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How Childhood Experiences Affect Our Worldview

Linda Crawford leads this service about how our early history can determine the way we shape our lives. Few of us have escaped childhood trauma. That experience can distort the lens through which we view society. Sibling rivalry and parental criticism distorted my perspective until I was well into middle age. Severely mistreated children may […]

UUA 2025 General Assembly Follow-Up

“General Assembly (GA) is the annual meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), where participants gather to worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy decisions for the Association through a democratic process.” Anyone can attend and congregations must certify annually to have voting delegates participate in policy decisions. Join us this Sunday as UUCT community […]

Summer Season of Fruitfulness and Abundance

Join us this Sunday for a multigenerational service celebrating this Summer Season of Fruitfulness and Abundance! For many of us, summer is a time of fun, adventure, and relaxation. In the Wheel of the Year, this bountiful season is the First Harvest. The days are bright, hot, and long. They call to us to balance […]

Farewell Gathering for Rev. E.N. Hill

Join us for a joyous and heartfelt farewell service honoring Rev. E.N. Hill’s ministry among us. Through poetry, music, and shared words of blessing, we will celebrate the journey we’ve walked together—the laughter, the learning, the growth, and the grace. This service is an open invitation for congregants to share offerings of appreciation: a favorite […]

Exploring and Experiencing Oneness

Please join us this Sunday for a heart-opening investigation into the essential nature of our self and all beings. We will be using ancient and modern teachings of a systematic approach, known by some as the Direct Path, which inevitably leads to ultimate fulfillment and the fullest expression of unconditional love, peace, compassion, and joy. […]

Growing a Beloved Community: Father’s Day Finale

“To journey faithfully in community is to risk, to stumble, to keep moving forward, and to remember that we are never truly alone.”—Rev. Tom Owen-Towle Over the last six months, we’ve gathered for GLOW Sundays—a special worship series inspired by Growing a Beloved Community: 12 Hallmarks to a Healthy Congregation. Grounded in Unitarian Universalist values, […]

Circle Round for Freedom

“Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.” —Jean-Paul Sartre In a world that often feels overwhelming, it’s easy to feel pulled in every direction. But what if true freedom isn’t found in doing it all—but in focusing your love, your gifts, your healing presence where they’re needed most? Join us as […]

Bridging Ceremony: Honoring our Transitions

In UU tradition, “bridging” is the ritual of celebrating our children’s transitions from youth to young adulthood, typically associated with graduating high school. Join us this Sunday for a multi-generational worship service in which we celebrate the transitions that our youth are undergoing and the many other transitions our community at large are experiencing as […]

Imagination as Healing

Join us for a worship service continuing the Soul Matter’s theme of imagination. Together, we will explore the powerful role imagination plays in our personal journeys towards a greater sense of wholeness. Through singing, reflection, and shared stories, we’ll delve into the transformative power of creative thought and the healing process. Asking questions like “When […]

Emancipation Day Service

Join us for a powerful Emancipation Day Service, “Meet the Moment: Freedom’s Unfinished Work,” honoring both Florida’s May 20th Emancipation Day and Juneteenth. Through story, song, and spirit, we’ll reflect on freedom as a living, ongoing journey—and what it asks of us in a time of rising attacks on marginalized communities. Together, we’ll honor our ancestors, recommit […]