A subcommittee of the Social Justice Committee has been working on renewing our Welcoming Congregation status with the UUA and expects to accomplish that goal by February 2023. However, our goals are much larger than just achieving the UUA Welcoming Congregation status – we want to be sure our congregation understands what it means to … Continue reading “Trans Inclusion In Congregations” Class
On July 21, Barb Thomas led our Anti-Racist Reading Group in discussion of Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir by Ashley C. Ford. It was a very thought-provoking book and the discussion was excellent. Thank you, Barb. The James Baldwin classic, The Fire Next Time, is the September 15 read. The book is two essays that were … Continue reading Anti-Racist Reading Group (AARG)
On July 28th, UCF hosted its first Red Cross blood drive. For the UCF volunteers, this was a learning process, but the Red Cross team from Greenville was amazing, setting up an incredible amount of equipment, supplies, and stretchers in a very small place and efficiently running the donors through the interview process and donation … Continue reading UCF Holds First Red Cross Blood Drive
We will be discussing Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir, by Ashley Ford on July 21 at 7PM. Ashley’s father is incarcerated while she is growing up. As an adult, she attempts to forgive others and accept herself, while trying to understand who she is, what she was born into, and the bonds of familial love. A very … Continue reading Anti-Racist Reading Group (AARG)
July 1 is the beginning of a new Fiscal Year at UCF and on Sunday, July 3, 2022, our new Board of Trustees was installed during our service. Many thanks to outgoing members of the Board: President Melva Kearney and Leadership Council Trustee, Mary Anna Newman. Here is the new Board being installed: Pictured above … Continue reading 2022-23 Board of Trustees is Installed
From Susan Fetzer, Board President I’m looking forward to the next two years as the President of the Fellowship, serving with new Board members Tom Wentworth as Vice President and Linda Rudd as Leadership Council Trustee. We will be joining Jo Ellen Essex, Secretary, and David Hughes, Treasurer, in their second year on the Board. … Continue reading July UCF News
The American Red Cross Blood Drive unit from Greenville has approved our Fellowship Hall as a site for blood drives in Carteret County. This is an incredible opportunity for us to give life-saving blood to those who need it and also to increase the visibility of our church and our congregation in the community. Our … Continue reading Don’t Miss UCF’s First Blood Drive!
When the Social Action Committee met on May 15th, the leak of the Supreme Court decision that was likely to reverse Roe v. Wade had just hit the news. Those at the meeting discussed their feelings about this decision and wanted to take action to help women keep their reproductive rights. We felt that taking … Continue reading 5th Sunday Collection for July: Carolina Abortion Fund
Carol Sue was born and raised in New Jersey. She has one son, Bob, who is married to Joan Burton, and both are members of UCF. Carol Sue became a UU member in 1968 in Ridgewood N.J.She had always dreamed of becoming an actress, training with Lee Strasberg, then working on the soap opera “ … Continue reading New Member Carol Sue Burton-Gorman
Members of the Social Justice Committee participated in Crystal Coast Proud’s “Family Pride in the Park” event on Saturday, June 25th at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Morehead City. The event was very well attended — many families with children of all ages enjoyed the great food, face painting, snow cones, and cotton candy. … Continue reading UCF Participates in Family Pride in the Park Event
