Dear Companions,

We resume our monthly packet mailing this month. The purpose of the packet is to provide a vehicle for communicating events of interest to Unitarian Universalists in the Florida District.

The packet is posted in .pdf format on the District website, [http://www.floridadistrict.org/].  Please submit your items electronically to our District Administrator, Jessica Curren at the e-mail address noted above — no later than the 15th of the month. Your material must be in an 8 ½”x11” format and limited to two pages. If you need to include additional items for registrations forms and the like, we’ll link to those on your website. Please take care not to include photographs of children by name or the personal contacts of any of your members. Also, be mindful of copyright should you include commercial images of any sort.

As noted last Spring, the District is Continue Reading »

Most, if not all, of our congregations have some sort of Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) work/activity going on throughout the year. I realized I have never written about the work of the UUSC; a nonsectarian organization that advances human rights and social justice in the United States and around the world. The UUSC is financially independent from our UUA and the U.S. government; member contributions make up about the majority of the UUSC’s annual budget.

At General Assembly (GA) in June I learned about the UUSC’s project Water Justice Praxis. Perhaps some of you already are aware of this project. People all over the world, including in the U.S. suffer from lack of access to safe, sufficient, affordable water, which is a human right for all. With the Water Justice Praxis, congregations can study and act on local and international water-justice issues; and learn about courageous people who are working to make sure that everyone has access to safe, sufficient, affordable water to meet their daily needs. This social action tool is for both adults and young adults and is complete with videos, action guide, and companion small group ministry modules. It is flexible and can be used for an evening study course in four sessions or a one-day workshop. There are suggestions for family activities which include taking a group fieldtrip to the local water reservoir.

It is essential every human have access to sufficient amounts of water every day, and affordable and safe water services. This raises a number of questions, including: Does everyone in your community enjoy this right, including the homeless? Are there public water Continue Reading »