Sunday morning, we shared a message from our wider UU community, from Rev. Jenny Amstutz at Columbine UU Church. They summarize: "In 1853 abolitionist Unitarian minister Rev. Theodore Parker said, 'I do not pretend to understand the moral universe. The arc is a long one. My eye reaches but little ways. I cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by experience of sight. I can divine it by conscience. And from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.' Join Rev. Jenny Amstutz as we examine how we find hope among the ashes."
To connect that theme to our monthly theme of Interdependence, each one of us has a viewpoint and sphere of action that "reaches but a little ways," but together we can see and do more than we ever could alone, and so our interdependence becomes one place to find hope for that "bend toward justice."
The message is available to view online:
To connect that theme to our monthly theme of Interdependence, each one of us has a viewpoint and sphere of action that "reaches but a little ways," but together we can see and do more than we ever could alone, and so our interdependence becomes one place to find hope for that "bend toward justice."
The message is available to view online:
UUFJC News and Events this week:
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Thank you for being with us and supporting us!
And remember all our ways to stay in touch! You can visit our website at uufjc.org. You can also join our open-posting "UUFJC Cafe" Google Group to chat with other members and friends via e-mail and receive additional announcements and reminders (contact the Administrator at [email protected] to join).
Submissions for our May newsletter were due yesterday. Please email any last-minute items to Laura Gilkey ASAP: [email protected].
We are now in our annual pledge season! Everything we do is possible because of generous donations from our members and friends, and submitting an estimate of what you plan to give helps us plan and prepare for the future. Pledge forms are available at our building, or contact our Treasurer, Bob Antweiler.
And it already looks like we will be able to put more resources into social action. The board is asking for ideas for specific existing local causes where our Fellowship can make a difference. Please contact a board member by Sunday, April 28th with your suggestions. The board will consider everyone’s ideas and present a chosen selection of them for a final vote at our Annual Business Meeting next month.
An independent Insight Meditation group taught by Joe McCormack meets at our building Thursday nights at 7 pm. For more information, contact Bob Antweiler.
This Friday, April 26th is our monthly Salvation Army meal. Please contact Bob Antweiler if you can help provide food for those in need.
Next Sunday, April 28th, the UUFJC Board meets at our building at 3 pm. All are welcome to attend our board meetings. For this month’s agenda and more information, contact our president, Rich Burdge.
And we are now only four weeks away from our Annual Business Meeting, coming Sunday, May 19th. Voting members, please plan to attend. For the meeting agenda and more information, contact our board.
Our building is reserved by community groups Wednesdays and Saturdays starting at 6 pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 5:30 pm. If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.
Community Events this week:
This evening, Monday, April 22nd, Missouri River Regional Library hosts a Capital READ Book Discussion at 6:30pm in their Art Gallery. Join MRRL board president Robert Priddy for a discussion of The Book of Charlie, the 2024 Capital READ by David Von Drehle. Contact Madeline Matson. For more library events, visit MRRL.org.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23rd 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL presents the latest installment of the LU-MRRL Lecture Series: "Behind the Walls—Teaching in LU’s Prison Education Program." Drug trafficking, Manslaughter. Armed robbery. Typical crimes associated with inmates serving time at Jefferson City Correctional Center (JCCC). The same inmates studying for a college degree in a new Lincoln University prison education program at JCCC. Will Sites, associate professor of journalism, will discuss how teaching in the program is changing the lives of his incarcerated students and improving the quality of his life on and off campus. Contact Madeline Matson. For more library events, visit MRRL.org.
For more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC EventsVirtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
And remember all our ways to stay in touch! You can visit our website at uufjc.org. You can also join our open-posting "UUFJC Cafe" Google Group to chat with other members and friends via e-mail and receive additional announcements and reminders (contact the Administrator at [email protected] to join).
Submissions for our May newsletter were due yesterday. Please email any last-minute items to Laura Gilkey ASAP: [email protected].
We are now in our annual pledge season! Everything we do is possible because of generous donations from our members and friends, and submitting an estimate of what you plan to give helps us plan and prepare for the future. Pledge forms are available at our building, or contact our Treasurer, Bob Antweiler.
And it already looks like we will be able to put more resources into social action. The board is asking for ideas for specific existing local causes where our Fellowship can make a difference. Please contact a board member by Sunday, April 28th with your suggestions. The board will consider everyone’s ideas and present a chosen selection of them for a final vote at our Annual Business Meeting next month.
An independent Insight Meditation group taught by Joe McCormack meets at our building Thursday nights at 7 pm. For more information, contact Bob Antweiler.
This Friday, April 26th is our monthly Salvation Army meal. Please contact Bob Antweiler if you can help provide food for those in need.
Next Sunday, April 28th, the UUFJC Board meets at our building at 3 pm. All are welcome to attend our board meetings. For this month’s agenda and more information, contact our president, Rich Burdge.
And we are now only four weeks away from our Annual Business Meeting, coming Sunday, May 19th. Voting members, please plan to attend. For the meeting agenda and more information, contact our board.
Our building is reserved by community groups Wednesdays and Saturdays starting at 6 pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 5:30 pm. If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.
Community Events this week:
This evening, Monday, April 22nd, Missouri River Regional Library hosts a Capital READ Book Discussion at 6:30pm in their Art Gallery. Join MRRL board president Robert Priddy for a discussion of The Book of Charlie, the 2024 Capital READ by David Von Drehle. Contact Madeline Matson. For more library events, visit MRRL.org.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23rd 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL presents the latest installment of the LU-MRRL Lecture Series: "Behind the Walls—Teaching in LU’s Prison Education Program." Drug trafficking, Manslaughter. Armed robbery. Typical crimes associated with inmates serving time at Jefferson City Correctional Center (JCCC). The same inmates studying for a college degree in a new Lincoln University prison education program at JCCC. Will Sites, associate professor of journalism, will discuss how teaching in the program is changing the lives of his incarcerated students and improving the quality of his life on and off campus. Contact Madeline Matson. For more library events, visit MRRL.org.
For more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC EventsVirtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
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