Sunday, February 12th:
This morning, we continued exploring our February theme of Love with a message from our wider UU Community via video. Rev. Aaron White of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas talked about love as one of the pillars of our UU faith, especially rooted in the Universalist tradition that included figures like Hosea Ballou and George de Benneville. To them, as to many of us today, it didn't make sense that the love of the divine would be limited by things like race or creed, such that only the right kind of people would be saved. For our Universalist forebears, no one and nothing was ever outside of God's love, in eternity or in this world. Rev. White called on us, though, to go beyond an intellectual commitment to this and asked: what do we do about it? For most UUs, agreeing that there is no eternal hell is easy; more difficult and vital is asking, what on earth feels like hell, and are we ready to smash it? Because for us, Rev. White argued, the point of religion is not to become the right kind of person and earn divine love, it is to set aside judgments of worthiness and do divine love.
The message is available to view online:
This morning, we continued exploring our February theme of Love with a message from our wider UU Community via video. Rev. Aaron White of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas talked about love as one of the pillars of our UU faith, especially rooted in the Universalist tradition that included figures like Hosea Ballou and George de Benneville. To them, as to many of us today, it didn't make sense that the love of the divine would be limited by things like race or creed, such that only the right kind of people would be saved. For our Universalist forebears, no one and nothing was ever outside of God's love, in eternity or in this world. Rev. White called on us, though, to go beyond an intellectual commitment to this and asked: what do we do about it? For most UUs, agreeing that there is no eternal hell is easy; more difficult and vital is asking, what on earth feels like hell, and are we ready to smash it? Because for us, Rev. White argued, the point of religion is not to become the right kind of person and earn divine love, it is to set aside judgments of worthiness and do divine love.
The message is available to view online:
For those who would like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service from this morning is also available to view online:
Next Sunday, February 19th:
Newsletter Submissions Due
Please send your items for our March newsletter to Laura Gilkey at [email protected].
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
Bob Boldt
Our Adult Forum is currently available both in-person and via Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98858741051?pwd=d3ZMbHJSL3NjMGMxZEM5N1VxUysxQT09
Meeting ID: 988 5874 1051
Password: 047662
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago - US toll)
Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message from UU Neighbors.
This week's service will feature a message from our wider UU community via video.
Our services are currently available both in person and on Zoom:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94285041130
Meeting ID: 942 8504 1130
By Phone (US toll):
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
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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 month's theme: "Love." This week's lesson: "Love for Community."
Lunch after Service: If you would like to join other members and friends for lunch, look for a whiteboard in our entry hallway near the water fountain to see the weekly lunch location. Please add a tally to the whiteboard if you plan to attend.
Masks are currently 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 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).
Logan White has graciously agreed to take over maintaining our website and Facebook page from Jan Harcourt. Many thanks to Jan for her service, and many thanks to Logan for stepping up!
We are always in need of donations for our free community pantry. Cereal, Vienna sausage, and tuna would be especially helpful at this time. For more donation ideas and information on the pantry, 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.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/91843966450?pwd=djBwTEx4YUxseW9SdytSZjJGS0xrdz09
Meeting ID: 918 4396 6450
Password: 918925
Phone:
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago - US toll)
Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
An 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, February 15th at 1 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "The Practice of Loving-Kindness." Relationships, family issues, a sense of isolation, loneliness, work stress, politics, financial strains, loss—all take a toll on our physical and mental health. This session is an introduction to the Loving-Kindness practice, grounded in the foundational concepts of mindfulness. Participants will be invited to experience a guided Loving-Kindness meditation during the program. Engaging in an active Loving-Kindness practice brings greater calm and happiness in daily life, relaxing the defense mechanisms associated with fear and negative mental states. Terry Wilson will lead the session. She has been practicing and teaching contemplative practices for more than 20 years. Contact Madeline Matson. For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.
This Thursday, February 16th at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL presents the latest installment of the LU-MRRL Lecture Series: "Kirigami Crafts: From Folding and Cutting Paper to Smart Materials and Soft Fabrics." Origami—the Japanese art of folding paper—and its cutting variation Kirigami, are among the most popular crafts we learn as kids. The joy of creating interesting shapes from a flat sheet is something we carry well into adulthood. Get ready to make Kirigami paper crafts with Dr. Vianney Gimenez-Pinto, assistant professor of physics and chemistry. In her talk, she will also explore how folding a paper airplane or cutting a paper snowflake has inspired applied scientists and engineers toward developing new materials, devices and technologies. Contact Madeline Matson. For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.
And this Saturday, February 18th at 2 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL hosts an Artist Reception for Julie Smith. Smith, longtime photographer for the Jefferson City News-Tribune, has spent a career documenting events and activities, both large and small, in Jefferson City and Cole County. She is known throughout the region for her interest and attendance in what’s happening in River City. Her photos have won numerous awards from both journalism and photography organizations, and she was recently inducted into the Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame. Contact Madeline Matson. For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.
For more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC EventsVirtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
Newsletter Submissions Due
Please send your items for our March newsletter to Laura Gilkey at [email protected].
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
Bob Boldt
Our Adult Forum is currently available both in-person and via Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98858741051?pwd=d3ZMbHJSL3NjMGMxZEM5N1VxUysxQT09
Meeting ID: 988 5874 1051
Password: 047662
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago - US toll)
Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message from UU Neighbors.
This week's service will feature a message from our wider UU community via video.
Our services are currently available both in person and on Zoom:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94285041130
Meeting ID: 942 8504 1130
By Phone (US toll):
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/ak1ZLCDJG
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 month's theme: "Love." This week's lesson: "Love for Community."
Lunch after Service: If you would like to join other members and friends for lunch, look for a whiteboard in our entry hallway near the water fountain to see the weekly lunch location. Please add a tally to the whiteboard if you plan to attend.
Masks are currently 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 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).
Logan White has graciously agreed to take over maintaining our website and Facebook page from Jan Harcourt. Many thanks to Jan for her service, and many thanks to Logan for stepping up!
We are always in need of donations for our free community pantry. Cereal, Vienna sausage, and tuna would be especially helpful at this time. For more donation ideas and information on the pantry, 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.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/91843966450?pwd=djBwTEx4YUxseW9SdytSZjJGS0xrdz09
Meeting ID: 918 4396 6450
Password: 918925
Phone:
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago - US toll)
Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
An 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, February 15th at 1 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "The Practice of Loving-Kindness." Relationships, family issues, a sense of isolation, loneliness, work stress, politics, financial strains, loss—all take a toll on our physical and mental health. This session is an introduction to the Loving-Kindness practice, grounded in the foundational concepts of mindfulness. Participants will be invited to experience a guided Loving-Kindness meditation during the program. Engaging in an active Loving-Kindness practice brings greater calm and happiness in daily life, relaxing the defense mechanisms associated with fear and negative mental states. Terry Wilson will lead the session. She has been practicing and teaching contemplative practices for more than 20 years. Contact Madeline Matson. For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.
This Thursday, February 16th at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL presents the latest installment of the LU-MRRL Lecture Series: "Kirigami Crafts: From Folding and Cutting Paper to Smart Materials and Soft Fabrics." Origami—the Japanese art of folding paper—and its cutting variation Kirigami, are among the most popular crafts we learn as kids. The joy of creating interesting shapes from a flat sheet is something we carry well into adulthood. Get ready to make Kirigami paper crafts with Dr. Vianney Gimenez-Pinto, assistant professor of physics and chemistry. In her talk, she will also explore how folding a paper airplane or cutting a paper snowflake has inspired applied scientists and engineers toward developing new materials, devices and technologies. Contact Madeline Matson. For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.
And this Saturday, February 18th at 2 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL hosts an Artist Reception for Julie Smith. Smith, longtime photographer for the Jefferson City News-Tribune, has spent a career documenting events and activities, both large and small, in Jefferson City and Cole County. She is known throughout the region for her interest and attendance in what’s happening in River City. Her photos have won numerous awards from both journalism and photography organizations, and she was recently inducted into the Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame. Contact Madeline Matson. For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.
For more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC EventsVirtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
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