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

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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

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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.
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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.

​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  

Sunday, May 15th:

This morning, our own Betty Cooper delivered a message, sharing the story of her faith journey.  The faith experiences of our past teach us and shape us; they may have brought us into vital relationships, they may have inspired our passions, and they also may have taught us less healthy patterns that we need to reflect on and become aware of in order to grow and change.  Betty's own story highlighted the human need for warmth and connection, the importance of welcoming children and youth, and the importance of openness to learning and change.  As Betty said, sharing our experiences leads us into deeper relationship with each other.  She told her story today in hopes that others will tell their stories in turn.

Next Sunday, May 22nd:

Newsletter Submissions Due.
Please email your items for our June Newsletter to Laura Gilkey at [email protected].

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
Gary Hill, Chief, Lincoln University Police Department
Hill will share plans to add EMT training to his new Police Academy.

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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Braver/Wiser reflection by Katherine Connor
Katherine Connor will offer one of the UUA's Braver/Wiser readings with her reflections.

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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: "Stories Remind Us Who We Are: As Living & Interconnected Beings."

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.


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).

Are you interested in attending the Unitarian Universalist Association's national General Assembly?  Are you interested in representing UUFJC there?  In-person GA will be held this year June 22nd - 26th in Portland, Oregon, and virtual participation is also an option.  For more information, visit https://www.uua.org/ga.  If you're interested in being a delegate for our Fellowship, contact our president, Rich Burdge.

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 classes 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 afternoon, May 22nd at 4:30 pm, our Worship Service Committee meets at our building.  To get involved in creating our Sunday services, contact our vice president, Lisa Sanning.

Later next Sunday, May 22nd at 6 pm, the UUFJC Board meets in person at our building.  All are welcome to attend our board meetings.  For agenda and more information, contact our president, Rich Burdge.

Our building is reserved by community groups Wednesdays and Saturdays starting at 6 pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 5:30 pm.  If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.


Community Events this week:

No Community Events were submitted for inclusion in this week's email.  If you know of an event you would like to see shared here, contact our administrator at [email protected].

For more events, see our online calendars:

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

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

Sunday, May 1st:

This morning, we held our Annual Business Meeting, an affirmation of our faith commitment to "the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large."  We approved our new fiscal year budget, with extra money for some needed building maintenance and for outreach efforts like our neighborhood pantry and Salvation Army meals.  We heard reports from our officers and committees, and a recurring theme was our need for more people's time, talent, and viewpoints in our Fellowship's leadership and activities.  Can you join or lead our Membership Committee in welcoming new people and caring for current members and friends?  Our Social Action Committee in helping members and friends make a difference in our world?  Would you like to share your viewpoints in our Adult Forum?  Would you like to be part of our Sunday services in ways big or small?  Can you help us present our services via Zoom?  Please contact a member of our board --- your talents can help keep our Fellowship healthy and vital.  Finally, we selected a Nominating Committee: Patt Behler, Katherine Connor, and Barb Koenig will be seeking candidates for next year's board.  And, as of our Annual Business Meeting, the incoming board members we elected in March officially take up their offices: many thanks to our new Secretary, Logan White, and our new Religious Education Director, Samantha Porter!

In other news, the "Congregational Record" inviting candidates for our part-time minister position is now live on the UUA's website.  Our president, Rich Burdge, writes:

"The UUFJC now has a Congregational Record posted on the UUA website, which means that we are officially advertising for a part-time Minister! This is how ministerial job-seekers can learn more about us and decide if our position is one they would like to apply for. I would also like for you, our members, to see how we are presenting ourselves, so the entire document is attached. If there are any comments or feedback on any part of it, please let a board member know. This is a Board-approved document, but given the format of the UUA website, portions may be edited or updated, given Board approval. Also please be aware that church data generally reflects the 2021-22 church year."

For those who would also like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service from this morning is now available to view online: https://youtu.be/Zbub5tRhwyw

Next Sunday, May 8th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Home Schooling," Amy Regnier

For Mother's Day, we will have a first-person report on what's involved with teaching children at home.

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Service - 10:30 am
"Nurturing Beauty," Rev. Mike Adamek

Giving oneself over to the “unregarded epiphanies of every blessed day.” It was a fundamental part of Emerson’s lifelong credo. I will explain and then argue that it should be part of our lifelong credos.

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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: "Stories Remind Us Who We Are: As a Family."

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..

UUFJC News and Events this week:

Donate to UUFJC
 
We are always in need of donations for our free community pantry.  Soup and pasta/noodle items would be especially helpful at this time  For more information about the pantry and current needs, contact Joan Kurtzeborn.  Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected].

 Monday, May 2nd at 6 pm, the local chapter of the American Association of University Women meets at our building and on Zoom (meeting ID 81802109143, passcode 752794).  This month's topic: "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" with Kay Meyer,  Missouri AAUW Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair and Sue Shineman, Missouri President  AAUW.  Bring a sandwich and drink and enjoy your food while participating in this event.  For more information, contact Charlotte Parsons.

On Tuesdays, Alberta Mobley teaches her own weekly chair yoga classes 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, May 8th at 3 pm, Emma Regnier leads an Intergenerational Book Study at our building.  This month's book selection: "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.  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 Friday, May 6th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library hosts their monthly First Friday Film.  This month's selection: "Spencer."  The marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at the Queen's Sandringham Estate. But this year, things will be profoundly different. Spencer is an imagining of what might have happened during those few fateful days. Kristen Stewart, who portrays Diana, received an Oscar Best Actress nomination for her performance.  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 May newsletter is now ready to view or download:
UUFJC Newsletter, "Flame on the Water" May 2022


Sunday, April 24th:

This morning, we virtually joined our neighbors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia for a service honoring Earth Day.  To help heal the environmental damage our societal systems cause, focusing on individual choices distracts us with small-impact actions.  Even the idea of "saving the planet" can cast us as having control over the Earth when the truth is the other way around.  So what can we do?  Rev. Molly Housh-Gordon called on us, through embodied experiences of connection with natural beauty, to act in community and to focus on our love for each other and the Earth all around us.  If we are going to save the planet, we must do it not as individual magnanimous masters, but as connected beings acting together within and from a wild love.

The service is now available to view online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMFvmRAN9kI

Note: Next Sunday is our Annual Business Meeting, followed by a Potluck Lunch!  More information below.

Next Sunday, May 1st:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
Kate Amiek, Benevolence Coordinator, Common Ground

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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
UUFJC Annual Business Meeting

We will check in about the direction of our Fellowship, consider our annual budget, and more.  Voting members, please plan to attend!  For more information about the agenda, contact our president, Rich Burdge. The Annual Meeting will be available both in person and on Zoom:

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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: "Stories Remind Us Who We Are: As Unitarian Universalists."

After Service: Potluck Lunch.  Those attending in-person, please bring a 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:

We are currently holding our annual pledge drive.  This year we have a lot of plans that we need your help to make real, including the possibility of hiring a part-time minister.  Please contact our Treasurer, Bob Antweiler, with any questions or pledges: [email protected].

Donate to UUFJC
You can also mail donations and pledges to:
UUFJC
Attn: Treasurer
PO Box 1245
Jefferson City, MO 65102

We are always in need of donations for our free community pantry.  Soup and pasta/noodle items would be especially helpful at this time  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 classes 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.

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, April 26th at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library hosts an Author Talk with Michelle Brooks.  Brooks, former reporter and editor for the Jefferson City News-Tribune and a longtime student of Jefferson City's history, will talk about her new book, Lost Jefferson City. She has wonderful stories of forgotten places throughout the city from the Mill Bottom and the Foot as well as cemeteries, fairgrounds, ballparks and stately homes lost to time. Copies of her book will be available for sale and signing after the program.  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  

Sunday, April 17th:

This morning, we celebrated our annual Flower Communion.  Members were invited to each bring a flower.  We gathered the flowers together on our chalice table, and in the end each member was invited to take a different flower than the one they had brought.  This beloved ceremony was originated by Norbert Čapek at his Unitarian church in Czechoslovakia in 1923.  Rev. Maja Čapek, Norbert's wife, brought it to the US in 1940, and it has become a Unitarian Universalist tradition.  The flowers remind us of the earth's reawakening at this time of year, and of the diverse gifts each member brings to the beautiful bouquet of our faith journey together.

On the same Sunday as we observed this gathering of our gifts, we also welcomed new members who have recently joined our fellowship community.  We are joyful to add their colors to our bouquet!

For those who would also like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service from this morning is now available to view online: https://youtu.be/6005TEVNyxI


Next Sunday, April 24th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
Michelle Brooks
This local author and journalist will discuss one of her latest books.

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

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. For more information, 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: "Becoming: Making Hopeful Predictions."

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!

We are currently holding our annual pledge drive.  This year we have a lot of plans that we need your help to make real, including the possibility of hiring a part-time minister.  Please contact our Treasurer, Bob Antweiler, with any questions or pledges: [email protected].

Submissions for our May 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].

This Tuesday, April 19th, Alberta Mobley is resuming her weekly chair yoga classes 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.

This Friday, April 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:

This Thursday, April 21st at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "A Vision for the Future of Lincoln University."  Dr. John B. Moseley, recently named Lincoln University's 21st president, will address the challenges and hopes for his administration and the programs offered by this important community and statewide institution. Before his appointment, he served as interim president and implemented many initiatives from data-driven admissions strategies and restructuring of scholarship programs to new fundraising efforts and expansion of academic programs. He has nearly 20 years of higher education experience, including 13 years at Historically Black College or University campuses. A North Carolina native, he earned a B.S. in exercise and sports science and an M.A. in education from East Carolina University, He completed his doctorate in educational leadership and policy analysis at the University of Missouri. He served in a variety of athletic capacities at universities in Delaware, North Carolina and Ohio. At Lincoln, he was the director of athletics after his service as head men's basketball coach.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.

Next Sunday, April 24th from 2-4 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL hosts an Artist Reception for Leanne Porello.  Meet the artist, view her exciting artwork in a variety of mediums, and enjoy some light refreshments.  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 April newsletter is now ready to view or download:
UUFJC Newsletter, "Flame on the Water" April 2022

Sunday, April 10th:

This morning we continued our April theme of Awakening with a message from our wider Unitarian Universalist community via video.  Drawing on a poem by Rachel Kann, "What to Tell The Children" (https://youtu.be/BG2ZrHqlSZ0), Rev. Jim Coakley of the Green Bay Area UU Fellowship titled his message, "Tell the Children That This is the Great Awakening!"  Our nation and our forerunners in faith tradition have gone through several "Great Awakenings" when broad movements of passionate faith changed the history of churches and the history of society.  Some of those changes still inspire us, some may frustrate us, but what of today?  Can we answer the call of our times with a movement of passionate faith driving toward our values of freedom, compassion, and justice?  Rev. Coakley suggested that we can learn from the preachers of those past Great Awakenings and approach our own with repentance for past injustices, teaching truer principles, and giving ourselves and the children hope for the future.

Also please note, we have begun our annual pledge drive!  We have big plans for this year to grow our Fellowship and reach out to our community, but we can't do it without everyone's help!  Please contact our Treasurer, Bob Antweiler, with any questions or pledges: [email protected].

For those who would also like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service from this morning is now available to view online: https://youtu.be/au3v8RRw4uc

Next Sunday, April 17th:

Newsletter Submissions Due.
Please email your items for our May newsletter to Laura Gilkey at [email protected].

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Invest in Our Planet," Betty Cooper

The April Soul Matters theme, “Awakening,” reminds us to “reawaken” to Mother Earth’s rich resources. This year’s Earth Day theme is: Invest in Our Planet.  Elders and youth “awaken” us; they show us how to use our individual power to sustain the environment.  Greta Thunberg reminds us that youth are making a difference.  We will share our own and others’ ideas on making our planet sustainable.

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

We will celebrate our annual Flower Communion, accompanied by a short message from our own Katherine Connor.  You are invited to bring a flower.

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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: "Becoming: Becoming People of the Earth."

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.  For more information about the pantry and current needs, contact Joan Kurtzeborn.  Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected].

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 Tuesday, April 12th is the monthly meeting of the Jefferson City Homelessness Working Group's emergency housing subgroup.  To get involved with this or other aspects of the Homelessness Working Group, contact Patt Behler.

This Thursday, April 14th at 7:30 pm is the monthly meeting of the local chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.  To register or for more information, contact Alicia Erickson at [email protected].

For more events, see our online calendars:

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

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

Sunday, April 3rd:

This morning, Rev. Mike Adamek joined us to begin exploring our theme for April, "Awakening."  Women's clubs of nineteenth-century America were an important predecessor of the feminist movements of the twentieth century. Through mutually supportive and often rigorous intellectual pursuits, these clubs not only increased their members' levels of knowledge in various areas, but the realization of their personal identity, and often the limitations of the social environments in which they lived. Despite the members of these clubs being overwhelmingly white, Protestant, middle-class women, the consciousness that they raised, especially the need for female education and political participation, had influence far beyond their immediate sphere. There is a parallel between the effect of these clubs and the UU journey of lifelong learning, and the need to be "born again", in an intellectual sense, repeatedly, both as free and independent individuals, and as a communal passage. But we must also ask ourselves if UU's share the weakness of these clubs of not welcoming new members who do not already share the group's communal history.  (Summary by Rich Burdge.)

For those who would also like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service from this morning is now available to view online: https://youtu.be/JTmf65_7GGA

Sunday, April 10th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Global Partnership for Sustainable Solutions," Tim Haas

Haas, based in the US and spending time in the Philippines, will discuss a large-scale agricultural development and human development project with grass-roots organizing.

Our Adult Forum is currently available both in-person and via Zoom.
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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
To Be Announced
We will be sharing a message from our wider UU community via video.

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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: "Becoming: Finding Your True Self."

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:

Monday, April 4th at 6 pm, the local chapter of the American Association of University Women meets at our building.  The meeting is available both in-person and via Zoom and will feature Amy Regnier speaking on the topic of Homeschooling.  For more about AAUW, contact Charlotte Parsons.

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.

Next Sunday, April 10th at 1 pm, an intergenerational book study group meets at our building, led by Emma Regnier.  This month's selection: "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak.  Contact Emma for more information.

Also next Sunday, April 10th at 4:30 pm, our Worship Service Committee meets in person at our building.  To get involved in creating our Sunday services, contact our vice president, Lisa Sanning.

Later next Sunday, April 10th at 6 pm, the UUFJC Board meets in person at our building.  All are welcome to attend our board meetings.  For agenda and more information, contact our president, Rich Burdge.

Our building is reserved by community groups Wednesdays and Saturdays starting at 6 pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 5:30 pm.  If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.

Community Events this week:

No community events were submitted for inclusion in this week's email.  If you have a community event you would like to see listed here, please contact our administrator at [email protected].

For more events, see our online calendars:

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