YOUR Vote Matters: St Pete Election — Nov 2, 2021
In addition to electing a new mayor and filling five City Council positions — this election has seven proposed amendments to the City Charter on the ballot. A Commission is appointed to review the Charter which … read more.
(Santa Wezago, that is)
Not all of us at UU St. Pete know that our Social Justice Group has been looking after two Congolese families who sought asylum here in the U.S. One of these families is Santa Wezago and her four children: Aaliyah, Erisa, Gabriella … read more.
On Friday (June 25), 15 of our guests were vaccinated with the J & J vaccine.
UU’s Helping People provided a $10 cash incentive and will extend the same offer to guests attending the Saturday Morning Breakfast and Sunday evening meal at Praise the Lord Outreach … read more.
FAST – Faith in Action for Strength Together – has been working on improving access to mental health services in Pinellas County. We are pleased to report that the nonprofit mental health community has collaborated to have a single point of access phone number to … read more.
Hello Dear UUSP members and Friends,
This will be my last newsletter message as pastor of UU St. Pete. In case you miss the Sunday service, the sermon, in brief, will say, Thank, thank, thank you and I’ll miss, miss, miss you. You have been what I’ve come … read more.
Hello All,
As you know, I’m coming down the home stretch as your pastor. And you are heading to a new starting line in the life of the church. But it’s not really ending or beginning. The congregation of UU St. Pete has been growing in ways which, … read more.
Regarding Opening up our Sanctuary
Temporary Policy for All UUSP In-Person Gatherings (indoor or outdoor) on Church Property
Approved by the UUSP Board of Trustees May 28, 2021
All people over the age of 12 who are fully vaccinated may attend without masks or social distancing, though masks … read more.
Dear Friends,
I think you’d relish the spirit of the Berkeley Zen Center’s meditation hall. Enter the airy hall through the garden, place cushions in the communal setting, bow to place, bow to room, sit in peace. Roshi Mel Weitsman rings the temple bowl, offers brief … read more.
Reggie and Sabine were thrilled to welcome UUSP members and friends to the nearly complete 1st Tiny Home for Homeless Veterans. Dave and Karen Coale made a contribution in honor of Dave’s military buddies Lieutenant James Powers and Colonel James Bigelow II. We thank them … read more.
Dear Friends,
Got awe?
UC Berkeley psychology Professor Dacher Keltner researches biological and evolutionary origins of emotion— particularly, prosocial states such as compassion, awe, love, and beauty.
He reports that awe – sensing something vast that challenges your understanding of the world –diminishes bounded self-focus and expands sense … read more.
