Dear UUFJC Members and Friends,
Recently, the news has been an emotional roller-coaster for many of us, from the shock of the murders in Charleston to the elation of marriage equality.  In her message this morning, Rev. Nancy asked, how can we take it all in?  How can we responsibly "hold tension" between our core and the outside world?  It's often tempting to collapse into ourselves and our like-minded circles --- whether to grieve or to celebrate --- but Nancy challenged us to reach beyond and engage, to "start close in" and "take the first step --- the step you don't want to take."

Next Sunday, July 5th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"White Privilege," Katherine Connor

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Eating Grace," Amy Hoffman
Friend of the Fellowship Amy Hoffman returns to bring us an exploration of her life as a young adult at the intersection of mental illness, spirituality and anorexia.

Plus Children's RE --- Volunteers Needed!

UUFJC News and Events this week:

The July newsletter and print calendar are ready!  Paper copies are available in the back of the sanctuary, and electronic copies are available on request.

We need Adult Forum leaders for July 12th and 26th.  Contact Laura Gilkey to volunteer.

The First Friday Social for July has been canceled, as it was too close to the July 4th holiday.  Contact Katherine Connor for more information about First Friday Socials.

Community Events this week:

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "White God" (through Thursday) and "Good Kill" (starting Friday).  For showtimes and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.

For yoga and even more events, see our Calendars.

Today, our own Jan Harcourt addressed the Fellowship on the topic of trauma and the body.  We often think of psychic scars as affecting the mind, but as Jan showed us through a series of brief exercises, the mind and body are not separate.  The body responds to shocks with a natural cycle of alertness, response, and release, but this cycle can be short-circuited, leaving trauma to linger in the body until it is uncovered, processed, and healed.

Next Sunday, June 28th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"The Pope's Encyclical," Jim Davis

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "TBA," Rev. Nancy Tanner-Thies

Plus Children's RE --- Volunteers Needed!

UUFJC News and Events this week:

Submissions for the July Newsletter and print calendar are due TODAY.  E-mail any last-minute items to Laura Gilkey ASAP.

We need Adult Forum Leaders for July.  Contact Laura Gilkey

Monday, June 22nd at 6:30 pm, Faith Voices for Jefferson City holds its monthly assembly at Quinn Chapel AME Church.  Contact Katherine Connor.

Also on Monday at 6:30, Patt Behler's Spanish Speakers/Learners group will be holding a Fiesta at the Fellowship, and all (including non-Spanish speakers) are invited to joint the fun.  Contact Patt for more information.

UUA General Assembly starts this Wednesday, June 24th in Portland, Oregon.  For those of us who can't be there, some of the events will be live-streamed online.  Visit uua.org/ga for more information.

Our Salvation Army workday this Friday has been CANCELED, but we will be regrouping in July.  Contact Bob Antweiler to get involved in preparing and serving food for those in need.

This Friday, June 26th at 7 pm is the Last Friday Documentary Film.  This month's selection: "Neil Young Journeys."  Contact Bob Boldt for more information.

Next Sunday, June 28th, the Worship Service Committee meets at 1:30 pm.  Contact Alexis Engelbrecht-Villafañe if you want to get involved in planning our Sunday services.

Community Events this week:

This Thursday, July 25th at 7 pm in the Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents "Life on the Inland Rivers."  Guest speaker Sean Visintainer will focus on 18th-and 19th-century river life, from the people who worked on the rivers to the shore-side communities served by flatboats, keelboats and steamboats. Covering the myth and reality of our rivermen, this program will include materials from the Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library, a special collection of the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, curated by Visintainer.  Contact Madeline Matson.

Friday, July 26th at 2 pm, MRRL hosts an Author Talk on "Growing Up in World War II Germany."  Anneliese Heider Tisdale will describe her family’s life in Germany before and during Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in her memoir, Christmas Trees Lit the Sky. The book’s title refers to the red and green flares used by Allied aircraft during bombing raids on German cities during the war. She was born in Munich and lived there throughout the war; immediately after the war, she worked as an interpreter for the U.S. military government for Bavaria. She later came to the U.S. as a war bride, earned undergraduate and graduate degrees, and taught German and French in junior and senior high schools for 30 years.  Contact Madeline Matson.

This Saturday, July 27th at 2 pm, you can experience a "Taste of Osage County" at Linn City Park.  See the notice on our bulletin board or contact Frank Rycyk for more information.

This week, Capitol City Cinema Presents "5 to 7" (through Thursday) and "White God" (starting Friday).  For showtimes and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.

For yoga and even more events, see our Calendars.

Sunday morning, Father George Kramer returned to share his thoughts on "the new Pope" another year into Pope Francis' tenure.  In his last visit, Father Kramer said that change in the Catholic Church would take a generation, and today he reminded us to judge leaders by their actions and not just their words, but on issues from economic justice to the environment, Pope Francis' words are pushing his Church to move forward.

Next Sunday, June 21st:

Newsletter Submissions Due.

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Energy to Stand Up," Laura Gilkey
Author and psychologist Bruce E. Levine talks about his journey into the roots of depression and political passivity.  When people suffer "learned helplessness," the truth isn't enough to set them free --- they also need energy.

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "The Body Keeps the Score:  Brain, mind, body and culture in the healing of trauma," Jan Harcourt

Plus Children's RE --- Volunteers Needed!

UUFJC News and Events this week:

Submissions for the July Newsletter and print calendar are due next Sunday, June 21st.  Contact Laura Gilkey.

Next Sunday is also the monthly Laughter Yoga session at 4 pm.  Contact Jan Harcourt.

Community Events this week:

Monday, June 15th at 7 pm in the Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library hosts Alan Helland, a horticulturist and owner of Blue Fox Farm, for a presentation on "Community Plant Landscaping."  Helland will provide an introduction to using indigenous Missouri plants in landscaping. He will discuss the benefits (less maintenance, less water, good for birds) and limitations of this method. He also will discuss using natives as an alternative to traditional lawns.  Contact Madeline Matson.

Thursday, June 18th at 7 pm, Columbia Area NOW (National Organization for Women) meets at the Hy-Vee Restaurant at Broadway and Fairview in Columbia.  Non-members and new members are welcome.  Contact Sue Gibson.

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "ROAR" (through Thursday), and "5 to 7" (starting Friday).  For showtimes and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.

For yoga and even more events, see our Calendars.

Sunday morning, Rev. Mike's message was entitled "How Are You Using Your Future Today?"  As UUs we can have many different visions and ideas about the future, including that age-old religious question of what happens after we die.  Such questions may seem far on the horizon, but Rev. Mike argued that our ideas about what the world is like and how we should be in it today are reflected in and entwined with what we believe about that horizon.

Next Sunday, June 14th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"The Mark of Cain:  Examining Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Death Sentence," Betty Cooper

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "The New Pope: Another Year," Father George Kramer

Plus Children's RE --- Volunteers Needed!

UUFJC Board - 1:30 pm
All are welcome to attend the board meeting.  An agenda for this meeting and draft minutes of the previous meeting are available on the bulletin board, and electronic copies are available on request.

UUFJC News and Events this week:

The Worship Service Committee meeting that was scheduled for Monday, June 8th has been CANCELED.  Our new Vice President, Alexis Engelbrecht-Villafañe, is working out a new schedule for the committee meetings.  Please contact her if you want to be involved in planning our Sunday services.

The Transgender Support Group meets this Thursday, June 11th at 7 pm.  Contact Ari Morse.

This Friday, June 12th at 7 pm is the monthly Reader's Eye film.  This month's selection is the comedy "Flawless" starring the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman. Contact Bob Boldt for more information.

Community Events this week:

This Tuesday, June 9th at 4 pm, Citizens for Peace meet at Missouri River Regional Library, upstairs in the Art Gallery.  Contact Betty Cooper for more information.

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents Seeds of Time (through Thursday) and ROAR (starting Friday).  For showtimes and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.

For yoga and even more events, see our Calendars.