Workshop: Return to the Land of the Soul

A workshop for women & men based on the work of the Dream Quest Sunday, February 26 from 4-8 pm Join us for an afternoon/evening of song, meditation, art, writing practice and labyrinth walking. Utilizing exercises and meditations of the Women’s Dream Quest, we will enter into the land of...

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Words of Wikstrom – January 2017

What does it mean to be “a people of prophecy?”  That’s the question we’re looking at this month — what it means to say that Unitarian Universalists are “a people of prophecy,” that our movement is a “community of prophecy,” that you and I are part of a people of...

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Thoughts on Stewardship – January 2017

In November, shortly after the election, I wrote a piece on my blog about one way of responding to the events leading up to, and which will most certainly follow on, the election of Donald Trump.  A great many organizations — well-known and well-respected organizations, as well as more recent...

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Governance Task Force: What’s Up in 2017

The Governance Task Force wants to keep you informed about the progress of their work in streamlining and updating our church governance system. We hope you come to one of the congregational conversations to be held on two Sundays in January. Join us for information and provide feedback on the...

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The Talk of TJMC – Statements of Support and Solidarity

The situation of Vice-Mayor Wes Bellamy and his tweets continues to be a rather heated topic of conversation for people in the wider community and, I know, among some within ours.  It is a situation which would appear to put different values at odds with one another.  There are those...

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Interfaith Humanitarian Sanctum Meal Packet Program at TJMC

The Social Action Collection for this month is collected on December for our own Religious Education service project to support the Interfaith Humanitarian Sanctum (IHS). Two or three times each year our children in Religious Education use their Sunday school time to assemble hundreds of meal packets for the Interfaith...

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Words of Wikstrom – December 2016

We’re continuing our ongoing exploration of what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist, this month asking, “What does it mean to be a people of presence?”  Not surprising, perhaps, the word “presence” has a few different meanings.  Interestingly, two of them appear to be contradictions! You can speak about...

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Thoughts on Stewardship – December 2016

-This “Season of Giving” Many non-profits note an increase in charitable contributions during the month of December.  Some attribute it to a desire to increase charitable giving before the tax year ends.  Others say that in this “season of giving” people’s hearts and minds are more attuned to need.  For...

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