So … What’s it (worth) to ya? Rev. Dawn Fortune This is the last Sunday of our annual stewardship pledge drive. This is the time when we wrap up our fundraising work and begin to calculate what we can and cannot accomplish in the coming year. What bits of congregational life are most important to … Continued

Why Do We Sing? Led by Barbara Miller, Music Director Over the years, singing has been part of our Sunday services, celebrations such as memorial services and weddings, and social activism. If you think of a UUCSJS soundtrack, what music comes to mind?

All Good Gifts Around Us Rev. Dawn Fortune “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet,” wrote theologian Frederick Buechner. What is it that you are gifted with that you’d like to share with the people around you? Where does the world need what … Continued

St. Patrick and A Treatise on Time Rev. Dawn Fortune Saint Patrick, like so many of the saints, has a story that is not all glory and grace. It is muddy and murky, and has some parts that are decidedly unholy. Each of us travels this earth for a limited amount of time. How will … Continued

When We Grow Up Lay speakers Paul Utts and Kit Marlowe The value of this congregation in our lives consists not only of who we are today, but whom we expect to become. Adults often ask young persons, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” As our community turns 20, we will … Continued

Sermon on the Amount, Part 1: What it Means to Belong Rev. Dawn Fortune What does it mean to belong to a community? Some we are born into, some we fall into because of our environment, and some we choose intentionally. As members of a community, what do we expect? And what is expected of … Continued

Looking Ahead Rev. Dawn Fortune It has been said that we manage life or it can manage us – it’s all a matter of planning. Certainly no one can plan for every contingency, but it behooves anyone – and any organization – to have an idea of where they want to go and how they … Continued

Question Box Sermon Rev. Dawn Fortune Ever wonder why worship is organized the way it is? Where did our exceedingly long name come from? How can someone be atheist and a religious leader? Write your questions down and put them in the question box in the foyer by February 10, and Rev. Fortune will answer … Continued

Sex and Church: Saint Valentine Revisited Rev. Dawn Fortune From Lupercalia, to a martyred Christian saint, to Chaucer to Hallmark and boxed chocolates, humans have found a way to celebrate romantic and sexual love, even in some of the most creative and sometimes bizarre ways. Join us as we consider the role sexuality has played … Continued

Where the Road Leads Guest speaker Pat Infante As institutions grapple with the shifting sands of the 21st century and the constant headwind of change, congregations face questions of relevance and sustainability in the community and the broader world. Strategic conversations are an important first step for discerning, in the words of Frederick Buechner, “where … Continued