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WCL #8944 Music performed with permission. The presenting speakers are long time members of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa recounting significant events through the decades.
UUCT Sunday Service 09/27/2026, "Our Shared Story: Membership Through the Decades"
The Sunday Service for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa was delivered by our Guest Speaker, Dr. Andy LePage. The topic is: "Blessed to be a Blessing". Our guest speaker, Dr. Andy LePage, a PhD psychologist and former priest, has taught in the U.S. and in Australia, and has mentored teachers in several states. His book, Transforming Education: The New 3 R's (Reverence, Renewal and Responsibility) was endorsed by academics, parents, and the Secretary of Education at the United Nations. He is also a contributing author to the Cooperative Discipline Book and Teacher Education Program used in many schools. Andy taught Practical Classroom Management Skills to teachers (and a few administrators!) for over 27 years. For a change of pace, he opened and ran a sandwich shop at the beach for ten years! Today, Andy officiates several Weddings and Life Celebrations each year and works to help get homeless people in jobs and housing. He is in his 9th year of leading semi-monthly spirituality workshops. He began attending the Unitarian Universalist Church in the Pines in Brooksville in 2014.
UUCT Sunday Service 09/20/2026, "Blessed to be a Blessing"
Our guest Glenn Brown is a writer, anthropologist, and longtime community advocate whose work has centered on understanding the lives, struggles, and resilience of ordinary people. Glenn studied creative writing at the University of Montana and earned a BA in liberal arts. His career took him through a diverse range of experiences—from working in restaurants and serving as a counselor in a maximum-security psychiatric prison and, after earning a MA degree in Anthropology, to helping strengthen services for children and families in the Tampa Bay area. For more than two decades he worked with nonprofit organizations, local government, and community partners to improve the well-being of children and families through collaboration, research, and public investment.
UUCT Sunday Service, 09/13/2026, Sharing Stories
The Sunday Service for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa was delivered by our Guest Speaker, Rev. Bob Murphy. The topic is: "Water and The Force of Nature". Our guest speaker is Rev. Robert (Bob) Murphy. Bob is a Unitarian Universalist community minister. He asks people to love and care for each other and their natural environment during some difficult days for planet Earth.
UUCT Sunday Service, 09/06/2026 "Water and The Force of Nature"
Streaming license number WCL8944. Songs written by the performer and streamed with his permission. Jamie Robe is a lifelong Floridian who has been a UUCT member for over 10 years. He is a Computer Engineer, a husband, father of 4, and recently a grandfather of twins. His book “Day Before Disaster - A Procrastinator's Guide to Hurricane Preparedness”, is available on his website HunkerDownGuide.com and Amazon. The website has links to his podcast and other free resources.
Where Is Our Disaster Seatbelt? Hurricane Prep, Climate Disaster, and Reclaiming Our Moral Compass.
The Sunday Service for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa was delivered by our Guest Speaker, Fred Hearns. The topic is: "Tampa's Black History Museum". Fred Hearns was born in the Bronx, New York. He grew up in Tampa's Belmont Heights community in East Tampa. Hearns graduated from George S. Middleton High School and from the University of South Florida (USF) in 1970. In 1975 he returned to his hometown to begin a 32-year career with the City of Tampa. Hearns retired as director of the city's Department of Community Affairs in 2007 and founded Fred Hearns Tours LLC. For the next thirteen years Fred led over 200 bus and walking tours of Tampa's most historic Black communities. He also found time to earn two masters' degrees, in Human Services from Springfield College and in Africana Studies from USF and write three books. In 2021 Fred was named Curator of Black History for the Tampa Bay History Center, a position he still holds. He is responsible for leading walking tours for the History Center, giving talks about local Black History to interested groups and helping guide the opening in 2027 of Tampa's Black History Museum. Fred and his wife, Gloria, are the parents of six adult children, twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild. He and his wife live in the same East Tampa community they both were raised in.
UUCT Sunday Service, 08/23/2026 "Tampa's Black History Museum"
The Sunday Service for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa was delivered by our Guest Speaker, Robert Sichta. The topic is: "Due Process in the Time of Immigration". Bob Sichta is an Immigration Lawyer. He is also the Senior Pastor Emeritus of the Bradenton Congregational Church and currently attends the UU Church in Sarasota with his wife, Pia -- something he does to confuse theologians. Before all that, he was a corporate lawyer for two Fortune 500's and practiced criminal and civil law in Denver, Cleveland, and Buchanan County, VA, where he also served as the County Attorney. The son of teachers, he grew up in central and northern Illinois before joining the Navy, which led to the GI Bill, allowing him to obtain a BA from Old Dominion University, followed by a Juris Doctorate from the College of William & Mary. Many years later he completed a Master of Divinity degree from the Florida Center for Theological Studies.
UUCT Sunday Service 08/09/2026, "Due Process in the Time of Immigration"
Our Guest Speaker today is Rev. Bob Murphy. Bob is a UU community minister for Florida. Bob asks people to love and care for each other and their natural environment during some difficult days for planet Earth.
UUCT Sunday Service, 08/02/2026, "Accountability"
The Sunday Service for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa was delivered by our Guest Speaker, Rev. Charles McKenzie. The topic is: "Idea Heroes Part 1". Our Guest Speaker today is Rev. Charles McKenzie. Rev. McKenzie is a 1982 graduate of Bethune-Cookman with a B.A. in Religion and Philosophy. Rev. McKenzie is presently an ordained minister and a full-time public-school teacher in Manatee County. He has been involved in the political landscape promoting civil rights for minorities, women, farmworkers and the youth. Experiencing hardship and an unstable background growing up, McKenzie developed a passion for helping the less fortunate, the underserved, the exploited and the neglected.
UUCT Sunday Service, 07/26/2026 "Idea Heroes Part 1"
The Sunday Service for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa was delivered by our Guest Speaker, Alex Sirimarco. The topic is: "Hillsborough Education Foundation and UUCT's Weingartner Scholarship Fund ~ Courtesy of The Mangroves". Alex Sirimarco serves as the Development and Community Engagement Manager for The Hillsborough Educational Foundation. Its goal is to assist with educating Hillsborough students and aiding classroom teachers undertaking their educating roles. In today's service, Alex will provide information about the HEP's very worthwhile student centric organization and their connection to UUCT's Weingartner Scholarship Fund. For more information about The Hillsborough Education Foundation's work, visit their website at https://educationfoundation.com/
UUCT Sunday Service, 7/19/2026 "Hillsborough Education Foundation & Weingartner Scholarship Fund"
Our guest speaker today is Stef Licari. 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. 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.
UUCT Sunday Service, 07/12/2026: Rooted in the Earth, Aligned with the Principles"
The Sunday Service for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa was delivered by our Guest Speaker, Rev. Bob Murphy. The topic is: "American Revolution: Work In Progress". Our Guest Speaker today is Rev. Bob Murphy. Bob is a UU community minister for Florida. Bob asks people to love and care for each other and their natural environment during some difficult days for planet Earth.
UUCT Sunday Service, 07/05/2026 "American Revolution: Work In Progress"
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