Your Board of Trustees thanks everyone who attended the April 24 congregational meeting to vote on a budget for the new fiscal year. The budget passed. We provided finance updates AND expressed our gratitude for all the wonderful people who have kept UUFEC going over the past few years. Please take a moment to see the meeting presentation, including all … Continue reading Thank you from your Board
We will be having our traditional UU Ingathering/Water Communion in the fall. Please take a covered cup from the back of the sanctuary to collect water on your summer adventures near & far. Thanks to Amy Weisberg!
So close and yet so far! The human need for familiarity and comfort is basically a mammalian thing. We long for the Baby Bear’s porridge -not too hot and not too cold. When we leave for a while, we’d like to come back and find everything the same as we left it. When we work … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections – May 13th, 2022
Our charity organization for May is PFLAG. PFLAG is the first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families, and allies. Share the Plate donations and pledge payments may be made through UUFEC.com – click on the Donate link on the right side of the page.
Can you offer transportation to/from Sunday service some weeks? We have several folk who cannot drive themselves. Please email Marion at admin@uufec.com or sign up on the clipboard Sunday.
Exploration results in education. Education leads to further exploration. Religious exploration and education are inextricably woven together. We UUs don’t like the idea of indoctrinating our children due to the implication that there is only one way to think about the big questions (Where did we come from? Why are we here? Is there a … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections May 6th, 2022
I’ve got peace on my mind. The deadliest war in human history was World War II with violence-related death of somewhere between 50 and 56 million human beings. Deaths from war violence declined from almost 600,000 in 1950 to 50,000 in 2020. That’s encouraging. Many more deaths from disease and famine are often connected to … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections April 29th, 2022
PFLAG Niceville will be holding it’s first in-person monthly support meeting in over two years on Sunday, May 8, 2022 at 6pm, at UUFEC. PFLAG Niceville, a chapter of the National PFLAG organization, supports LGBTQ+ people and their allies. PFLAG Niceville was founded in 2019, with lots of involvement and support from UUFEC members. Monthly meetings are held the … Continue reading PFLAG Niceville is back at UUFEC
We’re looking for volunteers to help start up our Religious Exploration Program. Please reach out to Rev. Ruth (minister@uufec.com) if you can help!
Help keep UUFEC clean: Please take any food home and do not bring items to church. It took a big team effort to clean UUFEC and it will take a bigger team effort to keep it clean. Food: Do not leave food in the kitchen. We look forward to yummy Sunday morning snacks, when we resume … Continue reading Help Keep UUFEC Clean
