From Rev. Michelle Beloveds, It has surely been a long season of waiting. Two long years we have waited! For the pandemic to be over…for our dreams of a new building to come to fruition…it has been two years of anticipation, weariness, impatience, excitement, nervousness, and all of the other big and small emotions that … Continue reading April UCF News!
Check out this upcoming event (May 1st) which includes our own Penny Hooper as one of the presenters:
On March 17, we discussed Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor, by Layla F. Saad. Liz Morningstar led a very deep and thought provoking discussion. At our next meeting, Thursday, May 19 at 7 p.m., we will discuss The Water Dancer, by Ta-Nehisi Coates. It is the … Continue reading Anti-Racist Reading Group (AARG) News
Ready to get outdoors and enjoy the spring wildflowers?Tom Wentworth will lead this year’s first nature walk on Saturday April 23, from2-4 pm on a yet-to-be-determined trail, likely in the Croatan National Forest.Please check The Wave weekly in April for details. Sponsored by UCF Adult RE andGreen Sanctuary. Welcome Spring!
Join us Sunday, April 24th for our first Green Sanctuary meeting of 2022!We hope to meet in person in the large meeting room in the Annex (#7) immediately following the church service in our new sanctuary, 2900 Bridges Street.Come help us plan Green Sanctuary programs for the coming year!!Stay tuned to the weekly Wave for … Continue reading Green Sanctuary Meeting Coming Up
Annually since 2009, March 31 has been recognized as International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). This is a day to recognize, revere, and celebrate the resilience and accomplishments of the transgender community. UUA has great resources to learn more about ways to be more welcoming and inclusive of transgender people and basic definitions about gender … Continue reading International Transgender Day of Visibility
UCF’s Welcoming Congregation Statement: We, the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship, are an intentionally diverse community, welcoming of and enriched by people of varying cultures, economic and ethnic backgrounds; by people of varying sexual orientations, gender identities and family compositions; by people of all races, ages, and beliefs. (Adopted by the UCF congregation in 2006) To receive … Continue reading Welcoming Congregation
In an 18 month period between 2004 and 2006, Unitarian Coastal Fellowship completed the rigorous UUA requirements to become a Welcoming Congregation and created the Welcoming Congregation statement that can be found on the first page of this newsletter. In 2018, the UUA recommended that all Welcoming Congregations complete an annual renewal process to ensure … Continue reading Welcoming Congregation Renewal Process Begins
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
Has COVID left you running on empty spiritually and emotionally? Join Reverend Michelle for a time of “Drop-In Spiritual Nourishment” on Wednesday, March 2, at 7 pm. This will be a midweek pause to catch your breath and rejuvenate your spirit through quiet time, poems and readings, and facilitated discussion. You can find the zoom … Continue reading Drop-in Spiritual Nourishment
