Our January Calendar is now available to view or download: UUFJC January 2020 Calendar.
Our January newsletter has been delayed due to the holidays and will be available next Sunday.
Today, for our last Sunday service of 2019, we observed our annual ritual of letting go. Our usual fire ceremony was unavailable, and this time we shared a few minutes to think of what we wanted to let go, then we were each invited to take a stone (if you weren't there, you can find one on your own). In the coming week, when the thought or feeling you want to let go of comes to you, take the stone in your hand and visualize transferring the feeling into it. When you are ready, go to a place that feels purifying (perhaps outdoors, or to a body of water), and throw the stone away, focusing on the idea that your burden is going with it.
While today's service was our last Sunday morning of the year, it was not our last time to come together! Please join us tomorrow, Monday, December 30th at 6:30 pm, for our special year-end service: "An Evening of Community and Hope." The service will offer reflection and encouragement, with meditation, rituals, and thoughts from special guests. A collection for ongoing tornado relief efforts will be taken, and childcare will be provided. Open to the community --- please spread the word and invite others! For more information, contact Alexis at [email protected].
Next Sunday, January 5th, 2020:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Rotary Youth Leadership Awards," Nick Rackers
RYLA is a free 4-day youth leadership event. It has been described as a "transformative experience."
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Integrity: So Who Am I Really?," Rev. Mike Adamek
Erik Erikson's last stage of psychosocial development is Integrity vs. Despair. In these long dark nights of winter, a mind at any age can turn to questions about our development or stagnation as a person. Is the internal critic looking at our lives day by day, too critical or not critical enough? Which is it easier, to know where we fall short, or to know when we are good enough to be a person of integrity?
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 --- "Being True to Yourself by… Walking the Talk"
UUFJC News and Events this week:
Planning has begun for our annual Chili Supper, coming Saturday, February 8th, 2020. We are seeking chili-makers and other chefs, live music, games, silent auction and raffle items, and more! To get involved, please contact Bob Antweiler or Alberta Mobley.
Tomorrow, Monday, December 30th, prior to our special evening service (see above), our building is reserved for preparation and rehearsals. Contact Alexis.
This Thursday's scheduled meeting of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, which meets in our building, has been rescheduled to next week, Thursday, January 9th, due to the New Year's Holiday. Contact Susan Randolph.
The UUFJC Board meets next Sunday, January 5th at 6 pm. All are welcome to attend our board meetings. Contact our President, Katherine Connor.
Also next Sunday evening, our building is reserved for a community group starting at 6:30 pm. Please allow privacy; if you are attending the board meeting, please be respectful of the group's needs.
Community Events this week:
Tomorrow, Monday, December 30th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "Forest Park Owls: Mating, Nesting and Owlets." Mark H.X. Glenshaw is an award-winning naturalist who has closely observed and documented the lives of Great Horned Owls in Forest Park in St. Louis since December 2005. He will share what he has been able to observe and document including mating, nest selection, feeding of the owlets, fledging and gradual maturation of owlets, and the dispersal of the owlets with photos and videos to illustrate these behaviors. Contact Madeline Matson. For more library events, visit MRRL.org.
This Friday, January 3rd at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL presents their monthly First Friday Film. This month's selection: "The Farewell." In a bittersweet and often humorous film, Billi returns with her family to China for a fake wedding in order to say goodbye to their beloved matriarch--the only person who doesn't know she has but a few weeks to live. Starring Awkwafina in a emotionally resonant performance. Contact Madeline Matson. For more library events, visit MRRL.org.
This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "The Aeronauts" (Thursday through Sunday). For showtimes, more events, and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.
For yoga and even more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC Events
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
Have a great week and a Happy New Year!
Our January newsletter has been delayed due to the holidays and will be available next Sunday.
Today, for our last Sunday service of 2019, we observed our annual ritual of letting go. Our usual fire ceremony was unavailable, and this time we shared a few minutes to think of what we wanted to let go, then we were each invited to take a stone (if you weren't there, you can find one on your own). In the coming week, when the thought or feeling you want to let go of comes to you, take the stone in your hand and visualize transferring the feeling into it. When you are ready, go to a place that feels purifying (perhaps outdoors, or to a body of water), and throw the stone away, focusing on the idea that your burden is going with it.
While today's service was our last Sunday morning of the year, it was not our last time to come together! Please join us tomorrow, Monday, December 30th at 6:30 pm, for our special year-end service: "An Evening of Community and Hope." The service will offer reflection and encouragement, with meditation, rituals, and thoughts from special guests. A collection for ongoing tornado relief efforts will be taken, and childcare will be provided. Open to the community --- please spread the word and invite others! For more information, contact Alexis at [email protected].
Next Sunday, January 5th, 2020:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Rotary Youth Leadership Awards," Nick Rackers
RYLA is a free 4-day youth leadership event. It has been described as a "transformative experience."
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Integrity: So Who Am I Really?," Rev. Mike Adamek
Erik Erikson's last stage of psychosocial development is Integrity vs. Despair. In these long dark nights of winter, a mind at any age can turn to questions about our development or stagnation as a person. Is the internal critic looking at our lives day by day, too critical or not critical enough? Which is it easier, to know where we fall short, or to know when we are good enough to be a person of integrity?
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 --- "Being True to Yourself by… Walking the Talk"
UUFJC News and Events this week:
Planning has begun for our annual Chili Supper, coming Saturday, February 8th, 2020. We are seeking chili-makers and other chefs, live music, games, silent auction and raffle items, and more! To get involved, please contact Bob Antweiler or Alberta Mobley.
Tomorrow, Monday, December 30th, prior to our special evening service (see above), our building is reserved for preparation and rehearsals. Contact Alexis.
This Thursday's scheduled meeting of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, which meets in our building, has been rescheduled to next week, Thursday, January 9th, due to the New Year's Holiday. Contact Susan Randolph.
The UUFJC Board meets next Sunday, January 5th at 6 pm. All are welcome to attend our board meetings. Contact our President, Katherine Connor.
Also next Sunday evening, our building is reserved for a community group starting at 6:30 pm. Please allow privacy; if you are attending the board meeting, please be respectful of the group's needs.
Community Events this week:
Tomorrow, Monday, December 30th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "Forest Park Owls: Mating, Nesting and Owlets." Mark H.X. Glenshaw is an award-winning naturalist who has closely observed and documented the lives of Great Horned Owls in Forest Park in St. Louis since December 2005. He will share what he has been able to observe and document including mating, nest selection, feeding of the owlets, fledging and gradual maturation of owlets, and the dispersal of the owlets with photos and videos to illustrate these behaviors. Contact Madeline Matson. For more library events, visit MRRL.org.
This Friday, January 3rd at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL presents their monthly First Friday Film. This month's selection: "The Farewell." In a bittersweet and often humorous film, Billi returns with her family to China for a fake wedding in order to say goodbye to their beloved matriarch--the only person who doesn't know she has but a few weeks to live. Starring Awkwafina in a emotionally resonant performance. Contact Madeline Matson. For more library events, visit MRRL.org.
This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "The Aeronauts" (Thursday through Sunday). For showtimes, more events, and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.
For yoga and even more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC Events
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
Have a great week and a Happy New Year!
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