Category: Social Justice

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

5th Sunday Collection for January 2022: Carteret County Food Pantries

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

Holiday Gift Bags

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

Update on Our Partnership with Sister Communities of San Ramon, Nicaragua

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

Anti-Racism Work

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

UCF and Racial Justice

Exploring Anti-Racism as a congregation Over the past two years, some UCF members have been reading, learning, and discussing the concepts and ideas around anti-racism, equity and social justice. In early June, UCF members and friends received a request to complete a brief survey to help us more fully understand the congregation’s interest, questions, and … Continue reading UCF and Racial Justice

“Recognizing and Interrupting Racism” Class

On Saturday, June 12th, ten members and friends gathered at the Sunday School building for a class by Liz Morningstar called “Recognizing and Interrupting Racism”.  The class was interactive with participants sharing information learned in books on racism (and Anti-racism) over the past two years and, after a discussion of “Accountability and Calling In” (not … Continue reading “Recognizing and Interrupting Racism” Class

Beach Cleanup

On Saturday, June 5th, twelve members and friends from UCF took part in a beach cleanup at Ft. Macon State Park to participate in World Ocean Day.  The cleanup was sponsored by the Green Sanctuary and Social Action Committees and Carteret Big Sweep. Many thanks to Dee Smith from Carteret Big Sweep for the loan … Continue reading Beach Cleanup

Notes From Anti-Racism Meeting – March 21, 2021

Several UCF and community members have participated in classes, book discussions, and film discussions on anti-racism over the last year. On March 21 the Social Action and Adult Religious Education Committees invited the congregation to brainstorm ways we, both as individuals and as a fellowship, could put into action some of the anti-racism ideas we … Continue reading Notes From Anti-Racism Meeting – March 21, 2021