The Meridian
Settling in for Fall… A Gentle Reminder to Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose
UUCT members have done an excellent job responding to requests to reuse, recycle, and repurpose items. A gentle reminder that you can still leave the following items at the church and they will be distributed: Brown paper grocery bags: Manna uses these to pack dry goods for the approximately 325 neighbor families served each month. Thanks…
The Bathrooms are Blooming!
These are exciting times! Len Martin and I have consistently worked each Tuesday and Friday in September to give the Sanctuary bathrooms a much-needed refresh. So far, the partitions were removed, the ceilings were caulked and painted, the walls were cleaned, scraped, patched, primed and painted, and one light fixture and mirror was moved. We…
October 2025 Green Sanctuary Good News Corner: Can Organic Farming Feed theWorld?
This month’s Good News Corner puts to rest the question of whether organic farming can feed the world. The question has been answered by research the Rodale institute has conducted rigorously comparing conventional with organic farming. The information is presented in an article written by Steven Disla of the T. Collin Campbell Center for Nutritional…
Board Minutes July 2025
6:38 PM – Called to OrderOpening words and Chalice Lighting was led by Annette Pearce. Following a check-in with all attendees, the agenda was reviewed and revised. All voted to move final June meeting minutes to August’s agenda. The board accepted the Finance Committee reports for June without opposition. MPPGwendolyn Waldorf will continue working on…
Treasurer’s July 2025 Report to the Congregation and More!
Fiscal year 2025-26 got off to a slow start with current year pledges of $9,644, or 50% of the monthly budget. By including prepaid pledges, total current year pledges received comes to 23.3% of the annual pledge total. Prior year pledges totaling $360 were received, bringing FY 2024-25 pledges received to 96.4% of the amount…
DRE and Worship Updates September 2025
Happy September! This is one of my favorite months. My husband and I both have September birthdays, I love the fall equinox, and it means that Halloween is getting closer. This year, it also means my baby’s expected arrival is getting ever closer! I am very excited about that. As we enter this month of…
What’s Going on Behind the Scenes at UUCT?
Greetings All! Most of you attend UUCT on Sundays and don’t know much about what happens at UUCT during the week. One of our recent large projects was pressure washing the walkways and then hiring Enviro-Mist, Inc. to pressure wash the roof on the sanctuary and clean the north side of the Annex building. We…
We Show Up! Capital Area Justice News
Capital Area Justice Ministry (CAJM) is a coalition of 22 congregations who show up for social justice in our area. UUCT has been a member since its formation. This summer, CAJM earned success concerning affordable rental housing after four years of people power applied to this purpose! The Leon County Commission voted to include funds…
Crosswalk Art at UUCT?
Lately, in the “news”, there has been a huge effort made to remove crosswalk art on public roads in Florida. I had recently seen the crosswalks near the Leon County Courthouse and was excited to propose doing some artwork on the crosswalks at UUCT. I had barely got that idea ready to propose before things…
Have You Heard of The Vera Institute?
The Vera Institute, an organization with 200 workers and founded in 1961, has a mission of trying to mitigate mass incarceration. Think of what will happen when billions of dollars in the big budget bill lead to rounding up thousands of immigrants. And most of these will be put in for profit prisons where profits…
Oh No! The AC is Out! What Do We Do? Who Do We Contact?
Good news! We now have building emergency or incident guidelines to help you figure out what to do at UUCT. The guidelines are set up on a room-to-room basis, so that each room can have its own set of instructions. Staff, volunteers, and members should be familiar with this information, so that everyone knows what…
September 2025 Green Sanctuary Good News Corner: When Getting in Hot Water is a Good Thing
If I had gotten into trouble as a youngster growing up my Mom would always say, “You’re in hot water now”. I knew exactly what she meant from experience, and it usually resulted in a stern scolding and some unwanted consequence. However, in Boise, Idaho, being in hot water ends up being a very good…