Waiting For Spring
Pat Brisson
The trees are bare,
the skies are bleak;
spring's not due for
a few more weeks.
I'm patient though,
I'll do my bit --
I'll just sit here
and wait for it.
Pat Brisson
The trees are bare,
the skies are bleak;
spring's not due for
a few more weeks.
I'm patient though,
I'll do my bit --
I'll just sit here
and wait for it.
This week's Adult Forum: “What Do You Believe?” by Betty Cooper
A culmination of years of thought brought together after an emergency medical incident.
Next week's Forum: Treaka Young
Director of State Fair Community College, Jefferson City Campus.
This week’s sermon: "The Work That's Ours To Do" by Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman
Minister at First UU of Springfield Mo, Delivered Feb 16, 2025
UU Moment: "Activism as a Spiritual Practice" by Mark Mahjundro
Children's Religious Education: This month's theme is Inclusion
Children attending in-person are welcome to join RE Instructor Dr Samantha Porter for a lesson during the service hour.
Lunch After Services:
Please join us for lunch after the service. This week’s lunch is at Las Trajas (on Edgewood Dr).
A culmination of years of thought brought together after an emergency medical incident.
Next week's Forum: Treaka Young
Director of State Fair Community College, Jefferson City Campus.
This week’s sermon: "The Work That's Ours To Do" by Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman
Minister at First UU of Springfield Mo, Delivered Feb 16, 2025
UU Moment: "Activism as a Spiritual Practice" by Mark Mahjundro
Children's Religious Education: This month's theme is Inclusion
Children attending in-person are welcome to join RE Instructor Dr Samantha Porter for a lesson during the service hour.
Lunch After Services:
Please join us for lunch after the service. This week’s lunch is at Las Trajas (on Edgewood Dr).
Book Club
The Intergenerational Classical Book Study has chosen the next great read. The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo. Next meeting date is March 9, 2025, at 2:00 pm, in the Forum Room in our UU Building. Join them for an invigorating hour of book study.
The Intergenerational Classical Book Study has chosen the next great read. The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo. Next meeting date is March 9, 2025, at 2:00 pm, in the Forum Room in our UU Building. Join them for an invigorating hour of book study.
Caring Committee
Contact Heidi Atkins-Lieberman for assistance.
Contact Heidi Atkins-Lieberman for assistance.
5th Annual February Baby Wipes Drive
Common Ground partners with Capital City Diaper Bank to provide diapers and wipes onsite for our clients. For the past four years, Common Ground with partner churches has held a drive for Baby Wipes and Pull-Ups. Since the Diaper Bank spends all of its cash donations on purchasing regular diapers, Common Ground hosts this annual drive to ensure that the Diaper Bank has wipes and Pull-Ups to supply to its partner agencies.You can bring your donations to Common Ground or to UU. There is a place to put them in the entryway. Read more about the Diaper Bank here.
Common Ground partners with Capital City Diaper Bank to provide diapers and wipes onsite for our clients. For the past four years, Common Ground with partner churches has held a drive for Baby Wipes and Pull-Ups. Since the Diaper Bank spends all of its cash donations on purchasing regular diapers, Common Ground hosts this annual drive to ensure that the Diaper Bank has wipes and Pull-Ups to supply to its partner agencies.You can bring your donations to Common Ground or to UU. There is a place to put them in the entryway. Read more about the Diaper Bank here.
This Week's Joys and Concerns
Concern: For our political leaders: may they be led to make wise choices in the best
interest for all Americans.
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 here. We will also have paper forms available Sunday morning for submissions. Submissions made after noon on Friday may not be read or shared until the
following week.
Concern: For our political leaders: may they be led to make wise choices in the best
interest for all Americans.
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 here. We will also have paper forms available Sunday morning for submissions. Submissions made after noon on Friday may not be read or shared until the
following week.
Blessings Always,
Mary Jo LaCorte
Administrator
Mary Jo LaCorte
Administrator
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