Questions for the Month of June 2016

Each month we provide a series of question to consider, to sit with, to live into, as a way of engaging more deeply with that month’s theme. There are approximately 130 Unitarian Universalist congregations around the country that are exploring the same themes we are.  If we assume a membership...

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Thoughts on Stewardship – June 2016

Is there some part of our life together in this Beloved Community that really matters to you?  Have you ever thought about what you can do, personally, to help support this aspect of TJMC? These are, of course, just a few ideas.  What is it that you care about, that...

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President’s June 2016 Bulletin Article

Hello friends, Our Director of Administration and Finance, Christina Rivera, has been with us for a year now. She accepted my invitation to sit down for an interview. A video version of this interview will be available on the TJMC website in the near future. Christina, our search committee thought...

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What is Juneteenth? – June 2016

By Sara Gondwe Juneteenth, often known as “Our Other Independence Day” is a day designated to celebrate the last remaining slaves that were notified of their freedom on June 19th, 1865. As a Unitarian Universalist, I see our goal as being inclusive, to make sure that there are representatives “at...

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Words of Wikstrom – June 2016

This month’s theme question:  What does it mean to be a people of simplicity? If you knew you were going to be stranded on a deserted island, and could bring only one book with you, what would it be?  Seriously … I’m asking.  Think about it for a minute.  If...

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An opportunity to show up …

When people think about our congregation’s racial justice programming, one concern sometimes raised is that we do a lot of thinking and talking about racism, but not a lot of doing anything proactive and productive to change things.  It can certainly be argued that, for people who have been raised to think of themselves as white,...

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Cottage meetings

Want to discuss the Public Witness statement supporting Black Lives Matter and racial justice?  Cottage meetings are just the thing!  Choose from July 9 or July 24. Sign up in Social Hall, or here,or by emailing Ldukes88@gmail.com

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