Save the Date: May 9th for UCF Annual Goods and Services Auction. Click HERE for info!
On Sunday, August 14, we dedicated the Reverend Sally B. White Center in honor of our Minister Emerita, Sally White. The Center, which contains classrooms, meeting rooms, a nursery, and offices, is key to our continued growth. Reverend Sally and her 18 years of service were celebrated by Board of Trustees President, Susan Fetzer, our … Continue reading Rev. Sally B. White Center Dedication!
The Southeast Unitarian Universalist Summer Institute, lovingly known as SUUSI, is an intergenerational UU summer camp that has been running since 1970. After a two-year COVID-19 hiatus, when it ran only virtually, SUUSI was back in business on the ground this July, on the campus of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. Linda and I … Continue reading Experiencing SUUSI by Tom Wentworth
As we approach this new season in our new building and have more space and visibility, we have an opportunity to really make a difference as we “advocate for social and environmental justice within our community”. We hope to get more folks joining us as we do more outreach in our community, more education, more … Continue reading Come Join Our Social Justice Committee
Does it feel to you as if you’re gently and gradually rejoining society after almost 3 years of COVID quarantine? Sure seems that way to me! Much is the same out there in the world, but much is also different. One thing that’s different for many of us is the activities we used to enjoy. … Continue reading The Value of Volunteerism
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
