We Are Changing The World
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boca Raton
P.E.A.C.E.
People Engaged in Active Community Efforts is an inter-faith community group working to bring justice to Palm Beach County. This month the member congregations begin their Listening Process to surface the issues to be worked on this year. This is the first step in a process of education and community building which culminates in The Nehemiah Action in April. Last year over 1200 folks gathered to speak to County Commissioners. PEACE has worked on affordable housing, health care, and education in Palm Beach County. Family Promise
Family Promise is a network of 12 faith communities providing support to families. The families make each congregation their home for a week. A classroom becomes a private sleeping room, dinner is waiting when they come back from school or work or looking for work. Breakfast is provided before they leave in the morning. Turning our building into a gracious home for a week takes many hands. On the Sunday that familes are due to arrive,members of our Sunday School set up the bedrooms. A week later turn those bedrooms back into classrooms. Adults (and even whole families) volunteer to provide dinner, help serve and clean up dinner, entertain the children and stay over night. Before the families arrive there's shopping to do. After they leave, there is always laundry that needs to be done. Add it up and there are 37 volunteer slots, 37 opportunities to make a difference. All of these cane be counted as community servicehours for those who need them.UUFBR will host again October 2 - 9, 2011. What are you doing that week?
Come be part of a good thing. Sign up in Osais Hall on Sundays or call the office.
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boca Raton 2601 St. Andrews Blvd. Boca Raton FL 33434
Phone 561.482.2001 Fax 561.482.2011 e-mail uufbr@bellsouth.net
