Join us for the beginning of the new church year, as Peter Racine will be speaking on the values we hold dear as Unitarian Universalists.על ידי Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville

Your most significant climate action is likely to be your decision to eat sustainably. The EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet allows you to eat everything you fancy, including meat and dairy, with an emphasis on foods from the garden. Devised by a team of experts to serve the health of the planet by reducing emissions and…

Craig Miller, Curator of Manatee Conservation at the Jacksonville Zoo, will discuss the zoo's manatee program, including its history, specific cases, future plans, and ways the public can help protect manatees.על ידי Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville

Speaker: A. Quinton White, Jr. Ph.D. A. Quinton White, Jr., Ph.D. began his career at JU in 1976 as a Visiting Assistant Professor and then went on to start the marine science program (1978), serving as Department Chair, Division Chair, Dean of Arts and Science and retires in August, 2024 as Executive Director, Marine Science…

Speaker: Shawn Finnell Shawn Finnell is a collection manager at White Oak and an Executive Board Member of the Elephant Managers Association. He began working with elephants in 2006, he has experience with over 50 elephants with various management and facilities. While at the Oklahoma City Zoo, Oregon Zoo, and White Oak, he has been…

This Sunday Munsell McPhillips explores our beautiful forests in all their complexity and wisdom. The adaptability of the forest and the varied survival techniques of its members are so very relevant to us today. Munsell has been a member of UUCJ for nearly 20 years. Her educational background is in biomaterials engineering. She was principal…

Tim Armstrong is founder of EatYourYardJax, an edible plant nursery, aquaculture facility and education center on the west side of Jacksonville. He also teaches and manages “Berry Good Farms” for North Florida School of Special Education. He is a graduate of Will Allen’s Commercial Urban Agriculture program 2011 from “Growing Power.” He is a past…

Welcome to our summer series! This summer’s theme is Celebrating and Sustaining the Earth. It’s a broad topic and our speakers reflect that. This Sunday UUCJ member Jeff Funderburk will start the series with “Reflections of an Aspiring Environmentalist.” Jeff and his wife Marcia have been members of UUCJ for quite a while, with their…

על ידי Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville

על ידי Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville

על ידי Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville

Woody Winfree, the daughter of our longtime UU member, Ann Winfree, is an officiant, ritualist, ceremonialist, conscious dying educator and end-of-life doula. She credits these capacities for making her, above all, a keen observer. With that perceptive eye shaping her offering, Woody hopes you can join her for a Memorial Day service of remembering,…

Our speaker is Dawn Gillman, chief officer for Changing Homelessness. She presents the situation in Jacksonville, Florida and the progress we have made in obtaining services and housing for our homeless population.על ידי Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville

על ידי Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville

Mari Kuraishi is the president of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, leading the Fund’s efforts to create communities of belonging for the places and institutions that Jessie Ball duPont knew and loved by fostering inclusive growth and reducing structural and systemic barriers to resources and opportunity. In Jacksonville, Mari serves on the boards of th…

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Our speaker, Isaiah Oliver, is the President of the Community Foundation of Northeast Florida.על ידי Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville

Special Collection: Women Writing for (a) Change Jacksonville is an intentional writing community founded by Jennifer Wolfe whose vision is to foster healthy, conscious communities where the words and creative expression of women, girls, and individuals—from all classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, and life circumstances—are nurtured, developed, and…

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Special Collection: READ USA READ USA is a Florida-founded organization with a national scope that develops grade-level readers, teen leaders, and transformational teachers with evidence-based, peer-to-peer tutoring and free book choice and ownership to end illiteracy, elevate the teaching profession, and equip and employ eager workforce talent. In…

Peter Racine highlights the significance of identifying and managing negative or toxic relationships to safeguard one’s spiritual and mental well-being. He underscores the challenges posed by political polarization and personal conflicts, advocating for maintaining integrity and empathy in navigating these situations.…

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When the beautiful diversity of our world is under attack, how should we respond? Sometimes we will need to fight for people’s dignity, sometimes we will need to build a beloved community, sometimes we will need to tend wounds, even our own, and sometimes all at once!על ידי Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville

Our guest speaker is the Rev. Paul Johnson, who was our Zoom minister during the Covid period. His topic is Congregational Polity and the balance between congregational independence and inter-church relationships. He holds Doctorates in both Ministry and Divinity from Meadville/Lombard Divinity School. He has served UU congregations in five states …