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 call for services (727) 791-3131. Please share this number with anyone … Continue reading Message from FAST on Mental Health Access

Regarding Opening up our Sanctuary Temporary Policy for All UUSP In-Person Gatherings (indoor or outdoor) on Church PropertyApproved 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 are encouraged at any gathering of more than … Continue reading A Message From Our Board

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 and all our veterans for making the lives we cherish … Continue reading Social Justice – Tiny Home for Homeless Veterans

Wendy’s Board Recommends that Shareholders Vote FOR Social Responsibility Resolution Patience and determination really do work. UUSP marched with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) here in St Pete in March 2015 — demanding that Wendy’s sign their Fair Food Agreement. We also prepared food and fed 350 out of town marchers breakfast burritos, cereal … Continue reading Social Justice (May 7, 2021)

SouthSide Food Bridge The next food drop-off is by noon on Tuesday, April 13. Please drop off your donations at one of these locations: Karen/Dave Coale: 111 26th Ave NE, St PeteGay/ Billy: 6220 14th Ave S, GulfportDani/Deb::  6051 3rd Ave. S, St PeteVirginia/Cal:  4562 14th Ave. N, St Pete Thank you everyone for your continued … Continue reading Social Justice Update (April 9, 2021)

There have been some changes on our UUSP Board of Trustees.  Michael Killoren, who was elected president back in June 2020, has resigned from the Board.  Michael led us ably and unselfishly through some of our church’s hardest times during COVID, and we will miss him on the Board.  Also, Cynthia Patterson, who has been … Continue reading Message from the Board of Trustees

Beautiful Quilt Which Depicts Immigrants’ Suffering and Injustice Presented locally by the Pinellas Coalition for Immigration Justice (PCIJ), which UU St Pete is an active member of. The PCIJ advocates that all immigrants receive compassionate, just and dignified treatment , at our borders and within our country, whether they are asylum seekers, refugees or those … Continue reading Social Justice Update (April 2, 2021)

Guest at Your Table Thank you for your generosity!UUSP contributed $955 to support the continuation of our Guests work:> Chief Shirell Parfait-Dardar and her community in southern Louisiana > Sujauddin Karimuddin and Rohingya refugees in Burma> Mark Stege and Marshall Islanders > Adela Ramírez in Guatemala Immigration News: As part of the leadership of the Pinellas Coalition … Continue reading Social Justice Update (March 12, 2021)

Over 100 farmworkers, religious leaders, students and Southwest Florida allies come together at a vigil to call for justice for farmworker, Nicolas Morales, killed last September by Collier County Sheriff’s deputies.  The vigil, which occurred on February 28th, marked the beginning of an urgent campaign for justice and long-overdue police reforms necessary to change the … Continue reading Update from Coalition for Immokalee Workers (CIW):