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9/7/2020 This morning, Rev. Mike joined us to begin exploring our September theme of “Renewal.”  Rev. Mike explained his message title “Always Keep a Diamond in Your Mind”, a song by Solomon Burke, meaning to be able to renew ourselves from the inside out.  He also shared many jewels from the book “The Miracle of Mindfulness”…

8/31/2020 Our September Newsletter is now ready to view or download:UUFJC September 2020 Newsletter These times of continuing pandemic and harm call on us both to accept what we cannot change, to adapt to the realities in order to keep each other safe, but also, in the words of Angela Davis, to change what we…

8/24/2020 This Sunday, we were invited to join our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia for a message by Rev. Molly Housh Gordon about whether we believe in monsters.  UUs often pride ourselves on nuance, complexity, and going beyond black and white.  We are the kinds of people who tell our comic-book-loving children “we…

8/24/2020 UUFJC is holding a fundraiser selling masks.  These were made by a Jefferson City business.  We are selling them for $10 each.  You can order via call or email to a board member, or contact Katherine Connor at connok510@gmail.com.  We will arrange pick-up or delivery.  Please specify which mask(s) you would like when ordering.

8/17/2020 Please take our survey to help us plan how to meet during this pandemic:UUFJC In-Person & Online Meeting Survey This Sunday, our own Rev. Nancy TannerThies joined us for a Zoom service exploring Bewilderment.  Bewilderment is a common experience in these uncommon times, indeed a universal experience in any time, though we may try…

8/10/2020 This Sunday, we were happy to welcome back Rev. Mike Adamek for his first online service with us.  Rev. Mike focused on the history of Unitarian Universalist Fellowships like ours — congregations formed by lay people coming together, not led by a professional minister.  UUs in general value individual freedom, and in Fellowships this…

4/26/2020 Our May newsletter and print calendar are now ready to view or download:NewsletterAppendix – Annual Meeting Agenda(No print calendar this month)Note – some Zoom meeting IDs listed in the newsletter do not become active until May.  See below for links current this week. This week, we did not have our own online services, but…

4/26/2020 Our May newsletter and print calendar are now ready to view or download:NewsletterAppendix – Annual Meeting Agenda (No print calendar this month) Note – some Zoom meeting IDs listed in the newsletter do not become active until after May 1st.See our other posts for links current this week.

4/19/2020 This morning, we met in a virtual service via Zoom and heard from our own Rev. Nancy TannerThies.  Rev. Nancy shared the concept of “Acedia” — a mental or spiritual lassitude known to early Christian monks in their isolated devotions, a state that makes days stretch forever and every action feel pointless.  In our…

4/17/2020 We have new information since our weekly update: This Sunday we will have online services via Zoom with a message from Rev. Nancy TannerThies: Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/92256965406?pwd=bEN0T0xpOVdzVVk1dm5QMzZ3Mythdz09 Meeting ID: 922 5696 5406Password: 000413One tap mobile+13126266799,,92256965406#,,#,000413# US (Chicago)+16465588656,,92256965406#,,#,000413# US (New York) Dial by your location+1 253 215 8782 US        +1 301 715…