BBUUC started donating non-perishable food items to St. Mary’s in April 2025. Since then, BBUUC members have donated about 73 bags of groceries to the food pantry, which serves up to 1,000 individuals and families each month with dry and canned goods, fresh bread, meat, and produce. According to a 2024 University of Florida report … Continue reading Social Action Committee Spotlight on St Mary’s Episcopal Church’s Food Pantry

Oct 4 is the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, commemorating the date of his death in 1226. This Oct 4 at 2:00 PM you are invited to BBUUC’s Annual Blessing of the Animals in the church, presented by Worship and conducted by life-professed Franciscan Friar Manny Andrade and BBUUC’s  Animal Chaplain Elizabeth DeCoux. … Continue reading Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi

BBUUC Christian Fellowship Sunday, Sep 28 9:00 AM Forrest Church Rm   The topic will be “Joseph Smith and the Real Story of the Mormon Church.” We will watch a video on the topic and Jay Gardner will be our special guest to answer questions about his experience as a Mormon.  All are welcome to … Continue reading Joseph Smith and the Real Story of the Mormon Church

Many people who adopt a vegan diet do so because they object to animal cruelty and exploitation.  An additional reason for veganism involves health benefits, which were dramatically demonstrated in a recent Stanford University study of 22 pair of identical twins.  All participants in the study followed a prescribed healthy diet for eight weeks.  One … Continue reading Veganism and Health Benefits

BBUUC Christian Fellowship Sunday, August 24 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Forrest Church Rm Idolized by some as the conduit through which God dictated an eternal and unchanging moral code and discredited by others as a misogynist crank, Paul is without question one of the most controversial figures in the history of Christianity. We will … Continue reading Paul said WHAT about women? Debunking misused Bible verses

25-08 Journey Circle_Pride and Humility – Part 2

This time of year, thunderstorms are common in Northeast Florida.  If your dog, cat, or other animal is afraid of thunderstorms, they may want to hide in a safe place, such as under the bed or in a crate, perhaps with blankets and toys.  Background sounds, from a white noise machine, a fan, or even … Continue reading Pets and Thunderstorms

We will watch a short video on Nicollo Machiavelli, a late 15th century political advisor and theorist. He believed that being a good Christian is incompatible with an effective leader. As a result, his writings were banned by the Catholic Church for 200 years.  After this video, we will watch a second video “Why the … Continue reading Machiavellianism – Are the Values of Jesus and Unitarian Universalism Incompatible With Effective Governance of Nations?

Journey Circle_Pride and Humility – Part 1 July 25