The Meridian
Centering BIPOC Voices: March and April
As is our custom the regular readers of Centering BIPOC Voices have selected books for March and April. Looking ahead for the next two months will allow all who are interested to obtain copies of the books in advance On March 12th anyone who has read The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw should join…
Capital Area Justice Ministry: Research in Action
UUCT CAJM Network Members are working with CAJM research committees developing policy proposals for Affordable Housing and Gun Violence/Policing. The two committees will meet with Team Leaders from all the congregations on February 22 to share their work. At the full CAJM network Pep Rally on March 8th, the committees will reveal the action proposals to be presented to…
UU Justice Florida Legislative Advocacy is Very Active Now
Unitarian Universalist Justice Florida (UUJF), is a statewide justice ministry for members of the 44 Unitarian Universalist congregations in Florida and their social justice committees in partnership with other interfaith and public interest organizations to promote justice, equity, and compassion in public policy. Currently for UUJF the focus is the 2022 Legislative Session now through…
Alternate Perspective on Anti-racism
After reading 8th Principle articles and listening to 8th Principle moments, I read the book Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America, because it offered a well-reasoned alternate view that leads to more direct solutions. Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America is a book by Columbia professor John McWhorter that…
December 2021 Report on Volunteerism at UUCT
In the fall of 2021, the UUCT Board engaged a team of FSU graduate students from the College of Education to research and report on the state of volunteerism at UUCT. This team’s conclusion from the December 2021 Report on Volunteerism at UUCT was: UUCT is at a crucial point with possible re-entry into the…
Share the Plate with Manna on Meridian
Your February 6 Share the Plate donations will support Manna on Meridian. A combined effort of five local churches, the food pantry has operated for 13 years here on Meridian Road. Manna was founded and continues to be possible because of the donations from member congregations; fueled by the love we feel for our neighbors, especially…
Share the Plate with the Educated Choices Program
The mission of the Educated Choices Program (ECP) is to educate middle school, high school, college students, and community members at large about the impact of their food choices in relation to human, and ecosystem health. By providing information from highly respected scientific sources and promoting respectful dialogue, participants are encouraged to think critically about…
Board Notes
Your Executive Board sets policies and oversees church property, the conduct of church business, and the fulfillment of church purposes. You, as a congregation, elect its members, who serve staggered terms. The minister is a non-voting member. At the December 16 meeting, the board asked that Greg DeAngelo and the Personnel Committee: • include the…
Exhale – A Pro-voice Network for those who have had an Abortion
Exhale is the Pro-voice outlier to the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life groups, which are often at odds in the media and at protests. Exhale supports the women who made an abortion decision by providing them with an outlet to express their feelings. Exhale also supports those whose partners or friends made the decision about having an…
Climate Up Close: Event This Saturday, January 8
Susan Robinson, Tallahassee Green Faith Alliance (TFGA) co-chair, invites all to join a conversation with Climate Up Close, a panel of climate scientists from Harvard, NOAA, UC Berkeley, and NYU Saturday at 11 AM. This event is hosted by Temple Israel, and co sponsored by TFGA (UUCT is a member), The Nature Conservancy, Rethink Energy…
Covid Task Force Update
The Covid Task Force met this week to discuss how the dramatic increase in new cases brought on by the Omicron variant will impact the congregation. The emergence of new variants, one after another, continues to challenge our efforts to establish a clear path forward but we want to assure you that we remain undeterred and on…
New Year, New Ways to Stay Connected
Changes are coming to both the Meridian newsletter and our UUCT website. This Friday’s issue will be the last issue of the weekly Meridian newsletter, with future issues being published monthly. The change is necessitated by a transformation of the UUCT website to a UUA theme that has different technological capabilities. The next Meridian issue will be published in early…