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A Language of Beauty

6/9/2019

 
This week, we were joined by Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman, formerly minister of Table of Grace here in Jefferson City, now a campus minister at Missouri State University in Springfield.  As Michelle pointed out, it's often easier for us to talk about what's ugly in life than to talk about its beauty.  Not only can we be embarrassed and tongue-tied about what moves and awes us, but it's often easier to see the negative in things.  It's when you look deeply, relate deeply, and know the story of a thing or a person that you get in touch with its beauty.  Rev. Michelle called us to this, work we can all do to make our world a better place.  When we come together and share our experience, not glossed into perfection but in its real texture and truth, we can share the beauty of our lives and build more beauty into the shared language of our world.

Next Sunday, June 16th:

Rummage Sale Donations Begin!
Please bring your gently-used items for our annual Rummage Sale.  No adult clothing please; children's clothing is appreciated!

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Impeach the President?" Frank Rycyk
Gerald Seib presents historical information which suggests that impeachment may hurt the accusers more than it would hurt the president.

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: Rev. Nancy TannerThies
If you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during the Service, please submit it by noon on Friday through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html

Plus Children's RE --- "Weaving a Tapestry of Faith: When Nations Make it Right"

UUFJC News and Events this week:

Our annual Rummage Sale is coming fast!  We will be accepting donations beginning one week from today, next Sunday, June 16th.  We are asking for donations of gently used items (no adult clothing please; children’s clothing is appreciated).  We also need help that week setting up the sale, working the sale, and cleaning up.  The sale itself will be held Saturday, June 22nd from 7 am to noon.  Contact Bob Antweiler and Lisa Sanning if you can help.

This Saturday, June 15th, Jan Harcourt is offering a Somatic Experiencing Class in our building at 9:30 am.   The class, titled After the Storm, is for anyone feeling after effects of the shock of the tornado.  Offered by donation.

Later next Sunday, June 16th, our Worship Service Committee meets at 6 pm.  Our Worship Service Committee is looking for volunteers to join in creating our Sunday services.  There are very small tasks and larger, more involved things for which the committee would love to have a pool of volunteers to draw from.  Please fill out the survey available on the table by the window and return it to the Vice President’s mail slot in the office.  For more about the survey, the meeting next Sunday, or getting involved in our Sunday services, please contact Lisa Sanning.

Community Events this week:

This Wednesday, June 12th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents "Reel Life Cinema: The Planets."  Viewers will get an up-close look at faraway worlds, including the dark side of Pluto, an ancient Martian waterfall, and a storm twice the size of Earth seen from high above Saturn, revealing how each of them has affected our own planet. The Library is co-sponsoring with PBS a sneak-preview of a segment from “Chasing the Moon,” a six-part film series that will be aired in July to commemorate the 50 th anniversary of the moon landing.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more library events, visit MRRL.org.

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "Wild Night with Emily" (Thursday through Sunday).  For showtimes, more events, and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.

For yoga and even more events, see our online calendars:

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Have a great week!

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