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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
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.
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.
This year UUFEC Member, Vennie Anderson, has had two books published! The first is “The First Year: Coping With Widowhood”, based on a journal I kept for the first year after my husband died. The second is “The Shanty Irishman and the Lady”, based on the lives of my grandparents. Both are on Amazon and … Continue reading UUFEC Member Vennie Anderson publishes two books!
Drip, drip drip! What dark, wet days we are living in this week! The mammal in me wants to crawl under the covers and hide until the sun comes back out. However, there are other animals who relish this environment. I was delighted to observe a large box turtle on the walkway going to town … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections September 17th, 2021
Dear RE Families, On September 12 in the Zoomed Sunday service at 10:00 a,m., we will offer a Blessing of the Backpacks for all our kids who just started their school year. Because we still can’t meet in person, we are asking parents to please help their students put the delivered tag on their backpack, … Continue reading Blessing of the Backpacks September 12th, 2021
What a glorious cooler, dryer morning! I’ve opened up the doors and windows at the church to let the fresh air through! It occurs to me that I could use a little opening of mind and heart to let in some fresh spiritual air as well! I’ve been re-reading Thich Nhat Hanh’s Peace Is Every … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections September 10th, 2021
Hope everyone is safe & well this week. As Labor Day approaches, let us all be kind to the many working folk who serve us in so many places. I urge everyone to join with each other in our new fellowship opportunities including zoom watch gatherings on Sunday mornings and our upcoming Firefly Chats. I … Continue reading Rev. Ruth’s Reflections September 3rd, 2021
