluck Picnic and Time Capsule activity follows the service.

“Life at All Costs” Easter Flower Communion

Moral courage faces violence and human evils by affirming life at all costs. Come participate in our annual tradition of flower communion. The service will include a Time for All Ages. Please bring Manna food donations. Listen to this service on our YouTube channel.

Secret Superpower

In native traditions around the world it has been known for centuries that every person is born with abilities unique only to them. Sometimes it’s called “medicine” because it’s a gift others need to be healthy and whole. In the language of today, what is your secret superpower? Listen to this service on our YouTube … Continue reading Secret Superpower

Poetry of Nature

We celebrate the joy and mystery of spring with poetry by Kentucky farmer Wendell Berry and special music by our favorite local UU singer/songwriter Ken Sizemore. In this Service for All Ages, we will honor active Girl Scouts among us and have the treat of hearing them sing.

Looking Back While Moving Forward

Rev. Bob and pianist Bobby VanDeusan, will  look at the past and probable future of UUCP, the UUA, the USA and species homo sapiens with a little help from Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of Starship Enterprise.

Breaking the Silence

Recent months have revealed a cascade of longstanding charges of sexual harassment and violence by those who have been brave enough to break silences. Why has it taken us so long to hear their voices of painful experiences and choose to respond with compassion and justice? This service will begin with a Time for All … Continue reading Breaking the Silence

Building Community

Our Sixth Principle is the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all. Merriam-Webster defines a community as a unified body of individuals involved in joint ownership and participation. With world community as our aim, how do we best build and support our local community? What expectations should we have of others … Continue reading Building Community

Calling In Our Time

We will explore the calling of Unitarian Universalists, locally and nationally, during the tumultuous time in which we are living. How do we maximize the efforts of our small, but mighty, faith tradition in the rapidly changing culture in which we live? Click here to listen to this service on our YouTube Channel.

For Everything a Season

Life’s lessons come to us in the form of constant change. How do we make sense of it all? Fortunately, we are part of the pattern of earth’s seasons. There are rhythms in the changes we can identify, and even learn to move with, if we are open to doing so.