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Sunday morning we finished our month-long exploration of "Risk" and looked ahead to next month's theme of "Transformation."  Laura Gilkey gave the sermon, about the uses of safe space.  We need safe spaces --- we need a break from survival mode to connect with vision and creativity, and we need a place to be accepted as we are to connect with courage and authenticity.  We must be mindful in using the privilege of safe space so that it doesn't become a hiding place or an armed camp hostile to outsiders.  But if we use safe spaces well, they can help us risk engagement with the larger world --- and help us risk transforming ourselves.

Next Sunday, April 2nd:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Teaching Trump: Should Teachers Offer Up Their Own Politics?," Frank Rycyk
Is there a point where opinionating crosses the line into political proselytizing?

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "John Dietrich: An Unitarian Transformation," Rev. Mike Adamek
John Dietrich began preaching by speaking his mind and soon he was tried for heresy by the Reformed Church.  By speaking his mind he started a debate in American Unitarianism which echoes down to the present, theist vs. humanist controversy.  After he retired in 1938, former opponents crowed that in the next nineteen years until his death he rejected Religious Humanism and became a theist. I will argue that his transformation was typical for a religious liberal, and richer than any simplistic judgment.
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 April Newsletter and Print Calendar are ready.  Paper copies are available by the entrance and electronic copies are available here: Newsletter, Print Calendar.

The UUFJC Members and Friends Directory has been updated.  Please contact the administrator ([email protected]) for a copy.  We make it available on request in the interest of privacy, but if you're a member or friend, please don’t be shy about requesting it!

Monday, March 27th at 6:30 pm, Faith Voices for Jefferson City holds its monthly assembly at Quinn Chapel AME Church.  Contact Katherine Connor.

This Thursday, March 30th at 7 pm at First Presbyterian Church, Capital Area Interfaith Alliance hosts a Passover& Music Event.  Learn about the story of Passover and its significance for members of Jefferson City's Jewish Community from members of Temple Beth El.  The event is free.  Jewish refreshments and cookies will be provided with time to mingle afterward.

This Friday, March 31st at 7 pm, the Last Friday Documentary Film group meets at the Fellowship.  Contact Cinthy Wilcox.

The Worship Service Committee meets next Sunday, April 2nd at 1:45 pm.  Contact Alexis.

Faith Voices for Jefferson City is holding their annual anniversary celebration dinner and silent auction on Friday, April 7th at 6:30 pm.  The keynote speaker will be Dr. Benjamin Akande, President of Westminster College.  UUFJC will have a table for 8, and Katherine needs to know who wants to attend.  If we get over 8 people, that’s all right as long as we can chip in to cover the additional cost.  Contact Katherine Connor.

Community Events this week:

Rev. Nancy TannerThies is faciliating a 7 month online class at Sapattu: "Reverence and Mirth: Living with Integrity in Chaotic Times."  For registration cost and more information, contact Rev. Nancy or see the flyer on our bulletin board.  The class begins April 1st and runs through the end of October.

This Tuesday, March 28th, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "From Curb to China: Getting to Know the Markets, Culture, and Impact of Recycling."  Lelande Rehard, planner for the Mid-Missouri Solid Waste Management District, will take a look at how recycling works from curb to finished product, challenges for certain materials, and how markets, culture and regulations affect costs and participation. Learning about the whole system will help you understand the impact of your decisions about recycling.  Contact Madeline Matson.

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "My Life as a Zucchini" (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 morning Rev. Nancy continued exploring our monthly theme of "Risk."  Those who take risks --- even and especially those who take heroic risks --- often seem like fools as they step out.  With this in mind, Rev. Nancy used the tarot card "The Fool" as an image to spark reflection.  One common version shows us a person at a cliff's edge, striking out on a journey toward a grand horizon, open, vulnerable yet excited, with a satchel on a staff and a dog at their feet.  Rev. Nancy said that inescapable love for something makes us "fools" willing to take risks.  The cliff's edge in the card shows us the danger, but we also have valuable things to bring with us to aid and steady us (the satchel and staff), and we also have friends at our side (the dog) as we set out toward the unpredictable grand horizon.

Next Sunday, March 26th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"The Myth of the Trigger-Happy Cop," Frank Rycyk
Fatal shootings by police are relatively rare and have gone down in many places.

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Castles of Ice, Burrows of Earth: The Uses of Safe Space," Laura Gilkey
We need "safe spaces" to engage with a risky world, but we must be mindful of how we use them.  Are we hiding in them?  Are we weaponizing them?  Or are they places to grow into greater engagement?
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 for more information.

UUFJC News and Events this week:

The UUFJC Members and Friends Directory has been updated.  Please contact the administrator ([email protected]) for a copy.

Housekeeping Note: Several months ago Katherine and Alexis worked very hard to rid our building of clutter. To honor their efforts, we ask that you please refrain from bringing items you no longer/want or need at home, to the Fellowship.  Despite the good intentions behind the act, when you leave unwanted items in the building, someone else is left with the responsibility of making a trip to the Salvation Army or Goodwill to take them off where they should have gone in the first place.  Thank you for your help with this matter.

This Thursday, March 23rd at 7 pm, the local Transgender Support Group meets at the Fellowship.  Contact [email protected].

This Friday, March 24th is our monthly Salvation Army work day.  Please contact Bob Antweiler, Jim Babb, or Joanna Babb if you would like to help prepare or serve food for those in need.  Serving begins at 5 pm; please arrive early to help prepare.

Faith Voices for Jefferson City is holding their annual anniversary celebration dinner and silent auction on Friday, April 7th at 6:30 pm.  The keynote speaker will be Dr. Benjamin Akande, President of Westminster College.  UUFJC will have a table for 8.  A flyer is available on our bulletin board, or contact Katherine Connor for more information.

Community Events this week:

Monday, March 20th, Missouri River Regional Library holds an Author Talk by Alex George.  George will discuss and read from his newly published novel, Setting Free the Kites, a coming-of-age story set in Maine. The book will be available for purchase and signing after the program. George was the 2013 Capital READ author for A Good American, which was a Library Journal Best Book of the Year among many other awards.  Contact Madeline Matson.

This Friday, March is a Holocaust Day of Remembrance in the Capitol Rotunda, with a Memorial and Exhibit of Rescue and Resistance, 8 am to 8 pm.  For more information visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum online at www.ushmm.org/dor

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "My Life as a Zucchini" (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!

As part of our Service this Sunday, we elected our incoming board:

President - Katherine Connor (continuing)
Vice President - Jim Davis
Secretary - Lisa Sanning
Treasurer - Bob Antweiler (continuing)
Director of Religious Education - José Villafañe

Thank you to the Nominating Committee (Carol Bontempo, Betty Cooper, and Lisa Sanning) for their work, and thank you to our officers for their willingness to serve!  The new board will work with the outgoing board before taking office after our annual business meeting coming in May.

Alexis also offered a message, continuing to explore our monthly Soul Matters theme of Risk.  Alexis focused on revelation; UUs recognize many possible sources of revelation, of those direct and personal "Aha!" moments, but sometimes the "Aha!" brings an "Oh, no!" as our revelations call us into risky new territory and change.  The challenge and power of revelation lies in accepting that risk and taking responsibility, expanding our comfort zones and doing what we can within our own corner of the tapestry, our own sphere of influence and talent.

Next Sunday, March 19th:

Newsletter Submissions Due.
Please submit your items for the April newsletter and print calendar to Laura Gilkey by e-mail ([email protected]) or in writing.

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Debunking the Vulnerability Myths:  Learning to take risks," Betty Cooper
Discussing the work of Brené Brown.

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 --- Volunteers Needed!

UUFJC News and Events this week:

The UUFJC Members and Friends Directory has been updated.  Please contact the administrator ([email protected]) for a copy.

Sunday morning announcements will be changing starting next week.  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.

New nametags are here!  If you do not have a new nametag, want a nametag, or want a correction to your nametag, or if you would prefer a clip-on nametag to a corded one, please contact Katherine Connor.  Please also take a moment to write your preferred pronouns in the space provided; moving beyond just assuming about pronouns is an important part of our LGBT Welcoming efforts.  Thanks to Katherine for her work on the new nametags --- they look lovely!

Monday, March 13th at 7 pm is the monthly UUFJC Lecture Series.  Our own Nancy Ellis-Ordway will speak on “Weight Stigma and Social Justice.”  Contact Carol Bontempo or Frank Rycyk for more information.

This Thursday, March 16th at 7 pm, the American Association of University Women meets at the Fellowship.  Contact Charlotte Parsons for more information.

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

Faith Voices for Jefferson City is holding their annual anniversary celebration dinner and silent auction on Friday, April 7th at 6:30 pm.  The keynote speaker will be Dr. Benjamin Akande, President of Westminster College.  UUFJC will have a table for 8.  A flyer is available on our bulletin board, or contact Katherine Connor for more information.

Community Events this week:

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

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "I Am Not Your Negro" (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 March: Risk.

Rev. Mike began by reminding us that Risk is all around us, because all of our choices make a difference.  If we can never be free of risk, how can we keep it in balance?  This balance is very individual; what feels feels threatening to one person may feel safe for another --- since "safe" just means an acceptable level of risk.  But when we seek that safety, is it because it's what's best, or what's easiest?  The easy way, sticking to the familiar, brings slower but serious risks of its own.  To grow, we must take the risk of letting things go and letting in the new, whether that's growing as an individual or growing as a Fellowship.  Going through the risk and discomfort is the path to growth.  So where will you grow?  What are you willing to no longer feel safe about?

Next Sunday, March 12th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
Bob Boldt

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Revelation: The Call and the Challenge," Alexis Engelbrecht
PLUS: UUFJC Election of Officers.
"Revelation" is a direct communication from the divine (for those who believe in the divine) - or a realization sparked by something.  Today we’ll explore the call that challenges us to be what we alone can be.  A special secret-until-that-day song that you won’t want to miss and is guaranteed to make you feel ready to face the week will be provided by Elizabeth Prenger, Angela Wells, Ted Koenig, and Alexis.

This service will end with a brief business meeting to elect our incoming board.  The proposed slate of officers will be:
President - Katherine Connor
Vice President - Jim Davis
Secretary - Lisa Sanning
Treasurer - Bob Antweiler
Director of Religious Education - Jose Villafane
Nominations will also be accepted from the floor.  If you are unable to attend and would like to designate a proxy to vote on your behalf, e-mail the administrator ([email protected]) for a proxy voting form.

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!

Face2Face Event - 1:30 pm
A special event to transform ourselves through listening to each other, to get to know each other better and make new friends!  For more information or to RSVP, contact Katherine Connor ([email protected]).

UUFJC News and Events this week:

New nametags are here!  If you do not have a new nametag, want a nametag, or want a correction to your nametag, please contact Katherine Connor.  Please also take a moment to write your preferred pronouns in the space provided; moving beyond just assuming about pronouns is an important part of our LGBT Welcoming efforts.  Thanks to Katherine for her work on the new nametags --- they look lovely!

Sunday morning announcements will be changing later this month.  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.

The Transgender Support Group meets this Thursday, March 9th at 7 pm.  Contact [email protected].

This Friday, March 10th at 7 pm is the monthly Reader’s Eye Film.  For film selection and more information, contact Cinthy Wilcox.

Coming Monday, March 13th at 7 pm is the monthly UUFJC Lecture Series.  This month: "Weight Stigma and Social Justice: When is Prejudice Acceptable?" presented by Nancy Ellis-Ordway.  Contact Carol Bontempo or Frank Rycyk.

Community Events this week:

This week is the Missouri River Regional Library and ABLE Annual Used Book Sale, Wednesday through Saturday at the St. Martin's Knights of Columbus Hall.  A huge variety of books will be available.  For daily hours and more information visit mrrl.org.

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "I Am Not Your Negro" (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!