In months with 5 Sundays, UCF collects money for a non-profit organization (usually local) that is chosen by the Social Action Committee. The month of January had five Sundays and you all donated an amazing $1,540.08 for local food pantries! This donation is being split across eight Carteret County food pantries and comes at a … Continue reading January 2022 5th Sunday Collection
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
As was mentioned during our Martin Luther King Day service, some of us at UCF have formed a group to study and pursue racial justice. We would love to have you join us. We will be meeting on Wednesday, February 9 at 7 p.m. on Zoom. If you have any questions, feel free to contact … Continue reading Racial Justice Group meeting on February 9. All are invited
On Monday, January 17th, many UCF members and friends joined about 100 people in celebrating the life of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr at the MLK Park in Morehead City. The weather was cold and breezy, but those in attendance fully enjoyed many excellent speeches about the meaning of this day and hopes for the … Continue reading Martin Luther King, Jr Celebration Event
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
As is our UCF tradition, whenever there are five Sundays in a month, the Social Action Committee selects a local charity to receive all non-pledge offerings for the month. The Committee selected local food pantries across our county as recipients of our January 2022 collection. During these uncertain and challenging times and especially after the … Continue reading 5th Sunday Collection for January 2022: Carteret County Food Pantries
Our 2021 Holiday Gift Bag season began with a very generous donation from you, the UCF congregation. Then, The Twisted Sisters, members of a knitting and crocheting group who meet at the Senior Center each week, donated an amazing and wonderful assortment of handmade scarves, hats, lapghans and bags that they had been working on … Continue reading Holiday Gift Bags
For many years, the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship has been financially supporting the Sister Communities of San Ramon Nicaragua (SCSRN), a non-profit located in Durham, NC, and many of our members and friends have participated in their winter Ecotours in Nicaragua each year. The stated goals of SCSRN are: We support the people of San Ramón, … Continue reading Update on Our Partnership with Sister Communities of San Ramon, Nicaragua
On September 27th through 30th, UCF co-sponsored the annual Voter Registration drive at Carteret Community College, along with the League of Women Voters, CCC, the Carteret County NAACP and the CCC Student Government. This year, voter registration was done in the Bryant Student Center as well as the Wayne West Building. Ten volunteers from UCF … Continue reading UCF Co-Sponsors Voter Registration Drive at CCC
Thank you to all who participated in our anti-racism instrument! Over 90% of respondents strongly agreed that it was important for our congregation to work toward a more racially just country and the responses were evenly split between those who were more drawn to mobilizing individuals for a single event or action and those who … Continue reading Anti-Racism Work
