JAMA News
New Contacts
Our e-mail list is now being maintained at Christ Lutheran Church in Michigan
Center. Our goal is to continue to keep Jackson area clergy and
religious leaders connected. Please contact Pastor Jim Watson, at
Christ Lutheran Church, 4250 Page Ave., Michigan Center, MI 49254, 517-764-3101 if would like to be added or if you have any trouble with this list. You will receive emails from jama@clcmc.org - If you use spam filters in your email system, please add this address to your list of safe senders.
New Location
When we met in December, JAMA members decided to keep our monthly meetings at 9:00am
on the second Thursday of each month. But we thought it would be good
to try meeting at a consistent, "neutral" place, to see if that makes it
easier for people to attend. We chose the Carnegie Branch of the
Jackson District Library, 244 W Michigan Ave. in downtown Jackson. We'll
be meeting in the McIntyre Room on the 2nd floor. We have booked our
next four meetings there for 2014: January 9, February 13, March 13 and April 10.
New Focus
We also decided to try giving priority to the four main areas that characterize JAMA.
In January, our focus will be clergy support, self care, and
collegiality. We'll also begin a conversation about sustainability and
current issues facing faith groups today. In February, the focus will be
on justice issues of local interest. In March, our role as leaders and
managers in our faith tradition will be front and center with the
discussion on sustainability. In April, we will focus on interfaith
connections. The idea is to try to cycle through these four areas and do
a little more advance planning to make the best use of our time when we
meet.