Topic: Mind & Spirit

Inspiration, healing and cultural meaning in natural spaces

Guest Presenter: Mary Gutierrez, BS, MPA, CPH, environmental professional, advocate, and community leader. Human beings share an intrinsic relationship with nature, relying on it for the essentials of life—clean air, water, food, and shelter—while also finding inspiration, healing, and cultural meaning in natural spaces. This connection is both practical and spiritual, shaping our identities, communities, and … Continue reading Inspiration, healing and cultural meaning in natural spaces

Growing Up in Adulthood: the Journey to Emotional Maturity and Inner Peace

Presenter Martha S. Horton, PhD, will offer information and hope that immature adults who are psychologically normal can heal their early emotional stoppages, achieve emotional maturity, and gain inner peace. It is possible. She will share what her life was like when she was immature, how she discovered her immaturity and healed herself, and what … Continue reading Growing Up in Adulthood: the Journey to Emotional Maturity and Inner Peace

The Art of Radical Welcome

We talk a lot about being a “welcoming community”—welcoming the outsider, the stranger, even those we struggle to understand. But what if the first step toward that kind of welcome isn’t external? What if it starts with how we meet every part of ourselves? This talk will explore what happens when we stop pushing away … Continue reading The Art of Radical Welcome

Pensacola Tunnels, Conspiracies, and the Performance of Belief

Is there a network of tunnels, perhaps built by an ancient but technologically advanced civilization, hiding beneath our feet? The answer may SHOCK you! (No.) But what do such conspiracy theories, and other identity markers of our beliefs/credences, say about ourselves? Joe Vinson presents. There will be a New Member Welcome Ceremony included in this … Continue reading Pensacola Tunnels, Conspiracies, and the Performance of Belief

Dust to Dust: Spiritual & Practical Reflections on Death, Dying & Grief

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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

Living the Mystery

Presenter: Heather Lindsay, mother, lawyer, and the Mayor of Milton, Florida. Experiencing loss is challenging emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. Bouncing back from adversity is one way to describe having resilience, but learning how to adapt positively in response to disruptions in life is a continuing process. Heather will share some of her reflections on … Continue reading Living the Mystery

The Tower and the Rock: Reclaiming Mary Magdalene and Rewriting the Stories That Built Patriarchy

What if one of the most important women in the Gospels was quietly edited out—and what if that edit changed the course of Christian history? In this talk, based on the work of Elizabeth Schrader and Diana Butler Bass, Zach Helton explores new scholarship on Mary Magdalene, revealing how her erasure shaped the church we … Continue reading The Tower and the Rock: Reclaiming Mary Magdalene and Rewriting the Stories That Built Patriarchy

Shame Resilience as a Path to Collective Wholeness

Our presenter is Rev. Dr. Frances Jeanne Smathers, founder and director of The Order of Hildegard. The western religious landscape has been heavily influenced by concepts and ideologies rooted in shame. How can we develop shame resilience and live into community life with a more embodied and connected ethic? Frances (she/they)  is an interfaith community … Continue reading Shame Resilience as a Path to Collective Wholeness