BozART July 2016 Art Show
BozART Fine Art Collective: The art show, “Blaze of Color” features the paintings from the BozART Fine Art Collective, a group active for 20 years. “Blaze of color” has been used to describe Van Gogh’s style of painting…we thought it was also appropriate for this show in early summer. BozART has been...
Smile for TJMC!
by Laura Horn Most of us buy locally but also shop online. Amazon Smile is a great way to support TJMC. Next time you shop, just replace your Amazon bookmark with smile.amazon.com. The Amazon Smile Foundation will donate 0.5 percent of eligible sales (that’s most items) to TJMC! It...
International Women’s Convocation
Third Convocation in CA, February 16-19, 2017 By Barbara Kres Beach Look at it this way. Imagine a world where women and girls can make choices—get an education, have a business, earn equal pay for equal work, participate in politics and live free from violence and discrimination. Through the...
Words of Wikstrom – July 2016
This month’s theme question: What does it mean to be a people of interdependence? On the 4th of July the country celebrates its independence, specifically our declaration in 1776 of our independence from Britain. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4th of that year, and its stirring...
Karola Torok Wins Fellowship to US By Barbara Kres Beach
Karola Torok, daughter of TJMC’s partner church minister, Istvan and Melinda Torok, has won a prestigious fellowship to work in the United States for 9 months, beginning September, 2016. Sponsored by the Hungarian government, Karola will work in Ligonier, PA, with members of the Hungarian diaspora. Over 800...
July 2016 Bulletin – From the President By Karen Ransom
As we begin a new year at TJMC-UU, I find myself reflecting on the past year and greatly anticipating our future. In relation to the Board, I would like to start with a heartfelt thank you to our outgoing Board members. Members at-large who completed their 3-year terms include...
Thoughts on Stewardship – July 2016
By RevWik This month’s theme question asks us to consider what it means to be a people of interdependence. What does it mean to say that we Unitarian Universalists – because we are Unitarian Universalists – strive to live lives (congregationally and individually) of interdependence? Not surprisingly, this question is...
A Note from the Committee on the Ministry by RevWik on behalf of the Committee July 2016
If you ask most people what the Committee on the Ministry does here at TJMC, the majority probably won’t have any idea. They might not even have heard of it. Those who have, may very likely think that it’s the group you can go to when you want to complain...