Rev. Carmen Emerson,
BBUUC’s Affiliated Community Minister
presents
“What? So What? Now What?”
Elizabeth DeCoux, Worship Leader
Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist
Mike Ludwick, Guitar and Voice
A post 2024 election worship service led by Rev. Carmen Emerson
About Our Speaker
Rev. Carmen Emerson, MDiv, is the Affiliated Community Minister for BBUUC. She earned a Master of Divinity from Andover Newton Theological School and a graduate certificate in conflict resolution from Lipscomb University’s Institute for Conflict Management. Rev. Carmen is in good standing with the UU Ministers Association and in full fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist Association. She is a Board Certified Chaplain and the Spiritual Support Services Coordinator for Baptist Health System in NE Florida. Rev. Emerson’s experience as a parish minister includes ten years of full-time service to our UU congregations in Albuquerque, NM (contract); Meadville, PA (called); and Nashville, TN (called).
About our Musician
Enamored with the music of the 1960’s, “Firepit” Mike Ludwick taught himself to play guitar as a teenager. Making music and singing have been life-affirming spiritual practices for him, which he uses to help bend the arc of the moral universe toward justice, love, and peace.
The entirety of our offertory plate collection today, November 10th, and again on November 24th, will be donated to the UUA Disaster Relief Fund. Your donation allows the UUA to respond flexibly to current disaster needs as well as to new emergency situations as they arise. The Disaster Relief Fund disburses grants to UU congregations and recognized UU non-profit entities. Our Disaster Relief Fund is part of a covenant between the UUA and congregations, between congregations who give generously and those in need, and with our community partners. Through this work, we are able to embody our faith and values.
Your donations provide assistance to congregations, their members, and their communities. Disaster Relief Fund grants are designed to respond to widespread damage that has received a disaster declaration from FEMA or local government sources. Some of the expenses Disaster Relief Fund grants can be used for are:
- Damage to congregations’ buildings, and relocation to temporary locations
- Damage to members/friends homes, and relocation expenses,
- Donations to local partner organizations that serve the community at large, particularly those who would not be eligible for other funding