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UUFJC Newsletter: Flame on the Water, June 2023
This morning, Rev. Nancy TannerThies wrapped up our month of reflections on Creativity. Earlier this month, she spoke about "creating me," and now extended the view to "creating we," because we all need connection and cannot create alone. Like people, groups must know who they are and what they want, and members must know these things both about themselves and about the group. As the group continues together, its members need to stay engaged and in dialogue, to allow room for constructive discomfort, to be able to own their truth and speak it, and to be willing to live in a process that is never finished. But like people, groups do not last forever; when loss of commitment or compromise suggests that a group can no longer serve is purpose or its members needs, Nancy said, a clear ending that celebrates the group's time together can encourage new "we"s to form, an ending that is not a failure but a step forward into creating new futures together.
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:
UUFJC Newsletter: Flame on the Water, June 2023
This morning, Rev. Nancy TannerThies wrapped up our month of reflections on Creativity. Earlier this month, she spoke about "creating me," and now extended the view to "creating we," because we all need connection and cannot create alone. Like people, groups must know who they are and what they want, and members must know these things both about themselves and about the group. As the group continues together, its members need to stay engaged and in dialogue, to allow room for constructive discomfort, to be able to own their truth and speak it, and to be willing to live in a process that is never finished. But like people, groups do not last forever; when loss of commitment or compromise suggests that a group can no longer serve is purpose or its members needs, Nancy said, a clear ending that celebrates the group's time together can encourage new "we"s to form, an ending that is not a failure but a step forward into creating new futures together.
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:
UUFJC News and Events this week:
For accessibility and convenience, we 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).
Thank you for remembering our neighborhood free pantry. Starting June 1st, we will take the summer off from stocking canned goods to prevent spoilage in the summer heat. Other food and drink items and cleaning supplies are still gratefully accepted. For donation ideas and more information, contact Joan Kurtzeborn.
This Thursday, June 1st at 7 pm, we have been invited to join our neighbors at First UU of Springfield for their monthly “Date with Death Club” via Zoom. These are standalone sessions exploring our shared mortality. More information about the program can be found at datewithdeathclub.com
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87033373838
An independent 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 Wednesday, May 31st at 6:45 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "The Planet’s Plastic Crisis and Our Health." Aside from being unsightly, single-use disposable plastic is a serious climate concern. Plastic production and waste mismanagement—from the extraction of component materials to various manufacturing processes—pose significant threats to climate stability, biotic and abiotic natural resources, human health, and quality of life. This program will feature Dana Ripper and a discussion of the various points in plastic production and waste management where change can be made and how you can become involved in that change. She is a wildlife ecologist who focuses on conservation via ecosystem health. In 2010, she co-founded the Missouri River Bird Observatory, a nonprofit organization dedicated to conservation via science, education and advocacy. One of MRBO’s major emphases is systemic reduction in single-use plastics, and it is an affiliate organization of Break Free From Plastic and Beyond Plastics. Contact Madeline Matson. For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.
This Thursday, June 2nd at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL presents their First Friday Film. This month's selection: "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill." This documentary's endearing guide is Mark Bittner, an aging musician who befriends a flock of urban parrots in a San Francisco's neighborhood. It's a romance and a comedy, featuring a rambunctious group of parrots with their individual personalities and unique traits of their species. And it has a surprise ending that "makes you feel like you could fly out of the theater" (San Jose Mercury). 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
For accessibility and convenience, we 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).
Thank you for remembering our neighborhood free pantry. Starting June 1st, we will take the summer off from stocking canned goods to prevent spoilage in the summer heat. Other food and drink items and cleaning supplies are still gratefully accepted. For donation ideas and more information, contact Joan Kurtzeborn.
This Thursday, June 1st at 7 pm, we have been invited to join our neighbors at First UU of Springfield for their monthly “Date with Death Club” via Zoom. These are standalone sessions exploring our shared mortality. More information about the program can be found at datewithdeathclub.com
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87033373838
An independent 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 Wednesday, May 31st at 6:45 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "The Planet’s Plastic Crisis and Our Health." Aside from being unsightly, single-use disposable plastic is a serious climate concern. Plastic production and waste mismanagement—from the extraction of component materials to various manufacturing processes—pose significant threats to climate stability, biotic and abiotic natural resources, human health, and quality of life. This program will feature Dana Ripper and a discussion of the various points in plastic production and waste management where change can be made and how you can become involved in that change. She is a wildlife ecologist who focuses on conservation via ecosystem health. In 2010, she co-founded the Missouri River Bird Observatory, a nonprofit organization dedicated to conservation via science, education and advocacy. One of MRBO’s major emphases is systemic reduction in single-use plastics, and it is an affiliate organization of Break Free From Plastic and Beyond Plastics. Contact Madeline Matson. For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.
This Thursday, June 2nd at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL presents their First Friday Film. This month's selection: "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill." This documentary's endearing guide is Mark Bittner, an aging musician who befriends a flock of urban parrots in a San Francisco's neighborhood. It's a romance and a comedy, featuring a rambunctious group of parrots with their individual personalities and unique traits of their species. And it has a surprise ending that "makes you feel like you could fly out of the theater" (San Jose Mercury). 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
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