Join in honoring the lives lost at Parkland one year ago and other gun violence victims from the past year. This event is being hosted by: Mom Demand Action and We The Students.
5-6pm at Williams Park (330 2nd Ave N)
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Eckerd Environmental Film Festival
2019 VISIONS OF NATURE/VOICES OF NATUREENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL
February 21, 2019 through March 2, 2019
Now entering into its 21st year, the festival is changing its format. It will now take place over two consecutive weekends. The first will follow a format similar to that of the past twenty years, with evening screenings of critically acclaimed and important films from around the world. The second will highlight student and emerging filmmakers, and will offer workshops designed to nurture their original visions and voices.
For over 20 years, the Visions of Nature/Voices of Nature Environmental Film Festival has brought compelling and important films to the Tampa Bay area and the Eckerd College community to raise awareness and promote discussion of matters relating to nature, place and the environment.
Film scholars as well as established and emerging filmmakers from around the world engage the audience in a lively dialogue about the environmental perspectives contained in documentary, animated, experimental and feature films.
See https://www.environmentalfilmfest.com for film schedule.
[Sea Level] Rise Up: Realities & Opportunities
Date/Time
Date(s) – 04/05/2019 – 04/06/2019
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location
SPC Seminole Campus Conference Center
A Two-Day Conference to Elevate Awareness & Action
Friday, April 5 & Saturday, April 6, 2019
Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
SPC Seminole Campus Conference Center
9200 113th Street North, Seminole
What does the recent National Climate Assessment mean for Tampa Bay communities? This two-day conference will lay out the challenges ahead and already arising.
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Friday will focus on actions planned or already initiated by local governments and business plus a look at how the media is furthering climate awareness.
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Saturday sessions will address real estate values, insurance, mortgages and how individuals can become civically engaged in the climate conversation.
Register for one or both days!
Two-day Registration is just $20. Free for students and upon request.
Space is limited and online registration is required.
Call 727-394-6942 for more information.
Confirmed Speakers & Panelists
Additional Program Materials Coming Soon!
Agenda
View/Download: Flyer
Presented in Partnership with
Suncoast Sea Level Rise Collaborative
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Community Connections: The Opioid Crisis and the Faith Community
DATE & TIME
Thursday, February 21, 2019
8:00 AM – 12:30 PM
LOCATION
Anona United Methodist Church Worship Center, 13233 Indian Rocks Rd., Largo, FL 33774
13233 Indian Rocks Rd.
Largo, FL 33774 United States
Featured Speakers:
Gayle Guidash, Pinellas County Health Department and Laurallyn Segur, Eckerd Connects
Panel Moderator: Bill Bunkley – Salem Radio Talk Show Host, President, Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Inc.
Panelists: Chief Anthony Holloway, St. Petersburg Police Department; Dianne Clarke, Operation PAR; Larry Cooper, Children’s Home Network; Maria Pepe, Suncoast Hospice Empath Health; Gary Webb, Celebrate Recovery; Andrea Rose, St. Anthony’s Hospital
Prayer Leader: Dr. Basha P. Jordan Jr.
Special Music By Lisa Noe
Weekly Update 30 January
This Sunday: The theme for worship this Sunday is “Just Be Nice?” What does it mean to follow Jesus? What was Jesus about? Have a look at Luke 4:21-30 and Jeremiah 1:4-10.
Theological Orientation Discussions: The next gathering is tonight (January 30) at 6:30pm. The conversation will focus on how to define Christianity. Future sessions will be held Feb. 19, Feb. 27 (tentative), March 19, and March 27 from 6:30-7:45pm in the Fellowship Hall.
Budget Workshop: There will be another meeting to create a budget for the year tomorrow (January 31) at 10am. All are welcome to attend. If you have thoughts and ideas to share and are unable to come, please e-mail Bill Parsons or Rev. Wells.
Civil Rights Lectures: Dr. Susannah Heschel (Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College) scholar, author, and daughter of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, will deliver two speeches in St. Petersburg, at part of Legacy Week 2019. Both are free and open to the community, and concern the Civil Rights Movement and the role her father played with his friend and confidant, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. LUCC’s Sally Purvis, Chip Cosper, Jim Andrews, and Kim Wells are all associated with these events.
On Thursday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. Heschel will speak on “Faith, Courage and the Civil Rights Movement” in Ballroom 1 at the USF St. Petersburg Student Center, (200 Sixth Ave S). Following the lecture, time will be set aside for audience discussion with Heschel. This program is being brought to the community as a joint project of USF St. Petersburg and the Florida Holocaust Museum in collaboration with “Legacy Week 2019.”
On Saturday, Feb. 2, Heschel will speak at Congregation B’nai Israel, (300 58th St N), on Shabbat morning services, beginning at 9am, on “The Prophetic Spirit and the Civil Rights Movement,” as part of the synagogue’s annual Law Shabbat. That speech is expected to dwell more heavily on Jewish law, but will include information as well on Rabbi Heschel and King and their Civil Rights work.
Climate change FLICAN event: “Climate Impact & Environmental Inequity: Towards Justice for All” will be held Friday & Saturday, February 1 & 2, at the Callahan Center in Orlando. Rev. Wells plans to attend and can provide transportation.
Congregational Meeting: There will be a congregational meeting for the purpose of endorsing a church budget for 2019. It will be held after worship, in the sanctuary on Sunday February 3rd.
Operation Attack: Ongoing needs include coats of all sizes, clothes for boys and men, and diapers of all sizes. The next LUCC volunteer evening is February 11 at 6:30 pm at Lakeview Presbyterian Church (1310 22nd Ave S).
LUCC Concert Series: celebrating Old Time, Blues, Blue Grass, Folk & Country music. All concerts begin at 7pm. There is a $20 suggested donation for the band, doors open at 6:30pm. See the website or LUCC Facebook page for more information.
Friday, February 15 – The Wandering Hours
Friday, March 22 – Randy Wilson and Gabe Dansereau
Friday, May 3 – Charley Groth
Friday, May – Rebecca Zapen
One City Chorus: The next One City Chorus concert will be on February 17th at the Palladium Theater (253 5th Ave N). Tickets are $25 at the door, $20 in advance. LUCC member Jeff Wells is a member of the chorus.
Exchange Student: This comes from LUCC member Yoko Nogami, a teacher at Gibbs High School. She received a request for a new host home for an international high school student. Maybe there is someone in the LUCC family or beyond that would be willing to host this student? The student attends Boca Ciega High School and is from Norway. He loves music and drawing. He is quiet and enjoys the beach. He is in the area until June. If you are willing to explore this opportunity, please contact Yoko.
January Birthdays: Happy birthday to Martha Lamar (1/2); Elinor Ross (1/4); Chip Cosper (1/7); Jackson Cosper (1/9); Hilton Kean Jones (1/23); and Bob Bell (1/28). Someone missing? Contact the church office with birthday information.
Circle of Concern: Family and friends of Bill Locke. Beverly Belche, a friend of LUCC member Martha Lamar, is fighting cancer and cellulitis and would like your prayers at this challenging time. Carolyn Moore, Ann Quinn, Willy Zessoules, Jen De Groot, and Ann Rogers.
Weekly Update: If you are involved with an activity or event that you would like to share with the LUCC family, please send the information to the church office by Tuesday since the Update usually is sent out on Wednesday.
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