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UUFJC Newsletter, "Flame on the Water" September 2022
COVID UPDATE: According to the CDC, Cole County's Covid Community Level is now High. Therefore, in accordance with our policy, masks are currently required at indoor UUFJC functions, including our Adult Forum and Worship Services, until the Covid level has lowered again. Free masks are available.
Sunday, August 28th, 2022:
This morning, we shared a message from our wider UU community via video that connects our concluding theme for August, Compassion, with our upcoming theme for September: Belonging. Rev. Brian Mason of the First UU Church of Wausau, Wisconsin, pointed out that belonging to a church or fellowship asks much of us, but contrary to most of our modern capitalist society, we get very little tangible return. And yet, through upheavals and reformations, faith communities have persisted because we long for the reward of belonging itself: "We bless and are blessed by the giving and receiving of love and compassion." Today it seems that a new upheaval and reformation is in progress; how we carry the flame of compassion and belonging through it and into the future is up to us.
The message is available to view online: https://youtu.be/zErHfxjeQCU
For those who would like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service from this morning is also available to view online: https://youtu.be/wYd7kmxuLnI
Next Sunday, September 4th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Neanderthals," Dr. Christine E. Boston
Dr. Boston is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at Lincoln University.
Our Adult Forum is currently available both in-person and via Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98858741051?pwd=d3ZMbHJSL3NjMGMxZEM5N1VxUysxQT09
Meeting ID: 988 5874 1051
Password: 047662
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago - US toll)
Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
"Inside and Outside of Belonging," Rev. Mike Adamek
Ask yourself, “What is the first room in a new house or apartment that I fill with stuff and why?” Ask yourself, “Do I feel at home in the universe and if so how would I express that sense of belonging? Finally, ask yourself, “Since I am just passing through like everyone else, is my home, my sense of belonging a communal caravan with other pilgrims (blood relations, friends, religious community) not a caravansary or is my home an internal persona which depends on no one or nothing else and it is this singularity which carries a lifelong sense of belonging to my own self on my unique journey.”
Our services are currently available both in person and on Zoom:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94285041130
Meeting ID: 942 8504 1130
By Phone (US toll):
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/ak1ZLCDJG
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: "Belonging and Water Communion."
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 currently required 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).
Community Pantry Update: Our pantry coordinator, Joan, sends a request for members to bring paper goods next Sunday for the Neighborhood Pantry. For example: toilet paper, napkins, paper towels etc. Canned goods can be donated again (but glass and perishables still cannot). Our neighbors are using the pantry, and it is empty every few days. Thank you for your donations! 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. Contrary to last week's announcement, these classes will continue, although Alberta is seeking a new teacher for them. For more information, contact Alberta.
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.
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:
No Community Events were submitted for inclusion in this week's email. If you know of a community event of interest to our members and friends and would like to have it shared in this space, contact our administrator: [email protected].
For more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC Events
Virtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
UUFJC Newsletter, "Flame on the Water" September 2022
COVID UPDATE: According to the CDC, Cole County's Covid Community Level is now High. Therefore, in accordance with our policy, masks are currently required at indoor UUFJC functions, including our Adult Forum and Worship Services, until the Covid level has lowered again. Free masks are available.
Sunday, August 28th, 2022:
This morning, we shared a message from our wider UU community via video that connects our concluding theme for August, Compassion, with our upcoming theme for September: Belonging. Rev. Brian Mason of the First UU Church of Wausau, Wisconsin, pointed out that belonging to a church or fellowship asks much of us, but contrary to most of our modern capitalist society, we get very little tangible return. And yet, through upheavals and reformations, faith communities have persisted because we long for the reward of belonging itself: "We bless and are blessed by the giving and receiving of love and compassion." Today it seems that a new upheaval and reformation is in progress; how we carry the flame of compassion and belonging through it and into the future is up to us.
The message is available to view online: https://youtu.be/zErHfxjeQCU
For those who would like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service from this morning is also available to view online: https://youtu.be/wYd7kmxuLnI
Next Sunday, September 4th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Neanderthals," Dr. Christine E. Boston
Dr. Boston is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at Lincoln University.
Our Adult Forum is currently available both in-person and via Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98858741051?pwd=d3ZMbHJSL3NjMGMxZEM5N1VxUysxQT09
Meeting ID: 988 5874 1051
Password: 047662
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago - US toll)
Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
"Inside and Outside of Belonging," Rev. Mike Adamek
Ask yourself, “What is the first room in a new house or apartment that I fill with stuff and why?” Ask yourself, “Do I feel at home in the universe and if so how would I express that sense of belonging? Finally, ask yourself, “Since I am just passing through like everyone else, is my home, my sense of belonging a communal caravan with other pilgrims (blood relations, friends, religious community) not a caravansary or is my home an internal persona which depends on no one or nothing else and it is this singularity which carries a lifelong sense of belonging to my own self on my unique journey.”
Our services are currently available both in person and on Zoom:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94285041130
Meeting ID: 942 8504 1130
By Phone (US toll):
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/ak1ZLCDJG
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: "Belonging and Water Communion."
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 currently required 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).
Community Pantry Update: Our pantry coordinator, Joan, sends a request for members to bring paper goods next Sunday for the Neighborhood Pantry. For example: toilet paper, napkins, paper towels etc. Canned goods can be donated again (but glass and perishables still cannot). Our neighbors are using the pantry, and it is empty every few days. Thank you for your donations! 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. Contrary to last week's announcement, these classes will continue, although Alberta is seeking a new teacher for them. For more information, contact Alberta.
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.
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:
No Community Events were submitted for inclusion in this week's email. If you know of a community event of interest to our members and friends and would like to have it shared in this space, contact our administrator: [email protected].
For more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC Events
Virtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
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