The Meridian
Music to Your Ears
The Executive Board invites everyone to attend a Special Gathering to discuss the music program at UUCT. In addition to members of the Board, members of the Committee on Ministry, as well as members of the Music Leader Search Committee and the Personnel Committee will be in attendance to listen, take note and answer questions. Please come and bring to share…
Dinners for Eight – Sundays are Great!
“Dinners for Eight” is one of UUCT’s traditions that have taken a break for about a year (maybe longer…). The dinners are a great way for new and seasoned members to share fellowship with each other. Traditionally, hosts sign up to provide a location and the main dish (vegan, meat, or both) and beverages, and…
The System Isn’t Broken
The system is working exactly the way it was designed to work. It helps those in power to stay in power.It limits the voices of marginalized populations.It perpetuates systemic racism.Let’s break the system! Come to one of our five Capital Area Justice Meeting (CAJM) house meetings in September and October to share your stories of…
Green Sanctuary Good News Corner : September 2024
The UK’s energy transition passed a ‘tipping point’It was the UK’s number one source of electricity for 28 years running, but gas’ carbon- belching reign is finally over. For the first time, wind has provided the bulk of the country’s electricity over an entire year. Data compiled by Imperial College London showed that over the…
Message from the Board President: Building Our Community Together
Do you want to live your best life? Do you want to give it your all? Do you want to pursue your passions? Do you want to strengthen your community and live a more fulfilled life with others? Guess what? We can do it together. What are we here for at UUCT? We are here…
Treasurer’s May 2024 Reports to Congregation
The typical springtime spike in prepaid pledges has arrived, with $24,360 received in May. Current year pledges received in May totaled $6,902, bringing the total for fiscal year to 72.0% of the budgeted amount. When prepaid pledges are included, total current year pledges are at 87.6% of budget. The total of pledges received this FY…
Message from the DRE: One Year Later
Hello friends and happy August! I cannot believe it’s been a year since I moved to Tallahassee! I am so grateful to the UUCT community for the ways you have supported and encouraged my work. I hit the ground running in August of 2023, and while I had to learn some important lessons about pace…
Capital Area Justice Ministry (CAJM) News
What is your JUSTICE issue? Food Insecurity? Climate Change? Mental Health Access? This year CAJM network members will choose a new issue to bring about changes in Tallahassee and surrounding areas. Here is when and what for this year: August is the time for planning. There will be a UUCT Team Leader Brunch and meeting…
You’re Welcome!!!
Every Sunday, UU members greet us as we arrive. They give us the morning’s order of service. If we are visiting, they invite us to sign the guest register. Later, these same greeters will “pass the plate.” They help each of us feel welcomed and included, and glad to be together. As you read this,…
Food for Thought Champions Climate Justice
Well, here we are with August creeping in on us and it’s not getting any cooler. At least hurricanes have been at bay for our area, but Texas certainly wasn’t as lucky. Let’s hope all stays quiet. I know I said we’d be taking off the summer and I’d only be sending you reading resources…
Capital Improvements at UUCT
Have you wondered how you can help the church grow physically, aesthetically or to improve mobility? Do you have engineering, architectural or interior design experience? Are you able to articulate and explain a vision of what you think will improve our shared spaces? Do you understand contracts or have time to monitor projects? What kind…
Be a Pal
If you have old, clean, bed sheets or white fabric, please donate it to Pillow Pals in Monticello. We make comfort pillows for people in Tallahassee and Thomasville receiving cancer treatment. I’ll be glad to pick it up at the church. Kandy Crowe, 850-997-5307.