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
“We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.” The Unitarian Coastal Fellowship is moving towards voting on adoption of the above … Continue reading Update on the 8th Principle Work
UCF’s Green Sanctuary and Adult RE Committees are pleased to announce a second fall nature walk, led by botanist and UCF member Tom Wentworth on Saturday, October 15, 2022. We’ll hike the Tideland National Recreation Trail from the Cedar Point Campground in the Croatan National Forest. This is about a 45-minute drive from either Jacksonville … Continue reading UCF Fall Nature Walk October 15
Energy is the engine that powers life and fuels the evolution of human civilization. To better put into perspective the various issues surrounding energy in the 21st century, we need to understand the essential science behind how energy works. Award-winning professor and expert geophysicist Michael E. Wysession of Washington University in St. Louis has developed … Continue reading The Science of Energy course starting soon
The documentary “Theirs Is the Kingdom” will be shown on November 2 at UCF. The film explores the intersection of poverty and art, and the challenges of homelessness, addiction, and mental illness, while a fresco mural is created and displayed in the sanctuary of a small church in Asheville, NC. For more information contact Harriet … Continue reading Theirs is the Kingdom film viewing
On Saturday, September 10, 2022, the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship had a Grand Opening and Dedication of their new building at 2900 Bridges Street, Morehead City. This was indeed a very special occasion, considering this small congregation of only 80 members was able to raise over $1 million (including the sale of their former church building) … Continue reading New UCF Building and Campus Dedication
Eleven Unitarian Coastal Fellowship members began the UCF late summer/fall nature walk series with a hike on the Elliott Coues Trail in Fort Macon State Park on Saturday, September 17th at 2 PM. The weather was fine, with partly cloudy skies and otherwise pleasant conditions. A northeast wind kept the mosquitoes mostly at bay as … Continue reading Nature Walk on Elliott Coues Trail
The Anti-Racist Reading Group has read quite a few books over the last three years. We would like to share a few of these books with you as UCF begins to study the 8th Principle for adoption next year. The first books we read were White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to … Continue reading Recommended reading from AARG as we begin to study the adoption of the 8th Principle
The James Baldwin classic, The Fire Next Time, is the book to be discussed at the September 15, at 7 p.m., Anti-Racist Reading Group meeting. The book consists of two essays that were written in the 1960s, during a time of segregation between white and Black Americans. It explores how race, identity, and power helped … Continue reading AARG Upcoming Book Discussions
