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Mini-Concert for 3/5/2023: Oleta Riggs
Oleta Riggs is a vocalist and guitarist from Northeast Florida . She grew up listening to Linda Rondstat, Joni Mitchell, and the Eagles. Over the years she has gravitated towards country/folk. She sings covers by Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert as well as the ones she grew up listening to in her early years. She loves making music that can bring back a moment or situation that the listener finds uplifting and peaceful. Oleta plays for festivals, coffee houses, restaurants,…
Sermon for 3/5/2023: The Vulnerability of Protest
Everytime we push back against the oppressive forces in our culture, we are vulnerable. Everytime we speak the truth to power (or to anyone, really) we are vulnerable. Join us on Sunday as Rev. Lee Anne explores how embracing vulnerability may be our greatest superpower.
Choir! Yes, Choir!
We begin rehearsals for our Earth Day program (April 23) on March 12 after services from 12:30 to 1:30 in the chapel So much good music: the 2022 UUA commissioned anthem for Earth Day, another gorgeous piece, “Mist on the River” with Tim Edwards joining us on violin. (Just a starter list.) Everyone is invited to join us, music readers and non-readers. You will receive an MP3 recording of your part so you can practice at home in addition to…
Minister’s Message for February 2023
Dear Ones, Our liturgical theme this month is “Love.” On Sunday, we explored eight types of love and the Greek names for them – agape, eros, ludas, philia, philautia, pragma, mania, and storge. As I said on Sunday, this message focuses on philautia or self-love. A healthy self-love is an empathetic way of loving yourself which, in turn, will enhance your ability to love others. Parker Palmer, a member of the Religious Society of Friends and an inspirational writer, speaker,…
Pooling our Talents at UUCJ
Do you play an instrument, sing, tell stories, recite poetry? Or something else? The Music Team is putting together a potpourri of UUCJ members and friends of all ages who are each willing to perform for 3 – 5 minutes. Presentations would be grouped together to form mini concerts for upcoming services. For More Info Contact Cee Cee at . In house talent is always well appreciated by our UUCJ Congregation!
Speaker Bio: Shutta Crum
Shutta Crum, served for thirty years as an educator and a librarian. She is also an award-winning writer of books for children and poetry for adults, who was awarded the Michigan Library Assoc. Award of Merit as youth librarian of the year (2002). She’s taught at the high school and college levels, and under the auspices of the Mich. Council for the Arts.The author of thirteen picture books, three novels, two collections of poetry, and more than 140 published poems,…
MLK Parade Parking
If you plan on joining UUCJ for the MLK parade Monday, January 16: Parking is available at the Vystar Tower Parking Garage–37 Hogan Street between Bay and Water. This location is about 1 mile from the staging area behind Prime Osborne and 1 mile from the end of the parade. We will coordinate rides back to VyStar if needed. Please text Cyd Reider 484-769-3194 or Meg Rohal 904-403-6982 with any questions. Plan to be parked by 9:00 to meet us…
Volunteer to be a Childcare Worker for the Nusery
We are working on re-establishing the UUCJ nursery, which will be a wonderful way to welcome families to our Beloved Community! To make it work, we need childcare volunteers to step up and oversee the little ones. If you’re interested, please contact Kathleen Renee () and the Church Administrator () so that we can run a background check (paid for by UUCJ).
Minister’s Message for January 2023
Dear Ones, Our liturgical theme this month is “The Path of Finding Our Center.” What does that even mean? What comes immediately to mind is the way moments of appreciating my natural surroundings can often quiet the prioritizing, strategizing, and negotiations continuously taking place in the recesses of my mind. Last Friday evening, as I was packing my car for the long ride from White Stone to Jacksonville, I stopped to take a call from Tina as we were also…
Labor of Love Workday January 14
Saturday, January 14, 8am-Noon Meet at UUCJ to spruce up and repair where needed. One area of focus is cleaning up the Barton Room for use as the nursery. Other suggestions are welcome. Please contact Steve Settle at if you have any questions.