Category: The Meridian

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

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All the articles and announcements contained in the newsletters are below.

General Assembly for All

Seeking inspiration? Excitement? Virtual community? Sample the 2023 GA experience! Some events will be live-streamed, June 21-25—no registration required.  You can join events that include General Sessions, Service of the Living Tradition (Thursday June 22 at 7:30), a Synergy Bridging Worship (Friday June 23 at 7:30) and Sunday Morning Worship. Each will be streamed live […]

Message from the Minister – What’s Next?

Hello Beloveds, As many of you know, the end of my time at UUCT was established when I was hired as an Interim Minister for a two-year period. So much has happened during our time on this journey together and it is hard to believe that we are nearing the end already. We will begin […]

Board Notes: April 2023

Not your typical board meeting! President Kay Stuart-Tilley switched from laptop to phone after Thursday’s severe weather took out her electricity. VP for Finance Dan D’Arcangelis joined us from Japan! (Fortunately—reaching a quorum required his presence.) Thank you both for your extra effort. The Board voted that UUCT sponsor the upcoming annual public worship of […]

Developmental Minister Search Update

UUCT’s application portal for the position of Developmental Minister has been updated and is being viewed by an applicant group of ministers who are seeking interim positions.  Although our search is not for an interim position, interim ministers often apply for developmental ministries. Our committee is in a holding pattern while we wait to see […]

You’re Invited! Nominating Committee Discussion

The Nominating Committee invites members of the congregation to join us for a discussion meeting on Sunday, May 7 at 12:30, in the sanctuary and on Zoom, in advance of the annual congregational meeting on May 21. At this year’s congregational meeting, the Nominating Committee will be putting forward a motion to extend the existing […]

Centering BIPOC Voices: May Selection

We will be discussing the gut-wrenching theory that racism in America is not only deliberate, but malicious with the intent of killing all colored people. This argument is persuasively made by Ben Crump, the award-winning, nationally recognized criminal justice attorney in his book OPEN SEASON: Legalized Genocide of Colored People. Crump carefully looks at the […]

What is UUCT’s Mountain Scholarship Fund?

The UUCT Mountain Scholarship Fund was established to provide financial assistance as needed to enable UUCT youth and adults to attend programs at The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center, our Unitarian Universalist camp and conference center in Highlands, NC. Scholarships have mainly been awarded for youth to attend MountainCamp during the summer, with preference given […]

UUCT “Banned Book” Library

A few UUCT members have gathered a list of books together that concern some parents in Florida. These books were removed from schools because the parents perceived some kind of awareness danger for their children (??!?). So, our idea was to make a list of the banned books, obtain as many of these books that […]