Category: The Meridian

The UUCT newsletter, The Meridian, is digital and is emailed to subscribed congregation members, guests, and friends.

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April 2026 Board Minutes

6:40 PM – Called to Order Agenda, March meeting minutes, and finance committee reports were approved.  Tallahassee Homeschool Group Contract  Ken discussed three potential concerns regarding the Tallahassee homeschool contract: using the piano, service animals, and liability insurance impact, and closet space usage. Insurance would address liability issues, and Adriane confirmed there was no issue […]

Treasurer’s April 2026 Report to the Congregation

April’s current year pledge receipts of $12,257 was 61.2% of our monthly budgeted amount, roughly the same as March. Total current year pledges received, including prepaid pledges, comes to 81.5% of the annual pledge total. Consistent with previous years, a significant amount of prepaid pledges started to arrive in April when prepaid pledges of $16,250 […]

Message from the DRE/Worship Leader: June 2026

Happy Pride Month and Happy Early Juneteenth! This month, our Soul Matters theme is Flourishing Together. It begins with a multigenerational Summer Community Sunday, then we have an Intersectional Pride Service, the UUA General Assembly Worship, and a Soul Matters layled Worship! What a good month.  Speaking of Flourishing Together, have you heard about the […]

Putting Care into Action

UUCT’s Care Team is a vital part of our congregation’s shared ministry, extending care beyond what a minister or membership coordinator can provide. In partnership with staff and the Board, this dedicated group of trained volunteers listens with compassion, offers support without judgment, and maintains strict confidentiality. You can help strengthen this ministry by serving […]

Church Workdays on Summer Break

It is hot in the summertime! The scheduled Saturday church workdays are cancelled for July and August and will resume in September. During the summer months, members are encouraged to pay attention to vegetation on the grounds and are dually encouraged to pull up at least five weeds each time they visit the church. Places […]

Safety Update

The church board gave a final review and its approval for two safety related items at the May board meeting. The Weapons Safety Policy and the Statement of Protection sign should be posted soon in the Manual of Policies and Procedures or in various locations in the buildings. Please review these items and know that […]

June 2026 Green Sanctuary Good News Corner

Denver has a plan to heat and cool buildings without fossil fuels. It involves… sewage! Denver plans to heat and cool a cluster of downtown buildings using a thermal energy network, which will repurpose the city’s old steam system into an “ambient loop” of interconnected buildings. The network will utilize water-source heat pumps, geothermal energy, […]

Spring

Spring Is in the air It arrived Without a care Winter’s hard Frost Is melting Spring rain storms Is pelting Sun trumpeters Daffodils are in bloom Up in the trees Japanese magnolia looms Welcome all the festivals Springtime on parade Beads and books And orange marmalade