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The Essential Element, Rev. Tony Fisher
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The Spiritual Practice of Not Doing Much | Rev. David Schwartz | 2-16-26
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Social Action News
This past week, 7 members of our fellowship gathered and prepared 50 meals for the Salvation Army dinner. We delivered and served the prepared meals. It was a wonderful experience, as we grew closer together in friendship. Sad news: Nurul Amin Shah Alam, was a refugee who was nearly blind and did not speak English.…
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Election of Officers for March 22
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…
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Question about Rev Jo wearing a clericalcollar, By Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford
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…
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“How I Find God” by Rev. Tim Kutzmark
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,…
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It was Always About the Kindness, by Rev. Douglas Taylor, Dec 8, 2024.
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.
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Getting Honest About Resilience, By Rev. Michelle Scott Huffman
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.
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Nourishing Our Souls, Nourishing Each Other
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…
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A Warning and an Education from Minneapolis
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.
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Chinese New Year @ UUFJC
Chinese New Year @ UUFJC Evening RotaryTuesday, February 17, 20265:30 pm Following a short business meeting, Kit Freudenberg will present on “Chinese New Year” Freudenberg has served as director at the Wing Lake Asian Museum in Seattle, WA. February 17 is also the first night of Ramadan and Mardi Gras Tuesday. All are invited!
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Question about Rev Jo wearing a clerical collar by Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford
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The Invitation to Discomfort by Michelle Scott Huffman, UU of Springfield Mo
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WORKSHOP ON SATURDAY
Dear Friends, This coming Saturday, January 17, Rev Tom Bozeman, our part-time interim pastor, will be holding a workshop at the Fellowship from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm. Lunch will be provided. There was an error in the weekly newsletter. Heidi Atkins-Lieberman’s father-in-law (not mother-in-law) passed away. Blessings, Mary Jo LaCorte Administrator, UUFJC
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SIDE WITH LOVE
Looking into 2026, our Unitarian Universalists Association gives us guidance into making a difference through Social Justice. They invite us to SIDE WITH LOVE. “Love is not passive. Love shows up. Love organizes. Love tells the truth and strains toward justice”. 1. First I would like us to feed the homeless by cooking and serving…
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More News!!
Dear Friends, We have several SPECIAL Sundays coming up at our fellowship. This coming Sunday, January 11, our Worship Ministry Evolution Team will be doing the entire service including the sermon! Our interim pastor, Reverend Tom Bozeman will be in attendance as well. We are very excited to let our congregation see what we’ve been working…
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Kindness as an Act of Resistance by Rev. Dayna Edwards
Rev Dayna serves as the Minister of Faith Formation at Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Congregation (Bethesda, MD). Her ministry is rooted in creating and sustaining intergenerational relationships. She lives in Prince George’s County, MD with her three children. Rev. Dayna’s sermon “Kindness as an Act of Resistance,” proposes that deep kindness – the kind that…
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Resistance as Renewal by Rev Tim Temerson
Rev Tim has been the lead minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Charlottesville,Virginia, since 2022. In addition to ministry, Tim also serves as an adjunct professor in Religious Studies at Kent State University in Ohio and at Germanna Community College in Fredericksburg. He lives in Crozet with his wife, Carol, and daughter, Carissa.
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Heretical Hope by Rev. Chris Jimmerson
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It Was Always about the Kindness
Rev Taylor is a minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Binghamton, NY. Theologically, he identifies as a Theist. A little more nuanced, he would say he is a Buddho-Humanist, Christo-Pagan with occasional bouts of mysticism.
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Holiday Greetings from UUA President Sofía Betancourt
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Religious & Spiritual Life for Unitarian Universalists by chasethesnake
D. Chase W. is originally from a small town in Alabama and joined the military in 2019. In 2023, they were honorably discharged from the military and have been pursuing music full-time since. They grew up in a religious environment and became fascinated with spirituality, religion, and philosophy at a very young age.
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“Generosity and Hope” by Reverend Tracie Barrett
This sermon explores the deep connection between generosity and hope—how they sustain and empower one another. Through acts of giving, kindness, and compassion, we create ripples of change, fostering a more just and loving world. How can we cultivate generosity in our daily lives? And how does hope keep us moving forward even in difficult…
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Spending Your Privilege by Rev Douglas Taylor
Ben is the settled minister at St Pete’s in Florida. He graduated with his Masters of Divinity (Magna Cum Laude) from the Boston University School of Theology in 2021. Ben was ordained as a Unitarian Universalist minister that same year, by the UU Church of Nashua, NH. He is a white, cisgender, bisexual man with…
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Gratitude Practices by Bianca Hatten and Rev Ben Atherton-Zeman
Ben is the settled minister at St Pete’s in Florida. He graduated with his Masters of Divinity (Magna Cum Laude) from the Boston University School of Theology in 2021. Ben was ordained as a Unitarian Universalist minister that same year, by the UU Church of Nashua, NH. He is a white, cisgender, bisexual man with…
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Bread Communion Tomorrow
Tomorrow we celebrate with Bread Communion, a cherished celebration to many of us led by our beloved Katherine Connor. You are encouraged to bring a bread of your choice to share. It may be one that speaks to your heritage or, in my case, my dietary restrictions. There will be butter, apple butter, jelly, honey…
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Bread Communion on Sunday, November 23
In bread communion, people bring different kinds of bread to share. Some bring breads that are part of their cultural heritage, like pita bread from the Middle East, or Irish soda bread. Breads around the world are very different, but every civilization that has ever lived on the earth has made some type of bread.…
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How do covenants work? by Rev. Douglas Taylor
How do covenants work?
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Subversive Gratitude by Rev. Sasha Ostrom
This Sunday, we’ll explore how gratitude can be a radical, restorative force in a broken world.
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Food Drive Update
Our fellowship is collecting a non perishable food drive to donate for our Jefferson City Salvation Army food pantry. I spoke with a manager there named Karen. She reports that the number of people served this past month is nearly double that of previous months. As you can imagine, the decrease in available food for…
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From Missouri Faith Voices
The last several meetings we have talked about the unhoused population in Jefferson City and coming up with ideas how to help. The other big issue is concern for how ICE is dealing with Immigrants and how they are being detained and treated. These are the two main issues we are dealing with at the…