Hello, everyone! Your Communications Chair here. Some of our members have had trouble accessing our weekly services through Facebook. To access our Sunday Service to watch live, it’s easiest to click on “Posts” and scroll down as the Service will be the most recent post on Sunday mornings. You can also watch the Sunday Service … Continue reading Accessing weekly services through Facebook
June 30, 2020 Dear UUFEC: All good things must come to an end and so it is with church ministers. At the June 29 Board of Trustees Meeting, our beloved Minister, Doak Mansfield, officially announced his retirement, effective on Aug 30. He will be on vacation during the months of July and August, but will … Continue reading Rev. Doak Mansfield Retirement
Before COVID-19 stopped our in person gathering at UUFEC, the RE had a fundraiser where you could vote for your favorite: Puppies VS. Kittens. We are happy to tell you that Puppies WON!! Thank you for your votes and we are happy to tell you $65.84 will be donated to PAWS.
PFLAG Niceville was founded in July 2019, with lots of support from UUFEC, which hosted the monthly support groups meetings. We are now meeting virtually — still the usual 2nd Sunday at 6pm. Our next meeting is this Sunday, June 14. Please join us! Join Zoom Meeting by clicking here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/507193546?pwd=MG9BbS9SUkF1MGQzdTY0c3VQYWNJUT09 Or point your browser to www.zoom.us and … Continue reading PFLAG Niceville virtual meetings.
Join us for a Virtual Movie Night! Who says isolation has to be isolating? Stay connected by watching a movie from the comfort of your computer/laptop with your fellow UU members! We have discovered a fun way to watch a movie together in real time, while seeing each other’s faces and having the ability to … Continue reading Virtual Movie Night!
June 12th, 2020 Canvass Update: Thank you to the 55 households who have made a pledge to support UUFEC. Collectively, you all have pledged $92,775.12. Thank you and thank you!! To make a payment: The easiest way is to mail a check to the our PO Box, which is checked weekly by Marion Taylor, our … Continue reading Final Pledge Drive Update 6/12/2020
We are in the midst of very difficult and threatening times: Worldwide COVID Virus Pandemic continues, Public Demonstrations Protesting Police Violence growing in numbers nationally and internationally, Divisive Cultural Engagements show little willingness to listen and cooperate and Economic and Income Disruptions impact millions safety and well-being. Increasing COVID deaths and sickness. Dystopian public protesting … Continue reading June 5th, 2020 – Notes from the Journey
“The brokenness of our world is overwhelming,” writes President Susan Frederick-Gray, President of the Unitarian Universality Association. Take a moment to read her June 4, pastoral message, “Don’t turn away from the Challenge and Truth of the Uprisings.” Check out the UUA website for pastoral responses and tools for getting educated and advancing justice. Locally, some UUFEC folk have been bearing … Continue reading Supporting Justice and Healing the Broken
Check out the new VOTE 2020 page on UUFEC’s website. Learn about voting by mail and Voting Rights, the Struggle Continues, a fantastic video series featuring conversations with voting rights leaders, organized by the UU Living Legacy Project. Watch the first program, (May 26), and sign up to watch the June 30 program, with three … Continue reading Your Vote Counts!
Hello, everyone! Stephen Harris-Dixon here. As your new Communications Chair, I’d like to announce that, in addition to our UUFEC Facebook Page, we now have a UUFEC Facebook Group. The Facebook Group differs from the page in that it affords us more privacy; non-members cannot see our conversations. Currently, our minister Doak and I are … Continue reading UUFEC Facebook Group
