Our June Newsletter and Calendar are now available to view or download:
Newsletter
Calendar
Paper copies are available at the Fellowship in the wall box near the coat rack.
This past week saw a devastating tornado hit Jefferson City. Thankfully neither our building nor any of our members and friends were injured, to the best of our knowledge. Others in our community were not so lucky, and today we took up a special offering to help our neighbors at Quinn Chapel AME Church in their tornado relief and recovery efforts.
We also concluded our month of reflections on Curiosity with thoughts from Rev. Mike Adamek. Curiosity, Rev. Mike said, brings us into a deeper engagement with life, and often curiosity is sparked by doubt. He shared the history of George Boole, a self-taught mathematician and philosopher whose doubt of the doctrine of the Trinity (he attended a Unitarian church although he didn't join), led him on an intellectual quest to discover the unity of God and the universe, a quest that produced the "Boolean" logic that would later power the digital age. When we dig deep into the depths our doubts and curiosity point out to us, the results may take forms no one would have imagined!
Next Sunday, June 2nd:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Police Traffic Stops," Don Love
Love will give an in-depth analysis of racial data as pertaining to police behavior.
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Beauty, Elegance and Goodness," Rev. Mike Adamek
Beauty is an aesthetic judgment which I believe is marginalized by those who only accept that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This usually means that I do not see what you see, so I will not quibble with your aesthetic judgment. What if we dug deeper and included in our aesthetic judgment, the elegant and the good? Can we get a clearer picture of the beautiful?
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 --- "Weaving a Tapestry of Faith: Making it Right"
UUFJC News and Events this week:
Our annual Rummage Sale is now less than a month away! We will be accepting donations beginning Sunday, June 16th, and the sale will be held Saturday, June 22nd from 7 am to noon. We are asking for donations of gently used items (no adult clothing please; children’s clothing is appreciated). We also need help that week setting up the sale, working the sale, and cleaning up. Contact Bob Antweiler and Lisa Sanning if you can help.
Our Worship Service Committee is looking for volunteers to join in creating our Sunday services. There are very small tasks and larger, more involved things for which the committee would love to have a pool of volunteers to draw from. Please fill out the survey available on the table by the window and return it to the Vice President’s mail slot in the office, or contact Lisa Sanning.
UUFJC welcomes Lauraine Connelly as our new Caring Committe Chair; if a member or friend needs assistance, please contact her. If Lauraine is unavailable, Gennifer Monteer has volunteered to be a backup contact. Thank you both for stepping up!
Tomorrow, Monday, May 27th at 6:30 pm, Quinn Chapel AME Church is scheduled to host Faith Voices for Jefferson City's monthly assembly. As noted above, Quinn Chapel is also at the center of tornado recovery efforts, so please contact Rev. Kimberly Woodruff about the status of the assembly: kimberly@missourifaithvoices.org
Our building is tentatively reserved by a community group from 8:30 to 10:30 am this Wednesday, May 29th. Contact Frank Rycyk for more information.
Next Sunday, June 2nd, our building is reserved by a community group starting at 6:30 pm. Please allow privacy.
Community Events this week:
This Thursday, May 30th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "Unjustly Imprisoned—The Kevin Green Story." Jefferson City native Kevin Green spent 17 years in a California prison for crime he didn’t commit. He was a Marine corporal who was convicted of murdering his unborn daughter and severely beating his wife. His time in prison is a story of rage, transformation, and important contributions. Released after DNA testing proved his innocence, his case gained national prominence. He continues to share his story across the country and will address a library audience about his remarkable life experiences. Contact Madeline Matson. For more library events, visit MRRL.org.
This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "High Life" (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!
Newsletter
Calendar
Paper copies are available at the Fellowship in the wall box near the coat rack.
This past week saw a devastating tornado hit Jefferson City. Thankfully neither our building nor any of our members and friends were injured, to the best of our knowledge. Others in our community were not so lucky, and today we took up a special offering to help our neighbors at Quinn Chapel AME Church in their tornado relief and recovery efforts.
We also concluded our month of reflections on Curiosity with thoughts from Rev. Mike Adamek. Curiosity, Rev. Mike said, brings us into a deeper engagement with life, and often curiosity is sparked by doubt. He shared the history of George Boole, a self-taught mathematician and philosopher whose doubt of the doctrine of the Trinity (he attended a Unitarian church although he didn't join), led him on an intellectual quest to discover the unity of God and the universe, a quest that produced the "Boolean" logic that would later power the digital age. When we dig deep into the depths our doubts and curiosity point out to us, the results may take forms no one would have imagined!
Next Sunday, June 2nd:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Police Traffic Stops," Don Love
Love will give an in-depth analysis of racial data as pertaining to police behavior.
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Beauty, Elegance and Goodness," Rev. Mike Adamek
Beauty is an aesthetic judgment which I believe is marginalized by those who only accept that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This usually means that I do not see what you see, so I will not quibble with your aesthetic judgment. What if we dug deeper and included in our aesthetic judgment, the elegant and the good? Can we get a clearer picture of the beautiful?
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 --- "Weaving a Tapestry of Faith: Making it Right"
UUFJC News and Events this week:
Our annual Rummage Sale is now less than a month away! We will be accepting donations beginning Sunday, June 16th, and the sale will be held Saturday, June 22nd from 7 am to noon. We are asking for donations of gently used items (no adult clothing please; children’s clothing is appreciated). We also need help that week setting up the sale, working the sale, and cleaning up. Contact Bob Antweiler and Lisa Sanning if you can help.
Our Worship Service Committee is looking for volunteers to join in creating our Sunday services. There are very small tasks and larger, more involved things for which the committee would love to have a pool of volunteers to draw from. Please fill out the survey available on the table by the window and return it to the Vice President’s mail slot in the office, or contact Lisa Sanning.
UUFJC welcomes Lauraine Connelly as our new Caring Committe Chair; if a member or friend needs assistance, please contact her. If Lauraine is unavailable, Gennifer Monteer has volunteered to be a backup contact. Thank you both for stepping up!
Tomorrow, Monday, May 27th at 6:30 pm, Quinn Chapel AME Church is scheduled to host Faith Voices for Jefferson City's monthly assembly. As noted above, Quinn Chapel is also at the center of tornado recovery efforts, so please contact Rev. Kimberly Woodruff about the status of the assembly: kimberly@missourifaithvoices.org
Our building is tentatively reserved by a community group from 8:30 to 10:30 am this Wednesday, May 29th. Contact Frank Rycyk for more information.
Next Sunday, June 2nd, our building is reserved by a community group starting at 6:30 pm. Please allow privacy.
Community Events this week:
This Thursday, May 30th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "Unjustly Imprisoned—The Kevin Green Story." Jefferson City native Kevin Green spent 17 years in a California prison for crime he didn’t commit. He was a Marine corporal who was convicted of murdering his unborn daughter and severely beating his wife. His time in prison is a story of rage, transformation, and important contributions. Released after DNA testing proved his innocence, his case gained national prominence. He continues to share his story across the country and will address a library audience about his remarkable life experiences. Contact Madeline Matson. For more library events, visit MRRL.org.
This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "High Life" (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!
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