Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Emerald Coast

May 30th, Second Hour. All-congregation conversation. The Religious Exploration Committee needs to hear your experience and guidance. Everyone, please plan on staying for this special program.

UUFEC Friends who wish to become members of our Fellowship are invited to sign our membership book at the Joining Ceremony during first hour services on Sunday, June 13, Please inform the membership of your intentions by emailing membership@uufec or calling the UUFEC office: 678-7197 and leaving a message with the office manager.

Beach Con is a Youth led conference held June 4-6, 2010 at UUFEC in Valparaiso, FL near the white sand beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. The schedule will include going to the beach, along with other traditional Beach Con activities.

We know there are concerns about the state of the beaches here following the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. We will give you updates on what we know about the state of the beach as the time for Beach Con approaches. The current state of our beaches here is unspoiled, white and beautiful! We WILL be holding Beach Con regardless of what happens with the oil spill, and even in the case the beach in not usable by June 4-6, Mid-South Youth will have the opportunity to view and inspect the beaches, and perhaps find ways to help in the cleanup.

Beach Con is and has been about the relationships among Mid-South Youth and activities outside of beach visits are important to continue to foster those relationships… and to have some fun! Please plan to attend and get involved with environmental issues along with cultivating lifelong relationships.

May 24/25 Update:

Beaches and business are open in the Florida Panhandle, even while work continues to contain the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Many business and vacationers think that there’s been a lot of mass hysteria in the media about the oil spill and that the information has been very non specific as to the location of where the oil has come ashore. The oil in the gulf, at present is 80 miles out to sea, from the panhandle.

The oil spill is still not predicted to effect Destin and there is no smell from the oil burns in the air.

Schedule

Beach-Con-2010-Schedule Revised 6/3/2010 (.doc)

Registration Forms

Youth Registration Form (.doc)
Adult Registration Form (.doc)

Please send registration forms to:

UUFEC

Attn: Beach Con

P.O. Box 205

Valparaiso, FL 32580

More Beach Con Documents

MSD Rules (.doc)
MSD Youth Events Planning Manual (.doc)

Below is some information on volunteering and training for potential oil spill clean-up:

To report oiled wildlife 800-577-1401

Gulf Shores – United Way state-organized volunteer bank 888-421-1266

Escambia County – BRACE, United Way First Call for Help, Escambia County is offering training for clean-up efforts. 850-595-5905 or www.bereadyalliance.org

Navarre – Volunteer Reception Center 850-686-6646

Santa Rosa County 866-448-5816

Fort Walton Beach – Citizens Response Team, Carole Jones at cjones@fwb.org

Okaloosa County – Volunteers may call 850-651-7150

Walton County – Volunteers may call 850-267-2000. The Walton County Sheriff’s office has Oil Spill volunteer forms on their website. www.waltonso.org

Panama City – Still no info on Bay County

National Audobon Society – www.audobonaction.org

Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida – 850-433-9453 or www.pensacolawildlife.com

BP & the Deepwater Horizon Response Team – 866-448-5816

General Assembly will be June 23 thru 27 in Minnesota. Will you be attending? If so, please let Scotty Zilinsky or Denny Lauer know, as the board will be choosing delegates to represent us from the list of attendees.

COFFEE HOUSE LIVE! SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, May 15, 7-10 pm at UUFEC. Live entertainment, great fellowship and good coffee and snacks.

The Membership Committee invites you to attend an informal orientation & breakfast on May 15, Saturday, at the Fellowship from 9:00am to 11am. Complimentary childcare will be provided. Please make reservation by emailing membership@uufec or calling the UUFEC office: 678-7197 and leaving a message with the office manager.

Mid-South District Annual Meeting is being held the weekend of 5 – 8 May at the UUF in Dahlonega GA “Our Children Can Fly!”. There will many excellent workshops and a chance to meet many other UU’s. Please contact Denny Lauer, 651-3040 if you are interested in attending.

Lunch on the Town is on Wednesday, April 28 at 11:30 am at Helga’s Restaurant and Biergarten (formerly Bitburger Pub) in Bluewater Bay.