This morning, Rev. Nancy TannerThies joined us for the second of her two explorations of our monthly theme: "Play."

Beyond our own services, many spiritual traditions acknowledge the value of play in a spiritual life.  The "multifaith and interspiritual website" Spirituality & Practice: Resources for Spiritual Journeys features Play as one of their highlighted practices.  They write: "Play is the exuberant expression of our being. [...] It helps us live with absurdity, paradox, and mystery. It feeds our joy and wonder. It keeps our search for meaning down to earth.  Practice play by doing things on the spur of the moment. Take time out to experiment, to try on different parts, to relax. Laugh heartily at jokes, situations, and yourself. Remember, laughter heals body, mind, and soul, and by extension, communities."

Also note: lunch after our services next Sunday, July 30th, will be a potluck.  All are invited!  Please bring a dish to share.
For those who would also like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service from this morning is available to view online:

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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).
Thank you for remembering our neighborhood free pantry!  Due to the summer heat, we cannot stock canned goods at this time, but there are still many items that will be appreciated by our neighbors.  For donation ideas and more information, contact Joan Kurtzeborn.

This Thursday, July 27th at 5:30 pm, Katherine Connor hosts a Zoom Happy Hour for UUFJC Members and Friends to gather and check in.  This week's gathering will be poetry sharing.
For more information, contact Katherine.
Join Zoom Meeting
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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, July 28th, is our monthly Salvation Army meal.  Please contact Bob Antweiler if you can help provide food for those in need.

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:

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This morning, George Grimm-Howell joined us to continue exploring our July theme: "Play."

Beyond our own services, thinkers from many traditions have pointed to "Play as a Spiritual Practice."  In this blog post at Psychology Today, Bernard L. De Koven writes: "Being playful is what we do to stay in play, stay open, responsive, light, ready to engage or disengage as the moment dictates. Like playing with a puppy or small child. Kind of a reverse martial art. A peaceful art, the art of peace itself."
For those who would also like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service from this morning is available to view online:

UUFJC News and Events this week:

For accessibility and convenience, we 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).
Thank you for remembering our neighborhood free pantry!  Due to the summer heat, we cannot stock canned goods at this time, but there are still many items that will be appreciated by our neighbors.  For donation ideas and more information, contact Joan Kurtzeborn.

An independent 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 23rd, our Worship Committee meets at our building at 4:30 pm.  To get involved in creating our Sunday services, contact our vice president, Lisa Sanning.
The UUFJC Board also meets next Sunday, July 23rd at our building at 6 pm.  All are welcome to attend our board meetings.  For agenda and more information, contact our president, Rich Burdge.


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:

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This morning, we shared a sermon given at the Unitarian Universalist Association's recent annual General Assembly.  Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti addressed the question: how can we stay willing and ready to live our values, even when we are grieving and discouraged?  Our grief and anxiety can weigh us down, but they also have the potential to awaken us to the deeper truth beneath the pain of our setbacks.  For our UU tradition, that deeper truth has always been rooted in love.  Love is what Rev. Manish found that he truly wanted in a moment of grief.  Reaching out in love offers salvation, both spiritually and literally saving lives in the here and now.  And if we look at the history of our UU predecessors, we can take strength from all the times our faith has moved the arc of history toward justice with acts of courageous love.


For more on this year's UUA General Assembly, UU World Magazine offers coverage of the highlights on their website.
For those who would also like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service from this morning is available to view online:

UUFJC News and Events this week:

For accessibility and convenience, we 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).
Thank you for remembering our neighborhood free pantry!  Due to the summer heat, we cannot stock canned goods at this time, but there are still many items that will be appreciated by our neighbors.  For donation ideas and more information, contact Joan Kurtzeborn.

This Thursday, July 13th  at 5:30 pm, Katherine Connor hosts a weekly Zoom Happy Hour for UUFJC Members and Friends to gather and check in.  This week, Katherine will lead a conversation on a UU History topic.  For more information, contact Katherine.
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 independent 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 16th, Emma Regnier leads our Intergenerational Book Study Group at our building at 2 pm.  This month’s selection: “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.  For more information, contact Emma Regnier or 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 Thursday, July 13th at 7:30 pm, the local chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America holds its monthly online meeting.  To register or for more information, contact Alicia Erickson at [email protected].

For more events, see our online calendars:

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