This Sunday, November 18th, we will be taking the suggestions produced in our last three covenant workshops as well as the earlier covenant workgroup, merging like points and creating a draft for the Fellowship to consider.

Our President, Katherine Connor, has created a categorized list of all the suggestions we've received, which you can view or download here: Covenant Workshop Results 2018

All are welcome to come Sunday; the more people involved in this process, the better!  If you have any questions or more suggestions, contact Katherine: [email protected]

This Sunday, Jim Davis continued our month of focus on Memory with a look back on our Unitarian and Universalist past.  UUs often think of ourselves as (in the words of one of our hymns), "building a new way."  But it is also important to remember our roots, to respect and gain strength from those who paved the way for us.  Jim shared stories from the time of the Civil War, of Unitarians and Universalists who opposed the atrocities of slavery.  They struggled with despair and social pressure as perhaps we might, sometimes giving way, sometimes standing firm.  Let us remember that we don't face the task of "building a new way" from scratch, by ourselves.  Even as we move forward, the way we always do, we can ground ourselves in the memory of those who came before.

Next Sunday, November 18th:

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

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Mysteries of Memory," Carol Bontempo
Do you know H.M.?   Learn about Psychologist Brenda Milner and her work along with students and colleagues in unveiling the mysteries of Memory.

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: Rev. Nancy TannerThies
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 --- "Remembering Life’s Gifts and Grace"

Covenant Drafting - 2 pm
We have had three covenant-building workshops over the last two months.  Now, it's time to merge like covenant points and finalize a draft for a vote of the membership. If you have not participated in a workshop, feel free to participate in finalizing a draft.  Or, you may send your ideas to Katherine Connor via email ([email protected]).

UUFJC News and Events this week:

This Sunday, we began including a printed version of our Sunday Morning announcements in the Order of Service.  We will also continue verbal announcements for now, but we may switch to paper-only in the near future.  Please let us know what you think!  Contact the administrator ([email protected]) or a member of our board.

We need someone to step forward and coordinate our Salvation Army meals.  The coordinator will have a lot of help learning the ropes and providing the food.  If we don't have a coordinator by the end of this year, we will probably have to give up this longtime community service of our Fellowship.  If you are willing to step forward, please contact Roberta Dunkel.  (Note, we are not serving at the Salvation Army in November or December due to the holidays.)

The Membership Committee is looking for people willing to give rides to members and friends who can't drive to church on Sundays.  We currently have two people needing rides.  If you can help, please contact Bob Antweiler.

CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER - Monday, November 12th, the UUFJC Board meets at 6 pm.  All are welcome to attend board meetings.  Contact Katherine Connor.

CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER - Later that evening, Monday, November 12th at 7 pm is the monthly UUFJC Lecture Series.  This month: "Healing Trauma to Reduce Violence and Addiction," presented by UUFJC's own Jan Harcourt, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner.  For more about our Lecture Series, contact Carol Bontempo or Frank Rycyk.  Note: the Lecture series will take a break next month, with no lecture in December.

This Friday, November 16th, our building is reserved by a community group starting at 6:30 pm.  Please allow privacy.

This Saturday, November 17th, the Hola Amigos Spanish Speakers meet in our building from 1-4 pm.  Contact Patt Behler.

Community Events this week:

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "Free Solo" (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!

UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray released the following statement about the shooting at Tree of Life synagogue: 

"We grieve with those who are mourning the horrific mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
"We grieve the lives lost to senseless violence at the hands of domestic terrorism. We grieve for those who were injured in body and spirit during this shooting.
"In our grief, we will also speak truths that need to be named. This was anti-Semitism. This was extremism. This mass shooting was a hate crime.  This mass shooting reflects unapologetic bigotry that we are all called to denounce and resist.
"May Jewish communities, both within and outside of Unitarian Universalism, feel especially held in tender love and care today and in the days to come. We are in this together. 
"May we all hold each other especially tight, knowing this life is tender and precious, and love will help us find a way."

Our November Newsletter and Calendar are now ready to view or download:
Newsletter
Calendar

This Sunday, we concluded our monthly focus on Sanctuary with three members' perspectives on where our particular sanctuary, UUFJC, could be headed in the future.  All of them hoped for a future of vitality and growth, expanding our sanctuary to embrace new people.
Elizabeth Prenger emphasized the needs of young people, children and their parents, and hoped for renewed child-care as a complement to our Religious Education program, and for ways we can honor youth and young adults.
Jim Davis emphasized leadership development, moving beyond the pressure and scramble to fill offices, and urged us to consider calling a minister for our Fellowship.
Katherine Connor pointed to various ways to broaden our welcome, such as innovative services, revitalized music, and looking beyond Sunday services to ways we can provide community and spiritual support --- sanctuary --- to people who aren't interested in traditional Sunday morning church.

What are your ideas for our Fellowship's path forward?  Our board and committees welcome feedback and especially new volunteers!  You may also consider coming to our Art and Music Committees' planning party next Sunday --- details below.

Also Sunday morning, UUFJC joyfully welcomed Brian Wekamp as he signed our membership book.  Glad to have you with us, Brian!

Next Sunday, November 4th:

Daylight Savings Time Ends
Please remember to set your clocks back Saturday night and enjoy the extra hour of sleep.  We hope to see you Sunday morning!

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Memory, a Health Restorer," Betty Cooper
It is in the space of memory that we are somehow held together and re-assembled. Examined are excerpts from UUA and Oliver Sacks’ article, “Speak, Memory.”

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Memory, Imagination, and Deja Vu," Rev. Mike Adamek
When we remember we rewrite our past.  Bring any memory to consciousness, and we remake our memories as we cut new neural pathways. The more we remember something, the less accurate it may be.  As we gain more and more experience, upon what foundation does our identity lie (pun intended)?
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 --- "'Sankofa': Go Back and Get It"

UUFJC Arts Planning Party - 4-6 pm
Our Art and Music Committees invite everyone to an Arts Planning Party!  We will unveil some exciting new projects, enjoy entertainment, and plan together for upcoming events.  You DO NOT have to be an artist or musician to help!  Contact Roberta Dunkel or Patt Behler.  

UUFJC News and Events this week:

The November newsletter and print calendar are ready.  Paper copies are available in the box on the wall near the coat rack.  Electronic copies are available at the links above, or may be requested from the Administrator ([email protected]).

Our annual Memorial Altar is now on display in the Library.  We are still accepting remembrances in the form of pictures or favored objects associated with departed loved ones; see the box near the cafe bar. The altar will be up until November 4th with objects and pictures returned November 11th.  There will also be a time for mediation this Wednesday, October 31st from 10 pm to 12 pm.  If you have any questions, please contact Bob Boldt.

Katherine Connor is gauging interest in a pre-election discussion session to go over this year's ballot initiatives together.  If you are interested, contact Katherine: [email protected]

We need someone to step forward and coordinate our Salvation Army meals.  The coordinator will have a lot of help learning the ropes and providing the food; the job takes perhaps 3 hours per month.  If we don't have a coordinator by the end of this year, we will probably have to give up this longtime community service of our Fellowship.  If you are willing to step forward, please contact Roberta Dunkel.  (Note, we are not serving at the Salvation Army in November or December due to the holidays.)

The Membership Committee is looking for people willing to give rides to members and friends who can't drive to church on Sundays.  We currently have two people needing rides.  If you can help, please contact Bob Antweiler.

Please help us update our Members and Friends Directory!  Especially if you are relatively new here, we ask you to consider adding your contact information so that it will be available to other members and friends.  A paper copy is available for review and you may write updates there, or you can request an electronic copy from Laura Gilkey and e-mail her if you would like your information updated, added, or removed ([email protected]).  This will be the last week of the current call for updates, but please remember that you can contact the administrator to update your directory information at any time.

This Thursday, November 1st, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America meets in our building at 7 pm.  Contact Susan Randolph.

This Friday, November 2nd, our building is reserved by a community group starting at 6:30 pm.  Please allow privacy.

Community Events this week:

This Friday, November 2nd at 7 pm, Missouri River Regional Library presents its First Friday Film: "Goodbye Christopher Robin."  This film provides a glimpse into the relationship between author A.A. Milne, creator of the beloved Winnie-the-Pooh stories, and his young son, Christopher Robin. The international success of the books that enchanted the world came at a cost to the author, his son and his wife.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more library programs visit MRRL.org.

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "Colette" (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 and Happy Halloween!

This Sunday, Rev. Nancy TannerThies continued our month of focus on Sanctuary, beginning with the origins of the word, from the Latin "sanctus (holy)" plus "arium (place)."  So what is it that we put in this holy place?  Maintaining such a place requires ongoing mindfulness.  Reflecting on a poem by David Whyte, Rev. Nancy suggested several attributes of the holy: it is central and carries a sense of essential meaning; it is a mystery that holds together the mix and flux of everyday living; it is a "beautiful, beckoning uncertainty," that is reached not by force of will but by stopping for reflection.
So what is it that we put in this center?  How is it that we look at history --- or, if we look honestly, at ourselves --- and find fear and hatred there?  Nancy acknowledged that Sanctuary can fill a need for protection, but she cautioned us about defining our sacred places by what we keep out lest we make exclusion itself sacred to us.  Better, she suggested, to focus on the gathering in of what is holy, what anchors us in meaning and in beautiful uncertainty.

Next Sunday, October 28th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Negative Feedback: Can It Help?" Frank Rycyk
Sue Shallenburger writes that "People who take criticism well are often fortified by a belief that they can get smarter and better at their job through effort ..."  She offers 7 tips on dealing with negative feedback.

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Where Do You See UUFJC Heading?" UUFJC Members
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 --- "Sanctuary as a Place of Inner Silence"

UUFJC News and Events this week:

Submissions for the November newsletter and print calendar are due TODAY.  Please e-mail any last-minute items to Laura Gilkey ASAP ([email protected]).

Again this year, we will be displaying a Memorial Altar at the Fellowship.  If you would like to contribute a remembrance in the form of a picture or favored object associated with a departed loved one, items will be collected in a box near the cafe bar now through next Sunday, October 28th. The altar will be up from October 28th until November 4th with objects and pictures returned November 11th. If there are any questions concerning this year's altar please contact Bob Boldt.

Please help us update our Members and Friends Directory!  Especially if you are relatively new here, we ask you to consider adding your contact information so that it will be available to other members and friends.  A paper copy is available for review and you may write updates there, or you can request an electronic copy from Laura Gilkey and e-mail her if you would like your information updated, added, or removed ([email protected]).

Monday, October 22nd, Faith Voices for Jefferson City holds its monthly assembly at 6:30 pm at Quinn Chapel AME Church.  Contact Katherine Connor for more information.

This Thursday, October 25th, our building is reserved by a community group starting at 6:30 pm.  Please allow privacy.

This Friday, October 26th is our monthly Salvation Army work day.  Please contact Roberta Dunkel if you can help provide or serve food for those in need.  Serving begins at 5 pm; please arrive early to help prepare.

This Saturday, October 27th, the Hola Amigos Spanish Speakers group meets in our building from 1-4 pm.  Contact Patt Behler.

Next Sunday, October 28th, the Soul Matters Small Group is scheduled to meet from 2-4 pm.  To get involved with the group and engage in more personal discussions of our monthly themes, contact Jim Davis.

Community Events this week:

This Thursday, October 25th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "Great Horned Owls: Hunting and Feeding."  Award-winning naturalist Mark H.X. Glenshaw returns to the library to discuss the hunting and feeding behavior of the Great Horned Owls he has observed and documented in St. Louis’ Forest Park since December 2005. Come and gain insight on one of the most successful predators in North America.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more library events, visit MRRL.org

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "The Great American Read event LIVE" (Tuesday) and "The Wife" (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!

Sunday morning, we continued our month of focus on Sanctuary with a sermon by Rev. Chris Jimmerson, recorded at First UU of Austin, Texas in 2015.  First UU had become a "Sanctuary Church" for an immigrant facing deportation from the US and danger to her life in her country of origin.  Rev. Chris discussed the history of churches as Sanctuaries, and particularly the modern history of churches offering sanctuary to immigrants.  He emphasized giving sanctuary as a prophetic act, prophetic in the sense of speaking truth to power, critiquing injustice and envisioning change.  For him Sanctuary served two purposes, to transform the lives of those who needed protection and support, and to transform society in the direction of kindness and justice.  However, the blessings didn't even end there.  Seeing the transformation that offering sanctuary brought to First UU, the outpouring of generosity, helped Rev. Chris and his entire faith community find a renewed sense of faith and purpose.

Next Sunday, October 21st:

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

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Is there a future for a third party in America?" Bob Boldt

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "A Gathering of the Holy," Rev. Nancy TannerThies
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 --- "Sanctuary as a Place of Protecting All Beings"

UUFJC News and Events this week:

Please help us update our Members and Friends Directory!  Especially if you are relatively new here, we ask you to consider adding your contact information so that it will be available to other members and friends.  A paper copy is available for review and you may write updates there, or you can request an electronic copy from Laura Gilkey and e-mail her if you would like your information updated, added, or removed ([email protected]).

Again this year, we will be displaying a Memorial Altar at the Fellowship.  If you would like to contribute a remembrance in the form of a picture or favored object associated with a passed loved one, items will be collected in a box near the cafe bar October 21st through 28th. The altar will be up from October 28th until November 4th with objects and pictures returned November 11th. If there are any questions concerning this year's altar please contact Bob Boldt.

Friday, October 19th, our building is reserved by a community group starting at 6:30 pm.  Please allow privacy.

The UUFJC Board meets next Sunday, October 21st at 6 pm.  All are welcome to attend our board meetings.  For more information, contact our President, Katherine Connor.

And coming Monday, October 22nd, Faith Voices for Jefferson City holds its monthly assembly at 6:30 pm at Quinn Chapel AME Church.  Contact Katherine Connor for more information.

Community Events this week:

Monday, October 15th at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents an  Author Talk: Ozark History with Natalie Prussing Halpin and Lisa Irle.  The authors will discuss their recent book, The Captain and the Judge: Building Camps, Forts, Dams, Bridges and Character Across the Ozarks. They will focus on the lives of Nat Wilson and Max Prussing and their impact on the Ozark region beginning 100 years ago. Their book contributes to the historical literature on the development of outdoor recreation in the Ozarks.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more library events, visit MRRL.org.

This Thursday, October 18th at 6:30 pm, Faith Voices in association with other local organizations presents a candidate forum at Lincoln University's Scruggs Center Ballroom, featuring candidates running for Missouri Senate District 6, Missouri House District 60, Cole County Associate Judge, and Cole County Prosecutor.  Rev. Adrian Hendricks III of the Joshua House Church will moderate the forum with questions submitted by the audience.  Legislative candidates speak at 6:30 pm, County candidates at 8 pm.

This Friday, October 19th, the Southside Philharmonic Orchestra performs at Central United Church of Christ on Ashley St.  This very special program will feature music from the early 17th century – composers Claudio Monteverdi and Giovanni Gabrieli.  Our program, Early Baroque:  Echoes from 17th Century Cathedrals, will feature madrigals and brilliant music for brass.  In addition, members of Vox Nova, the esteemed Columbia, MO choral music group, will be joining us in this concert.  Tickets are $10 ($5 for students).  For more information, visit southsidephilharmonic.org.

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "The Joy Luck Club" (free, Tuesday only), "Hocus Pocus" (In the Park After Dark, Saturday only), and "The Wife" (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!

Sunday morning, Rev. Mike Adamek began our month of reflections on Sanctuary with the question of who is invited in.  Some, he said, see our community and our nation as a place that protects the purity of a "true" in-group, while others pursue an inclusive vision that welcomes in the stranger.  One vision is based in fear, the other in love.  Rev. Mike challenged us to go beyond our fears and self-interest, to see each stranger as a person with inherent worth and dignity, deserving a place of Sanctuary beside us.

Next Sunday, October 14th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Sanctuary," Betty Cooper
Sanctuary, the Soul Matters theme in October.  In this session, the focus is on understanding sanctuary and why it is important.  The sanctuary “success” story of the UU Fellowship of northern Nevada in Reno will be reviewed.

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "A Sanctuary Church," Rev. Chris Jimmerson (video)
First UU of Austin, Texas became a sanctuary church for an immigrant facing deportation to a country where her life would be in danger should she be returned to it. In this message from 2015, Rev. Chris Jimmerson explored the tradition and the state of the sanctuary movement. How might it transform both the person given sanctuary and the faith community giving it?
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 --- "Sanctuary as a Place of Protecting People"

UUFJC News and Events this week:

Please help us update our Members and Friends Directory!  Especially if you are relatively new here, we ask you to consider adding your contact information so that it will be available to other members and friends.  A paper copy is available for review in our Sanctuary and you may write updates there, or you can request an electronic copy from our Administrator, Laura Gilkey ([email protected]) and e-mail her if you would like your information updated, added, or removed.

Monday, October 8th at 7 pm is the monthly UUFJC Lecture Series.  This month: "The Preacher, the Politicians, and the Post Dispatch: The Great Baking Powder Scandal," with Bob Priddy, author, retired Missouri Net News Director, and president of the State Historical Society of Missouri.  For more information about our Lecture Series, contact Carol Bontempo or Frank Rycyk.

This Thursday, October 11th, our building is reserved by a community group starting at 6:30 pm.  Please allow privacy.

At partly the same time, Thursday evening at 7 pm, the local chapter of American Association of University Women meets at our building in the Forum Room.  This month's presentation:  "What"s Eating You? What Science Tells us About Food, Weight and Health" with UUFJC's own Dr. Nancy Ellis-Ordway, LCSW, PhD.  Contact Charlotte Parsons.

This Friday, October 12th from 5:30 to 7 pm is our third Covenant-Building Session.  Please come and share things you would like to promise the Fellowship and things you hope the Fellowship will promise you.  Please contact Katherine Connor if you plan to attend, if you need another date, or if you have any questions: [email protected]

Next Sunday, October 14th, the Worship Service Committee meets at 6 pm.  To get involved in creating our Sunday services, please contact our Vice President, Lisa Sanning.

Community Events this week:

It's a full week at the Library!  This Tuesday, October 9th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents Music in the Library with Claude Bourbon.  Claude lives in England and is known throughout Europe and America for his amazing guitar performances. He regularly tours in America and has shared the stage with countless musicians in many venues. His music is a mélange of folk, blues, classical, and Spanish influences.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more library events, visit MRRL.org.

This Wednesday, October 10th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL presents "Reel Life Cinema: Won't You Be My Neighbor?"  For more than 30 years, Fred Rogers inspired generations of children in his beloved television program, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” This documentary celebrates Rogers’ compassion, imagination and creative genius. Contact Madeline Matson.

This Thursday, October 11th from 2:30 to 4 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL hosts a talk: "Tomorrow Belongs to Me: Weimar and the Nazi Rise to Power."  Dr. Shelly Cline, historian at the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education, will focus on the concentration camp system and the gendered perpetration of the Holocaust. She has presented at national and international conferences and served on the faculties of the Kansas City Art Institute, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and the University of Kansas.  Contact Madeline Matson.

And this Friday, October 12th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL presents their First Friday Film (rescheduled this month only): "A Quiet Place."  In a post-apocalyptic world, a family navigates their lives in silence to avoid mysterious creatures that hunt by sound. They are determined to find a way to protect their children when even the slightest whisper or footstep can bring death. This haunting thriller stars Emily Blunt and John Krasinski.  Contact Madeline Matson.

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "Blaze" (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!

Our October Newsletter and Print Calendar are ready to view or download:
Newsletter
Calendar

This Sunday, Dr. Cliff Cain of Westminster College joined us to conclude our month on Vision with the connection between how we envision people and things and how we treat them.  Many, perhaps all instances of violence, war, and oppression are supported by certain visions of their targets: blacks as of inferior intellect, Native Americans as savages, women as dependent and irrational --- the list goes on and on.  Even the Earth itself; when we envision it as a mere object, a resource for our use, we abuse our web of life in unsustainable ways.  Cliff Cain offered hope, however, that spiritual traditions can create positive change by shifting visions of the world from kingship to kinship, conquest to befriending, and more.  The power to shape and instill vision is a vital one, because, as Dr. Cain emphasized, how you see influences or even determines how you will act.

Next Sunday, October 7th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Empower Missouri," Heidi Lucas & Joy Ledbetter
The mission and work of Empower Missouri will be discussed.  A part of the mission statement is: Empower Missouri advocates for the well-being of all Missourians through civic leadership, education and research.  Lucas and Ledbetter will tell us how they do it.

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Sanctuary for Me and Mine, All Others Take a Hike," Rev. Mike Adamek
A Rational Egoist believes all rational persons should base all their actions on one fundamental principle, “Only do that which is in your best interest.”  If you don’t you are either stupid or naive.  Others may be Group Egoists, who believe you should be willing to sacrifice your personal best interest for what is best for your group. This group is limited to only the people who are like you in some crucial way.  This sermon will address the changing nature of sanctuary and how egoism has warped its value.
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 --- "Sanctuary as a Place of Worship"

UUFJC News and Events this week:

The October newsletter and print calendar are ready.  Paper copies are available in the wall box near our coat rack.  Electronic copies are available at the links above and will be available through our website tomorrow.

This Thursday, October 4th, the local chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America meets in our building at 7 pm.  Contact Susan Randolph.

This Friday, October 5th, our building is reserved by a community group starting at 6:30 pm.  Please allow privacy.

Coming Monday, October 8th is the monthly UUFJC Lecture Series.  This month: "The Preacher, the Politicians, and the Post Dispatch: The Great Baking Powder Scandal," with Bob Priddy, author, retired Missouri Net News Director, and president of the State Historical Society of Missouri.  For more information about our Lecture Series, contact Carol Bontempo or Frank Rycyk.

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, October 2nd at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "The Great American Read: Villains and Monsters."  What do our favorite books about villains, monsters, and evil forces tell us about ourselves and our dark impulses? This program examines evil characters in our favorite novels and features authors who have created some of our best-loved villains.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more library events, visit MRRL.org.

This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "Blaze" (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 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!