Author: Barb Thomas

International Transgender Day of Visibility

Annually since 2009, March 31 has been recognized as International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). This is a day to recognize, revere, and celebrate the resilience and accomplishments of the transgender community. UUA has great resources to learn more about ways to be more welcoming and inclusive of transgender people and basic definitions about gender … Continue reading International Transgender Day of Visibility

Welcoming Congregation

UCF’s Welcoming Congregation Statement: We, the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship, are an intentionally diverse community, welcoming of and enriched by people of varying cultures, economic and ethnic backgrounds; by people of varying sexual orientations, gender identities and family compositions; by people of all races, ages, and beliefs. (Adopted by the UCF congregation in 2006) To receive … Continue reading Welcoming Congregation

Welcoming Congregation Renewal Process Begins

In an 18 month period between 2004 and 2006, Unitarian Coastal Fellowship completed the rigorous UUA requirements to become a Welcoming Congregation and created the Welcoming Congregation statement that can be found on the first page of this newsletter. In 2018, the UUA recommended that all Welcoming Congregations complete an annual renewal process to ensure … Continue reading Welcoming Congregation Renewal Process Begins

Join the Local NAACP Chapter

As you heard if you were able to attend the Martin Luther King Day service on January 16th, UCF is exploring the possibility of adopting the UUA Eighth Principle, which specifically states the intention of “working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves … Continue reading Join the Local NAACP Chapter

February UCF News!

From Rev. Michelle Ma: Dear beloveds, I am writing this but a few days before I go on vacation, and by the time you read this I will have been on vacation for a week. I shall be thinking of you all—I am quite certain!—all the way in California, where I will be spending time … Continue reading February UCF News!

UCF Members Attend “Eugene Goodman Appreciation Event” on January 6th anniversary

Members of our congregation were scattered through the crowd at the Eugene Goodman Appreciation Event at Grayden Paul Park in Beaufort on Thursday, January 6th.  The event honored Mr. Goodman, the Capitol Police Officer who bravely led rioters away from the place where Senators were evacuating, as well as all police officers.  Penny and Mark … Continue reading UCF Members Attend “Eugene Goodman Appreciation Event” on January 6th anniversary

January UCF News!

From Rev. Ma: Dear Beloveds,Happy New Year! A new year promises renewal, fresh starts, new beginnings. It’s the time of year that many people resolve: this year will be different. This year, I’ll finally lose weight. This year, I’ll do a better job of keeping in touch with loved ones. This year, I’ll tackle that … Continue reading January UCF News!