The theme for this month is risk, and it seems like that could be the theme for every month, doesn’t it? Life is full of risks. There are physical risks, of course. We also face psycho-social risks, emotional risks, political risks, career risks … Even institutions live with, and in,...
There are no true stories; we are making up every one of them. (Pema Chodron) There are only true stories. We are discovering the truth in them. (Christina Baldwin) This month our theme question asks us to consider what it means to be “a community of story.” This is not...
This month’s theme question: What does it mean to be a people of peace? At 08:15 on August 6th, 1945, above the city of Hiroshima, Japan, the bomb doors on the Enola Gay opened, dropping the first atomic bomb to be used as a weapon. Three days later, at...
If for some reason you come by our building during the week it is very likely that you’ll run into somebody doing something – mowing the lawn, fixing a light, watering the gardens, weeding the gardens, repairing playground equipment, painting something … The list could go on. And I don’t...
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...
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...
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...
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...
by RevWik on behalf of the Committee What is your favorite thing about your involvement with TJMC? What do you think is going really well? It’s extremely common to hear from people with complaints and concerns far more often than from those who are happy and feeling satisfied and well-served. ...
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...
