Our April Newsletter is now available to view or download:
UUFJC April 2020 Newsletter
(No print calendar this month)
Bit by bit, we muddle toward a new normal and recover bits of our old normal. This morning our Adult Forum returned with a stimulating discussion about seeking positive solutions in the current crisis, and, in late-breaking news not included in the newsletter, our Forum Coordinator, Frank, is back on the job, and we hope that many of our already-scheduled Forum topics can be discussed as planned via Zoom.
We were also invited again to online services with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia. UUCC minister Rev. Molly Housh Gordon shared the reading "Choose to Bless the World" by Rebecca Parker, but approached that blessing in what at first seemed a strange way. This is no time to sweep our feelings under the rug, to bottle them up to corrode or explode. Rev. Molly invited us to own the anger we feel at the present situation, to shout it out or proclaim a curse upon it --- but then, she called us to breathe deeply and realize that anger and fear are the guardians of what we love and hope for. Every "NO" we shout is in defense of a "YES" that we yearn for. Rev. Molly called us to enter that yes, enter that love, enter "an act of recognition, a confession of surprise, a grateful acknowledgment that in the midst of a broken world unspeakable beauty, grace and mystery abide" --- to enter the place where we can choose to bless our world.
Next Sunday, April 5th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Poetry," Bob Boldt
You are invited to bring a poem to read aloud to the group, whether a poem you have written yourself or a favorite poem by another author. Introduced and moderated by Bob Boldt.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 652 714 556
Password: 988270
https://zoom.us/j/652714556?pwd=dGl5WUtCd0JUcUpXZzBGU1c0Mkd1dz09
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,303350454# US (Chicago)
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
UUCC Online Services - 10:30 am
The UUFJC Worship team is working on online services. In the meantime, we have been invited to online services by our neighbors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia:
These services will be offered via Facebook Live:
https://www.facebook.com/UnitarianUniversalistChurchOfColumbiaMO/?eid=ARCFLwfOPhvNekpA6bZuhuMke8zRihU5cX37pHO0Ig0hKx3TtbHgCgOx6CG-2K9kJWv-gRxpo4lI5kdW
And via Zoom:
Join Zoom Webinar:
Webinar ID: 380 411 489
https://zoom.us/j/380411489
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,303350454# US (Chicago)
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
UUFJC News and Events this week:
As we try to find new ways to come together, we still need financial support, even without Sunday offering baskets. To support UUFJC, please mail your pledges and contributions to:
UUFJC
Attn: Treasurer
PO Box 1245
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Thank you for being with us and supporting us!
We are also still in our annual pledge drive. We ask everyone who is able to estimate their financial support for the coming year so that we can plan our Fellowship’s future. Contact our Treasurer, Bob Antweiler at [email protected].
Starting this Wednesday, April 1st at 2 pm, Laura Gilkey is hosting a weekly virtual book club for UUFJC members and friends via Zoom. We will be starting on our selected book: Silas Marner by George Eliot. We will be listening to the book with accompanying text during meetings --- there is no "homework;" you do not have to read the book on your own.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 957 765 341
Password: 032766
https://zoom.us/j/957765341?pwd=TyswaWQvV0tLQy9rVlp5bTd0TWxlQT09
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,303350454# US (Chicago)
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
Starting this Thursday, April 2nd at 5:30 pm, Katherine Connor will be hosting a weekly Zoom Happy Hour for UUFJC Members and Friends to gather and check in.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 182 389 756
https://zoom.us/j/182389756
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,303350454# US (Chicago)
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
Our building is reserved for ongoing community groups on Wednesday April 1st starting at 6 pm, Saturday April 4th starting at 6 pm, and Sunday, April 5th starting at 6:30 pm. We have not checked in to see if these groups are meeting, but if you have access to our building, please continue to allow privacy at these times.
For more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC Events
Virtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
Please stay safe, well, and connected!
UUFJC April 2020 Newsletter
(No print calendar this month)
Bit by bit, we muddle toward a new normal and recover bits of our old normal. This morning our Adult Forum returned with a stimulating discussion about seeking positive solutions in the current crisis, and, in late-breaking news not included in the newsletter, our Forum Coordinator, Frank, is back on the job, and we hope that many of our already-scheduled Forum topics can be discussed as planned via Zoom.
We were also invited again to online services with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia. UUCC minister Rev. Molly Housh Gordon shared the reading "Choose to Bless the World" by Rebecca Parker, but approached that blessing in what at first seemed a strange way. This is no time to sweep our feelings under the rug, to bottle them up to corrode or explode. Rev. Molly invited us to own the anger we feel at the present situation, to shout it out or proclaim a curse upon it --- but then, she called us to breathe deeply and realize that anger and fear are the guardians of what we love and hope for. Every "NO" we shout is in defense of a "YES" that we yearn for. Rev. Molly called us to enter that yes, enter that love, enter "an act of recognition, a confession of surprise, a grateful acknowledgment that in the midst of a broken world unspeakable beauty, grace and mystery abide" --- to enter the place where we can choose to bless our world.
Next Sunday, April 5th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Poetry," Bob Boldt
You are invited to bring a poem to read aloud to the group, whether a poem you have written yourself or a favorite poem by another author. Introduced and moderated by Bob Boldt.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 652 714 556
Password: 988270
https://zoom.us/j/652714556?pwd=dGl5WUtCd0JUcUpXZzBGU1c0Mkd1dz09
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,303350454# US (Chicago)
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
UUCC Online Services - 10:30 am
The UUFJC Worship team is working on online services. In the meantime, we have been invited to online services by our neighbors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia:
These services will be offered via Facebook Live:
https://www.facebook.com/UnitarianUniversalistChurchOfColumbiaMO/?eid=ARCFLwfOPhvNekpA6bZuhuMke8zRihU5cX37pHO0Ig0hKx3TtbHgCgOx6CG-2K9kJWv-gRxpo4lI5kdW
And via Zoom:
Join Zoom Webinar:
Webinar ID: 380 411 489
https://zoom.us/j/380411489
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,303350454# US (Chicago)
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
UUFJC News and Events this week:
As we try to find new ways to come together, we still need financial support, even without Sunday offering baskets. To support UUFJC, please mail your pledges and contributions to:
UUFJC
Attn: Treasurer
PO Box 1245
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Thank you for being with us and supporting us!
We are also still in our annual pledge drive. We ask everyone who is able to estimate their financial support for the coming year so that we can plan our Fellowship’s future. Contact our Treasurer, Bob Antweiler at [email protected].
Starting this Wednesday, April 1st at 2 pm, Laura Gilkey is hosting a weekly virtual book club for UUFJC members and friends via Zoom. We will be starting on our selected book: Silas Marner by George Eliot. We will be listening to the book with accompanying text during meetings --- there is no "homework;" you do not have to read the book on your own.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 957 765 341
Password: 032766
https://zoom.us/j/957765341?pwd=TyswaWQvV0tLQy9rVlp5bTd0TWxlQT09
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,303350454# US (Chicago)
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
Starting this Thursday, April 2nd at 5:30 pm, Katherine Connor will be hosting a weekly Zoom Happy Hour for UUFJC Members and Friends to gather and check in.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 182 389 756
https://zoom.us/j/182389756
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,303350454# US (Chicago)
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
Our building is reserved for ongoing community groups on Wednesday April 1st starting at 6 pm, Saturday April 4th starting at 6 pm, and Sunday, April 5th starting at 6:30 pm. We have not checked in to see if these groups are meeting, but if you have access to our building, please continue to allow privacy at these times.
For more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC Events
Virtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
Please stay safe, well, and connected!
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