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This Sunday, September 10, 2023
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"Welcoming What Is"
with Rev. Karen
It’s time for our annual ingathering and water communion service! This morning, we’ll explore one of the great teachings of water: how to flow with what is. We’ll also share in ceremonies to dedicate our teachers, welcome our music director, and covenant with our affiliated community minister. Bring water that holds meaning for you to blend in our communal bowl, and stay for coffee and cake after the service!
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The Share the Plate for Sunday Sept 10th and Sunday Sept 17th is Madison East High School Raza United’s trip to Mexico. Raza United motivates and inspires students of Latinex backgrounds for graduation and a successful future. Raza United is fundraising to send 10 students and 4 chaperones on a once in a life time educational, cultural and life experience to Tepatitlán, Jalisco, México in October for almost 2 weeks. The trip will include attending a college prep high school, experiencing Dia de Los Muertos, and learning about the indigenous Wixaritari people.
Please nominate a local organization for our Share the Plate Program!
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Our September theme: The Gift of Welcome | |
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Our September theme calls our attention to places of welcome in our hearts and in our community. In this space, you’ll find a new invitation into reflection every week.
Check-in question: What do you know now about welcoming in the present moment that you didn’t know?
"I believe every inch of America is sacred, from sea to shining sea. I believe we make it holy by who we welcome and by how we relate to each other. Call it my Muslim eyes on the American project. 'We made you different nations and tribes that you may come to know one another,' says the Qur’an."
-- Eboo Patel
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What's Happening in Our Congregation | |
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Minister's Musings
Dear ones, it is so good to be back among you! I’ve enjoyed seeing you and talking with you over the past couple of weeks. And as I settle back into the work I love of being your minister, I want to remind you to reach out to me when you want to connect, and to offer you some guidelines about what when it might be appropriate to do so…(read more)
Rev. Karen’s office hours are:
Tuesdays at the Victory Café (2710 Atwood Ave) 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Tuesdays on Zoom 5:00 – 6:00 pm – Check your weekly email for link
Wednesdays at Reeb 2:00 – 4:00 pm, please call or text ahead so Karen knows you’re coming
Evenings and other times by appointment - Karen would love to meet with you! Please send her an email to set up a time.
And, as always, please call or text her if you have a pastoral emergency.
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Religious Education and Family Ministry
This Sunday will be a multigenerational service with everyone in the sanctuary, please join Genevieve at the busy hands table for fun crafts!
Offerings for adults and high school youth with Rev. Karen:
“The Shared Pulpit” course for adults
“Writing Your UU Elevator Speech” for adults and high school youth on Sunday, October 1
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Offerings for Adults and High School Youth
With Rev. Karen
“The Shared Pulpit” course for adults
“Writing Your UU Elevator Speech” for adults and high school youth on Sunday, October 1
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Music Ministry
The Sacred Breath Choir is singing this Sunday at Water Communion. We are thrilled to share “Oh River,” a song by Karisha Longacker of MaMuse and “The Water Remembers” by Jason Shelton. I have fond memories of singing “Oh River” in the Morning Glory Choir with songleader Anni Zylstra. I only had a chance to sing in this group for one full semester before the COVID lockdowns started, but Anni’s leadership style made a lasting impact on how I approach group singing. “Oh River,” was always one of my favorites to sing because of my deep love for water. I’m looking forward to celebrating the water and our community this Sunday through our musical selections.
Are you good at organizing and/or data entry? If you would like to support the music ministry, but are not able to commit to weekly choir rehearsal, contact Jennifer about ways you can assist with filing and updating the Choir Inventory doc.
This Sunday’s shared music:
Hymn #4 “I Brought My Spirit to the Sea”
Hymn #210 “Wade in the Water”
Hymn # 1046 “Shall We Gather at the River”
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Offering and Receiving Connection, Support, and Spiritual Practice | |
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Sign up for 2023-2024 Covenant Groups!
Covenant Groups are part of the Adult Religious Exploration Program at JRUUC. Groups are randomly created at the start of each church year, based on the availability of people interested, and they meet monthly. hey are closed groups, for confidentiality and community-building, and are made up of 6 to 10 people plus a facilitator. They have several purposes: to build relationships through the practice of deep listening, and to practice shared ministry with each other and our congregation as a whole. Please see this brochure for more information, and sign up here or on the sign-up sheet on the RE table in the foyer if you’d like to be part of a virtual or in-person Covenant Group this year.
Meditation With Friends - Wednesdays at 6:30-7:00 pm (Beginners Welcome)
Sacred Breath Choir - Resumes this week - Thursdays 7-8:30 pm, contact Music Director Jennifer Hedstrom at music@jruuc.org
Journaling Group - Breaking for the summer, contact Jean Skinner
Building Our Racial Awareness Open Discussions - Breaking for the summer, contact Jeanette Clawson
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Announcements & Upcoming Events | |
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MOSES Meeting - September 10th at Reeb!
MOSES will meet at Reeb on Sunday, September 10 from 2-4 pm. Please come to meet folks from other. congregations, and learn more about what MOSES groups do. MOSES is an interfaith, non-partisan organization that unites congregations, non-profit organizations and individuals to build a better community. We join together to take action on social justice public policy issues, especially mass incarceration in Wisconsin.
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Board Listening Session – Sept. 17th
Your Board and Minister have scheduled our fall congregational listening session for September 17, after the Sunday service. Please mark your calendars, and stay tuned for further details. This session will be multiplatform, so you may participate online if you choose.
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Vigils for our Healthcare!
Wisconsinites across the state are losing access to Medicaid - we are coming together to bring attention and call for an end to this policy violence.
Sunday, September 17th at 7PM
Triangle Community
755 Braxton Place
Madison, WI
Outdoor gathering in the space between Brittingham and Karabis Hosted by Triangle Community Ministry. For questions, email wisconsin@poorpeoplescampaign.org.
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Save the Date! JRUUC Camp-out Saturday October 14 - Sunday October 15
Plan to come for a pot-luck dinner and campfire and/or breakfast or stay for the night. Lake Farm County Park just south of Madison. More details to come.
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Reeb Rave 2023 is Happening! – Nov 11th
We have picked a date for our annual fundraising auction and party "Reeb Rave" – Nov 11th, 5:30 - 8:30pm at James Reeb! We are soliciting suggestions for a theme and seeking volunteers to help with the event, including soliciting businesses for donations, providing
entertainment and helping with food preparation. If you have any ideas or suggestions please contact Tom McClintock.
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Board Update From President Deb Myrbo
I'm pleased to announce that Tom McClintock has been appointed by the Board, according to our bylaws, to fill a vacated position and serve another year on the Board of Trustees as a Member at large. Welcome back, Tom! Your 2023-2024 Board consists of:
Deb Myrbo, President
Karol Niemann, President-Elect
Sophie Hannauer, Secretary
Michael Nunley, Treasurer
Rand Hill, Elaine Morrison, and Tom McClintock, Members at large
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Let's Make the JRUUC Front Window More Inviting!
Looking for one or more people to come up with a plan to make our front window area look nicer and more inviting. Got any ideas or good looking plants that can withstand a south-facing window? Contact Joan Kemble or Kelly Kearns.
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Help Beautify Our Grounds!
Our members & friends run community counts on people to sign up to mow grass and pick up litter around our building. Mower provided. Sign up here for a week or two.
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What's Happening in Our Community | |
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Can You Help Furnish a Starter Apartment?
Do you have any used bedroom furniture or furnishings you might be willing to donate to help an immigrant neighbor? The JRUUC Immigrant and Refugee Rights Team is looking for some used bedroom furniture in decent condition and gently-used bedding for an asylum-seeker we are working with who has just found permanent housing, has had several job interviews, but doesn’t have enough money to furnish his bedroom in a shared apartment. Click here to find out how to help, or contact Leila Pine.
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Our UUA General Assembly of Congregations has happened, and there was much worship, learning, discussion, and deciding! Go here to read some highlights, and come to worship this Sunday to hear Rev. Karen’s reflections on GA. Part of the learning, discussing, and deciding was about the proposed revisions to Article II of the UUA Bylaws - you can find the draft that this year’s delegates voted to bring to our congregations and other UU groups here. The delegates to the 2024 GA will share the conversations that happen over the course of the year, and vote on whether to adopt these revisions. | |
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