This Sunday Service will explore what wisdom looks like in the cultural and political chaos that surrounds us now. The speaker will discuss ancient truths and practices that have always sustained the human race. This service will be followed by a Wisdom Circle in the Second Hour for those who are interested in experience with … Continue reading Wisdom in Dark Times
Presenter: Julie Patton, friend of UUCP, retired LCSW and Community Activist. This talk is a reflection on mutability, our present societal impasse, and the future of religions. The presenter will offer an updated image of the nature of Being and will suggest that Unitarian Universalism is uniquely poised to assume a central role in the … Continue reading Exploring Mature Spirituality
Guest speaker Julie Patton will present this Program as a follow-up to her May 21, 2023 service, “Restoring Sacred Presence in a Disenchanted World.” The first program was about the numinous mysteries uncovered by quantum physics that pertain to the soul. This program will instead focus on the self and the interior world and how … Continue reading The Spacious Mind: An Exploration of the Inner Cosmos
Long time friend of UUCP Julie Patton will present a program on “Recovering Sacred Presence in a Disenchanted World.” This topic will touch on the New Story of creation, which incorporates evidence-based scientific research into an evolutionary model of the transcendent unfolding in time. In this service we will celebrate our members and close family members … Continue reading Recovering Sacred Presence
Peace in the Time of Cholera: Reflections on Maintaining Equilibrium during Social Chaos Julie Patton, who teaches at the University of West Florida and is a long-time friend of the Unitarian Church, will talk about the concept and process of maintaining inner peace during times of great societal disruption and strife. Julie has a lifelong … Continue reading Peace in the Time of Cholera
An Exploration of Racial Interactions in Escambia County: Julie Patton, who teaches social work at the University of West Florida and helps facilitate the Race and Reconciliation community discussion, will present a program that examines insights and findings from the last two and one-half years of monthly group discussions on race in Northwest Florida. She … Continue reading Pensacola Black and White
