I started writing this newsletter article on the morning of Tuesday May 24. At that time, I was feeling grief and anger over the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, and the leaked draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe V. Wade. I was thinking … read more.
Celebrate Success!
BBUUC took home top awards at the ICARE Celebration dinner last month. One award for bringing 100% of our average worship attendance to the Nehemiah Assembly and another for investing over $5,000 in the social justice ministry.
Thanks to … read more.
UU Animal Chaplain Elizabeth DeCoux is available to provide support to any BBUUC member grieving the death of an animal, whether the loss is recent, many years ago, or anticipated. She is also available to attend an animal’s euthanasia within Duval County and to provide … read more.
As our programming is increasing, The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center, UU-affiliated, in western North Carolina is filling several seasonal and permanent positions. The Mountain is a magical place to live and work. Please consider applying for one of these positions, and encourage others … read more.
My heart is full with gratitude for my wonderful trip to Jacksonville last week. It was such a joy to meet so many of you in person! It was good to hug, to talk and laugh together. I feel that the in-person time we … read more.
The UUA 2022 Common Read: Defund Fear: Safety Without Policing, Prisons, and Punishment by Zach Norris Book Discussion.
May 31st 7:00-8:30 pm
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Buy Defund Fear Now
Zach Norris shifts the conversation about public safety away from fear and punishment and toward … read more.
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Sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom has written extensively about the construction of beauty. She argues that the way beauty is most often conceptualized in the dominant culture is as that which has aesthetic value that can be capitalized upon. And the way this plays out … read more.
Beauty.
We appreciate it.
How could we not?
We wonder at it.
Get absorbed in it.
Analyze it, if it’s got a frame around it.
We make it.
Grow it.
Point at it.
Collect it.
Share it.
Save it.
But how often do we listen to it?
How often do we ask, “What is it trying to … read more.
88% of pet owners consider their pet a part of the family. When such a companion animal dies, however, the comforting rituals which typically accompany the death of a human family member are rarely available to the bereaved. Things are changing for the better. BBUUC … read more.
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Well, there you are! You made it! We’re here, together, at the interactive performance of humanity. What’s that? Is this a dream? Why yes, yes, it is.
We see that you’re the spiritual guide of a young person. Wonderful! That’s an automatic all-inclusive pass to … read more.
