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Sunday morning we concluded our month of focus on "Possibility" by planting seeds of hope and love.  Youth members Aubrey and Sami led in today's service.  Aubrey shared a "This I Believe" essay by Sozi Tulante, who came to America as a refugee and had a challenging path even after arrival but found hope in a new home.  Sami offered a further reflection, reminding us that hope needs a support system and calling us to do as much as we can to increase the positive possibilities in our lives and the world around us.  Alexis also called us to turn hope into action.  Those who attended had an opportunity to make a commitment to some action to nudge the possibilities of hope and love toward blossoming, and to symbolize this commitment by planting seeds at the service and receiving seeds that they could plant at home.

Next Sunday, March 5th, 2017:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"The Power of Vulnerability," Laura Gilkey
In a popular TED Talk, Brene Brown shows that vulnerability is not weakness but the birthplace of wholehearted living.

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Multiverse of Maybes" Rev. Mike Adamek
William James was convinced that nothing original or productive was ever a sure thing bereft of risk.  Always the future is a maybe until it becomes the present.  Somewhere between the too safe choice and the adrenaline junkie escapade is the next chapter in our lives, the next universe that will open productively before us.  How do we accept risk as a welcome part of our lives?
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 --- Volunteers Needed!

UUFJC News and Events this week:

The March Newsletter and Print Calendar are ready.  Paper copies are available by the entrance and electronic copies are available here: Newsletter, Calendar.

Sunday morning announcements will be changing in a few weeks.  Being mindful of everyone’s time and attention, we will only announce news and events for the Fellowship and affiliated organizations, and we will no longer call for more announcements from the floor.  You are still welcome to bring fliers for the bulletin board and to submit items to the administrator for inclusion in the Google calendar and weekly e-mail.  Please bear with us as we continue working to find the right balance, and talk to a member of the board for more information.

We are updating our Members and Friends Directory.  If you would like your contact information updated, added, or removed, please e-mail the administrator: [email protected].

Monday, February 27th, Faith Voices for Jefferson City holds its monthly Assembly at 6:30 pm at Quinn Chapel AME Church.  This month's assembly will include a presentation by Susan Cook about school gun violence.  Contact Katherine Connor.

And an item has been lost at the Fellowship: a 12-inch-tall beige candle with designs on the sides.  Please contact us if you have any information.

Community Events this week:

Girl Scout Cookies have come in. Contact Kim Connor.

This Tuesday, February 28th, Missouri River Regional Library hosts "Nonfiction at Noon" in the Library Annex.  Discussion title: "A Street Cat Named Bob," a memoir about a London street musician and his relationship with the injured cat he found in his apartment’s hallway. It’s a “beautiful, never maudlin story of second chances for both man and beast.” (Booklist)  Contact Madeline Matson.

This Friday, March 3rd, MRRL presents their First Friday Film.  For film selection and more information, contact Madeline Matson.

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "The Shawshank Redemption" (Saturday only) and "Farmland" (Sunday only).  For showtimes and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.

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

Service Committee
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Social Action
Community Events

Have a great week!

Sunday morning, Rev. Nancy continued exploring our monthly Soul Matters Theme: Possibility.  She shared a favorite quote by Marianne Williamson:

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. ...  We are all meant to shine, [...] and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

To say that we are powerful beyond measure does not mean that our possibilities have no limits, but Rev. Nancy suggested that even our limitations can help to guide us, giving us structure and focus to choose the place where we can work hard to expand what's possible.  There are always limits, but we are always capable of more than we imagine.  Rev. Nancy called us to choose from what we see as possible, to commit to dreaming bigger, to accept our fears but not submit to them, and then to let go and accept that we are powerful and responsible even though we are not in control.

This week's quote to Contemplate: "A dream is the bearer of a new possibility, the enlarged horizon, the great hope." - Howard Thurman

Next Sunday, February 26th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"What the Dakota Pipeline May Really Be About," Frank Rycyk
North Dakota Congressman Kevin Cramer presents some different ideas.

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Planting Seeds of Love"
Join us for this special multigenerational service that explores and celebrates what it means to be a community of possibility that “stands on the side of love”. We’ll have special music, readings, and a congregational activity in which members and friends of all ages are invited to reflect upon commitments they can enhance their sphere of influence and to plant seeds of love and possibility.
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 --- Volunteers Needed!

Special Film: "Defying the Nazis" - 2 pm
UUFJC will screen the documentary film "Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War" directed by Ken Burns and Artemis Joukowsky.  The film is "an account of a daring rescue mission that occurred on the precipice of World War II.  It tells the story of Waitstill & Martha Sharp, a Unitarian Minister and his wife from Wellesley, Massachusetts, who left their children behind in the care of their parish and boldly committed to multiple life-threatening missions in Europe.  Over two dangerous years they helped to save hundreds of imperiled political dissidents and Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazi occupation across Europe."

UUFJC News and Events this week:

We are updating our Members and Friends Directory.  If you would like your contact information updated, added, or removed, there is a paper copy of the directory in the back of the Sanctuary where you can note any changes, or you can e-mail the administrator: [email protected].

The Transgender Support Group meets this Thursday, February 23rd at 7 pm.  Contact [email protected].

This Friday, February 24th is our monthly Salvation Army meal.  Serving begins at 5 pm, please arrive early to help prepare.  Contact Bob Antweiler, Jim Babb, or Joanna Babb if you would like to help prepare or serve food.

Later this Friday at 7 pm is the monthly Last Friday Documentary.  This month’s selection is “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners.”  Contact Cinthy Wilcox.

This Saturday, February 25th at 1 pm, a book group will meet to discuss “The UU Handbook.”  Contact Alexis for more information.

Community Events this week:

This Thursday, February 23rd at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "Unguarded Moments: Laughing on the Inside at the Old MSP."  Larry E. Neal worked inside the old Missouri State Penitentiary for 20 years, supervising inmates in the maintenance and repair of the institution. His work took him from rooftops to cell blocks to the maze of tunnels underground. Hear Neal tell of the pranks, jokes and escapades that staff and inmates played on each other amidst this backdrop.  Contact Madeline Matson.

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents the Oscar-Nominated Shorts, Live Action (Friday) and Animated (Saturday and Sunday).  For showtimes and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.

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

Service Committee
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Social Action
Community Events

Have a great week!

Sunday, we continued exploring our monthly theme of "Possibility" with an observance of "Evolution Sunday," a time to reflect on nature's way of finding new possibilities for life and reason's way of finding new possibilities for human knowledge.  Bob Boldt and Roger TannerThies presented a cordial debate in which Bob took the part of a defender of intelligent design and Roger defended evolution.  Their arguments were based on current knowledge rather than what might have been said 150 years ago, and Roger got a laugh when he said ”Evolution has come a long way.”  Jim Davis also offered a reflection.

Next Sunday, February 19th:

Newsletter Submissions Due.
Please submit your items for the March Newsletter and Print Calendar to Laura Gilkey by e-mail or in writing.

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
Jim Davis

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Possibilities, Responsibilities, Power," Rev. Nancy TannerThies
We will explore how these three interact as we share our collective future.
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 --- Volunteers Needed!

UUFJC Board - 1:30 pm.
All are welcome to attend the board meeting.  Contact President Katherine Connor.

UUFJC News and Events this week:

We are updating our Members and Friends Directory.  If you would like your contact information updated, added, or removed, there is a paper copy of the directory in the back of the Sanctuary where you can note any changes, or you can e-mail the administrator: [email protected].

Monday, February 13th is the monthly UUFJC Lecture Series.  This month, our own Betty Cooper will speak on “The Power of Kindness.”  Contact Frank Rycyk or Carol Bontempo.

This Thursday, February 16th, American Association of University Women will not meet at the Fellowship as previously announced; instead they will be co-sponsoring a “Meet the Candidates” forum for School Board at Bones starting at 5:30 pm.  Open to the public.  Contact Charlotte Parsons.

Later Thursday evening at 7 pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Capitol Area Interfaith Alliance hosts an Interfaith Music Event.  Father Jeremy Secrist of Saint Thomas the Apostle Church will present “The Music of Gregorian Chant,” and Joshua House will present “African American Religious Music and Dance.”  The event is free and refreshments will be provided with time to mingle afterward.

This Saturday, February 18th from 10 am to 4 pm is a Faith Voices Resistance Training session at the UU Church of Columbia.  Registration is required; the registration form is here.  Lunch is provided. There is a $25 suggested donation.

Next Sunday afternoon at 4 pm is the monthly Laughter Yoga session.  Free and open to all.  Contact Jan Harcourt.

Community Events this week:

This Tuesday, February 14th at 4 pm, Citizens for Peace meet at Missouri River Regional Library, upstairs in the Storyhour room.  Contact Betty Cooper.

This Thursday, February 16th at 7 pm, MRRL presents "Essential Oils 101."  Gain the knowledge you need to support your immune system, boost energy, relieve stress and anxiety, soothe occasional aches and pains, and ease digestive upset. Wellness advocate Laura Williams will conduct this class. Registration is required. Contact Madeline at 634-6064, ext. 250, by February 14.

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents the Live-Action Oscar-Nominated Short Films (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday).  For showtimes and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.

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

Service Committee
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Social Action
Community Events

Have a great week!

Sunday we began exploring our Soul Matters theme for February: Possibility.

Rev. Mike began by sharing the words of newspaper editor and publisher [and Universalist], Horace Greeley, who used to say that liberals were the sails for any society and conservatives were the ballast.  Like any sailing ship, a well functioning society needs both: the sails to move forward and the ballast for stability.  Many of us in the Fellowship are especially concerned with how to move forward into the future we hope for, and Rev. Mike offered the example of two pioneers in another mode of travel: the Wright Brothers.  In the story of how they invented the airplane, we find an example.  They had the discernment to see what was possible, put in the hard work to make it happen, and had the grit to courageously keep believing in their project in the face of failures and discouragement.

This week's reading for contemplation:

My boat struck something deep.
Nothing happened.
Sound, silence, waves.
Nothing happened?
Or perhaps, everything happened.
And I'm sitting in the middle of my new life.

Next Sunday, February 12th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Evolution," Bob Boldt

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Evolution Sunday," Bob Boldt and Roger TannerThies
Our annual commemoration of the birth of Charles Darwin this year will consist of contributions by both Bob Boldt and Roger Tanner Thies. The highlight of the service will be a mock debate between the position of Intelligent Design advocates and the proponents of Evolution Theory. In his concluding remarks, Roger will discuss the work of Jesuit priest, Pierre Teihard de Chardin, who envisioned a revolutionary union of science and spirituality that has pointed a way toward harmonizing these two contending ways of knowing the Universe in which we live. Hopefully we will demonstrate that science and religion, reason and faith need not be in conflict.
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 --- Volunteers Needed!

Joys & Concerns Planning Meeting - after service
Jim Davis and Barb Koenig will hold a short meeting after service for those interested in planning an additional opportunity for members and friends to share Joys and Concerns.  Contact Jim and Barb for more information.

UUFJC News and Events this week:

We are updating our Members and Friends Directory.  If you would like your contact information updated, added, or removed, there is a paper copy of the directory in the back of the Sanctuary where you can note any changes, or you can e-mail the administrator: [email protected].

The Nominating Committee is seeking volunteers willing to serve UUFJC on next year’s board.  If you’re interested, please talk to one of the committee members: Carol Bontempo, Betty Cooper, or Lisa Sanning.

Our Salvation Army work group is re-thinking when they will be serving meals.  If you would like to have input or stay in the loop, contact Bob Antweiler.

The Transgender Support Group meets this Thursday, February 9th at 7 pm.

This Friday, February 10th at 7 pm is the monthly Reader’s Eye Film.  This month's selection: "Frost/Nixon."  Contact Cinthy Wilcox.

Coming a week from tomorrow, Monday, February 13th at 7 pm is the monthly UUFJC Lecture Series.  This month, our own Betty Cooper will speak on “The Power of Kindness.”  Contact Frank Rycyk or Carol Bontempo.

Community Events this week:

This Tuesday, February 7th at 7 pm, the Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra and MOstly Opera present the opera "Hansel and Gretel" at Lincoln University's Mitchell Auditorium.  Featuring UUFJC's own Ruth Robertson as The Witch!  Ticket prices: Adults: $15; Students: $5; Family of 5: $35; Pre-schoolers: free with paying adult.

This Thursday, February 9th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "It's a Dog-Beat-Dog World: What an AKC Judge Really Looks For."  Contrary to what you might think, it's not the cutest dog. Learn how dog shows work from Barb Barnard, whose 25-year career exhibiting purebred dogs, both owned and as a semi-professional handler, includes five champions, three  nationally ranked, and National Specialty winners.  Contact Madeline Matson.

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents a program of the Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films.  For showtimes and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.

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

Service Committee
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Social Action
Community Events

Have a great week!