Announcements
Childcare Worker Position
The Membership Team would like to hire an adult (over 18) child care worker for Sunday mornings for three hours a week. Could lead to more hours as we build the REC Room and open the nursery for more events. Application, interview and background check required. Email .
Action Needed to Protect the Okefenokee Swamp!
Twin Pines, a mining company based in Alabama, is proposing to mine titanium in the immediate vicinity of the Okefenokee Swamp. The mining would require the withdrawal of millions of gallons of water which would be very detrimental to the health of the Swamp and to the rivers that it feeds. Unitarians can protest the proposed mining by emailing objections to the mining to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources at: by March 20, 2023. You can state that no…
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.
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…
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…
Help out with our Thanksgiving Potluck
Bring your favorite dish to share! We need volunteers for the following: Saturday Set-up Set up the Social Hall on Saturday November 19th (tables, chairs, tablecloths, decor) Sunday Set-up Set up outside tables on Sunday morning before the service. Make coffee and drinks, set out food (warm up dishes as needed, carve turkeys, etc.) Donations of a turkey or ham. Clean-Up Crew The most important people! We need a large crew for cleaning up, loading dishwashers, and putting away tables…
Join the Fundraising Team
If you have creative skills such as photography, writing, crafting, decorating, cooking/baking, or computer skills, the Fundraising Team could use you for their annual fundraising projects! Contact Darlene Larsen for more info.
Mission Funding Campaign Cottage Meetings
The Mission Funding Campaign this year includes Cottage Meetings, small gatherings to discuss the programs planned for 2023. We hope to generate a lot of interest and enthusiasm for our activities that start in January 2023. Meetings are planned at the following locations: Downtown and Westside – October 25 at 6 p.m.Hosted by Jennifer WolfeFood will be provided. Southside – October 26, at 2 p.m.Hosted by Hope Clayton & Gary RhodesLight refreshments will be provided; bring drink of choice if…