The Reverand Sarah Schurr to Visit

    The board of JUUF has been in contact with the PNWD leadership and decided this would be a good time for a ministry consultant to come and help us process our present situation and plan our future in the most successful way possible. We are delighted that the Rev. Sarah Movius Schurr will be coming to Juneau to spend 10 days with our congregation this spring.
    Sarah will begin her time with us at the yearly retreat at St. Therese, and help lead the Sunday worship service. She will stay throughout the following week and lead us in worship again on May 9 before flying home to Portland, Oregon.
    During her stay, Sarah will meet with the board and other leaders and be available for pastoral concerns and other needs. She will also be meeting with some of our friends whom we have not seen in a while, to gain their perspective on our many recent changes. We will be publishing con- tact information later if you want to make an appointment with Sarah while she is here.Over the last year and a half, we engaged in a challenging and ultimately heartbreaking attempt to purchase a home of our own. We can all look around the room on Sunday morning and think about familiar faces that we don't see, and we miss them. Some may have left because they disagreed with the focus of church-ownership, some may be absent because of the bitter disappointment of not realizing this dream, some may have responded to painful injuries due to mistakes we made, and some may have simply drifted off while our efforts were directed elsewhere. Whatever the reasons, their absence leaves a hole in our midst. Perhaps you, reading this, are someone who no longer attends. Please know that we miss you. We are so sorry for your pain, and hope your spirit is nourished wherever you are. We would love to see you again.

      Dave Frey is bringing WhaleCoast to Juneau for the nights of July 18, 19, and 20. He has less than 20 people signed up so far, so we may be able to host all of them without resorting to commercial accommodations. The three nights is more profitable to us than last year's two nights, so we hope everyone will pitch in and help with hospitality.

     Please notify Karragh if you can volunteer to coordinate accommodations, dinner, or transportation.

Adult Religious Education

As part of our plan to strengthen our community and grow we hope to offer an adult RE program as part of our Sunday mornings.  We are envisioning a series of classes and people can participate in whichever ones most interest them.  So far we have people willing to teach a courses on Articulating your Theology and Creative Writing: Poetry.  We are looking for more adults to participate in, teach, and coordinate an Adult RE program for Sunday mornings.  Please let Karragh know (karragha@juuf.org) if you would like to teach a course or help to coordinate the schedule and the teachers.