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Litter Pickup
Saturday, April 18, 20269 AM @ Parking Lot of Freshwater Church 2500 Tanner Bridge Place Bring gloves & sun hat Please contact Barb Koenig if you plan to attend (Weather makeup 4/25/26)
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Three Kinds of Patriots – Rev Gail Lindsay Marriner, Nov 10, 2019 UU Santa Fe,
In “Credo” William Sloane Coffin writes, “There are three kinds of patriots, two bad, one good. The bad ones are the uncritical lovers and the loveless critics. Good patriots carry on a lover’s quarrel with their country, Which kind of patriot are you? Do you have a lover’s quarrel with our nation?
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Spiritual and/but also/not Religious by Rev. David Schwartz
Spiritual and/but also/not Religious, Rev David Schwartz, 3-23-26, Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
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NO THRONES. NO CROWNS. NO KINGS.
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How to Go Church Shopping | Rev. David Schwartz, Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
Rev. David Schwartz preaches on what to look for when you’re looking for a church community. Shared at the UU Church of Boulder, August 20, 2023.
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What You Pay Attention to Grows by Rev.Vanessa Rush Southern
Is it obvious, or do we need to remind ourselves that what we pay attention to grows, and what we ignore grows too, sometimes, but not in the direction we might want? In this month when we look at the notion of “attention,” what does it mean to actively choose what we pay attention to…
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Living the Questions by Rev. David Schwartz
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The Work of Attention with Rev. Steve Sieck
We are drowning in input to compete for our attention. How do we navigate the constant distractions of contemporary life to steward our attention where we want it to go?
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Calling all Singers: A UUFJC Chorus is forming!
If you like to sing and would like to join other friends at UUFJC in a small choral group, please let me know. I will be putting a small group together with 2 part harmony or even singing in unison at first. I think our congregation would enjoy hearing more live music during services and…
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The World Outside Our Windows, UU Church of Berkeley
What is our mission? What do we have to offer others, and what is the world calling us to become? Rev. Marcus Liefert serves as minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, CA. He’s a lifelong UU whose ministry was shaped by growing up at First Unitarian in Oakland, squandering his teenage years as…
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The Gift of Attention, with Rev. Steve Sieck
March 1st, 2026: What we choose to attend to is where we direct our time, energy, and love. How can we be good stewards of the resource of our attention? Rev Sieck is the minister at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Des Moines. Steve is an avid runner and reader who loves the storytelling of…
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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.