Offering and Receiving

Connection, Support, and Spiritual Practice

Check your weekly email for Zoom links and contact info, and for any scheduling changes.

Meditation with Friends – Wednesdays 6:30-7:00 (on Zoom only)

Beginners are welcome! Hosted by Susan Podebradsky. Mindfulness and meditation help us strengthen the ability to be more aware of the truth of the present moment and choose our actions instead of simply being propelled forward by habit. We begin with a brief opening reading followed by a few minutes of guided meditation and then silent meditation (12 minutes total). We follow that with a few minutes to chat about the reading, the meditation, or mindfulness in everyday life. We close with another 2 minutes of silent meditation to carry us out into the world.

We are currently reading from Pema Chodron‘s book Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change. See the weekly newsletter for the Zoom link. Contact Susan Podebradsky with questions.

Covenant Groups

11/18 7:30-9:00pm – Online JRUUC Covenant Group Begins

JRUUC’s 2026-27 Covenant Group will meet on Zoom the third Wednesday of each month, November through June, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Contact Sarah Cook before November 18 (first meeting) with questions or to sign up.

A Covenant Group is a small group that meets monthly to reflect, share, listen, and deepen relationships for mutual support. The group creates a covenant to protect confidentiality and trust. Each agenda follows the monthly theme that also weaves through Sunday services. November’s theme is “Healing.”

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. They 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.

Learn more about Covenant Groups here.

JRUUC Folk Music Gatherings

This is an informal gathering of Reebers who enjoy playing and singing folk songs together.  This group will occasionally decide to offer music for a Sunday service, but there’s no expectation for this.  Come to as many sessions as you’d like!  Bring your voice and/or instrument.  Meetings are usually Saturdays 10:30am-noon, but check your enews or contact Mike Stimson to be added to our email list.

Sacred Breath Choir – Thursdays 7:00 pm

Sacred Breath welcomes folks of all voice types and musical backgrounds (including people with no experience whatsoever!) We meet weekly on Thursdays from 7-8:30pm and sing at 1-2 services a month. At rehearsals, choir members warm-up their voices and bodies, learn pieces for Sunday services, sing for the joy of it, and connect with fellow Reebers. Singing is nourishment for the mind, body, and spirit.  Nourish yourself and your community by joining Sacred Breath Choir!

Email us at music@jruuc.org if you have questions or comments about choir or music at JRUUC. Click for more information.

Monthly Laughter Yoga (Second Monday)

We are now offering a monthly Laughter Yoga session available to anyone and everyone! Members of the Laughter Club of Madison will return to JRUUC on the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. for one hour of healing laughter in community. Mark your calendar, and bring a friend! Second Mondays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at JRUUC. Questions? Contact Virginia Harrison.