Racial Justice Team The UUFM Racial Justice Team continues our work to support and promote racial justice in our own community, and in the wider world. We welcome all to join us. We’ll meet next at 4 pm on Sunday, June 6. Currently, we are meeting on Zoom. Log in at https://uuma.zoom.us/j/9797400824?pwd=WjNTUldoci9VWjNtMFNsNjBsMlZTZz09. The meeting ID … Continue reading Social Action – June 2021
What does it mean to be a people of Play? We all are playing. Playing it up, playing it down, trying to play fair. Playing for keeps, playing favorites, playing it safe, sometimes too safe. He plays hardball; They’re playing house; I’m playing it by ear, or at least learning to play it by ear. … Continue reading Play (June 2021)
Racial Justice Team The UUFM Racial Justice Team continues our work to support and promote racial justice in our own community, and in the wider world. We welcome all to join us. We’ll meet next at 4 pm on Sunday, June 6. Currently, we are meeting on Zoom. Log in at https://uuma.zoom.us/j/9797400824?pwd=WjNTUldoci9VWjNtMFNsNjBsMlZTZz09. The meeting ID … Continue reading Social Action – May 2021
“We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.” So reads the proposed 8th Principle. The first part (through the word “promote”) … Continue reading Jonalu’s Journal – May 2021
What does it mean to be a people of Story? Stories don’t just embellish our lives; they make and even dictate our lives. This might be the most important reminder of this month. Indeed, who of us hasn’t felt controlled by a story? Stuck in a story? Hopeless about the way our story will end … Continue reading Story (May 2021)
Developmental Minister Annual ReportUU Fellowship of Manhattan, KansasApril 15, 2021Rev. Jonalu Johnstone The COVID pandemic tremendously shaped the year for UUFM, as it did for everyone. We have conducted virtual services throughout the year, held two congregational meetings on Zoom, conducted our annual holiday sale on Facebook Marketplace, and moved almost everything on-line. Our only … Continue reading Developmental Minister Annual Report 2021
Across cultures, religions and traditions, human beings celebrate. We have seen many holiday opportunities pass without our traditional celebrations in the last year. As vaccinations increase, we may be peaking out and trying to do it a little differently, with small, safe family groupings. Still not what we are used to–but improving. This month, three … Continue reading Jonalu’s Journal – April 2021
Racial Justice Team The UUFM Racial Justice Team has committed itself to studying the UUA Commission on Institutional Change’s final report, Widening the Circle of Concern. This means meeting more often than we usually do. Since we have endorsed Black Lives Matter, this seems a good next step to understanding the changes we may have to … Continue reading Social Action – April 2021
What does it mean to be a people of Becoming? It’s become popular in our society to talk about spiritual journeys as a process of living into your full or true self, of letting the authentic seed inside you unfold. We UU’s agree. We even enshrined it in our principles that celebrate each of our … Continue reading Becoming (April 2021)
As I write, we are coming out of the deepest freeze I have been through since I moved away from Wisconsin in 2000. The sun is shining, and I am ready to believe that spring is coming. In the sunshine, we can imagine springtime returning to our lives. Many of you have received vaccinations. Our … Continue reading Jonalu’s Journal – March 2021
