Highlights:
Sunday, February 13
This morning, we were welcomed to join our neighbors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia for a multigenerational Valentine's Day service focused on the interdependent web of love that connects us all. As UUs we often profess our faith in this connecting, supporting love, but it is not enough to say the words. We are called to make that web of love real, vital, visible and tangible. We do this with our many acts of service, whether in personal relationships or in social justice work. But, Rev. Molly Housh-Gordon pointed out, interdependence requires us not only to give but also to receive. It can be difficult for some of us to even connect with our own needs, but if we only help and refuse to be helped, we isolate ourselves and degrade the web just as surely as if we refuse to give. Opening our needs to others is vulnerable work, and we have all been let down, but the voice telling us we will always be let down is the voice of oppression. We must find the courage to open ourselves again and again to share both our gifts and our needs in a thriving web of love.
The service is available to view online: https://youtu.be/LMxR-UWCTjQ
Next Sunday, February 20th:
In-Person Events Resume. Please watch this email list or uufjc.org for any further developments.
Newsletter Submissions Due
Please submit your items for our March newsletter to Laura Gilkey at [email protected].
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Hope for Caribbean Kids," Iva Presberry
Richard and Iva Presberry administer this Haiti charity from Jefferson City, Missouri.
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
Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia Service
When we are not holding our own services, our building will be open for those who wish to come and share the online services of our neighbor congregation, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia. For more information, visit UUCC's website: uucomo.org.
Children's Religious Education - 10:30 am
Children are welcome to join RE Instructor Samantha Porter for a lesson during the service hour.
Masks are currently required for everyone attending indoor UUFJC events in-person. Free masks will be available if you do not have one.
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:
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
Next Sunday, February 20th, the UUFJC Board meets in-person at our building at 6 pm. All are welcome to attend our board meetings. For agenda and more information, contact our president, Rich Burdge.
Our building is reserved by community groups Wednesdays and Saturdays starting at 6 pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 6 pm. If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.
Community Events this week:
This Thursday, February 17th at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "Cryptocurrency: Investment or Gamble?" Bitcoin, Ethereum, crypto mining, blockchain—you might have seen these terms in news stories about the future of money. If you’re wondering how crypto operates and what investment in this form of currency involves, Roger P. Dudenhoeffer, executive vice-president and mortgage lending manager with Jefferson Bank, will provide some definitions and answers in an informative presentation on the safety and stability of tomorrow’s money today. Can we bank on it? 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
- Sunday, February 20: We'll meet in person for forum and to watch the UUCC service. RE for children will resume. The Board will also meet in person. Details below.
- Registration is now open for our MidAmerica UUA Region’s annual Regional Assembly, to be held online April 30th. For more information, visit the Regional Assembly Registration webpage.
- Want to learn about cryptocurrency? See details below about the Thursday, February 17 program at Missouri River Regional Library
- Please submit your items for our March newsletter to Laura Gilkey at [email protected].
Sunday, February 13
This morning, we were welcomed to join our neighbors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia for a multigenerational Valentine's Day service focused on the interdependent web of love that connects us all. As UUs we often profess our faith in this connecting, supporting love, but it is not enough to say the words. We are called to make that web of love real, vital, visible and tangible. We do this with our many acts of service, whether in personal relationships or in social justice work. But, Rev. Molly Housh-Gordon pointed out, interdependence requires us not only to give but also to receive. It can be difficult for some of us to even connect with our own needs, but if we only help and refuse to be helped, we isolate ourselves and degrade the web just as surely as if we refuse to give. Opening our needs to others is vulnerable work, and we have all been let down, but the voice telling us we will always be let down is the voice of oppression. We must find the courage to open ourselves again and again to share both our gifts and our needs in a thriving web of love.
The service is available to view online: https://youtu.be/LMxR-UWCTjQ
Next Sunday, February 20th:
In-Person Events Resume. Please watch this email list or uufjc.org for any further developments.
Newsletter Submissions Due
Please submit your items for our March newsletter to Laura Gilkey at [email protected].
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Hope for Caribbean Kids," Iva Presberry
Richard and Iva Presberry administer this Haiti charity from Jefferson City, Missouri.
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
Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia Service
When we are not holding our own services, our building will be open for those who wish to come and share the online services of our neighbor congregation, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia. For more information, visit UUCC's website: uucomo.org.
Children's Religious Education - 10:30 am
Children are welcome to join RE Instructor Samantha Porter for a lesson during the service hour.
Masks are currently required for everyone attending indoor UUFJC events in-person. Free masks will be available if you do not have one.
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:
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
Next Sunday, February 20th, the UUFJC Board meets in-person at our building at 6 pm. All are welcome to attend our board meetings. For agenda and more information, contact our president, Rich Burdge.
Our building is reserved by community groups Wednesdays and Saturdays starting at 6 pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 6 pm. If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.
Community Events this week:
This Thursday, February 17th at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "Cryptocurrency: Investment or Gamble?" Bitcoin, Ethereum, crypto mining, blockchain—you might have seen these terms in news stories about the future of money. If you’re wondering how crypto operates and what investment in this form of currency involves, Roger P. Dudenhoeffer, executive vice-president and mortgage lending manager with Jefferson Bank, will provide some definitions and answers in an informative presentation on the safety and stability of tomorrow’s money today. Can we bank on it? 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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