Mark your calendars! UCF will be holding a Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, May 11th from 10 AM to 3 PM in our Social Hall. There is always a big need for blood in our area. A team comes all the way from Greenville to spend the day with us – let’s make it … Continue reading UCF’s Next Red Cross Blood Drive
UCF did it! We received our 2022 renewal as a Welcoming Congregation. Rev. Michael Crumpler, UUA LGBTQ and Multicultural Programs Director, acknowledged the powerful work UCF has done to ensure that we are meeting the needs of queer and trans congregants and in our wider community. The Welcoming Congregation team thanks UCF Members and Friends … Continue reading UCF Receives 2022 Welcoming Congregation Renewal from UUA
Born in 1910 in Baltimore, Maryland, Pauli Murray was not only a queer, black, nonbinary visionary who was way ahead of her time, she was a trailblazing luminary, activist, lawyer, writer, poet, author, and priest. All her firsts were years before others were to follow. As Rosa Parks, in 1955, refused to move to the … Continue reading Black History Month: Pauli Murray
Caroling Party at Empower A wonderful and festive time was had by all, when on Friday, December 9, a group of us were able to take gift bags, sing Christmas Carols, and host a little reception for the folks that participate in the Empower program – an Easter Seals Wellness and Recreation program for adults … Continue reading Holiday Giving Activities – 2022
UCF is resuming its annual participation in the Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration at the Civic Center on January 16th. As we have for many years, we will help to prepare the lunch for approximately 300 guests who attend. There is no cooking involved – just arranging the food on the plates. After the plates … Continue reading Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Over the past several months, the Welcoming Congregation Committee has shared Coastline articles on the meanings and significance of the Progress Flag and on October 9, a Congregational Conversation was held after the Worship service to discuss displaying the Progress Flag on the UCF campus. The Welcoming Congregation Committee wants to make sure all members, … Continue reading Progress Flag
The Racial Justice Group will meet via Zoom at 7PM onDecember 15. We will be setting our calendar of events forthe New Year as we approach the possible adoption of the8th Principle at our Annual Meeting in June 2023. ContactPenny Hooper or checkout the Wave for the Zoom Link
Unitarian Coastal Fellowship will be showing the documentary film “Theirs is the Kindgom” in the Sanctuary on Wednesday, November 2nd at 6:30 PM. The film deals with homelessness, addiction and mental illness. We will have a discussion after the film. Everyone in the community is invited. More information below:
UU the Vote Postcard Campaign UCF committed to write 1000 Get Out the Vote postcards – 50 kits with 20 postcards in each! We easily reached our goal and the postcards are being written with a “Mail Date” of October 13th. The postcards are non-partisan and go to voters of color in North Carolina to … Continue reading Update on “Get Out the Vote” Work
At UCF, whenever there is a month with five Sundays, we collect donations for a charity during that month and all plate contributions on the 5th Sunday that are not designated as pledge money go to that cause as well. October is a month with five Sundays and the special collection this month will be … Continue reading October’s 5th Sunday – Holiday Giving
