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  • Newsletter 2026/02/28

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    Blessed Saturday to you all. Hope this finds you well. This week’s forum: Michelle Brooks – “Historical Hotels in the Cityof Jefferson” Next week’s forum: Raji Garikapati – “Arranged Marriages inIndia.” Rotarian Raji did not meet her husband until a couple of daysbefore their wedding.

  • Election of Officers for March 22

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    Dear UUFJC Members and Friends, We have scheduled our annual Election of Officers for March 22, and our congregation’s Annual Business Meeting for May 31, both during our normal service time. Although they may seem mundane, these are both opportunities for all of our members to learn about and be involved in issues facing our…

  • Question about Rev Jo wearing a clericalcollar, By Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford

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    Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford has been the lead minister of Live Oak since August 2014, after serving at the multi-site First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston. A born and raised Unitarian Universalist, Rev. Joanna grew up in Spring, TX, attending the University of Texas at Austin and having a career in marketing before getting “the…

  • “How I Find God” by Rev. Tim Kutzmark

    “How I Find God” by Rev. Tim Kutzmark

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    Tim was a recipient of a 2020 “Way of Peace” Award from the Fresno Center for Nonviolence for his work coordinating a series of Friday night vigils for “Allies of the Black Lives Matter Movement” in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. He is a certified instructor of Kundalini Yoga,…

  • Newsletter 2026/02/21

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    Friends, I loved those glimpses of spring this week, but we’re back to winter it seems. I also love knowing that more warmth is not far away. This week’s forum: Dr Christine Boston, Forensic Anthropology Next week’s forum: Michelle Brooks – “Historical Hotels in the City of Jefferson”

  • It was Always About the Kindness, by Rev. Douglas Taylor, Dec 8, 2024.

    It was Always About the Kindness, by Rev. Douglas Taylor, Dec 8, 2024.

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    A Unitarian Universalist sermon about kindness and evolution. Rev Douglas identifies as a Theist; a little more nuanced, a Buddho-Humanist, Christo-Pagan with occasional bouts of mysticism. He has served the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Binghamton, NY, since 2003.

  • Getting Honest About Resilience, By Rev. Michelle Scott Huffman

    Getting Honest About Resilience, By Rev. Michelle Scott Huffman

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    Rev Huffman has been serving as First UU Church of Springfield, MO as their half-time minister since June of 2020. She is ordained by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and has always taken an ecumenical and interfaith approach to ministry and life in general.

  • Newsletter 2026/02/14

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    “For all the cruelty and hardship of our world, we are not mere prisoners of fate — our actions matter.” Barack Obama This week’s forum: Betty Cooper, “Re-imagining the World as it Could Be.” Next week’s forum: Dr Christine Boston, Forensic Anthropology This week’s Sermon: Getting Honest About Resilience, By Rev. Michelle Scott Huffman Lunch…

  • Nourishing Our Souls, Nourishing Each Other

    Nourishing Our Souls, Nourishing Each Other

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    Rev. Ferguson was born in Scotland, and before attending seminary, he earned an Applied Physics degree from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, and worked for 24 years as an Electronic Design engineer and project manager. His ministry is driven by the desire to explore and improve the human condition in an interdisciplinary and…

  • A Warning and an Education from Minneapolis

    A Warning and an Education from Minneapolis

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    Rev David brings a message from the streets of Minneapolis after two days oftraining, solidarity, and action with a thousand other clergy of every tradition.