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UUFJC Newsletter: Flame on the Water, February 2023
Sunday, February 5th, 2023:
Rev. Mike Adamek joined us to begin exploring our February theme: Love. Rev. Mike talked about the struggle to define love, spurred by Bette Midler's song, "The Rose", and guided largely by the work of therapist and writer M. Scott Peck. Peck believes that love is an act of will, a reciprocal seeking of spiritual improvement, that love is as love does. Mike was largely sympathetic to this view, but also understands the desire to see love as a form of positive feeling and affection towards one's fellow humans (and possibly other beings). (Summary by Rich Burdge.)
Next Sunday, February 12th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"The Color Paper Project," Katrina Everhart, National Indian Health Board
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 Family & Friends."
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:
Donate to UUFJC
We are seeking a volunteer to manage our website and Facebook page. Please contact our president, Rich Burdge, if you can help.
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].
Tomorrow, Monday, February 6th at 6 pm, the local chapter of the American Association of University Women meets at our building and online. Contact Carol Bontempo 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
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.
Next Sunday, February 12th, Emma Regnier leads an independent multigenerational book study at our building at 1 pm. This month's selection: "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett. Contact Emma Regnier or Betty Cooper for more information.
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, February 9th, the local chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America holds its monthly online meeting. To register or for more information, contact Alicia Erickson at [email protected].
This Tuesday, February 7th at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents an Author Talk with Deborah Reinhardt: "St. Louis Coffee: A Stimulating History." Gateway City was a popular stop for miners, trappers and settlers heading west, so offices and wholesaler warehouses lined the riverfront. Railroads and steamboat brought an abundance of goods, including green coffee. By the early 20th century, St. Louis—with more than 70 roasting companies—was the coffee capital of the United States. Some coffee businesses faded while Ronnoco remains, working alongside newer generation roasters such as Kaldi’s and dozens more. In her new book, Deborah Reinhardt traces an industry that helped shape St. Louis history and shows how today’s creative coffee professionals continue to influence a culinary culture. A St. Louis native, Reinhardt is an award-winning travel and food writer, as well as a member of the St. Louis Culinary Society. Her book will be will be available for sale and signing after the program. Contact Madeline Matson. For more 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
UUFJC Newsletter: Flame on the Water, February 2023
Sunday, February 5th, 2023:
Rev. Mike Adamek joined us to begin exploring our February theme: Love. Rev. Mike talked about the struggle to define love, spurred by Bette Midler's song, "The Rose", and guided largely by the work of therapist and writer M. Scott Peck. Peck believes that love is an act of will, a reciprocal seeking of spiritual improvement, that love is as love does. Mike was largely sympathetic to this view, but also understands the desire to see love as a form of positive feeling and affection towards one's fellow humans (and possibly other beings). (Summary by Rich Burdge.)
Next Sunday, February 12th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"The Color Paper Project," Katrina Everhart, National Indian Health Board
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 Family & Friends."
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:
Donate to UUFJC
We are seeking a volunteer to manage our website and Facebook page. Please contact our president, Rich Burdge, if you can help.
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].
Tomorrow, Monday, February 6th at 6 pm, the local chapter of the American Association of University Women meets at our building and online. Contact Carol Bontempo 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
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.
Next Sunday, February 12th, Emma Regnier leads an independent multigenerational book study at our building at 1 pm. This month's selection: "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett. Contact Emma Regnier or Betty Cooper for more information.
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, February 9th, the local chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America holds its monthly online meeting. To register or for more information, contact Alicia Erickson at [email protected].
This Tuesday, February 7th at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents an Author Talk with Deborah Reinhardt: "St. Louis Coffee: A Stimulating History." Gateway City was a popular stop for miners, trappers and settlers heading west, so offices and wholesaler warehouses lined the riverfront. Railroads and steamboat brought an abundance of goods, including green coffee. By the early 20th century, St. Louis—with more than 70 roasting companies—was the coffee capital of the United States. Some coffee businesses faded while Ronnoco remains, working alongside newer generation roasters such as Kaldi’s and dozens more. In her new book, Deborah Reinhardt traces an industry that helped shape St. Louis history and shows how today’s creative coffee professionals continue to influence a culinary culture. A St. Louis native, Reinhardt is an award-winning travel and food writer, as well as a member of the St. Louis Culinary Society. Her book will be will be available for sale and signing after the program. Contact Madeline Matson. For more 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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