You could say that fellowship community is a kind of “Musical Chairs’ game where we ponder and sometimes struggle over who gets to sit where? Who owns and occupies the space, who gets the comfy chairs, and who gets the rickety stools? Let’s look closely at power, privilege, and resources. (Pre-recorded by Rev. Ruth) Second Hour … Continue reading Must I Sit Next to Them?
Join us for a multigeneration service in support of the UU Service Committee, the outreach, and ustice branch of the UUA. We will show our thanks in the season of harvest. Second Hour Groups Free Thinkers, Friendly led by Alex Faulkner in the Library Unquiet Meditations led by Shar Farley in the Front of the … Continue reading The UU Service Committee/Guest at Your Table
Lots of folk try to tell us who we are or who we should be. Figuring out our authentic self and how to live out of that self-understanding can be a challenge and it is a vital part of the journey we are all on. We will have a special Ceremony of Gratitude for all … Continue reading The Authentic Self
The national mid-term elections are nigh! Our country is in turmoil and politicians are running amok! On Tuesday night, we’ll all be glued to our devices, eager, excited and worried about the results. It’s a bit like skydiving. We all jump together, but the location and nature of the landing is uncertain. Then we dust ourselves off and … Continue reading 1, 2, 3 … Jump!
Some dangers are manufactured and others are very real. Is there a way to make positive use of our fears to enrich our lives? Or at least make them easier to live with? For this multigenerational service, everyone is invited to wear a costume in the spirit of the Halloween season (but not too scary, … Continue reading Embracing Our Fears
(Recorded in Panama City) Even as we promote a free and responsible search for truth and meaning (our 4th Principle) we may also succumb to the temptation to make idols out of our beliefs, practices and objects. What is so sacred that it cannot be changed? What is so guarded that it cannot be discussed? … Continue reading Bibles, Religions and Other Idols
The good the bad and the ugly of voting in 2022. What has changed – or not. An election is soon and there has been Florida legislation that makes it more “secure” and less “fraud.” As close to a non-political twenty minutes as is possible. Read the Transcript 2nd Hour Groups: Porch Swing, Your Response … Continue reading Voting and Godliness
Most of the great religious traditions teach something about loving folk who behave like enemies. Such love doesn’t come naturally to most of us. Is such teaching worth considering in modern times? 2nd Hour Groups: Buddhistarians led by Bill Campbell – Library Choir Rehearsal – Harmony Room Porch Swing, Your Response, Please! – led by … Continue reading But I Don’t Want to Love My Enemy
What does “Free Faith” mean? Can UUs believe anything they want? Where does the 4th Principle about a “Free and responsible search” come in?
Carita Smith, Community Outreach Coordinator for the Okaloosa and Walton County Guardian Ad Litem program will speak about how the program is central to fulfilling society’s fundamental obligation to protecting a child’s right to be safe, to be treated with dignity and respect, and to learn and grow in the security of a loving family. … Continue reading Carita Smith
