This Sunday, we continued our month of exploring Vision with a sermon via video from our wider UU Community.  Rev. Wendy Williams, senior minister of Jefferson Unitarian Church in Golden, Colorado, explored the idea of "Long Hauls."  It's famously said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and that first step can be the hardest, as we size up the road ahead and what it will take to make the trip.  What helps us take that first step --- and all the steps after, sticking to it when the going gets tough?  Rev. Wendy suggested that it's not the circumstances we find ourselves in that determine whether we're happy or feel we can go on, but what we bring to it, the way we envision it.  If we remember our ability to learn and grow through our challenges, our need for connection to each other, and our inherent dignity to stand up for ourselves. we will be able to see our way forward.

Next Sunday, September 30th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"A local visionary’s current strategies," Rev. Kim Woodruff
Rev. Kim serves as the Mid-MO Faith Voices leader.  In addition to MFV, she also serves on the Ministry Staff at Quinn Chapel and is a pastor part-time.  With these many positions, she continues to reach-out and shares her vision for our community, state and the world.  She’ll inform and challenge us to a “greater vision” for bettering our world.

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "How You See ... : A Question of Vision", Cliff Cain
Dr. Cain will be accenting our historical perspectives on several issues, including race, Native Americans, gender, and the natural world.  Cliff Cain is a Ph.D. and is the Harrod-C.S. Lewis Professor of Religious Studies at Westminster College.
If you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during the Service, please submit it by noon on Friday through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html

Plus Children's RE --- "Vision and the Story of Thomas Potter"

Potluck Lunch After Service - Please Bring a Favorite Dish!

UUFJC News and Events this week:

Monday, September 24th, Faith Voices for Jefferson City holds its monthly assembly at 6:30 pm at Quinn Chapel AME Church.  This month’s assembly will focus on the role of the Prosecuting Attorney.  Both candidates have been invited to speak with time for Q&A.  Contact Katherine Connor for more information.

This Thursday, September 27th, our building is reserved by a community group starting at 6:30 pm.  Please allow privacy.

This Friday, September 28th is our monthly Salvation Army meal.  Please contact Roberta Dunkel if you can help provide or serve food for those in need; another person to serve would be especially helpful.  Serving begins at 5 pm; please arrive early to help prepare.

This Saturday, September 29th, our building is reserved by the Hola Amigos Spanish Speakers Group from 1-4 pm.  Contact Patt Behler.

Next Sunday, September 30th at 1:30 pm, we will be hosting a presentation on Move to Amend, a national non-profit organization that supports the passage of a Federal Constitutional Amendment to bar undisclosed campaign funding by and through corporations, challenging current court precedent that corporations are persons with free speech rights.  The organization’s national outreach director Greg Coleridge will join us to give the presentation.  Contact Patt Behler for more information.

Also next Sunday afternoon, the Soul Matters Small Group is scheduled to meet from 2-4 pm.  To get involved with the Soul Matters Small Group, please contact Jim Davis.

Next Sunday evening, September 30th, the UUFJC Board will hold a meeting at 6 pm.  All are welcome to attend our board meetings.  For more information, contact our President, Katherine Connor.

Our third Covenant-Making Session is set for Friday, October 12th from 5:30 to 7 pm.  Please contact Katherine Connor if you plan to attend, if you need another date, or if you have any questions: [email protected]

Community Events this week:

This Tuesday, September 25th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library hosts a Capital READ Author Talk.  Melissa Scholes Young will talk about her background in Hannibal and the research she undertook for Flood, her debut novel and the 2018 Capital READ title. Her book will be available for sale and signing after the program.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more library events, visit MRRL.org.

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "Eighth Grade" (Thursday through Sunday).  For showtimes, more events, and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.

For yoga and even more events, see our online calendars:

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

Have a great week!

This Sunday, Rev. Nancy TannerThies continued our monthly theme of Vision with reflections on our blind spots.  When we envision the world we believe in and want, how can we see our way into the little corner of it that's ours to create --- and out of the little corner of the current world where we live?  Little by little over years and years, our experiences train us to see and act in certain set ways --- and worse yet, we can't see the blind spots we develop, often to the point that we don't even know we have them.  The more we seek comfort, or the more single-minded we become, the harder it is to see what's beyond our current focus.  We must choose to expand our awareness, pushing ourselves outside the familiar.  When we find the boundaries of our vision and move beyond them, we find new discoveries that bring us alive --- because, to paraphrase poet David Whyte, anything less is too small for us.

Next Sunday, September 23rd:

Newsletter Submissions Due.
Please submit your items for our October newsletter and print calendar to Laura Gilkey by e-mail ([email protected]) or in writing.

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Peace Corps," Patt Behler
Patt, having served in the Peace Corp, will provide some of her past and present experiences, as she updates us on the Peace Corps’ history, mission, and available opportunities.

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Long Hauls," Rev. Wendy Williams
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, Lao Tzu told us more than two millennia ago. What else is required for a long journey?  Reverend Wendy Williams is senior Minister of Jefferson Unitarian Church in Golden, CO.  This pre-recorded sermon from our larger UU community will be presented via video.
If you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during the Service, please submit it by noon on Friday through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html

Plus Children's RE --- "Vision and the Autumnal Equinox"

UUFJC News and Events this week:

Starting January 1st, Frank Rycyk will be taking over as coordinator of our Adult Forum.  Many thanks to outgoing Forum Coordinator Betty Cooper, and thanks to Frank for taking on the mantle!

Our Lost and Found bin located above the coat rack is getting full.  Please check it and retrieve any items that belong to you.

This Friday, September 21st, our building is reserved by a community group starting at 6:30 pm.  Please allow privacy.

Patt Behler is seeking more people to participate in and organize a presentation on Move to Amend, coming Sunday, September 30th, with the organization’s national outreach director Greg Coleridge.  See Patt for more information.

Our third Covenant-Making Session is set for Friday, October 12th from 5:30 to 7 pm.  Please contact Katherine Connor if you plan to attend, if you need another date, or if you have any questions: [email protected]

Community Events this week:

Monday, September 17th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library hosts a Capital READ Book Discussion.  Join library director Claudia Cook and adult programmer Madeline Matson for a discussion of Flood by Melissa Scholes Young, the 2018 Capital READ title.  Contact Madeline Matson.

Thursday, September 20th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL presents: "Hannibal: History Past and Present."  Mary Lou Montgomery, an award-winning journalist, retired in 2014 after many years as editor of the Hannibal Courier-Post and continues her research and writing as a contributing correspondent to the paper. She specializes in stories about ordinary people and those with historical relevance to Hannibal and beyond. She is the author of a biography, The Notorious Madam Shaw.  Contact Madeline Matson.

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "E. T." (Saturday at Ellis-Porter Park) and "Eighth Grade" (Thursday through Sunday).  For showtimes, more events, and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.

For yoga and even more events, see our online calendars:

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

Have a great week!

​This Sunday, we celebrated our annual Water Communion with reflections from recently-joined member Rita Dockery.  Rita highlighted how water binds all of life together, whether in the view from the sky that reveals our blue, watery planet and renders borders invisible, or in the knowledge that water is elemental to all life, residing in our own bodies as well as in fish, other animals, plants, and more.  For Rita, communing with nature, with the other living things that share in this gift of water, is basic to her faith, grounding her in the experience of life on the blue planet.

Members and friends who were present also shared their own gifts of water, whether from distant travels, the tap at home, a new workplace, or the concern for others who don't have access to clean water.  All of these were mixed with water saved from the water communions of previous years.  As the water of the world has held the history of life, so too the communion water continues to hold the history of our life together as a Fellowship.

Next Sunday, September 16th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"International Day of Peace," Betty Cooper
One visionary person makes a difference.  Jeremy Gilley had a powerful idea; he set forth a plan and succeeded in getting September 21st as the “set date” for the International Day of Peace. While discussing his accomplishments, we’ll examine how each of do or can make a difference in the world, especially on September 21st.

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Now You See It, Now You Don't," Rev. Nancy TannerThies
As we create and implement a vision for the future what is it that we refuse to see?
If you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during the Service, please submit it by noon on Friday through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html

Plus Children's RE --- "Vision and the Jewish High Holidays"

UUFJC News and Events this week:

Our Building now has a new roof!  Thank you to everyone who contributed to this process, especially our Treasurer, Bob Antweiler.  Note: The roofers have offered reimbursement if you suffer a flat tire between now and September 28th due to roofing nails in the parking lot.  If this happens, go ahead and get it fixed, then contact Bob Antweiler.

Our Adult Forum Coordinator, Betty Cooper, is seeking a volunteer to take over that position as soon as possible.  Many thanks to Betty for her work!  If you are interested in arranging speakers and programs for our Adult Forum hour on Sundays at 9:15 am, please contact Betty.

Samantha, our RE teacher, has asked that those who visit the building during the week look in on the plants in the RE room and water them if they need it.

Our Lost and Found bin located above the coat rack is getting full.  Please check it and retrieve any items that belong to you.

Monday, September 10th, is the monthly UUFJC Lecture Series.  "The Spiritual Journey of Dr. Wayne Dyer, and how it Relates to all of us," with James Oermann.  Oermann will include a summary of Dr. Wayne Dyer's teachings and how they borrow from all world religions.  Contact Carol Bontempo or Frank Rycyk.

This Thursday, September 13th, our building's Sanctuary is reserved by a community group starting at 6:30 pm.  Please allow privacy.

Also on Thursday evening, the American Association of University Women holds their opening Fall meeting at our building at 7 pm in the Forum Room.  This month's speaker: Mrs. Kristi Campbell, Director of the Cole County Health Dept.  Contact Charlotte Parsons.

Next Sunday, September 16th, the Worship Service Committee will be meeting at 6 pm here at the Fellowship.  If you’d like to get involved with creating our Sunday services, see our Vice President, Lisa Sanning.

Patt Behler is seeking more people to participate in and organize a presentation on Move to Amend, coming Sunday, September 30th, with the organization’s national outreach director Greg Coleridge.  See Patt for more information.

Our third Covenant-Making Session is set for Friday, October 12th from 5:30 to 7 pm.  A covenant is a way to both describe and shape the culture of our Fellowship, to both invite newcomers and minister to ourselves.  Please see to Katherine Connor if you plan to attend or have any questions: [email protected]

Community Events this week:

The Housing Authority of Jefferson City is looking for volunteers to help in providing activities for their resident senior citizens, to give them more opportunities to interact with the community.  More information will be posted on the UUFJC Bulletin Board in our Sanctuary.  (If you would like to organize an effort to volunteer on behalf of the Fellowship, please contact Katherine Connor.)

This Tuesday, September 11th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "The Great Flood of ’93: A Look Back at 25 Years."  Eric Schroeter, state design engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation, was active on the scene during the historic 1993 flood and the recovery afterward. He will present a program, including video, about the damage to the landscape, properties, entire towns, and the lessons learned after this 330-year natural disaster.  Contact Madeline Matson.

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents The Great American Read Project's Fall Kick Off with PBS affiliate KMOS (Monday night) and "Leave No Trace" (Thursday through Sunday).  For showtimes, more events, and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.

For yoga and even more events, see our online calendars:

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

Have a great week!

This week, Rev. Mike Adamek made his monthly visit to our Fellowship and introduced our theme for September: Vision.  He gave thoughts on vision as our focus in life; how do we keep our eyes on the proverbial ball when tasks and distractions are constantly grabbing for our attention?  Rev. Mike challenged us to each find our personal mission, the thing that each of us is uniquely equipped and motivated do, and to commit to that first before other concerns crowd it out of our minds and our schedules.  While this mission will be unique for each person, various people's missions tend to have commonalities and connections.  If we draw closer to living out our mission, being gentle and patient with ourselves, we can also connect with others, drawn together by a broader vision.

Don't forget our continuing Covenant-Building process!
The next session will be held next Sunday after services.  See below or contact Katherine Connor: [email protected]

Next Sunday, September 9th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Teaching Naturalization," Melanie Fraga, Frank Rycyk moderating
Ms. Fraga teaches "English as a second language" at Jefferson City High School.  She spearheaded the effort to move the recent ceremony where immigrants became citizens from the crowded federal courthouse to the more spacious Miller Performing Arts Center, where more members of the public could attend.

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: Water Communion; "Fish Dreaming Deep," Rita Dockery
Observing nature with attention can remind us of the interconnectedness of all beings. For Rita Dockery, it is a necessity, a daily form of worship and prayer.  We will marvel at nature and planet Earth, and in particular, water. We will marvel at water and the Earth on a macro level. On a micro level, we will marvel at nature through Rita's observations on her summer on and in the water.
We are also celebrating our annual Water Communion.  You are invited to bring a small sample of water that represents a meaningful place or experience, or we will have symbolic water for you to use.
If you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during the Service, please submit it by noon on Friday through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html

Plus Children's RE --- "Vision and Justice"

Covenant-Building Session - After Services
The second session in our ongoing process of creating a covenant for our Fellowship.  We hope to hear from new people in this second session, but previous participants are also welcome.
Finger food will be provided in lieu of lunch.
Please RSVP to Katherine Connor if you plan to attend: [email protected]

UUFJC News and Events this week:

Our building now has a new roof!  Thank you to everyone who contributed to this process, especially our Treasurer, Bob Antweiler.  The roofers have offered reimbursement if you suffer a flat tire between now and September 28th due to roofing nails in the parking lot.  If this happens, go ahead and get it fixed, then contact Bob Antweiler.

Our Adult Forum Coordinator, Betty Cooper, is seeking a volunteer to take over that position as soon as possible.  Many thanks to Betty for her work!  If you are interested in arranging speakers and programs for our Adult Forum hour on Sundays at 9:15 am, please contact Betty.

Patt Behler is seeking more people to participate in and organize a presentation on Move to Amend, coming Sunday, September 30th.  UUFJC will Greg Coleridge, national outreach director of Move to Amend, an organization proposing a Constitutional Amendment to declare that "Corporations are Not People”. We are inviting members of the entire community and area to learn more about this national movement. Please contact Patt Behler for more information or to help with the event and help spread the word. Flyers will be available.

The UUFJC Board and President Katherine Connor have asked Jim Davis to form a six member subcommittee to explore whether it may be possible and feasible to hire a part time UU minister for our Fellowship.  If you have any questions or any thoughts and suggestions to share, please contact Jim Davis ([email protected] or 573-619-2126).

Samantha, our RE teacher, has asked that those who visit the building during the week look in on the plants in the RE room and water them if they need it.

This Thursday, September 6th, the local chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America meets in our building at 7 pm.  Contact Susan Randolph.

This Friday, September 7th, our building is reserved by a community group starting at 6:30 pm.  Please allow privacy.

This Saturday, Project Homeless Connect is accepting donations ahead of their fourth annual event coming Friday, October 19th.  Our Fellowship has been asked in particular to give new, clean adult underwear in all sizes.  Donations may be brought to the Gym entrance of the First Baptist Church from 11 am to 2 pm.  Project Homeless Connect is also seeking volunteers to act as hosts for homeless guests at the event in October; please contact Patt Behler if you would like to volunteer.

And coming Monday, September 10th, is the monthly UUFJC Lecture Series.  "The Spiritual Journey of Dr. Wayne Dyer, and how it Relates to all of us," with James Oermann.  Oermann will include a summary of Dr. Wayne Dyer's teachings and how they borrow from all world religions.  Contact Carol Bontempo or Frank Rycyk.

Community Events this week:

This Friday, September 7th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents their First Friday Film: "Book Club".  It’s comedy time when four book club friends take on a discussion of Fifty Shades of Grey. Starring Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda and Mary Steenburgen. Andy Garcia, Don Johnson and Craig T. Nelson co-star.  Contact Madeline Matson.

This Saturday, September 8th, Capital Area Missouri NOW is holding a Trivia Night at Avenue HQ at 7 pm.  A portion of the proceeds will benefit The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri and there will be a paper supply drive for RACS (details below). We will have mini games and a raffle for some amazing prizes!  Tickets are $25 each. Bring-Your-Own food and drinks. For more information contact [email protected].

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "Leave No Trace" (Thursday through Sunday).  For showtimes, more events, and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.

For yoga and even more events, see our online calendars:

​UUFJC Events
Affiliated Events 
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events

Have a great week!