Our Care Team sends greeting cards, makes hospital visits and follows up with congregants who are experiencing joys or sorrows. Please let us know if you or someone in our congregation is in need. Contact Tempie Taudte at care@uutampa.org

Al-Anon

Al-Anon meets at UUCT on Saturdays at 10:30 am each week. For additional information in Hillsborough County, call 813-881-9372 or visit us on the web at www.tampabayalanon.org.

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Wondering While Wandering . . .

The Reverend Dr. Doak M Mansfield, Interim Minister

I'm a devoted amateur historian. Most of my reading is in these areas. Currently I'm finishing a great new biography of William Jennings Bryan, A Godly Hero by Michael Kazin. It is a fresh new investigation chronicling the life and contributions of the spiritual founder of what became the "responsive democracy: New Deal, Fair Deal, and the Great Society." Bryan was much more than the buffoon satired in Inherit the Wind--much more. He believed government must be an agent for economic justice and free from big money corruptions.

My fascination with history helps inform and frame my notions about the vital nature of 'story' in our being and becoming.

Something really telling occurs when new light, new information is focused on perceived established "truths." When normative stories are challenged with new insights and understandings, tension, stress, even conflict may happen.

The "truths' of science come to mind when seeking illustrations. Established truths can serve for centuries or be of short duration and influence.

In spiritual matters established truths, authoritative dogma, doctrines, proscribed and prescribed by one for another: one culture, worldview, power, intelligential class, there seems to be possible one of two responses: one, denial and hostility or two, intrigue and interest. Yes, a pretty simplistic take on such heady matters, I suppose, but making the issue more complicated is but a way for distancing one from the reality of how we react as people: with fear and threat or with curiosity and openness.

Our ongoing challenge as Unitarian Universalists is an ongoing honest reviewing of our spiritual/religious understandings - story - and adapting, reworking it as new information and insights are discovered or maybe rediscovered.
William Jennings Bryan for all his fundamentalist faith and Bible thumping evangelizing pleaded for compassion and a justice as regards the composition of the human community and he saw nothing of it in Darwin's evolutionary principles: survival of the fittest. He saw with a clear perception the "Super Human" principles that would be the prototype for Adolph Hitler's sick, false, and horrific notions.

There is usually and thankfully more in most of our stories, personal and otherwise: the scientific as well as the spiritual.

Keep on thinking, wondering, and feeling...

Love ~ Doak

Desk of the President
Thanks to all of you who do so much for us here at the church. The rest of us literally would not know what to do without you.

We are now gearing up for a new minister. In the spring, a candidate will be brought to us by our search committee and we will have an opportunity to eat with them, talk with them, and listen to them. Others species in our world do the same as a group encounters a new member. They generally don't have arranged dinners and meetings, they do it with smell, with body posturing, and even with some form of combat (ritual or otherwise). Humans do the same thing as we measure a possible new leader, a possible new force in our collective lives. (We do consistently avoid actual combat. And sniffing.)

As the time approaches, we all will be anxious about what's happening and when and where and . . . . We know that we want to put our best foot forward to the candidate, but we have a little trouble agreeing on the best foot, exactly. Happily the answer is simple. Do what you do every church week. Our Church personality is made up of all of us. Acting like we think we ought to act toward others.

Lucky us, we get a chance every week to practice in a safe place the art of being our better selves. Thank you for coming. You are an important part of the whole.

Bill

UUCT

One Place. All Faiths. No Problem.

R.E.flections

Administration as Leadership

As most of you know, I hosted and participated in training on Administration this month. It was a great experience, both in hosting and participating. I'm very thankful to everyone who helped make it happen. Much of the training was about organizing your work, so that you have more time for the most important work, our children and youth. And there were problem-solving strategies, which are always helpful when working with people. All in all, I'm excited to be implementing some of these tools and improving our program. And it is always wonderful to have a chance to connect with colleagues in person.

Family Connections

This Sunday after church we will meet at Lettuce Lake Park after church for a family picnic and playdate. A pavilion has been reserved, but there is still a $2 entrance fee per vehicle. Bring a picnic lunch for your family and treats to share, if you like.
March 1st is our first Mom's Meal potluck dinner. 5:30 in the Multi-Purpose Building. Child Care can be provided. Please RSVP ASAP! Sign-Up is on the RE Bulletin Board or you can email me.

Tampa Pride Parade

Our Beacon Youth Group has taken the initiative to register to walk in Tampa's return of their Pride Parade. The parade is March 28th in Ybor City. Our youth group is in the planning stages and would like your involvement. We hope to have a large group from our church walking. Please email Erin Powers DRE, dre@uutampa.org, if you are interested in the planning phase. More info will be coming soon. Stay tuned to our Order of Service for up to date information.

Beacon Youth Group - meets Wednesdays at 6:30-8:30 in the Youth Room. Youth ages 12-20 are welcome!

Children and Youth Religious Exploration

Spotlight on Search

The Ministerial Search Committee (MSC) is on schedule and working on the phase of the search process involving communicating with and evaluating ministers. Confidentiality is critical at this stage, but we can report that we are very busy and that is a good thing. We are meeting many interesting and dedicated Unitarian Universalists. We find we are interconnected in so many ways and that we are enriched by each experience of connection.

The same can be said of the connections between MSC and the congregation. Thank you all for your support of our work. Thank you for accepting the changes that are happening in our congregation. Some of you are embracing the changes and helping lead us forward. Some of you are keeping our sense of stability in place by refreshing traditions and helping us stay connected and in right relationship.

Our community is what keeps us going. We're busy; you might not see us in person that much right now. Comments, questions and conversations are welcome in person anytime, or by email to search@uuct.org or attend Conversations with the Board.

Elise Richardson, Joan Lund, Ara Rogers, Marta Pearson, Ed Benedict, Earl Harvey, Mary Francis

A Community Conversation on Social Justice

Rescheduled for February 28!

Saturday 9:30 - 11:30 AM

Come out and participate in a discussion of the role of social justice in the life of UUCT.
What is our mandate? How to be involved? What are our expectations and challenges? These questions will be considered as we seek to find some clarity and direction for this area of our church's ministry. Child care provided at no charge.

The Industrial Carnival presents The Chapel of Reason

7pm on Friday the 13th of March

The Industrial Carnival presents The Chapel of Reason, an homage to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. This free, multi-media art event happens at the UUCT geodesic mini-dome at 7pm, on Friday the 13th of March. There will be a closing reception on Sunday, the 15th of March following services.

Jeff Stover, USF alumni artist and UUCT member, will be hosting The Chapel of Reason. There will be a special invitation extended to USF art students. This is a family friendly event, so come for the fun!

Circles in the Woods CUUPS

Join our Full Moon Celebration on March 7th! Come celebrate the Worm Moon with Serenity Coven! Plant the seeds of your desires for the coming year. We will enjoy some wormy fun, transmute negative or no longer needed energies into positive juju to help us move forward. We're bringing back the spiral dance for awesome energy raising. We'll channel that energy into the seeds where we plant our intentions. As usual, family friendly and fun!

The cost is a love donation and there will be a Moneta basket for offerings. No pets please. Plan to come early or stay afterward to socialize. Come, join us, in perfect love and perfect trust.

For more information about Circles in the Woods CUUPS, e-mail cuups@uutampa.org.

Our six-session of classes on the 1st and 3rd Sunday afternoons are wrapping up in March. Class attendees who are interested will write and perform the April 4 Full Moon Celebration. Come out and support them!

Class Five - March 1, 1pm -3pm - Ritual Basics
Why ritual; Preparing Ritual Space; Common Ritual Tools and altar setup; Using
Meditation; Divination, Spells, Charms, Poppets, and more.
Activity: Walking Meditation

Class Six - March 15, 1pm - 3pm - The Working Circle
Between the Worlds; Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Spirit; Raising Energy; Dedication, Initiation, and Covens; the Next Steps and Ritual Planning (April 4th).
Activity: Bring something for the consecration ritual

For more information about Circles in the Woods CUUPS, e-mail cuups@uutampa.org.

COME ONE * COME ALL *

TO THE 2ND ANNUAL UUCT TRUNK SALE

MARCH 21 FROM 9 AM TO 12 NOON

IT'S SPRING CLEANING TIME !!!

Have a bunch of excess stuff around your house (or garage) that you don't need or want anymore? Here's your chance to "recycle" it, make money for the church and have a fun morning with your UUCT friends and other neighborhood buyers.
All you need to do is just open your car trunk and sell those unwanted goods right then and there. You get the clutter out of your house, the church gets the money and we all have a morning of fellowship and fun. Coffee and goodies will be available.

$10 buys you a reserved display spot on the church grounds. Sign up early and get a prime parking spot. There will be a table outside the church the next three Sundays to take your reservation.

Buyers get in free. Non-members will be charged $20 for their spaces and may keep their sales proceeds.

Contact Pat Benedict or Fran Davin for more information

UU 101 'An Introduction: A Pathway to Membership'

March 26 Thur. 6:30 PM
Participation in this two hour class led by the Reverend Doak Mansfield is a vital element in one's becoming a member of our congregation. A basic overview of the history and the evolution of the Unitarian Universalist ways in spirituality and religion will be offered in a causal dialogue format. No charge. Child care provided. New members' recognition is set for April 13.

WE WANT YOUR OLD SNAPSHOTS!

The UUCT's 60th Anniversary Celebration is fast approaching and we are in need of your old photos (or especially movie/video). If you have any interesting photos of UUCT friends, members or gatherings please share! When you share them please help us by identifying the people in the photo as well as the occasion. You may e-mail the photo (or a link to the photo) if it is digital or bring a photo into church for us to borrow. Here are the instructions:

Email links or photos to uuctphotos@gmail.com
You can also bring your photos in. Place them in an envelope labeled Worship Planning Committee (WPC) or Diane Gainforth. PLACE YOUR NAME on the envelope as well. Then put the envelope in the WPC mailbox in the Office.
If you hand them to Diane on Sunday, you do so at your own risk; she believes she can do two things at once but she is fooling no one.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS is APRIL 15th!

Submitted by Diane Gainforth, WPC Chair

UUCT 60th Anniversary T-Shirt Contest

Do you have an eye for design, a flair for fashion or the mind of a creative genius?

Then we need your help!

UUCT is celebrating its 60th Anniversary and to show our pride we would like to have T-shirts made. The design of these shirts will be a contest with our very own congregation voting on the best design.

To enter, just submit your design on a standard letter-size sheet of paper between March 1st and March 30th. There will be a table set up outside each Sunday after church where we will collect entries.

The congregation will vote on the best entry between April 5th and April 12th. If you have any questions, contact Judy Lane at judylane2003@earthlink.net or 813-901-9157.

Adult RE

by Jeff Austin
Wasn't it terrific recently on Valentine's Day to have a dance floor, decorations, delicious food and drink and more (such as childcare) to share with delightful UU friends and community members? We made our Education Building sing and bubble with laughter, as well as miles of smiles from the faces of dance and party participants. Not just because of who you are, Dear Readers, but also because this Valentine's Dance was due to an awesome team gathered by Diana Stevens and her husband Grant Wilson. They centered much of the Valentine's Dance activity around the Education building room where Grant and Diana bring all who are interested and/or seeking knowledge to a discussion and meditation Adult RE class on Emerging Western Buddhism. It takes place some Sunday mornings, such as February 22nd (memorably 2/22) and March 1st and March 29th, in the Education Room at 9:45. Come along and have a smile ready for the youngsters getting ready for another beautiful Sunday. These classes on Joseph Goldstein's book, One Dharma, are described on our website page on Adult RE, where you will also have information about other days of the week at UUCT and similar classes, perhaps led by Grant Wilson:
http://uutampa.org/adult-education/

With someone dear, I saw the play Love Letters by A. R. Gurney at St. Petersburg's Studio@620 recently. It was part of our thrilling celebration of Valentine's. Picture two adults alone on an intimate stage reading their letters sent back and forth starting with his acceptance of an invitation to her childhood birthday party in the 1930s. His birthday gift to her was a picture book by L. Frank Baum (The Lost Princess of Oz), followed by a lifetime of letters as they grew on through their lives and into late life. Do try to see it if Tampa producer Anna Brennan can stage it in a theater near you (or near your handy car pool). It was good again to see a theater director/performer I met and formed a friendship with as a result of my USF library schooling in public libraries: Bob Devin Jones. There is a power in social activism, community outreach, and education for young and old when it is combined with the creative visual and performing arts. Tampa's StageWorks Theatre or St. Petersburg's Studio@620 join nicely with what we do at UUCT, in the large dome as well on our festive dance floor.

Valentine's Day Dance - Success!

Betty Lee Award Time

Board to accept nominations for the Betty Lee Service Award
The Betty Lee distinguished service award acknowledges a member of UUCT for "high standards of diligence and dedication" to the well-being of our church. The Board of Trustees is currently accepting nominations from members of our congregation for this annual award.

Please submit your nomination by Friday, April 10, 2015, to president@uutampa.org with the reasons you believe this individual should receive the Betty Lee Award. The Betty Lee Award will be announced at our annual congregational meeting on Sunday, May 3, 2015.

Past Betty Lee Service Award winners:
1982 Harry Albertson
1983 Joyce Glauser
1991 Patricia McCracken
1992 Joyce Formica
1993 Hazel Peterson
1994 Gene Pizzo
1995 Jay Palmer
2005 Kathy Albury
2007 Ed Benedict
2008 Judy Lehman
2009 Pat Benedict
2010 Ara Rogers
2011 Bill Blymiller
2012 Joan Lund
2013 Tempie Taude and Fran Davin
2014 Marla Frazer

Note: While a member may continue to be well-deserving, please don't nominate a previous recipient or a current Board of Trustees member. Thanks!

UUCT mUUsic Group

Meets 7:30pm Mondays

Behold our muse. Not sure how musical you are? Afraid you'll be embarrassed?

Come to mUUsic Group anonymously if you like. Your secret will be safe with us. So, please join us in the Small Dome. We're there every Monday at 7:30 PM.

In the spirit of old-time hootenannys and good-time jam sessions, this is an informal gathering of musicians, vocalists, and just plain music lovers who want to make or listen to mUUsic. Sing, play an instrument, drum, or bang on an upside-down waste basket. Get creative. It's all good.

Everyone is welcome, regardless of ability or experience. So come one, come all, and let the good times roll! Questions: muusic@uutampa.org

Special thanks to everyone who helped make our February Sheet Drive for The Spring Domestic Violence Shelter a tremendous success. There are a few more donations coming in, so we'll update you with a final count on the number of sheets we'll be delivering to The Spring in the Order of Service in March.
From The Wednesday Chalice Circle

HOPE Happenings

Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality
By Judy Lane

UUCT's Justice Ministry Network is our liaison to HOPE - the Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality. HOPE is unique in that it gives us an opportunity to come together with local faith groups to work for justice and equality by achieving long-term systemic changes that resolve local community problems.

We are building our Justice Ministry Network within UUCT to assure that we will meet or exceed our UUCT turnout goal of 60, toward the overall goal of 1,500, at this year's Nehemiah Action.
How can you participate?

Participate on the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Committee or the Criminal Justice Committee that developed the Tampa Ordinance Expansion and Civil Citations for Youth Issues between now and April 20th to help strategize and develop our solutions.
Attend the March 22th UUCT Justice Ministry Network Meeting, after church, to strategize towards our full participation at the April 20th Nehemiah Action, and distribute names of members and friends we will invite to the Action.
Mark April 20th on your calendar and commit to attend the HOPE Nehemiah Action. Can you bring 3 or 4 others with you? If 21 of us each bring 4 others, we will surpass our goal of 60!
Check now to see that these important dates are on your 2015 calendar:(Please avoid scheduling any UUCT events or meetings on these dates)

March 22nd - UUCT Justice Ministry Network Meeting, after church
March 23rd - Rally (for Network Members and others interested in being a Network Member) (Allen Temple AME Church, Ybor, 6:30 p.m.)
April 20th - Nehemiah Action (Mt. Calvary 7th Day Adventist Church, 6:30 p.m.)
April 26th - UUCT Nehemiah Evaluation Meeting, after church.

Involvement in our UUCT Justice Ministry and the activities of HOPE is an opportunity for us to live our values of justice, democracy and community in a very concrete way. If you want to get involved in any way, please contact me, Judy Lane, at 813-901-9157 or Sharon Streater at 813-325-0455.

Let's work together for "HOPE for Justice" in Hillsborough County!

Do you walk around with your head in a cloud?

We all know the negative effects smoking has on the health of the smoker as well as the people in their vicinity but have you thought about how the fragrances that you are wearing affect the air quality of those around you? Scented hair, skin and clothing products added to the perfume or cologne you may wear essentially contaminate and pollute the air that everyone shares. When you see the word "fragrance" in a list of ingredients, then this means that the scent you smell is mostly, and often entirely, synthetic and chemically manufactured from petroleum or coal tar. These chemicals can be harmful to the public in varying degrees, but especially harmful to those with chemical sensitivity. This is not about an irritating smell, but about the negative effects of breathing in these chemicals. The use of perfume, cologne, detergents and other scented products is far more common than tobacco use but is not regulated like smoking is. We ask that you please consider this when you are preparing to come to Sunday services or anywhere where people are going to be in close proximity. We want everyone to feel safe and breathe easy when we are together.

Emerson Forum Remembered

End Of Life Care Concerns Growing In Tampa Bay And Beyond

Three years after UUCT, d/b/a/as the Emerson Forum; three couples from our congregation and Tampa General Hospital co-sponsored the first of two programs on end of life care, other religious, medical, legal and public groups are devoting rapidly growing time and attention to the issues raised at our conference. Our first conference, On End Of Life Care After Terri Schiavo, was held at the Stetson College of Law Center in downtown Tampa and was covered by co-anchor Brendan McLaughlin for the local ABC-TV news that evening,

Last year, world media followed the story of 29 year old Brittany Maynard, who moved to Oregon from California in order to obtain legal physician aid in dying of a terminal disease. Oregon is one of only five states in the U.S. that have legalized such care, but 10 other states have similar bills before their legislature. Florida is not among them. On February 6th of this year, however, the Supreme Court of Canada, in a unanimous opinion, struck down Canadian laws nationwide banning physician aid in dying.

On Saturday, November 15, fifty-two members and friends of UUCT spent the morning discussing specific end of life care issues that confront all people and their families. Fran Davin, Deborah Adles and Doak Mansfield organized and led the program, focusing on issues that touch every family. Experts on psychological, legal and religious concerns attended as guest speakers. A form for sharing your end of life plans with the minister can be found on the UUCT website at http://uutampa.org/end-of-life.

This year, other local organizations have begun to devote time and attention to advancing the conversation.

On Tuesday, February 10, the Hillsborough County Medical Society heard Peter Reagan, the medical director for the Oregon chapter of Compassion & Choices (C&C), speak on the physician's changing role in end of life care. Dr. Reagan was the first doctor to prescribe under Oregon's Death With Dignity law.

Coming Up

On Sunday, March 8, the Jewish Community Center of Tampa (JCC) and Compassion & Choices are co-sponsoring the first of a two part on "Life: The Final Act." The first program, entitled Death with Dignity, will be held at Maestro's restaurant at the Straz Center. The speakers include:

Barbara Mancini, a nurse from Pottsville, PA, who was charged with "assisting in a suicide," when she handed her father morphine provided by a local hospice. She accrued more than $ 100,000 in legal bills before a judge ruled that there was not enough evidence to merit a case. Barbara was initially reported to the sheriff by a hospice nurse.

Other speakers include Daniel Wilson, the National Programs Director for C&C and Rabbi Mendy Dubrowsky, of South Tampa. Tickets may be purchase for $ 6 in advance at www.jewishtampa.com or for $10 at the door. Dessert and a reception are included.

On Sunday, March 15, JCC will be showing the movie The Farewell Party, at 3 p.m. at the Sundial Theatre, 151 2nd Avenue North, in St. Petersburg. The movie is about a group of friends at a Jerusalem retirement home who build a machine to help a terminally ill friend hasten his death. When rumors of the machine begin to spread, more and more people ask for their help, and the friends are faced with an emotional dilemma. Rabbi Joel Simon will lead a discussion following the film. Advanced tickets are $ 10 and may be purchased at the JCC website. Your paid receipt for each event will be your ticket. For questions about the programs or registration, contact Rachel Tilow, at 813.264.9000.

Spring Cleaning/Fix-up Volunteers Needed

If you can spare the time, your help would be greatly appreciated at the March 14, 2015, Buildings and Grounds (B & G) Day. There are some major projects that are planned for the morning which require an expanded work force in addition to our usual stout hearted B & G Day attendees. One of those projects is cleaning the stains in carpet in the Sanctuary. Work call that day is from 8:30 to 11:30 am. Please come and help out. (Submitted by Ed Benedict, Co-Buildings and Grounds Chair, Telephone (813) 968-1418.

Friendship Dinner

It would be helpful to me if anyone offering either kind of dinner would contact me by phone (813 988- 7272) or email (dw_stickell13@verizon.net). If you have any questions, either mode of contact is fine; if I don't know the answer, I will find one or invent one.

David Stickell

News from the Mountain

Want to move mountains? Become a Mountain Mover for The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center. It's fun and easy! Give us a call...love to hear from you even if you don't want to be a Mountain Mover. Call me, Huldah at 828-526-5838 Ext. 254.

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Love The Mountain? Do you want your congregation to love The Mountain as much as you do? Many UU Congregations have established a Mountain Mover Sunday where the proceeds of "Passing of the Offering Plate" go to The Mountain - your retreat and learning center in Highlands, NC. Call me to talk about this special way of giving, Huldah at 828-526-5838 Ext. 254.

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All children deserve the opportunity to attend summer camp. MountainCamp at The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center is a fun, active learning and playing camping community. Children grow-up here, become counselors and youth leaders. Some meet their life partners and return here to marry and work. Statistics show children that attend summer camp gain life skills, and develop their social skills, creativity and muscles! Help send children to camp by starting a MountainCamp Scholarship Fund. Last year 50 children received almost 50,000 in scholarship support. Make a difference in the life a child! Call, Huldah at 828-526-5838 Ext. 254.

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April 3-5 Mountain Work Weekend Your opportunity to make a difference for The Mountain. Leave a legacy. Have fun productively. As always, The Mountain needs your help. Join friends - bring a group - help care for this wonderful place that means so much to so many. Visit mountaincenters.org for more information.

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April 3-5 Easter in the Oaks An opportunity for families to enjoy traditional Easter tradition in fellowship with members of the larger Mountain family. Children can create their own eggs and build their own Easter Basket. Other activities include the Easter egg hunt, and a special Easter Worship Service. The weekend concludes with an Easter Feast at noon. Visit mountaincenters.org for more information.

A Month of Sundays at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa

March 1 The Reverend Doak M Mansfield: Speak of the Devil: Thoughts on Evil, the Demonic, and Diabolical

March 8 Alyson Schafer: Living the UU Principles: Where Adler's Social Interest Intersects with Our UU Faith
One of Alfred Adler's key concepts is that of social interest as opposed to one's private interest or concerns. Alyson will explore the relationship of Adlerian concepts as they relate to our own Unitarian Universalist principles.
Alyson Schafer is a psychotherapist, TV personality, columnist, spokesperson, educator and consultant. She is one of Canada's most notable parenting experts. She is the best selling author of Breaking The Good Mom Myth and Honey, I Wrecked The Kids and her latest, Ain't Misbehavin. She is an international speaker including the inaugural TEDxKids in Brussels and at ParentDish.ca, Alyson produces a popular weekly vlog "Is that Normal".
Alyson's family is a Unitarian dynasty, reaching back on both sides of her family for multiple generations and they are credited for helping establish many new congregations in Canada, as well contributing to the creation of the Canadian Unitarian Council (CUC).

March 15 The Reverend Doak M Mansfield: Some Spring Cleaning: Ideas That Need Tossing Out

March 29 The Reverend Jakob Bagley Hero: Fix Society. Please
On March 29, Jakob Hero returns to UUCT to be our Guest Speaker. After the service he will stay for a community discussion on transgender-inclusion.
Rev. Jakob Bagley Hero is a transgender activist and ordained minister who spent much of his youth here at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa. As an activist, Jakob works primarily with faith communities and seminary students, helping plant seeds of transgender visibility and acceptance in progressive spiritual communities. He will bring aspects of his own journey and lessons from his work to his sermon.

Jakob is a community organizer on a national level as the Transgender Roundtable Coordinator at the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry. Jakob is also a palliative care chaplain fellow at Tampa General Hospital and an ordained minister in the Metropolitan Community Churches. Jakob earned his MA in ethics and social theory from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and his MDiv from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley. Jakob also holds a Graduate Certificate in Sexuality and Religion from the Pacific School of Religion and a Graduate Diploma in Christian Theology and Spiritual Direction from Cardiff University in Cardiff, Wales. After majoring in comparative religions, as an undergraduate at the University of South Florida, Jakob worked in Eastern Europe as a human rights advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want - oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so! ~Mark Twain

Contact Info
UU Church of Tampa

email: info@uutampa.org

11400 Morris Bridge Road, Tampa, FL 33637

813-988-8188