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It’s so hard to get away! AND there’s always such a big pile of responsibilities waiting when we get back! Nonetheless, vacation time beckons! I am approaching the last few weeks of my contract year serving this wonderful fellowship. It has been a joy, an adventure, a challenge, a blast! We have accomplished a great … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections June 10th, 2022
This month’s recipient of Share the Plate is Opportunity Place. Opportunity Place, Inc., is the only low-barrier temporary emergency shelter for families and single women who are homeless in Okaloosa and Walton county. They provide safe shelter and supportive services for the chronically homeless and for those experiencing homelessness due to a negative event or situation … Continue reading Share the Plate in June 2022
In response to the senseless massacre of 19 young children and 2 adults at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX, a March for Our Lives rally will be held to end gun violence in downtown Pensacola on Saturday, June 11th at Ferdinand Plaza located at the corner of East Government St. and South Palafox St. at 10:00am. Please make plans to attend. The rally … Continue reading March For Our Lives June 11, 2022
In my lifetime, the citizens of the United States have witnessed over 1300 school shootings. That we can still react with shock, horror, and grief is good. There are roughly 131,000 K-12 public and private schools in this country. So fewer than 1% of our schools have been the site of a shooting. Another way … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections June 3rd, 2022
A UU minister I know well serving in North Carolina was recently involved peripherally in a shooting at a mall. Upon hearing shots, he ran to the closest store and hunkered down in back with the employees until police escorted him out about 30 minutes later. He is a resilient person and seems OK now, … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections May 20th, 2022
Update from your Board of Trustees. At our May 16, we gratefully received reports from our Religious Services, Finance, Committee on Ministry, Aesthetics and 2022 Canvass volunteers. Please be sure to take a peek at the “thank you” part of the 4/24 congregational meeting presentation. In the context of worsening COVID indicators, the Board has … Continue reading Board Update May 19th, 2022
Our next Board meeting is Monday May 16, 6:32pm. Please contact President Jane Park with any questions (president@uufec.com).
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
