Sunday, November 1, 2026
Service at 10:30 am
Rev. Bob Murphy, our new UUCT community minister
“Floribbean Spirituality”  
We’ll celebrate All Saints Day,  mutual aid, and  shared ministry.   Monarch butterflies have arrived.  It’s a spiritual experience.  Today is the day when Rev. Bob Murphy becomes our new community minister and chaplain.

~There will be a New to UU session Sunday November 1 at 11:45 in the Teen Room (rm 5) of the Multipurpose Building. This is an informal 15-20 minute session to answer questions about UUism, how to get connected here at UUCT, as well as the next steps to becoming a UUCT member.

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Sunday, November 8, 2026
Service at 10:30 am
Guest Speaker – Mary Wolgemuth
“Poetry for All”
Poetry gives voice to emotions, experiences, and ideas that can be difficult to express in ordinary language. It invites us to slow down, listen deeply, and see the world from new perspectives. Through poetry, we find beauty in both the joyful and difficult moments of life, and we are reminded of our shared humanity. Join us for our 5th annual poetry service as church members share poems that have special meaning to them.

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Sunday, November 15, 2026
Service at 10:30 am
Guest Speaker – Rev. Bob Murphy
“Thanksgiving Day Recycled”
Unitarian Universalists are reclaiming and reinventing The Thanksgiving Day tradition. A multicultural, multi-faith festival is suggested with gratitude and cooperation as the major themes. Bob Murphy, our new community minister, will speak.

Sunday, November 22, 2026
Service at 10:30 am
Guest Speaker – Pamela Tyler
“The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares” Scriptural Roots in the Unitarian Universalist Tradition
At Thanksgiving, the familiar language of planting and harvest can tempt us into easy divisions: wheat and weeds, good and evil, worthy and unworthy. Yet in Jesus’ parable of the wheat and the tares, the servants are warned against pulling too soon. Drawing upon the scriptural roots of the Unitarian Universalist tradition and the interdependence of the natural world, this sermon considers moral discernment without condemnation, gratitude without denial, and the wisdom required to live faithfully within life’s unfinished and deeply entangled field.

~The Healthy Relations Team (HRT) will hold its next Sharing Reflections session after the church service on Sunday, November 22nd at 11:45 in Room 5 of the Multipurpose Building.

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Sunday, November 29, 2026
Service at 10:30 am
Guest Speakers – Nancy Wileden and other congregation members
“Little by little, a little becomes a lot.” Bringing Our UU Values to Life
A familiar UU hymn begins with the words “Love is the doctrine of this church, the quest for truth is its sacrament, and service is its prayer.” This service we’ll focus on the third phrase, service is its prayer. What does service look like in action? How do we as a congregation and individuals bring our UU values to life? What might keep us from believing we can make a difference? Some of our UUCT members will share how they put their faith into action.

Nancy Wileden joined UUCT along with her husband Al in 2021. Prior to their move to Brandon, they were long time members of the First Unitarian Church of Orlando. Nancy is a retired elementary educator with 30+ years of teaching experience. She appreciates the many opportunities to be involved here at UUCT.

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