Upcoming Events

  • BBUUC's Fall Service Auction
    • 10/14/2018 - 10/28/2018 at All Day
    BBUUC's Fall Service Auction WHEN: Sunday, October 14 - Sunday, October 28 WHERE: BBUUC Sanctuary WHAT: Silent auction of services donated by Members and Friends of BBUUC Donations include meals and parties, entertainment and excursions, gastronomic delights and more! Donation forms will be available after worship services through September 30th or online at https://goo.gl/forms/Gx0OxMntnFEmz1uR2 Contact auction@bbuuc.org with any questions. All funds raised at the auction go to support BBUUC operations.  
  • Voting as an Act of Faith
    • 10/23/2018 at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    This Tuesday, October 23rd at 7 pm, our Pastoral Care Team will be presenting a special service on "Voting as an Act of Faith." It will provide reflection on how faith requires action and will include a blessing of the hands. Join us!
  • Trunk or Treat
    • 10/27/2018 at 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
    Join CUUPS and LRE for BBUUC's annual Trunk or Treat! Costume and pumpkin carving contests, creepy crawly dishes, Beacon’s Haunted Forest, and of course our Best Trunk Competition promise to make the evening absolutely Spooktacular!
  • An Introduction to Shamanic Journeying
    • 11/03/2018 at 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Date:          Saturday – November 3rd, 2018 Time:          9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Cost:          $40.00 Location:   Buckman Bridge Unitarian Universalist Church 8447 Manresa Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32244 Instructor:  Jim Wood Shamanism is an ancient spiritual practice for healing (both spiritual and emotional), divination and restoration of personal power.  It has been practiced since the beginning of mankind.  Jim will be providing an introduction to Universal Core Shamanism which is a distillation of shamanic practices from many cultures. The workshop will be...
  • National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC)
    • 11/12/2018 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    HOW TO MAKE YOUR VOTE REALLY COUNT Step out for the evening on Monday, November 12 to find out about the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) and how it will ensure the presidential candidate with the most votes will be the one sworn into office! But, it takes states whose electoral votes total 270 or more to put the NPVIC into effect. How close is Florida with its 29 electoral votes to joining in? Will Florida be part of...
  • ICARE Community Problems Assembly
    • 11/13/2018 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    You’ve shared your individual stories in our church’s House Meetings. The Community Problems Assembly is where we funnel up all those stories in order to decide what our community’s social justice story is. What does this community need to move forward? This meeting is where we hear about the issues we’ll tackle this year. When a new issue is picked up, Justice Ministry Network members vote on which issue we think our congregation wants to pursue.
  • Monthly Drumming Circle
    • 11/16/2018 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Join us on the 3rd Friday of the month 7:00-9:00 pm for Drumming Circle. The next one will be held Friday, October 19th at 7 pm. You don’t have to be an experienced drummer to participate. Beginners are welcome. Bring your drum and your energy. Don’t have a drum? We will have a small number of drums for folks to borrow.  Don’t feel you can drum? Listeners and dancers are encouraged to come and feel the rhythm. Connect with your spirit...
  • Thanksgiving Pot Luck
    • 11/22/2018 at 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Please RSVP to hospitality@bbuuc.org if you are planning to attend and can volunteer. Set up with begin at 10 am and we need volunteers for clean up as well. Please also let Hospitality know what you will be bringing.
  • ICARE Research Kickoff
    • 12/04/2018 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    This is an optional meeting for Network Members who want to be part of a team that does in depth research into an issue. Research Committees operate throughout the year in preparation for the Nehemiah Assembly.
  • BBUUC Justice Ministry Network Meeting
    • 02/04/2019 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    A meeting for our church’s Justice Ministry Network members only, we get a progress update on the ICARE research committees’ work. And, we each pick BBUUC members to invite to the Nehemiah Assembly. That’s so we don’t have several ICARE network members all inviting the same person!
  • ICARE Rally
    • 03/04/2019 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Held after the issues research has been completed, we find out who can do something about our issue. What piece of the issue are we going to work on this year, and what we are going to ask elected officials to do about it
  • ICARE Nehemiah Assembly
    • 04/01/2019 at 12:00 am
    This is the one opportunity you will have this year to meet as a team to ask public officials to take action on the community’s problems. There will not be another place where we will have this type of power this year.
  • ICARE Celebration Dinner
    • 05/20/2019 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    This is where we report and celebrate our successes. If you want to know what we did this year and whether it made a difference, here’s where you will find out. We do this to hold ourselves accountable. And to say thank-you for all the work that’s been done. The Celebration also kicks off, for many churches, the annual ICARE investment drive. It is where we recommit to continuing our work for social justice next year. Dinner served at 6...