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Actions of Immediate Witness 2022

Delegates to the recent Unitarian Universalist General Assembly 2022 approved three Actions of Immediate Witness (AIW). An AIW is “a statement about a significant action, event, or development in the world that necessitates immediate engagement and action among UU member congregations and groups.” The 2022 AIWs: We Do Not Consent: Rejecting Legal Challenges to Abortion […]

Paradise Found: SUUSI 2022 

Full of anticipation, we drove 489 miles in 8.5 hours to Cullowhee, NC for the first in-person SUUSI in two years!  It is nestled in the Smoky Mountains on the beautiful Western Carolina University campus.  The first day was a bit chaotic as we got organized for a week of fun!  SUUSI-ites arrived from near and far, […]

REUSE, RECYCLE, REPURPOSE

Before you head to the garbage can, think about repurposing your discarded items.  Many local organizations and businesses can find a use for common things that we see as trash. Empty medicine bottles, egg cartons, and packing materials are just some of the items that can be repurposed locally. In addition to keeping trash out of our […]

Board Notes

The fast-approaching new fiscal year and its UUCT governance experiment led to board discussions concerning necessary adjustments. The board approved two decisions to prepare the smaller, six-person board for July: The quorum for regular votes at board meetings is set at five.  The board will delegate responsibility for authorizing checks to the chairperson or other […]

It’s All Fun and Games at UUCT

Even though it was a hot and steamy evening, members of UUCT recently enjoyed snacks and cold drinks while reconnecting and playing games such as Five Crowns, Pictionary, Connect Four, and more. Co-hosts Sally Andersen and Bonnie Abellera plan to offer this event on the third Friday of each month. A variety of indoor and […]

Tallahassee Green Faith Alliance – You’re Invited!

UUCT is a member of the Tallahassee Green Faith Alliance. The Green Faith Alliance is a group of faith organizations in Tallahassee focused on educating ourselves and others to realize environmental justice in our community.   It meets monthly either via Zoom or in person and you are invited to participate!  The next meeting is on Zoom on […]

Share the Plate with The Tallahassee Food Network

The Tallahassee Food Network is a unique community-based good food system that works to provide healthy, affordable food for all. It has built a grassroots effort to address food insecurity and health inequities in marginalized communities throughout Tallahassee.    Its mission is to grow community-based good food systems that provide healthy, affordable food for all. The […]

Share the Plate – Grace Mission

Grace Mission is our Share the Plate Partner for Sunday, June 5, 2022. Half of the money collected this Sunday will go to our Share the Plate partner. Grace Mission is rightly called “A transformative ministry of the forgotten.” It has been a downtown Christian community for over 20 years. It was founded in the mid-1990’s […]

Summer Plans for Centering BIPOC Voices

On June 11th we will continue our discussion of “The 1619 Project” covering chapters 9-18. We’ve learned a lot of things we were never taught before and expect to learn even more. In July we’re taking a potluck approach to our reading. Each participant will choose to read or re-read a book taken either from […]

To the Congregation: An Appreciation

Allies for Racial Equity, ARE@UUCT, thanks the congregation for engaging with the 8th Principle over the past nine months. We thank UUCT members for adopting the principle as a congregation at the Annual Meeting on May 22. Quite a few other congregations adopted the principle in May, with the total number of adoptions by UU […]