This week we welcome a new speaker to the congregation. Derrick Scott, a native of Pensacola, comes with significant experience in community activism in Florida. He is a member of Florida Blue Key, Florida’s most prestigious Honorary UF Alumni Leadership Association. He grew up here at Bethel AME Church under the leadership of the late … Continue reading Black History Month
What is your plan for aging when it comes to financial, legal, residential options, and health care choices? What are the costs for an assisted living or nursing home? Is there subsidized housing for seniors? What are the available resources in our community to help with the costs for seniors? What is memory care and … Continue reading What To Do When The Aging Process Knocks On The Door
Dr. Jacobi will present a world view on homelessness. Our Fifth Sunday honoree on July 31 will be Family Promise, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to assisting families who find themselves unhoused. In Pensacola, they offer shelter from volunteers and supportive services, as they do not have a local shelter yet. Nationally, Family Promise has good results, … Continue reading 5th Sunday: Family Promise
Dr. Brian R. Rucker is Professor of History, Pensacola State College. He has done in-depth scholarship on the topic including an article in the Florida Historical Quarterly and a book chapter in an edited book on the Seminole Wars of Florida. His talk will link with recent news about related historic markers in Downtown Pensacola and … Continue reading Tragedy, Resistance, and Resilience: The Second Creek War in West Florida
Speaker: Rachelle Burns, Chair of the EscaRosa Suicide Prevention Coalition Connectedness is the number one protective factor in preventing suicide. Rachelle will explore how we can all engage in suicide prevention by truly connecting with others and what that can look like in our daily lives. Our Fifth Sunday recipient for May will be the … Continue reading The Power of Connectedness
We are not alone, though sometimes we forget that truth. We are woven into one cloth, one gorgeous blanket, designed for use, for comfort, to sustain and to love… —Rev. Dr. Sarah Lenzi “Woven in a Single Garment of Destiny” is a full-length video worship service exploring and celebrating hallmarks of our Unitarian Universalist theology. … Continue reading Woven in a Single Garment of Destiny
“Heroes: Myth or Reality?” Sunday Service with Guest Speaker Ellis Jones, director of the General Chappie James Museum in Pensacola. Mr. Ellis will focus on the concept of heroes. He will discuss a few of the common interpretations and meanings of “hero.” He also will consider the heroic actions of U.S. Air Force Gen. Daniel … Continue reading Heroes: Myth or Reality?
“Family Promise,” a Sunday Service with community organizers Donna Jacobi, MD, and Danielle Woods, institutional and organizational psychologist. A Fifth Sunday collection will be gathered during this service to benefit the local program Family Promise in support of their good work to address Escambia County’s housing needs. Family Promise is an organization present in 43 … Continue reading 5th Sunday: Family Promise
Local historian and storyteller Robin Reshard is an author, interviewer, public speaker and community educator. She is Executive Director of The Kukua Institute, a place to grow and share the cultural, intellectual and economic abilities and contributions of African Americans.
Rick Harper, Ph.D., economist and professor of economics at the University of West Florida, will talk with us about the state of labor in the Northwest Florida area. Join us in-person in the sanctuary for this enlightening service.
