UUCSJS Midweek Message

Welcome to October and our month of Deep Listening!

Rev. Dawn has two pieces for us this week to help jump-start our thinking (and acting) about deep listening. Many of us have been listening our whole lives, we have to be good at it by now right? Well, it turns out, listening - the kind of deep listening we are focusing on this month, is actually really difficult. Are you holding space for others to share their stories?

Take some time this week to catch your breath and contemplate what it means to really listen.

-Rev. Dawn Fortune

Deep listening asks us to be open to hearing more than just what our ears can sense. Deep listening asks us to listen to the feelings and reasons buried within what we can perceive with our physical senses. It has been said that fear often looks like anger. In times of deep personal and national anxiety, we are challenged to listen through the noise to find the vulnerable source of fear that fuels that anger. In this election season, what must we do to connect in this way? Join us as we explore.

Information on upcoming services can be found HERE.

For those hearing-impaired, pdf copies of Rev. Dawn's sermons are available on our website at the link above. Also, entire services are uploaded to our YouTube channel each Sunday afternoon where Closed Captioning is available.

Click on the graphic below or visit the calendar at uucsjs.org for more information on events and meetings.

To have your announcement placed in the Midweek Message, please send an email to uucsjsadmin@gmail.com by Noon on Wednesday.

You don't have to have kids or grandkids around to get in on the fun of game night - we are going ALL AGES! This Friday, October 9, 2020, at 7 pm, join us on Zoom (email uucsjsdre@gmail.com for invitation) for online fun with Jackbox Games. You can watch the trailer below to see what it's all about, then come join the fun!

If you are going to be alone for Thanksgiving and would like a meal delivered to you at home, please contact Theresa McReynolds or email uucsjsadmin@gmail.com.

As many of you know, UUCSJS now has a Pandemic Response Team (PRT) working hard to determine the safest way for our congregation to hold in-person gatherings. At this time, they have not yet deemed it safe for large gatherings however, they are working with the Board to put some guidelines in place to allow small group gatherings soon. You may access these guideline documents below. Simply download them to your computer or smartphone by clicking the download buttons below.

Children's RE began Fall programming this past Sunday! Join Ms. Jess and the other RE families each Sunday on Zoom at 11:30 am. We will watch the live premiere of that week's episode of "RE on TV" followed by snack time. A link for the on-demand video will be sent to those on the RE mailing list following the live premiere. All are welcome to attend. To receive the RE weekly email "RE Learning Lab Notes" please email uucsjsdre@gmail.com.

October 14, 21, 28; November 4, 7-9pm

Led by Rev. Dawn

THERE IS STILL TIME TO SIGN UP!

For as long as humans have existed, we have wondered about the origins of the earth and the heavens, sought to define ourselves, and looked for life’s deep meanings and purpose. As Unitarian Universalists, our beliefs and philosophies are beautifully diverse, if often something of an unstructured gobbledygook. Ask ten UUs about their theology, you’re likely to get a dozen different answers. In this class, we will examine our own early lessons about the world and our place in it, and define (as we are able) what it is we know to be true about humanity, the natural world, and our place in it.

Because the sessions build on one another, it is recommended that participants commit to attending all four sessions.

Register for This I Believe: Exploring and Claiming Your Own Theology by completing the form below or by emailing uucsjsadmin@gmail.com.

Sunday Services 10 am on Zoom at tinyurl.com/uucsjszoom

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