Topic: UUCP Member

The Big Adventure

The Big Adventure, this thing we call… LIFE! Join us for a talk with Ric Kindle about his travels around the country with Hazel Nuts. He will share lessons learned from traveling and others ‘relearned’ about this Life!!

“Do justice”: the Prophetic Critique and reclaiming religious identity as an active force for good

Presenter: Joe Vinson, UUCP Member. Politicians are more than happy to use the Bible as a proof text for discrimination, hatred, and violence in ways that are truly baffling. If America were truly a “Judeo-Christian nation,” what would that look like? What can the 8th century prophets teach us about reframing divine authority for social … Continue reading “Do justice”: the Prophetic Critique and reclaiming religious identity as an active force for good

A Sustaining Faith

Presenter: Dr. Lauren Anzaldo, Member UUCP.  Although we are inundated with public proclamations of religiosity, we as a nation seem to have lost a shared moral order for determining right from wrong. Meanwhile, Unitarian Universalism provides a framework of shared values imbued with a living legacy of moral witness and prophetic voices. In this talk, Lauren … Continue reading A Sustaining Faith

Unitarian History from the Revolution to UU

 “History of the Unitarian church in the USA from the Revolution through the union with the Universalists in 1961.” Mark Swaney (UUCP member since 2023) has taken a “deep dive” into the history of the Unitarians and Universalists since beginning his tenure with our congregation. He has provided several decades of information on several Sundays … Continue reading Unitarian History from the Revolution to UU

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

How do you describe UU? (What does UU mean to and for you?)

Presenter: Dr. Pat Gleich, Doctorate in Social Sciences with an emphasis in Sociology. How do you describe UU? (What does UU mean to and for you?) will be an interactive opportunity for the congregation to learn about the many and different ways we understand Unitarian Universalism.  Building on a recent post on the UUA facebook page, … Continue reading How do you describe UU? (What does UU mean to and for you?)