Join us for this IN PERSON service! As we celebrate the holding together of our R.E. program during two difficult years apart, we will also bid a grateful farewell to our former director, Sophia Lopez, and an excited welcome to Sarah Ford as our new Interim Director. Education leads to exploration. It’s all about that … Continue reading RE Sunday & Mother’s Day “Everything We Do Is RE”
Join us IN PERSON for our Flower Communion service. Rev. Norbert Capek was executed at Dachau in 1942. The ceremony he designed for his Unitarian church is now celebrated annually in most UU congregations. As we continue to wonder if war will ever cease, we reassert our commitment to peace through this powerful ritual. Wear blue … Continue reading Flower Communion “When Will We Ever Learn?”
UU member, Josh Ashley will be our guest speaker this Sunday. Josh’s message will be a reflection upon why the Internet and social media are not always the best way to connect with others and strengthen personal relationships. Josh is well known in our UUFEC as the go-to person to record our virtual worship services, … Continue reading Connect with People, not Algorithms
Together Again! April 17, In-person Easter service at UUFEC!! This Easter we plan to sit together in our lovely building with some friends watching online, and we will experience a new sense of aliveness together. Does the strange story of a young builder turned itinerant preacher in ancient Palestine have anything to teach us in … Continue reading Resurrection for UUs
It’s Women’s History month and voter suppression is on the rise. Through the lens of my own grandmother’s life, we’ll look at the history of women’s suffrage, the intersection with the struggle for Black suffrage, and our current battle with new efforts to make it harder for individuals of color to exercise their right to … Continue reading Gramma Got the Vote
Humanism, with its emphasis on the beauty of the natural world, the wonder of scientific discovery and an optimism in human potential, all without the requirement of belief in a personal God, found a home in Unitarianism in the first half of the 20th century. It was foundational to the Fellowship Movement which led to … Continue reading Humanism: Roads for Traveling Souls
Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. often spoke of how we are all part of “an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.” These words offer a powerful image of something fundamental in our Unitarian Universalist theology: interdependence. What does the reality of interdependence ask of us as individuals and as faith communities? … Continue reading Woven in a Single Garment of Destiny
Humans are hardwired to move forward. This drive to progress physically also pushes us mentally and socially. What does it mean to apply a forward imperative to the life and ministries of our fellowship? What does it mean for UUFEC to move forward in a post-pandemic era? Join the Zoom Meeting at 9:45 a.m. for … Continue reading The Forward Imperative
We are the happy heretics descending from the dour Puritans. These radical seekers of religious freedom left us a powerful legacy in the richness of the Jewish and scriptures, one of the Six Sources of our Unitarian Universalist tradition. While some of us may look skeptically upon these texts, there is much yet to learn … Continue reading Not Your Grandma’s Puritans
Stewardship is at the core of our ministry and mission. Generosity is a spiritual practice and all members are called to give of their time, their talents and their financial resources to each other in this, our tribe, our community, our fellowship family. We’re all in this together and the Florida Panhandle needs us now … Continue reading Invite, Inspire, Involve
