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We hold the Tennessee Valley
Unitarian Universalist congregation in our hearts and thoughts as it recovers
from the tragedy that struck there Sunday, July 27, 2008.
Click
here to read a statement from Rev. William G. Sinkford, President, Unitarian
Universalist Association.
Click
here to view updated news from our Mid-South District site.
We have Room for
Different Beliefs. Yours.
Years after Katrina,
much has yet to be done. Click here to see how you can help!
Welcome to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jackson.
Please join us this Sunday for Forum from 9:30 to
10:30. Then stay for our Sunday Service from 11:00 to 12:00 while your
children attend Children's Chapel and Religious Education classes in our Newman
Building.
Childcare is provided for Forum and Nursery care
is provided for Forum and Sunday Morning Services.
We have numerous other activities during the week as well.
Click on Monthly Calendar for more information.
Upcoming
Sunday Programs and
Activities
October
5
Forum: Robert A. Heinlein said “It is a truism that almost any sect, cult,
or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political
power to do so”
Coordinated
by Judy Williams.
We
might all agree that THEY sure would. But
would WE be inclined to do the same thing, too, if we could?
Service: I Am Not White - Finding our identity.
Led by Todd
Allen.
Paul Tournier's “The meaning of Persons” shows us how
our common self-descriptions say more about us than is true.
R.E.
Chalice Children (0-5 yrs): Celebrating
Me and My World
Young UUs (6 yrs & up): This
month Diana Barnes will help our children and youth focus on the social
justice issue of housing.
This month we will learn how this issue impacts our world and our local
community and engage in social action to address the concerns we find
12:30 pm - RE Committee Meeting
The R.E. Committee meets on the first Sunday
of the month after service. This month we will begin planning
intergenerational activities and renovations to the RE Building.
The Lunch Bunch
is
going to a local restaurant for food and conversation on Sundays. If you want to
join them, meet at the back of the sanctuary after the service.
October 12
Forum: The
History of Doubt – 19th C Doubters. Coordinated
by Todd Allen
What were their views on
religion?
Service: Association Sunday: Growing our
Faith. Led by Brian Heffner
We will be joining with thousands of UUs across the country
to recognize and support, in spirit and financially, the national work of the
Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). We take this time to celebrate our
shared commitment to Unitarian Universalism and to grow our faith and our
influence in the world to make Unitarian Universalism a haven for those who
seek a liberal religious home.
R.E.
Chalice Children (0-5 yrs): Celebrating
Me and My World
Young UUs (6 yrs & up): This
month Diana Barnes will help our children and youth focus on the social
justice issue of housing.
This month we will learn how this issue impacts our world and our local
community and engage in social action to address the concerns we find
The Lunch Bunch
is
going to a local restaurant for food and conversation on Sundays. If you want to
join them, meet at the back of the sanctuary after the service.
October 19
Forum: 19th Century Christian philosopher
Kierkegaard and his indictment of the Enlightenment and the Church He laid the
groundwork for the 20th Century philosophy known as Existentialism.
Coordinated by Brent Cox.
Service: Adlai Stevenson - Our Mid-twentieth
Century Unitarian Political Hero Presented by Waverly Liles. [rescheduled from
a September service]
R.E.
Chalice Children (0-5 yrs): Celebrating
Me and My World
Young UUs (6 yrs & up): This
month Diana Barnes will help our children and youth focus on the social
justice issue of housing.
This month we will learn how this issue impacts our world and our local
community and engage in social action to address the concerns we find
** Third Sunday Pot Luck Lunch ** following services.
Town Hall Meeting Following
the Potluck luncheon UUCJ will hold the first of three “town
meetings” scheduled this year for discussions on proposed
by-law changes.
October 26
Forum: The History of Doubt - 20th Century
doubters Coordinated by Todd Allen.
Service: Leadership in Ministry: United We
Stand. Led by Jim Becker
We can examine leadership and ministry, but do we need to
keep the two separate? Is there a difference? Is one secular and the other
sacred? How does separation of church and state affect this difference, and
are sacred ministers overstepping their bounds in taking on leadership roles
in state governance? The Pope recently stated that Christians need to be
involved in state business. Here come the Dark Ages!
R.E.
Chalice Children (0-5 yrs): Celebrating
Me and My World
Young UUs (6 yrs & up): This
month Diana Barnes will help our children and youth focus on the social
justice issue of housing.
This month we will learn how this issue impacts our world and our local
community and engage in social action to address the concerns we find
The Lunch Bunch
is
going to a local restaurant for food and conversation on Sundays. If you want to
join them, meet at the back of the sanctuary after the service.
This site is updated often. Is your event missing? Was your name spelled wrong? Did we forget something that
really Really Really should have been somewhere in this site?
Would you like a page dedicated to your committee or other church group? Email your Web
Mistress with the information.
Last Modified on
10/09/2008
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