Don't forget our potluck lunch next Sunday, July 31st, after services.  Those coming in person, please bring a favorite dish!


Sunday, July 24th, 2022:

This morning, we were unable to hold a normal service, but some of our members and friends nonetheless organized on our "UUFJC Cafe" email list to come together during the service hour for a time of sharing.  As a small congregation, we often find ourselves facing challenges (of numbers, tech savvy, etc.), but our desire to come together in our welcoming faith community remains beyond it all, and our will to come together despite setbacks can remind us of our monthly theme: Resilience.

For those who would also like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service message from this morning is available to view online: https://youtu.be/EWwD_NXbwPI

Next Sunday, July 31st:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"A 'Pro-Woman' Approach to Reproductive Health," Kelsey Brown, Vitae Foundation
Note: Vitae Foundation is a Pro-Life (anti-abortion) organization.

Our Adult Forum is currently available both in-person and via Zoom.
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Phone
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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
UUCC Service
Our building will be open for those who wish to come and share the online services of our neighbor congregation, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia.  Those joining from home are encouraged to connect to UUCC directly.  Information and live-streaming links are available on their website: uucomo.org.

Children's Religious Education - 10:30 am
Children attending in-person are welcome to join RE Instructor Samantha Porter for a lesson during the service hour.  This week's lesson: "A Time for Exploration: Exploring Possibilities."

Lunch after Service: Potluck!  Please bring a favorite dish.

Masks are now optional for those attending UUFJC events in person.

If you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during a service or shared in our weekly email, please submit it by noon on the Friday before through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html
We will also have paper forms available Sunday morning for submissions.
Zoom participants, please use the web form.  Submissions made after noon on Friday may not be read or shared until the following week.

UUFJC News and Events this week:

For accessibility and convenience, we now have an option to donate to our Fellowship online through PayPal:

Donate to UUFJC
You can also mail donations and pledges to:
UUFJC
Attn: Treasurer
PO Box 1245
Jefferson City, MO 65102
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 August newsletter are due TODAY.  Please email any last-minute items to Laura Gilkey ASAP: [email protected].

We are currently in urgent need of donations for our free community pantry.  During the summer heat we cannot stock canned items, and we generally cannot stock glass containers or fresh produce, but there are many possibilities that will be helpful for our neighbors.  For more information, contact Joan Kurtzeborn.  Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected].

On Tuesdays, Alberta Mobley teaches her own weekly chair yoga class at our building at 9:30 am.  Donations requested.  Contact Alberta for more information.

On Thursdays at 5:30 pm, Katherine Connor hosts a weekly Zoom Happy Hour for UUFJC Members and Friends to gather and check in.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 918 4396 6450
Password: 918925    
Phone:
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago - US toll)

Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
An Insight Meditation group taught by Joe McCormack meets at our building Thursday nights at 7 pm.  For more information, contact Bob Antweiler.

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 Friday, July 29th at 1 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "Weatherization Works!"  Started in 1976, the Weatherization Assistance Program provides 8,500 jobs, services to more than 35,000 people every year, and can save households $372 or more every year, according to the Department of Energy. Local weatherization efforts through Central Missouri Community Action (CMCA) look to provide those same savings to 120 homes within its service area per year. Learn what weatherization can do for your home and how to apply for program assistance from Lacey A. Williams, weatherization services specialist at CMCA.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.

For more events, see our online calendars:

UUFJC Events
Virtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events 
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events  

Our July newsletter is now ready to view or download:
UUFJC Newsletter, Flame on the Water, July 2022

Sunday, July 17, 2022

This morning, our own Katherine Connor continued exploring our monthly theme of Resilience with words from our wider UU community, her own thoughts, and the thoughts of members and friends in attendance.  Katherine invited us to share resilience practices that have helped us, and answers included: getting enough sleep and exercise, meditation, creative activities, having a sense of humor, noticing the resilience of nature, gathering needed information or taking a break from stressful information sources, and staying in touch with supportive people including our UUFJC community.  Resilience, Katherine told us, is not just a solo enterprise.  Often our culture and indeed our UU theology focuses on the individual, on "you can do it," but when we need resilience it helps to remember that "you don't have to do it alone."

Note: We are currently in urgent need of donations for our free community pantry.  For more information, see below or contact Joan Kurtzeborn.

For those who would also like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service message from this morning is available to view online: https://youtu.be/h6nGLtTPyiQ

Next Sunday, July 24th:

Newsletter Submissions Due.
Please submit your items for our August newsletter to Laura Gilkey at [email protected].

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Cryptocurrency: What is Money?," Jordan Piercefield

Our Adult Forum is currently available both in-person and via Zoom.
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Meeting ID: 988 5874 1051
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Phone
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Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
We will not be holding services this week due to scheduling conflicts for our tech-savvy volunteers.  We encourage our members and friends to connect with online services from other UU congregations, such as our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia (uucomo.org) or the Church of the Larger Fellowship (clfuu.org).

Children's Religious Education - 10:30 am
For the status of this week's RE lesson, contact our religious educator, Samantha Porter.
Masks are now optional for those attending UUFJC events in person.

If you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during a service or shared in our weekly email, please submit it by noon on the Friday before through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html
We will also have paper forms available Sunday morning for submissions.
Zoom participants, please use the web form.  Submissions made after noon on Friday may not be read or shared until the following week.

UUFJC News and Events this week:

For accessibility and convenience, we now have an option to donate to our Fellowship online through PayPal:

Donate to UUFJC
You can also mail donations and pledges to:
UUFJC
Attn: Treasurer
PO Box 1245
Jefferson City, MO 65102
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).

We are currently in urgent need of donations for our free community pantry.  During the summer heat we cannot stock canned items, and we generally cannot stock glass containers or fresh produce, but there are many possibilities that will be helpful for our neighbors.  For more information, contact Joan Kurtzeborn.  Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected].

On Tuesdays, Alberta Mobley teaches her own weekly chair yoga class at our building at 9:30 am.  Donations requested.  Contact Alberta for more information.

On Thursdays at 5:30 pm, Katherine Connor hosts a weekly Zoom Happy Hour for UUFJC Members and Friends to gather and check in.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/91843966450?pwd=djBwTEx4YUxseW9SdytSZjJGS0xrdz09
Meeting ID: 918 4396 6450
Password: 918925    
Phone:
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago - US toll)

Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo

An Insight Meditation group taught by Joe McCormack meets at our building Thursday nights at 7 pm.  For more information, contact Bob Antweiler.

This Friday, July 22nd is our monthly Salvation Army meal.  Please contact Bob Antweiler if you can help provide food for those in need.  Due to the pandemic, we have been asked not to serve the meal in-person at this time.  Reimbursements are available.

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:

Tomorrow, Monday, July 18th at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents the latest installment of the LU-MRRL Lecture Series: "American Identities."  The band The Who once famously asked, “Who are you?” And it is a question that Americans are increasingly asking ourselves and each other. This discussion aims to unpack the history, psychology, and practical impact of identify in America. Whether it is conservative vs. liberal, the LGBTQ+ movement, Black Lives Matter, religion, or the longstanding tension between “native” and immigrant populations, the issue of identify has always been crucial to understanding American society. Through examination of the construction and promotion of identify, we will examine how the concept has come to dominate American culture and politics. So please join us as we engage in an examination of how we view ourselves, others, and our shared identity as Americans. Dr. Darius Watson of Lincoln University will lead this program.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.

This Thursday, July 21st at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL hosts a program on "Suicide Prevention and Gun Safety."  Sixty percent of Missouri firearm deaths are suicides. And firearms are the most lethal method of death in a suicide attempt. The Safer Homes Collaborative brings together individuals and organizations with a broad range of views on gun ownership who share a commitment to safety and preventing suicide. Kurt Dudenhoeffer, field coordinator of the Safer Homes Collaborative, will present a training session that will help gun owners prevent firearm-related injuries or death during a suicide crisis. He will explain the 11th Commandments of Gun Safety, all of which encourage putting time and distance between firearms and people in emotional crisis.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.

For more events, see our online calendars:

UUFJC Events
Virtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events 
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events  

Our July newsletter is now ready to view or download:
UUFJC Newsletter, Flame on the Water, July 2022
Our editor apologizes for the delay and deeply appreciates everyone's patience.

Sunday, July 3rd, 2022

This morning, we began our new theme for July: Resilience.  For many UUs, some of the recent rulings from our nation's Supreme Court represent wounding setbacks, and even the current celebration of our nation's founding can be painfully bound up with past injustice and present jingoism.  But our history also reminds us that we as a country have been through dark times and pursued shameful policies, and still we have renewed ourselves again and again and become a better version of ourselves, a truer reflection of our founding promises.  The arc of moral history does not bend toward justice on its own, but it remains resilient, and through the resilience and efforts of those who believe in justice, it can bend back toward that blessed shape.  (Note: This is not a summary of Rev. Mike's sermon today, although he had planned to touch on some of the same topics.)

For those who would also like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service message from this morning is available to view online: https://youtu.be/b2rDCL7FLKw

Sunday, July 10th, 2022

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
Wade Middaugh, Boys and Girls Club

Our Adult Forum is currently available both in-person and via Zoom.
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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
"The Deal on These Days," Rev. Gretchen Haley of Foothills Unitarian Church, Fort Collins, CO.

We will be replaying the sermon delivered June 26th at this year's UUA General Assembly Sunday morning worship.  Note that it is a bit longer than our usual sermons, but we believe that Rev. Haley's message is well worth the extra time.

Our services are currently available both in person and on Zoom:
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Children's Religious Education - 10:30 am
Children attending in-person are welcome to join RE Instructor Samantha Porter for a lesson during the service hour.  This week's lesson: "A Time for Exploration: Exploring Change."

Lunch after Service: If you would like to join other members and friends for lunch, look for a whiteboard in our entry hallway near the water fountain to see the weekly lunch location.  Please add a tally to the whiteboard if you plan to attend.

Masks are now optional for those attending UUFJC events in person.

If you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during a service or shared in our weekly email, please submit it by noon on the Friday before through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html
We will also have paper forms available Sunday morning for submissions.
Zoom participants, please use the web form.  Submissions made after noon on Friday may not be read or shared until the following week.

UUFJC News and Events this week:

For accessibility and convenience, we now have an option to donate to our Fellowship online through PayPal:

Donate to UUFJC
You can also mail donations and pledges to:
UUFJC
Attn: Treasurer
PO Box 1245
Jefferson City, MO 65102
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 uufjc1@gmail.com to join).

We are always in need of donations for our free community pantry.  During the summer heat we cannot stock canned items, and we generally cannot stock glass containers or fresh produce, but there are many possibilities that will be helpful for our neighbors.  For suggestions and more information, contact Joan Kurtzeborn.  Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected].

On Tuesdays, Alberta Mobley teaches her own weekly chair yoga class at our building at 9:30 am.  Donations requested.  Contact Alberta for more information.

On Thursdays at 5:30 pm, Katherine Connor hosts a weekly Zoom Happy Hour for UUFJC Members and Friends to gather and check in.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/91843966450?pwd=djBwTEx4YUxseW9SdytSZjJGS0xrdz09
Meeting ID: 918 4396 6450
Password: 918925    
Phone:
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago - US toll)

Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo

An Insight Meditation group taught by Joe McCormack meets at our building Thursday nights at 7 pm.  For more information, contact Bob Antweiler.

Next Sunday, July 10th at 3 pm, Emma Regnier holds her Intergenerational Classical Book Study at our building.  This month's book selection: "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain.  Contact Emma Regnier and Betty Cooper.

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 Tuesday, July 5th from 11:30 am to 4 pm, Missouri River Regional Library holds its monthly summer "Caring Connections" event.  Missouri River Regional Library, in conjunction with Central Missouri Community Action, hosts a Caring Connections event on the first Tuesday of each month from 11:30-4:00. Currently scheduled through August, might be extended depending on need.  People can come and get signed up for Medicaid, get eviction assistance, utility assistance, get signed up for Catholic Charities' food pantry among other things.  Contact Lisa Sanning.  For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.

For more events, see our online calendars:

UUFJC Events
Virtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events 
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events