UCF Yard Sale, Saturday, 5/17 from 9 AM to 12 noon. In our parking lot at 2900 Bridges St, MHC
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
As you heard if you were able to attend the Martin Luther King Day service on January 16th, UCF is exploring the possibility of adopting the UUA Eighth Principle, which specifically states the intention of “working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves … Continue reading Join the Local NAACP Chapter
Some of us have had the chance to introduce our pets to the Fellowship during Zoom meetings, mainly when our fur babies want a moment in the limelight! Let’s give them a chance to shine in a more formal setting. Adult RE is sponsoring a Pet Meet & Greet by Zoom on February 23 at … Continue reading Pet Meet and Greet
As was mentioned during our Martin Luther King Day service, some of us at UCF have formed a group to study and pursue racial justice. We would love to have you join us. We will be meeting on Wednesday, February 9 at 7 p.m. on Zoom. If you have any questions, feel free to contact … Continue reading Racial Justice Group meeting on February 9. All are invited
The Anti-Racist Reading Group next book discussion will be on March 17 at 7 p.m. The book is Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad. This book was introduced during our January 16, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday service, and includes daily prompts to … Continue reading Antiracist Reading Group
