Prepare to be captivated by the unyielding power of Love. Join Guest Speaker Derail Holcomb, Visiting UU Intern from Frederick, Maryland, for a Unitarian Universalist sermon that dares to challenge the status quo. In a world filled with chaos and uncertainty, Love remains a constant, beckoning humanity to embrace its essence. Join us for a … Continue reading Introducing: Love Unleashed
Honoring Black History Month: “The Struggle and Triumph of Black History: Overcoming Adversity with Faith” Guest speaker Derail Holcomb, Visiting UU Intern Minister from Frederick, Maryland, will examine the challenges and struggles faced in the fight for justice, both then in history and now in our modern day. We will reflect on the importance of … Continue reading The Struggle and Triumph of Black History: Overcoming Adversity with Faith
It’s a commandment common across nearly every major spiritual tradition to “love our neighbor as ourselves,” but far less common is any practical instruction on how that’s even possible. Let’s face it: Some people are undeniably hard to love. Are we supposed to white-knuckle our way to love? Fake it ‘til we make it? In … Continue reading Turning People Into Trees
Veteran Ericka Streeter Hodge will be our guest speaker. A talk on being more than what others think of you. A tribute to the armed forces and those who served will be included. Watch this service on our YouTube channel.
Guest Speaker: Henry Neufeld, scholar of Biblical and Cognate languages. Conversations often fail because while using the same words, we sometimes speak different languages. We need a deepened respect for the stories of others, not just the exciting, easily relatable stories, but those that stand behind what we truly mean by what we say. Interfaith … Continue reading Communicating Across the Gaps: An Interfaith Linguistic Perspective
What comes to mind when you think about loving your neighbors, as you would yourself? Is it enough to just sympathize with their lives or what they may be experiencing, or do we just chalk it up that this just must be their lot in life? Together we will explore what it may mean to … Continue reading Loving Our Neighbors as Ourselves: What Does Compassion Look Like for You?
Sunday Service will be presented by Stacey Kostevicki, Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Kids’ House. The Gulf Coast Kids’ House provides multiple services and coordinates safety for children. With the new legislation that is beginning July 1st, the Kids’ House is challenged to meet their required standards which conflicts with this legislation. She will … Continue reading Current Challenges in Protecting Children
Guest speaker and consultant Magi Thomley Williams of Thomley Consulting will share guidelines on where to begin when setting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) priorities for an organization. She will highlight the importance of including attributes traditionally associated with women, such as emotion and compassion, which can sometimes be marginalized in the business world. She also … Continue reading The Importance of Female Perspective in Successful Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives
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
We have the privilege of having Mrs. Georgia Blackmon as our speaker this Sunday. Mrs. Blackmon is an icon in the Pensacola area, once providing a book store that became a haven for African American men and women to congregate and empower one another. We welcome Mrs. Blackmon back to UUCP as our guest speaker … Continue reading Pensacola’s African American History
