UCF’s Social Justice Committee helps UCF to fulfill its vision of being a “visible presence in the community promoting a just world through…compassionate action”. This committee’s makeup is ever-changing – any member of the congregation can bring a social justice issue or project to a meeting for consideration, or they can join us to work … Continue reading About the Social Justice Committee
As is our tradition, UCF reached out to over 100 adults in Carteret County who are dealing with serious problems, including homelessness, severe and persistent mental illness, developmental disabilities, natural disasters, and addiction recovery. These adults are served by 4 local organizations: Hope Mission, Beach House, Empower, and Carteret Long Term Recovery Alliance. Each adult … Continue reading Holiday Gift Bags
On Tuesday, December 10th a group of members and friends from UCF brought a Holiday Caroling party to our neighbors at Empower. Empower (formerly Station Club) is a program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and provides vocational training and socialization activities. Karen Baggott lead the singing of simple Christmas Carols and Dan Phillips … Continue reading Caroling Party at Empower
Saturday, December 7, a group of parents and children from our congregation met at Walmart to shop for six Christmas Angels, four from one family and two from a second family. Great fun was had shopping and checking their Christmas “Wish lists” and clothes sizes and favorite colors to make sure Santa got everything just … Continue reading Project Christmas Cheer
UCF’s Welcoming Congregation Renewal Team will be showing “You Belong Here” on Thursday, 10/3 at 6:30 PM. This is a film that was produced here in eastern NC and explores the stories of LGBTQ+ youth in our area as well as their families and allies. The film lasts for one hour and there will be … Continue reading Film: You Belong Here
The Unitarian Coastal Fellowship in Morehead City is kicking off the Unitarian Universalist Climate Justice Revival Weekend (Sept 28-29) by inviting the Community to a free showing of the award winning documentary film “Trouble the Water”, at 6:30 PM, Thursday night, Sept. 26 at 2900 Bridges St. Morehead City. The film focuses on a young … Continue reading Film: Trouble the Water – 9/26 6:30 PM
Our congregation is joining UUs across the land to revive our commitment to climate justice.
The Green Sanctuary/Racial Justice Team is showing a film on Thursday, July 11 from award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand, COOKED: Survival by ZIP Code reveals the ways in which class, race, and zip code predetermine unequal response and recovery to environmental disaster. By linking the deadly Chicago heat wave of 1995 to the underlying manmade disaster of structural … Continue reading COOKED: Survival by Zip Code
Spread the word and join UCF for the final showing in the 2023/2024 Social Justice Film Series on June 13 at 6:30pm!
