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At its meeting Monday night, the Board of Trustees conducted its monthly review of current building policy use. At this time, Okaloosa County is experiencing the highest rates of hospitalization and test positivity since the beginning of the pandemic. In this context, and in light of the most recent recommendation from the CDC, the Board … Continue reading New COVID Building Use Policy as of 8/23/2021
UUFEC’s Pledge Drive: Help us Reconnect and Renew with your pledge! Thank you to the 21 households who have made a pledge to support UUFEC. We are on track to reach our goal of $80,000, but we need to hear from the other 42 households! Please help support UUFEC at this critical time as we … Continue reading UUFEC’s Pledge Drive: Help us Reconnect and Renew with your pledge!
I am so enjoying my new life here on the panhandle! People have been super nice and there is so much natural beauty! I have walked around a bit, had a picnic lunch in a park on the bay, tried a couple of restaurants, found a PAPER map of the area at the Niceville-Valparaiso Chamber … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections August 20th, 2021
Dear Members and Friends of UUFEC, Following the Monday Board meeting, we wanted to let you know of the decision to return to virtual services for the month of August. We realize this is a disappointment to us all! We have been hoping that mass vaccination would allow our congregation to open the church and … Continue reading Returning to Virtual Services for August
The UUFEC Board of Trustees will hold its July (virtual) meeting at 6:32pm, on Monday, July 26 (the 4th Sunday of the month). Members are welcome to attend or suggest agenda items for our consideration. Please contact President Jane Park with any questions (president@uufec.com)
A special thank you to Amy Weisberg who chaired and implemented six outdoor mini worship services during June and July. Although the weather was not always cooperative and rained out several of them, Amy persevered. Thanks also to our DRE, Sophia Lopez, who planed a fun day at the lake for our RE kids. It … Continue reading OUT of the BOX 2021 Worship Services: Special Thank you
Please join us as we celebrate the start of another new church year on August 1. A prerecorded message from the Reverend Ruth Van Lillian, our new minister, will be streamed on the UUFEC Facebook page at 10:00 am. Entitled “Make America Again,” it was first delivered on this July 4th. Its themes of racial … Continue reading Sunday Virtual Worship Services Resume August 1, 2021
Reverend Ruth Vann Lillian The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Tuscaloosa 6400 New Watermelon Road Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35409 July 15, 2021 Dear Friends, I am writing to introduce myself and express my tremendous excitement at the prospect of joining you soon to begin our new shared ministry! I am honored that your trustees have voted to … Continue reading A letter from Reverend Ruth Vann Lillian
The UUFEC Board of Trustees will hold its June (virtual) meeting at 6:32pm, on Monday, June 21 (the THIRD Monday, instead of the usual 4th Sunday). Members are welcome to attend or suggest agenda items for our consideration. Please contact President Jane Park with any questions (president@uufec.com)
General Assembly (GA) is the annual meeting of our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Participants worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy for the Association through the democratic process. Another Great Reason to ‘go’ to GA this year : Joint Ware Lecturers are Stacey Abrams and Desmond Meade ! Read more about them here General Assembly … Continue reading General Assembly Update
