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UUFJC Newsletter, Flame on the Water, July 2022
Sunday, July 17, 2022
This morning, our own Katherine Connor continued exploring our monthly theme of Resilience with words from our wider UU community, her own thoughts, and the thoughts of members and friends in attendance. Katherine invited us to share resilience practices that have helped us, and answers included: getting enough sleep and exercise, meditation, creative activities, having a sense of humor, noticing the resilience of nature, gathering needed information or taking a break from stressful information sources, and staying in touch with supportive people including our UUFJC community. Resilience, Katherine told us, is not just a solo enterprise. Often our culture and indeed our UU theology focuses on the individual, on "you can do it," but when we need resilience it helps to remember that "you don't have to do it alone."
Note: We are currently in urgent need of donations for our free community pantry. For more information, see below or contact Joan Kurtzeborn.
For those who would also like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service message from this morning is available to view online: https://youtu.be/h6nGLtTPyiQ
Next Sunday, July 24th:
Newsletter Submissions Due.
Please submit your items for our August newsletter to Laura Gilkey at [email protected].
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Cryptocurrency: What is Money?," Jordan Piercefield
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
We will not be holding services this week due to scheduling conflicts for our tech-savvy volunteers. We encourage our members and friends to connect with online services from other UU congregations, such as our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia (uucomo.org) or the Church of the Larger Fellowship (clfuu.org).
Children's Religious Education - 10:30 am
For the status of this week's RE lesson, contact our religious educator, Samantha Porter.
Masks are now 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 now 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).
We are currently in urgent need of donations for our free community pantry. During the summer heat we cannot stock canned items, and we generally cannot stock glass containers or fresh produce, but there are many possibilities that will be helpful for our neighbors. For more information, contact Joan Kurtzeborn. Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected].
On Tuesdays, Alberta Mobley teaches her own weekly chair yoga class at our building at 9:30 am. Donations requested. Contact Alberta 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 Insight Meditation group taught by Joe McCormack meets at our building Thursday nights at 7 pm. For more information, contact Bob Antweiler.
This Friday, July 22nd is our monthly Salvation Army meal. Please contact Bob Antweiler if you can help provide food for those in need. Due to the pandemic, we have been asked not to serve the meal in-person at this time. Reimbursements are available.
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:
Tomorrow, Monday, July 18th at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents the latest installment of the LU-MRRL Lecture Series: "American Identities." The band The Who once famously asked, “Who are you?” And it is a question that Americans are increasingly asking ourselves and each other. This discussion aims to unpack the history, psychology, and practical impact of identify in America. Whether it is conservative vs. liberal, the LGBTQ+ movement, Black Lives Matter, religion, or the longstanding tension between “native” and immigrant populations, the issue of identify has always been crucial to understanding American society. Through examination of the construction and promotion of identify, we will examine how the concept has come to dominate American culture and politics. So please join us as we engage in an examination of how we view ourselves, others, and our shared identity as Americans. Dr. Darius Watson of Lincoln University will lead this program. Contact Madeline Matson. For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.
This Thursday, July 21st at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL hosts a program on "Suicide Prevention and Gun Safety." Sixty percent of Missouri firearm deaths are suicides. And firearms are the most lethal method of death in a suicide attempt. The Safer Homes Collaborative brings together individuals and organizations with a broad range of views on gun ownership who share a commitment to safety and preventing suicide. Kurt Dudenhoeffer, field coordinator of the Safer Homes Collaborative, will present a training session that will help gun owners prevent firearm-related injuries or death during a suicide crisis. He will explain the 11th Commandments of Gun Safety, all of which encourage putting time and distance between firearms and people in emotional crisis. 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
UUFJC Newsletter, Flame on the Water, July 2022
Sunday, July 17, 2022
This morning, our own Katherine Connor continued exploring our monthly theme of Resilience with words from our wider UU community, her own thoughts, and the thoughts of members and friends in attendance. Katherine invited us to share resilience practices that have helped us, and answers included: getting enough sleep and exercise, meditation, creative activities, having a sense of humor, noticing the resilience of nature, gathering needed information or taking a break from stressful information sources, and staying in touch with supportive people including our UUFJC community. Resilience, Katherine told us, is not just a solo enterprise. Often our culture and indeed our UU theology focuses on the individual, on "you can do it," but when we need resilience it helps to remember that "you don't have to do it alone."
Note: We are currently in urgent need of donations for our free community pantry. For more information, see below or contact Joan Kurtzeborn.
For those who would also like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service message from this morning is available to view online: https://youtu.be/h6nGLtTPyiQ
Next Sunday, July 24th:
Newsletter Submissions Due.
Please submit your items for our August newsletter to Laura Gilkey at [email protected].
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Cryptocurrency: What is Money?," Jordan Piercefield
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
We will not be holding services this week due to scheduling conflicts for our tech-savvy volunteers. We encourage our members and friends to connect with online services from other UU congregations, such as our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia (uucomo.org) or the Church of the Larger Fellowship (clfuu.org).
Children's Religious Education - 10:30 am
For the status of this week's RE lesson, contact our religious educator, Samantha Porter.
Masks are now 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 now 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).
We are currently in urgent need of donations for our free community pantry. During the summer heat we cannot stock canned items, and we generally cannot stock glass containers or fresh produce, but there are many possibilities that will be helpful for our neighbors. For more information, contact Joan Kurtzeborn. Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected].
On Tuesdays, Alberta Mobley teaches her own weekly chair yoga class at our building at 9:30 am. Donations requested. Contact Alberta 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 Insight Meditation group taught by Joe McCormack meets at our building Thursday nights at 7 pm. For more information, contact Bob Antweiler.
This Friday, July 22nd is our monthly Salvation Army meal. Please contact Bob Antweiler if you can help provide food for those in need. Due to the pandemic, we have been asked not to serve the meal in-person at this time. Reimbursements are available.
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:
Tomorrow, Monday, July 18th at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents the latest installment of the LU-MRRL Lecture Series: "American Identities." The band The Who once famously asked, “Who are you?” And it is a question that Americans are increasingly asking ourselves and each other. This discussion aims to unpack the history, psychology, and practical impact of identify in America. Whether it is conservative vs. liberal, the LGBTQ+ movement, Black Lives Matter, religion, or the longstanding tension between “native” and immigrant populations, the issue of identify has always been crucial to understanding American society. Through examination of the construction and promotion of identify, we will examine how the concept has come to dominate American culture and politics. So please join us as we engage in an examination of how we view ourselves, others, and our shared identity as Americans. Dr. Darius Watson of Lincoln University will lead this program. Contact Madeline Matson. For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.
This Thursday, July 21st at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL hosts a program on "Suicide Prevention and Gun Safety." Sixty percent of Missouri firearm deaths are suicides. And firearms are the most lethal method of death in a suicide attempt. The Safer Homes Collaborative brings together individuals and organizations with a broad range of views on gun ownership who share a commitment to safety and preventing suicide. Kurt Dudenhoeffer, field coordinator of the Safer Homes Collaborative, will present a training session that will help gun owners prevent firearm-related injuries or death during a suicide crisis. He will explain the 11th Commandments of Gun Safety, all of which encourage putting time and distance between firearms and people in emotional crisis. 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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