Autumn in Florida, even our panhandle, is not a time for turning leaves. Brilliant images of golds, reds, yellows foliage is more Shenandoah Valley, the Berkshires than Boggy Bayou. I’m assured my Halloween we’ll have some ‘fallish’ temps and weather. We’ll see. Our nation is in the midst a brutal political struggle with important elections … Continue reading October 2018: Autumn in Florida
“Once upon a time” is the classic, timeless beginning of fairy tales. I think it has wide utilitarian viability for most recounting of memories and even recasting of “facts” of what passes as history. When I was about 9 years of age I acquired an old set of World Book Encyclopedia from my Mother’s Mother, … Continue reading 9/1/2018: Once Upon a Time
Notes from Doak “Nesting” has a special meaning for me: I find it a compelling need to establish relationship with place and people. We’ve been in Florida and with y’all for just four weeks. Pegs has a vehicle now and is back to driving. Her health is much better and she is ready to explore. … Continue reading 08/17/2018: Nesting
In the coming weeks, I will be reaching out and asking for fall RE volunteers. Volunteering is a once monthly commitment for our preschool/elementary classes. It is a joy working with our children and a wonderful way to make a positive difference within our UUFEC community. Curriculum, supplies, and any needed training will be provided … Continue reading Fall Volunteers
This Sunday kicks off Summer Sundays! Summers at UUFEC allow our children to learn about new topics and get to know more of the adults in our fellowship. FRED BOYER will be having a lesson this week on MAPS.
Identity: Who are you? Who am I? Who are we together? We can look in the mirror and find some answers to these questions about our identity. However, it’s in conversations, asking and answering one another, seeing ourselves through another’s eyes that we truly come to know who we are. Earlier this fall, members of … Continue reading In the Interim… Come, Come, Whoever You Are: World Cafe II
*November Theme: Gratitude I suppose it’s obvious why the Religious Services folks chose gratitude for the November ministry theme. It’s the month of Thanksgiving the national day for remembering to be grateful for a few moments -before Black Friday ushers in the season of frantic shopping, bargain hunting and, yes, even greed. Thanksgiving did prompt … Continue reading In the Interim… Gratitude
We have some exciting plans coming up this summer: On July 12th, 2015, after second hour, we’ll have a potluck lunch and swim at Turkey Creek. Starting August 30, 2015 we will resume the RE program with new curriculums for all ages. We plan to have more updates soon about the exact curriculums for each … Continue reading Summer 2015 RE News
Those of us who call ourselves Unitarians came to Unitarianism by various channels. Not many of us were born and raised Unitarians. My Lutheran-raised wife Marion learned of it from Max Otto, a University of Wisconsin philosophy professor, and in 1950 she told me about it. Fairly soon I became an atheist Jewish Unitarian. When … Continue reading A UUFEC Testimonial by Aaron Galonsky
Our Religious Exploration Program is dedicated to the spiritual nurturing of our wonderful children and youth. The UUA Tapestry of Faith is a creative on-line curriculum that we use in our Sunday morning RE classes. As we continue the theme of LOVE, our two younger classes will engage the following curriculum, which can be found at the UUA Tapestry of Faith … Continue reading Tapestry of Faith Programs for Children
