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6/23/2024 This morning, we continued our month of reflections on Renewal with a message from our wider UU community. Outside our own services, the UUA shares this reflection by Martha Durkee-Neuman, who found herself thinking about the apocalypse — the end of the world, and the beginning of something new — just when a personal relationship…

6/21/2024 Sunday morning, George Grimm-Howell — now officially Rev. George Grimm-Howell — joined us to continue exploring our June theme of Renewal. Outside our own services, the UUA shares this reflection by Rev. Amanda Poppei who relates that as she was pregnant with her second child, her first child asked her:“Who is it going to be?”“I…

6/12/2024 Our June newsletter is now ready to view or download:UUFJC Newsletter: Flame on the Water, June 2024 Sunday morning, we shared a recent message from our neighbors at First UU of Springfield via video.  Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman spoke “On Being a Pluralistic Faith.”  The message is available to view online at First UU’s website: https://springfielduu.org/2024/05/14/on-being-a-pluralistic-faith/ UUFJC…

6/12/2024 Our June newsletter is now ready to view or download:UUFJC Newsletter: Flame on the Water, June 2024 Sunday morning, Sabrina Trupia joined us again to begin exploring our monthly theme of Renewal. Outside our own services, the UUA shares these words: Waiting for Nowby Mandie McGlynn(abridged; full version at UUA WorshipWeb) Everythingis about to change.Andit already…

Our December newsletter is now ready to view or download:UUFJC Newsletter: Flame on the Water, December 2023 Note: the date has been set for a Saturday Work Day at our building: December 30th starting at 9 am.  We hope to see as many of you as possible, and everyone’s help is deeply appreciated!  See “UUFJC News and Events”…

Don’t forget our work day at our building this Saturday, December 30th starting at 9 am.  We hope to see as many of you as possible, and everyone’s help is deeply appreciated!  See “UUFJC News and Events” below. Yesterday morning, George Grimm-Howell joined us to continue our month of reflections on Mystery. Beyond our own services,…

Don’t forget our RE Book Swap next Sunday (see “Next Sunday” below), and don’t forget to watch for a Saturday Work Day at our building! Yesterday morning, we continued our month of reflections on Mystery with a message from our wider UU community via video.  Rev. Jennifer Innis of the UU Church of Peoria spoke earlier this month about mystery…

Yesterday morning, Rev. Nancy joined us to begin our reflections on our December theme: Mystery. The holiday season is devoted to appreciation of awe-inspiring mysteries — the deepening darkness, the returning light, the spirit of giving — but its celebration is often built upon frantic to-do lists. Rev. Nancy explored with us how we might…

Yesterday morning, Rev. Nancy TannerThies joined us to continue our month of reflections on “Gratitude.” That monthly focus is especially relevant this week as we in the US come upon the Thanksgiving holiday. The “Pilgrims and Indians” story associated with the holiday offers a slanted view of some painful and unjust American history, but we…

Yesterday morning, we wrapped up our month of reflections on Gratitude with a message from George Grimm-Howell, MDiv. We are now getting ready to move into our December theme: Mystery. This transition strikes me as characteristically “UU.” Our faith tradition does not shelter in certainty, but gratefully embraces mysteries: not only “that transcending mystery and…