“Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” – John Lennon I am a planner. I always have a plan, a back-up plan and often a back-up to the back-up. My purse always contains the usual wallet and keys plus pen and paper, lipstick, cough drops, extra quarters, tissues, phone charging cord, … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections November 20th, 2021
UUFEC member, Miriam Lavandier, appears in a film, “Someone Waits for Me,” premiering this Friday, November 12, at the Pensacola Little Theater at 7:00 p.m. In addition to Miriam the film features several LGBT people in this area, a gay couple and one lesbian couple. A cocktail hour will precede the film at 5:30 p.m. … Continue reading Movie Night November 12th, 2021
Mary Oliver writes about the Alligator as a fixture in the Florida landscape: “In beautiful Florida, he is king of his own part of the black river, ” and she celebrates the strength, speed, beauty, ferocity of this animal. I recently saw a video about Wally the registered Emotional Support Gator. He’s about 5 feet … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections November 12th, 2021
Dear UUFEC Members and Friends, It is with great sadness that I announce the resignation of our beloved Director of Religious Education, Sophia Lopez, effective the end of December. Sophia joined us in the fall of 2019 and kept our children’s RE program going strong through the pandemic. We are so fortunate to have benefitted … Continue reading Director of Religious Education Resigns
A giant inflatable Santa went up Tuesday next door to my lodgings in Ft. Walton Beach. I laughed out loud as I walked past, but it was a slightly nervous laugh. I haven’t been able to freely enjoy Christmas since I was in college. When I began working in a church I discovered that before … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections November 5th, 2021
A big thank you to all who attended the Oct 31 Congregational meeting. We elected our 2022 Board and updated members on church developments. Election of 2022 Board members President: Jane Park Vice President: Karen Lauer Secretary: Linda Carson Member at Large: Judy Byrne Riley The 2022 Board will also include: Gil Brown, continuing as … Continue reading Congratulations to 2022 Board & more from Congregational meeting
On Sunday, we will meet for our fall Annual Meeting during which we will elect officers to serve our congregation in 2022. I can’t emphasize strongly enough how important it is that everyone join the zoom to participate in this meeting. The democratic process of people having the right, opportunity and responsibility to vote on … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections October 29th, 2021
Sunday, Oct. 31, at 11:00 a.m. Join us for the Annual Fall UUFEC Congregational Virtual Meeting. This will be an important time to get an update on UUFEC’s status and also to vote for the Board of Trustees for 2022. ZOOM LINK HERE Meeting ID: 991 8216 4890 Feel free to reach out to me … Continue reading Annual Fall UUFEC Congregational Meeting
As we look toward a time in the not-too-distant future when we will gather in person again, I’d like to challenge everyone to think about how we will “Do church” differently. Everyone has favorite memories of our pre-pandemic fellowship and a personal list of things they want to see started up again. And I have … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections October 22nd, 2021
October 11 was national Coming Out Day and I want to give a shout out to all the brave LGBTQ+ folk who proudly stepped forth to share with their family and friends their deepest, truest selves! Thanks to those who participated in our local Pride activities last Saturday! I was 16 when my friend Stephen … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections October 15th, 2021
