Claire Helton Archives - Unitarian Universalist Church of Pensacola https://uupensacola.org/speaker/claire-helton/ Welcome to UUCP Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:08:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://uupensacola.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Chalice-new-uucp-2-150x150.png Claire Helton Archives - Unitarian Universalist Church of Pensacola https://uupensacola.org/speaker/claire-helton/ 32 32 Tending the Spark: A Women’s History Month Service https://uupensacola.org/services/tending-the-spark-a-womens-history-month-service/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:08:09 +0000 https://uupensacola.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=13822 “And we will care for each other / as the world around us unravels / And we will tend to the spark / of hope that lives within our grieving hearts.” These are the words that started our first FemFest Song Circle gathering one year ago and the group has met monthly ever since at … Continue reading Tending the Spark: A Women’s History Month Service

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]]> 13822 Dust to Dust: Spiritual & Practical Reflections on Death, Dying & Grief https://uupensacola.org/services/dust-to-dust-spiritual-practical-reflections-on-death-dying-grief/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 23:48:20 +0000 https://uupensacola.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=13229 Presenters: Claire Helton, Laura Ericson, Trista Blouin from UUCP Church Community Memento mori: remember you must die, the Stoics said. I am of the nature to die, Buddhism remembers. We’re all just walking each other home, Ram Dass taught. Join us for a service on death, dying, and grief, as three UUCP Professionals – a … Continue reading Dust to Dust: Spiritual & Practical Reflections on Death, Dying & Grief

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]]> 13229 UUCP in Song Together https://uupensacola.org/services/uucp-in-song-together/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 22:29:26 +0000 https://uupensacola.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=13012 Presenters: Laura Keith-King, Claire Helton, Joe Vinson and Marybeth Ramsey. Join us this Sunday for a Musical Service! We will hear from four UUCP members, each sharing a song that holds deep meaning for them, who will then lead us all in a sing-along. Join us in celebrating the joy and unity that music brings to … Continue reading UUCP in Song Together

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]]> 13012 Where Did the Principles Go? https://uupensacola.org/services/where-did-the-principles-go/ Sun, 22 Sep 2024 19:51:24 +0000 https://uupensacola.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=12652 “Where Did the Principles Go?: Unpacking the UUA’s ‘New’ Values,” presented by Claire Helton, UUCP Member. For many Unitarian Universalists, the “principles and sources” have been a foundational aspect of what it means to identify as a UU. This summer, the General Assembly of the UUA (our national denominational body) voted to adopt a new … Continue reading Where Did the Principles Go?

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]]> 12652 OutoftheBox: The Transformational Power of Story & Play https://uupensacola.org/services/out-of-the-box/ Mon, 22 Apr 2024 22:31:37 +0000 https://uupensacola.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=12311 Presenter: Claire Helton, M.Div., UUCP member It can be difficult to find resources for spiritual growth that are aligned with our UU values. OutoftheBox is one avenue for doing just that. In OutoftheBox story circles, participants listen deeply to themselves and one another, exploring deep truths through the lens of wisdom stories from various traditions, … Continue reading OutoftheBox: The Transformational Power of Story & Play

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]]> 12311 “Comes a Love So Enormous” https://uupensacola.org/services/comes-a-love-so-enormous/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 00:36:44 +0000 https://uupensacola.org/?post_type=uu_services&p=12073 January’s Soul Matters theme is ‘Liberating Love.’ What if the most direct path toward the kind of liberating love we long for isn’t “loving harder,” but stepping back and getting some perspective? We’ll explore what poets, artists, and even Mr. Rogers have to say on the subject. Presented by Claire Helton, UUCP Member. There will … Continue reading “Comes a Love So Enormous”

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