Rev. Dawn is out of the office until January 13, 2021. If you are in need, please contact Tracy Catino or another member of the Caring Committee during this time. For pastoral care emergencies you can contact Kit Marlowe, Board President.

A playlist of Rev. Dawn's Midweek Meditations can be found HERE. Videos on YouTube include closed captioning.

Let music help you get into this month's theme with a playlist on Spotify (free to listen) all about imagination. Click the link below.

-Lay Speaker, Heather Swenson Brilla

Who would you be if no one knew who you were, and what community would that person create? Using the 10 Principles of Burning Man and my experiences of Regional Burns, we will explore social constructions all around us and the co-creation of a community for the new year.

Join us Sunday at 10 am at www.tinyurl.com/uucsjszoom or call in to (929)436-2866 then enter: 2246776604#, 0#, 306591#. Make sure to update your Zoom software before Sunday morning so you aren't late to church!

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.

We are trying out a new section of the Midweek Message. In case you weren't able to join us last Sunday, here is what you missed.

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.

Margaret Circle will meet Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 1pm on Zoom.

Our topic will be story telling. Each person is invited to tell an interesting story or memory from any time in their life. It can be written down or told spontaneously. We expect this to carry us from dreary January in lockdown to a pleasant time together.

If you would like to participate but are not on the Margaret Circle list, contact uucsjsadmin@gmail.com

January's Book Club Pick is Pavilion of Women by Pearl Buck.

Pavilion of Women is a thought-provoking combination of Old China, unorthodox Christianity, and liberation, written by Pearl S Buck, a Nobel Prize winner born and raised in China. Few stories raise so many questions about the nature and roles of men and women, about self-discipline and happiness. Deb Dagavarian will lead discussion.

Book Club will meet on ZOOM on Friday, January 15 at 7:00. Click HERE for Zoom link.

All are welcome to join meeting. Questions? Please contact Barbara Morell or email uucsjsadmin@gmail.com.

Happy New Year to all UUCSJS’ers!

2020 is finally behind us, and we are all looking forward to 2021! One of the biggest changes in 2021 for UUCSJS is that we will be hiring a new Director of Music & Arts, as Barbara Miller is finally taking her well earned retirement.

The UUCSJS Board of Trustees has authorized the formation of a search committee, and we will be seeking input from all of our congregants as to what we want in our next Director of Music & Arts.

The search committee is comprised of the following members:

Melissa Hutchison, Chair

Cynthia Grzywinski, member

Nick Bonar, member

Betsy Erbaugh, Board Liaison

Barbara Miller, consulting

Jess Dunn Safonof, consulting and secretary

Rev Dawn Fortune, consulting

We are honored to represent the congregation in this endeavor, and will be seeking member input as we pursue this important process. In the next several weeks, you will have opportunities as to what you would like to see in our next Director of Music and Arts, so stay tuned to your midweek announcements, after service announcements, and the UUCSJS website.

Your first opportunity to participate in the search process will be in an after service coffee hour forum on Sunday, January 17th, 2021 (around 11:00 AM, zoom time!), where members of the search committee will be asking for your feedback in what you are looking for in our next Director of Music & Arts.

We understand that launching a search in the midst of an ongoing pandemic, with the challenges of Zoom meetings and worship, may present special challenges, so we encourage anyone with questions or feedback to reach out to any member of the committee.

Thank you in advance for your participation!

Melissa Hutchison

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

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