Sunday, July 5, 2026
Service at 10:30 am
Guest Speaker – Rev. Bob Murphy
“American Revolution: Work in Progress”
The American Revolution is still needed and happening in the twenty-first century.   How can our Tampa church help to secure life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all of the people in Florida?

Come join us for a special Sunday service that celebrates the 250 birthday of the United States. This is an important time in our country’s history, and we are planning to recognize it with a service led by Rev. Murphy followed with some fun activities. This is your chance to learn more about the role our religion has played in its history.

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Sunday, July 12, 2026
Service at 10:30 am
Guest Speaker – Stef Licari and CUUPs
“Rooted in the Earth, Aligned with the Principles”
Join Stef Licari and members of CUUPs as they explore how Pagan spirituality and Unitarian Universalist values intersect and complement one another. Stef is a longtime practitioner of Paganism and has been active in CUUPs communities for more than 20 years. A lifelong spiritual seeker, she holds degrees in Environmental Science, Fine Arts, Global Supply Chain Management, and Project Management, and has worked professionally in publishing, aerospace manufacturing, and municipal water rehabilitation.

Drawing on personal experience and shared traditions, Stef and her fellow presenters will discuss how reverence for nature, personal responsibility, community, and spiritual exploration are deeply rooted in both Pagan practice and UU principles. Whether you are familiar with Paganism or simply curious to learn more, this service offers an opportunity to discover common ground and deepen understanding across spiritual paths.

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Sunday, July 19, 2026
Service at 10:30 am
Guest Speaker – Alex Sirimarco
Hillsborough Education Foundation and U.U.C.T’s Weingartner Scholarship Fund
Alex will provide information about this very worthwhile student-centric organization. It’s goal is to assist with educating Hillsborough students and aiding classroom teachers undertaking their educating roles.

The UUCT small group “Mangroves” men’s group has undertaken coordinating activities between H.E.F. and U.U.C.T. For two years now, five group members have helped evaluate student Scholarship applications for the Weingartner Scholarship. It has been a satisfying experience.

Sunday, July 26, 2026
Service at 10:30 am
Guest Speaker – Fran Davin 
“Defying the Nazi’s the Unitarian Way”
In 1939, the Rev. Waitstill Sharpe, a young Unitarian minister, and his wife Martha accepted a mission from the American Unitarian Association, left their peaceful home and two small children in Wellesley Mass. and traveled to Prague to help in the mounting refugee crisis. They quickly learned the art of spycraft ,laundering money and taking dangerous rescue and relief missions across war-torn Europe, Dodging the Gestapo themselves, they were credited with saving countless refugees, political dissents and Jews.

If you don’t know their story, come to learn a fascinating true story of two true Unitarian heroes – and if you do remember their names, come to be reminded of two brave people whose faith and commitment to social justice can lift our own spirits in today’s troubled times.

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