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
UUFEC’S annual fall congregational meeting will be held by Zoom this year on Sunday, October 31, 2021 (time to be announced). The main purpose of this meeting will be to elect our Board Officers for the coming year. Nominations for open positions (President, Vice President, Secretary and Member at Large) can be made to the … Continue reading Annual Fall Congregational Meeting – Nominations Open
What an exciting and meaningful weekend we have scheduled! Tonight is our Halloween Party for families and everyone who loves children! I will be attending as a pirate (think “Smee” from Peter Pan) and decorating my Prius hatch as a Monster Mouth for the Trunk-or-Treat. I hope many of you will be bringing candy in … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections October 8th, 2021
When: Saturday October 2nd, 2021 from 10 am to 12 pm Location Start Ft Walton Beach City Hall 107 Miracle Strip Pkwy SW, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 Marching to Location End at Rally: Liza Jackson Park located under Pavilion A (338 Miracle Strip Pkwy SW, Fort Walton Beach) We will be registering voters, have … Continue reading We Are Marching – Bans Off Our Bodies October 2nd, 2021
Robert Hamma writes in Earth’s Echo of the power and immensity of the ocean and the genius and perfection of each water molecule. Our small, brief lives are lived within the immensity. There is beauty in the smallness and there is beauty in the vastness. Consider the electrons bouncing around atoms we cannot see alongside … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections October 1st, 2021
Rev. Ruth will offer an online class on “Unsung Heroes of Unitarian and Universalist History” to meet every other week beginning in October for four sessions. Please email her at minister@uufec.com to sign up. Days and times TBD.
The beautiful September weather almost distracted me from the huge oak that fell across the back corner of our lot in Birmingham earlier this week. No real harm done, but it reminded us of the other oak that hit our house two years ago and poked a hole through the kitchen ceiling. There is nothing … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections September 24th, 2021
Come show your support for our local LGBTQ community at the Niceville Pride walk on Saturday October 9. Events start at 9am at Niceville High School. There is plenty of time to show your support, before going to UUFEC to join the family of Daisy Horn in honoring her life at 2pm. Learn more about … Continue reading Niceville Pride: October 9, 2021
The family of Daisy A. Horn cordially invites all members of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Emerald Coast to a “Celebration of Her Life” on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. Due to Covid-19 concerns, the service will be held under a tent in the parking lot of the church. Music will be … Continue reading Daisy Horn (1929-2020) – A Celebration of Her Life
The UUFEC Board of Trustees will hold its September (virtual) meeting at 6:32pm, on Monday, September 27. Members are welcome to attend or suggest agenda items for our consideration. Please contact President Jane Park with any questions (president@uufec.com). Your busy president plans to include a longer Board update in next week’s E-News.
