This Sunday, Andy Grizzle visited us again. He concluded our Soul Matters theme for March, "Balance," with reflections on good and evil. We UUs tend to focus on the good in ourselves and our Principles, but among our Six Sources are faith traditions and philosophies that also have a lot to say about evil. Even after millennia, however, evil remains hard to define --- perhaps because, as Andy reflected, it seems to disappear the closer you get to it. We're so intimate with our own motivations and those of our loved ones that it's difficult to see any of their actions as "evil;" we know the balance they're striking between their situation and their behavior. "Evil," Andy argued, is a word we use to push hard choices comfortably away, a label we can only use when we are disconnected from the people involved. By getting closer, we can engage with our community, with people's reality and their needs, and with our own uncomfortable imperfections. As Andy concluded, if we're far enough away to see in black and white, we're not close enough to find balance.
Next week begins our Soul Matters theme for April: "Emergence."
Our April newsletter and print calendar are now ready. Paper copies are available at our entrance, in the box on the wall near the coat rack. Electronic copies are available to view or download:
Newsletter
Calendar
Next Sunday, April 1st:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"The Evolving Self," Betty Cooper
In this session, we examine the ten ideas Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi provides in his book, The Evolving Self. as we develop and emerge into a “higher self,” needed to create the “Fellowship of the Future.”
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Easter: Emergence Means Rolling Your Stone Uphill," Rev. Mike Adamek,
with Flower Communion
Emergence is not a temporary condition where you quickly transition from death to eternal life when someone else rolls away the stone. Emergence is a lifelong process where your consciousness changes in the daily intimate choices you make rolling your stone uphill.
If you’re able to , please bring a flower, or some other pretty blooming thing, like a Forsythia branch, from your garden or yard. We’ll share them with each other and you’ll go home with something different. No yard or garden? No worries! We always have plenty to go around.
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 --- "Emergence as Birth and Rebirth - Easter"
UUFJC News and Events this week:
Our annual pledge drive has begun! Thank you to everyone who supports UUFJC with their pledges, and thank you to those who submit their estimates of giving, it's a tremendous help to us in planning for the year ahead. For pledge forms, Fair Share giving suggestions, and more information, contact our Treasurer, Bob Antweiler.
Monday, March 26th, Faith Voices will not be holding their regular monthly assembly. Instead, they encourage people to attend the School Board Candidate Forum at 6 pm in Lincoln University’s SUC Ballroom. See Katherine Connor.
This Friday, March 30th, Citizens for Peace present their monthly documentary film at 6 pm at our building. This month's selection: "War on Democracy." Contact Betty Cooper.
The Worship Service Committee meets next Sunday, April 1st at 5 pm. Contact Jim Davis.
Community Events this week:
This Wednesday, March 28th, Missouri River Regional Library presents "The Art of Bonsai" at 7 pm, upstairs in the Art Gallery. Members of the Mid-Missouri Bonsai Society will explain the history of this ancient art in which miniature trees are grown in containers. They will cover how to create your own specimen and tips for successful bonsai ownership. Contact Madeline Matson.
This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool" (Thursday through Sunday). For showtimes, more events, and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.
For yoga and even more events, see our online calendars:
Service Committee
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Social Action
Community Events
Have a great week!
Next week begins our Soul Matters theme for April: "Emergence."
Our April newsletter and print calendar are now ready. Paper copies are available at our entrance, in the box on the wall near the coat rack. Electronic copies are available to view or download:
Newsletter
Calendar
Next Sunday, April 1st:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"The Evolving Self," Betty Cooper
In this session, we examine the ten ideas Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi provides in his book, The Evolving Self. as we develop and emerge into a “higher self,” needed to create the “Fellowship of the Future.”
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Easter: Emergence Means Rolling Your Stone Uphill," Rev. Mike Adamek,
with Flower Communion
Emergence is not a temporary condition where you quickly transition from death to eternal life when someone else rolls away the stone. Emergence is a lifelong process where your consciousness changes in the daily intimate choices you make rolling your stone uphill.
If you’re able to , please bring a flower, or some other pretty blooming thing, like a Forsythia branch, from your garden or yard. We’ll share them with each other and you’ll go home with something different. No yard or garden? No worries! We always have plenty to go around.
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 --- "Emergence as Birth and Rebirth - Easter"
UUFJC News and Events this week:
Our annual pledge drive has begun! Thank you to everyone who supports UUFJC with their pledges, and thank you to those who submit their estimates of giving, it's a tremendous help to us in planning for the year ahead. For pledge forms, Fair Share giving suggestions, and more information, contact our Treasurer, Bob Antweiler.
Monday, March 26th, Faith Voices will not be holding their regular monthly assembly. Instead, they encourage people to attend the School Board Candidate Forum at 6 pm in Lincoln University’s SUC Ballroom. See Katherine Connor.
This Friday, March 30th, Citizens for Peace present their monthly documentary film at 6 pm at our building. This month's selection: "War on Democracy." Contact Betty Cooper.
The Worship Service Committee meets next Sunday, April 1st at 5 pm. Contact Jim Davis.
Community Events this week:
This Wednesday, March 28th, Missouri River Regional Library presents "The Art of Bonsai" at 7 pm, upstairs in the Art Gallery. Members of the Mid-Missouri Bonsai Society will explain the history of this ancient art in which miniature trees are grown in containers. They will cover how to create your own specimen and tips for successful bonsai ownership. Contact Madeline Matson.
This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool" (Thursday through Sunday). For showtimes, more events, and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.
For yoga and even more events, see our online calendars:
Service Committee
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Social Action
Community Events
Have a great week!
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