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”
Where Does It Fit? Scientists classify and sort to make sense of the world, but their decisions are based on their perspectives. Explore how categories are formed and how our brains use shortcuts to draw conclusions. This presentation is based on an exhibit featured at the Pensacola MESS Hall during Summer 2023, on loan from … Continue reading Identify Your Bias
This time of the year is often focused on the Christian concept of the Holy Family. Our Church Family is sacred to many of us in our congregation and binds us together in times of celebration and comfort. Today, we celebrate our families of birth, families of choice and families of fate. Watch this service … Continue reading The Wholly Family Service
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.
The Rev. Theresa M. Everett will be our guest speaker. In a world that seems to be at war with itself right now, the spirit of generosity can seem out of reach, but there are different meanings to generosity, which encompasses so much. Together we will explore what it means to be generous; not only … Continue reading Understanding Generosity in Turbulent Times
Presenter: Chaplain Trista Blouin, member of UUCP. “Family” has come to be defined in many ways over human history, some consider it the bedrock of society. Trista Blouin will delve into how vital family is to our survival and why honoring the different concepts of family is an essential part of our UU Principles. Watch … Continue reading What Do You Mean By Chosen Family?
This service will be given by Joe Vinson, President Elect of UUCP. We have all been indoctrinated into rigid structures of thinking. What can be easy to spot in other people is much harder to identify in ourselves. How can we work on this? Watch this service on our YouTube channel.
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
Scott Satterwhite, long-time UUCP member and Navy veteran, will present. Memorial Day is typically seen as the beginning of summer, but to veterans the holiday marks a very somber occasion: to honor our dead. Veterans for Peace takes this notion one step further, and strives to memorialize the dead by striving to create a world … Continue reading Remember the Dead: Fight for the Living
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
