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

Special news note on our Parking Lot: work has begun on our parking lot, and it is scheduled to be re-paved tomorrow, Monday, August 8th.  Please be alert for times you may need to avoid driving or parking on the lot.  Many thanks to the anonymous donors who made this much-needed work possible!

Sunday, August 6th, 2022

This morning, Rev. Mike Adamek joined us to begin our theme for August: Compassion.  If we act based on reason without compassion, we can become cruelly calculating, but if we act on compassion without reason, we can become enablers who let harmful behaviors go unchecked.  Rev. Mike explored how to balance the factors we need to act ethically.  As he said in his message title, compassion is not sufficient, but it is vital.

Next Sunday, August 14th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"American Identities," Darius Watson

This discussion aims to unpack the history, psychology, and practical impact of identity in America.  Watson is interim head of admissions at Lincoln University.

Our Adult Forum is currently available both in-person and via Zoom.
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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: "Why have Compassion?"

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:

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 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.
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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, August 14th, our Worship Team meets in person at our building at 4:30 pm.  To get involved in creating our Sunday services, contact our Vice President, Lisa Sanning.

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, August 9th, the emergency housing subgroup of the Jefferson City Homelessness working group holds their monthly meeting.  To get involved in this or other aspects of the working group, contact Patt Behler.

Later this Tuesday, August 9th, Missouri River Regional Library presents the latest installment of the LU-MRRL Lecture Series: "MO Monsters" at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery.  The Chupacabra. The Ozark Howler. Momo. These three distinct cryptids are associated with Missouri in one way or another, providing insights into Missouri history and culture. Dr. Christine Elisabeth Boston, associate professor of anthropology and sociology, will provide an anthropological discussion on what the origins and meanings of these monsters can tell us about human imagination, discovery, beliefs and values, as well as explain how and why these entities came to be and continue to fascinate us to this day.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.

This Wednesday, August 10th at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL presents Music at the Library with Sofia Talvik, Swedish Folk Artist.  Talvik brings American interpretations of her original music to audiences in Europe and the U.S. A veteran performer with seven albums, numerous Eps and singles, she has toured the U.S. several times from her first success at the Lollapalooza festival and later for three years as SXSW. She has been noted in media all over the world for her impeccable live performances and captivating stage presence, with haunting vocals that celebrate her storyteller’s voice. She’s completing a U.S. tour before heading back to Europe in the fall.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.

This Thursday, August 11th, 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].

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

Sunday, July 31st, 2022

This morning, we shared a recent service from our neighbors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia in which Rev. Molly Housh-Gordon held her periodic "Question Box Service."  Rev. Molly delivered her best off-the-cuff answers to questions ranging from a child asking why she officiated their parents' wedding to a congregant asking what happens after we die (a topic which it turns out Rev. Molly recently authored a children's book addressing).

As we at UUFJC wrap up our July theme of Resilience and prepare for our August theme of Compassion, questions big and small can be useful guides.  Continuing to question can help us keep our worldviews flexible enough to bounce back with resilience in the face of setbacks.  Questioning our knee-jerk reactions and assumptions about others can help us open space for more compassion toward them.  UUs often hold questioning as more sacred than certainty, and for good reasons: resilience, compassion, and beyond!

Rev. Molly's Q&A session is available to view online: https://youtu.be/EWwD_NXbwPI

For those who would also like to keep even more up-to-date with our neighbors at UUCC, their service message from this morning is also available to view online: https://youtu.be/L-PjeWB4ofM
​

Next Sunday, August 7th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
Ralph Jobe, Cole County Public Administrator

The public administrator is responsible for handling the assets of people with various disabilities.

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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
"Compassion is a Vital Emotion, but not Sufficient," Rev. Mike Adamek

Phillip Hallie argues that ethics is not based solely on reason but also on the emotion of compassion.  You are likely not to be ethical if you cannot suffer with others in their calamities. Yet Adam Smith argues that "reflect that mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent, and oppose to the emotions of compassion which [you] feel for a particular person, a more enlarged compassion which [you] feel for mankind" ("Moral Sentiments", II.ii.3.7: 88-89)." When do "we choose to, in very traditional terms, listen to our heart, and when to listen to our head, and why?"

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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: "What is compassion?."

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 [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  9:30 to 10:30 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.
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Phone:
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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 Tuesday, August 2nd, Missouri River Regional Library, in conjunction with Central Missouri Community Action, hosts the last of their scheduled summer Caring Connections events from 11:30-4:00.  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.

This Friday, August 5th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL presents their monthly First Friday Film: "Maudie."  Maud, a bright-eyed, intelligent woman, hunched and with hands disabled by arthritis, yearns to be independent from her overly protective family. She answers an advertisement for a housekeeper by a 40-year-old bachelor, Everett, who owes nothing to anyone. She is a terrible housekeeper and spends most of her time painting. But over time, she wins his heart. When they realize people will actually buy her cards and paintings, he supports and encourages her. Maud's determination for her art, along with her partnership with Everett, blossoms into a career as a famous folk artist. Based on a true story, the film stars Ethan Hawke and Sally Hawkins, both of whom provide award-worthy performances.  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  

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.

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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.
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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
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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

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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
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Phone:
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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

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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.

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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
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Password: 918925    
Phone:
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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  

Sunday, June 26, 2022

This morning, our own Marvin Feldman offered a message about his personal spiritual journey.  Our members and friends come from many backgrounds and have walked many paths, and by sharing his experience, Marvin helped us round out our month of focus on "Celebrating Blessings," giving us a chance to celebrate the blessings of our diversity and togetherness.

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: https://youtu.be/YXf4_C1Zs0o

Also please note: I, your friendly Administrator, am back from vacation and starting work on the July newsletter.  Newsletter submissions for July are due today; please email me any last-minute items ASAP: [email protected].

Next Sunday, July 3rd:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Conscience Building," Betty Cooper

In the Introduction to the book, A Promise to Our Children, the author Charles P. Busch asks:  “If it were your job to end war, where would you begin?”  He added that that question has been asked for generations, but today it carries an urgency.  Today our world is closely knit, so there is no need for war.  To  end wars, the “Promise” provides four foundations.  At this session our focus is on the first: Conscience. 

Our Adult Forum is currently available both in-person and via Zoom.
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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
"Celebrate Freedom, But Know that Change Goes Backward As Well As Forward," Rev. Mike Adamek

American Women have lost a fundamental aspect of Privacy in 26 states in the USA which have or will soon have anti-abortion laws.  In the same term, SCOTUS has struck down the New York State requirement that individuals justify why they want to carry a concealed weapon.  So one Constitutional right for all female citizens is abolished by turning it back to be decided state by state, while another Constitutional right, the right to carry concealed firearms is removed from stringent state by state oversight and had its status reaffirmed as fundamental for all Americans. What is happening to individual freedoms in the return to states rights?

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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.

Lunch after Service: This week, Marvin and Anita Feldman will be hosting a barbecue/reception/celebration for the UUFJC congregation at their home following our service.  Please RSVP by Thursday, June 30th.

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 always in need of donations for our free community pantry.  For more information about the pantry and current needs, 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.
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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 Thursday, June 30th at 6:30pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "Cravings, Weight Gain, and the Blood Sugar Roller Coaster."  Achieving your healthiest weight is not about dieting or even pure willpower, but rather understanding how certain foods affect blood sugar levels and appetite. Learn how nutrient-dense meals support healthy metabolism and which nutrient supplements support healthy blood sugar level and appetite control. Kassady Backes, nutritional health coach for Natural Grocers in Jefferson City, will present this program.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.

(Note, MRRL will not be presenting a First Friday Film in July due to Independence Day weekend.)

For more events, see our online calendars:

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

Coming up soon! UUA General Assembly
June 22nd - 26th
Our parent organization, the Unitarian Universalist Association, is holding its annual General Assembly this month both virtually and in-person. In-person GA will be in Portland, Oregon.

Virtual participation is also available. For more information, visit the UUA's General Assembly web page: https://www.uua.org/ga.

Sunday, June 19:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
Salvation Army 100th Anniversary,
Dan Lester, Director, Catholic Charities

Our Adult Forum is currently available both in-person and via Zoom.
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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
UU Church of Columbia service

When we are not holding our own services, 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. To watch online, visit UUCC's 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: "Word Play."

Lunch after Service: Look for a new whiteboard in our entry hallway to see where the lunch bunch plans to eat, and please add a tally to the whiteboard if you plan to go with them.

​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..

• Our June newsletter is now available to view or download: UUFJC Newsletter, "Flame on the Water," June 2022
• The Homelessness Task Force is facilitating a meeting on June 16th at City Hall, at 6:00 p.m so that we can come together as a community to discuss solutions to help Jefferson City's unhoused population.
• Our administrator and newsletter editor is on vacation, so our news is brief this week. 

Sunday, June 5, 2022

​Dear UUFJC members and friends,
 
Once again, I find myself in the position of having to apologize on behalf of the Fellowship and Board that the Zoom program was not operative this morning during the service. Actually, we were confronting multiple technical issues, some, but not all of which were later resolved. We are looking at options to permanently resolve the remaining issues, hopefully in a matter of weeks. I ask for your patience and understanding until then, which I understand has already been tested during these past two years, because ours has been, too. In the immediate future, I believe we will still be offering the Zoom option, but it may not be perfectly reliable until these issues are resolved. Thank you for bearing with us.
 
Rich Burdge, UUFJC Board President


Next Sunday, June 12, 2022

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
Salvation Army 100th Anniversary,
Sean Spence, Salvation Army


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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Blessings with a Small b, a recorded UU sermon by Rev Neal Anderson

You are welcome to join us at the Fellowship where we will share a message from our wider UU
community via video. This sermon was delivered on June 5, 2022 at UU Church Greater Lansing, MI by Rev. Neal Anderson.   The title is "Blessings With a Small 'b'". 

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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: "Playing Just Pretend."

Lunch after Service: Look for a new whiteboard in our entry hallway to see where the lunch bunch plans to eat, and please add a tally to the whiteboard if you plan to go with them.

​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..

Sunday, May 22nd:

This morning, our own Katherine Connor shared one of the UUA's Braver/Wiser readings, Beauty from Brokenness by Paula Gribble, together with her own thoughts.  Many of us grow up thinking of Beauty as something like the Miss America pageant: a quest for perfection.  With this idea, we may see our own imperfections and brokenness as flaws to be hidden.  However, Gribble and Katherine see beauty in different ways: in the sun shining through broken clouds, in a swarm of dragonflies, in perceptive openness to the "inherent worth and dignity" and "interconnected web of existence" that exist all around us and are uplifted in our UU Principles.  Such beauty can surprise us and even, in one author's words, "throw our intentions into disarray," but we find joy as we stay open and loving toward that beauty and toward each of our imperfect and deeply beautiful selves.

Note: Due to technical problems, our service was not available via Zoom this morning.  We deeply apologize for this; we realize that some of our members and friends need this option, and we are working to fix the issues as soon as possible.  It's possible that we will need to create new Zoom links; if so, we will post them to the email list and here on our website.

If you would like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, the message from their service from this morning is now available to view online: https://youtu.be/TGyPo0G1JHM

Next Sunday, May 29th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"When was the Last Time you Changed your Mind?," Bob Boldt

Our Adult Forum is currently available both in-person and via Zoom.
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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
UUCC Service Viewing

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: "Stories Remind Us Who We Are: As Courageous People."

Lunch after Service: Look for a whiteboard in our entry hallway near the water fountain to see where the lunch bunch plans to eat, and please add a tally to the whiteboard if you plan to go with them.
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 June newsletter are due TODAY.  Please email any last-minute items to Laura Gilkey ASAP: [email protected].

We are always in need of donations for our free community pantry.  For more information about the pantry and current needs, 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, May 27th is our monthly Salvation Army meal.  If you can help provide food for those in need, please contact Joan Kurtzeborn as she is filling in for Bob Antweiler this month.  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:

This Tuesday, May 24th at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents "En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator: An Interactive Demonstration."  The En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator is a global model that demonstrates how changes in energy, economic and public policies, such as planting  trees, changing subsidies or pricing carbon, impact greenhouse gas emissions and worldwide temperatures. This dynamic tool lets an audience see for themselves the impact policies they think will be beneficial can actually have on temperature and emissions. The interactive Simulator is a fascinating way to explore what climate interventions are needed to effectively mitigate climate change. Developed ty leading scientists at Climate Interactive and the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative, E-ROADS demonstrates dynamics in energy supply, land use, transportation, carbon removal and more. Two area volunteers completed an eight-week training course in preparation to present En-ROADS in Jefferson City. Come to this program to help drive the demonstration.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more on library events, visit MRRL.org. 

This Thursday, May 26th at 7:30 pm, there will be a candlelight vigil in memory of the victims of the Buffalo, New York shooting and as a stand against white supremacy at Missouri Veterans Fountain behind the State Capitol.  Contact Susan Randolph.

For more events, see our online calendars:

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