Sunday, December 5

This morning, Rev. Mike Adamek joined us to begin our month of reflections on "Opening to Joy." Joy, Rev. Mike said, cannot be manufactured; it always comes as a surprise, but we can open ourselves to welcome those surprises when they come.  If we harden ourselves because of our hurts so that we will never be surprised by pain, we harden ourselves against being surprised by joy as well.  In Rev. Mike's experience, joy is a vivid, intense feeling that comes when we recognize a positive connection to something greater than ourselves.  This recognition can come through doing --- or witnessing --- virtuous actions, through awe at the power and grandeur of nature, or through connection and love with family and friends.  However joy comes to us, we must allow ourselves the vulnerability of expecting joy in order to open ourselves to its life-giving surprises.

For those who wish to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their sermon from this morning is now available to view online: https://youtu.be/XjqPmOiNUOc.  Also note that UUCC's online services have now moved back to 10:30 am Sunday mornings.

Next Sunday, December 12th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am

"Doctors Without Borders," Patt Behler
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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 Univeralist Church of Columbia.  For those wishing to participate online, note that UUCC's online service via Zoom has been moved back to 10:30 am.  For more information, visit UUCC's website: uucomo.org.

Children's Religious Education - 11 am
Children are welcome to join RE Instructor Samantha Porter for a lesson during the service hour.  This week: "Listen for the Voices of Angels."

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, 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 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 join our open-posting 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 holding our annual Guest At Your Table fundraiser to support the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee.  UUSC empowers grassroots partners to work for human rights around the world.  Stories from UUSC's work, donation boxes, and donation envelopes are available at our building, or you can learn more about UUSC's work and give online: https://www.uusc.org/.  Donations made through our Fellowship will be due in late January.

The UUFJC Board is in the very early exploration of hiring a one-quarter-time contract minister.  This is going to be a collaborative process that will require a great deal of thought about who we are and who we want to become as a congregation, and what we want from a minister.  If you are interested in assisting with this process, would like more information, or would like to provide feedback, please contact a board member.

The UUFJC Members and Friends Directory has been updated.  This is not a membership list or mailing list, just an optional way to make your contact information available to other members and friends.  In the interests of privacy we make the directory available by request.  Please remember that you can submit updates at any time.  Contact Laura Gilkey at [email protected] for a copy of the directory or to update your listing.

We are always in need of donations for our free community pantry.  No glass containers or expired items, please.  For more information about the pantry and current needs, contact Joan: j[email protected].  Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected].

On Thursdays at 5:30 pm, Katherine Connor hosts a weekly Zoom Happy Hour for UUFJC Members and Friends to gather and check in.
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Next Sunday, December 12th at 3 pm, Emma Regnier leads her own Intergenerational Classical Book Study in-person at our building.  This month's selection: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.  For more information, contact Emma.

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:

Tuesday, December 7th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents the latest installment of the LU-MRRL Lecture Series: "Black Culture in White Spaces: Experiences of Students Attending Rural HBCUs."  This talk will feature Dr. Rick Brewer, assistant professor of communication studies in the Department of Humanities and Communications. He will discuss the tensions and struggles inherent to the social and relationship lives of students of color attending historically Black colleges or universities (HBCUs) in geographic and cultural areas marked by whiteness and political conservatism. Findings and discussion presented originate from a larger research project examining these issues by conducting interviews with students who narrate their experiences navigating and negotiating a life rich with complexity, contradiction and collaboration.  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  

Highlights:

• Guest at Your Table fundraiser to support the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
• December newsletter is available
• Next Sunday: Forum on Dr Anthony Fauci and Service by Rev Mike Adamek
• Exhibit at Fellowship continues: Eco-Dyed prints by Sue Gibson

Sunday, November 28:

This morning, we celebrated our annual Bread Communion.  The sharing of bread is a timeless symbol of welcome and mutual support.  Bread that is "broken" fulfills its highest purpose, opening up to provide nourishment.  Our hearts, too, fulfill their highest purpose when they are "broken" open to bless the world and the people around us.

Today also begins our annual Guest At Your Table fundraiser to support the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee.  UUSC empowers grassroots partners to work for human rights around the world.  Stories from UUSC's work, donation boxes, and donation envelopes are available at our building, or you can learn more about UUSC's work and give online: https://www.uusc.org/.  Donations made through our Fellowship will be due in late January

For those who wish to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service from this morning is now available to view online: https://youtu.be/w8Y9izGhXY4.  Also note that UUCC's online services have now moved back to 10:30 am Sunday mornings.

Next Sunday, December 5th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Dr. Anthony Fauci," Bob Boldt
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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
"What the Pleasant Surprise of Joy May Follow," Rev. Mike Adamek
Rev. Mike will explore how Joy can enter our lives when we least expect it. 

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Children's Religious Education - 11 am
Children are welcome to join RE Instructor Samantha Porter for a lesson during the service hour.  This week: "Step Away from Busyness."

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, 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 until the following week..

UUFJC News and Events this week:

The UUFJC Board is in the very early exploration of hiring a one-quarter-time contract minister.  This is going to be a collaborative process that will require a great deal of thought about who we are and who we want to become as a congregation, and what we want from a minister.  If you are interested in assisting with this process, would like more information, or would like to provide feedback, please contact a board member.

As we learn more and more how we can make our Zoom services work, we find that we can no longer accept Joys and Concerns via chat in the Zoom application. On at least three occasions, we didn't see the chat until it was too late to add to the spoken Joys and Concerns, and we don't want that to happen again. Everyone can either use the link here: https://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html or, if you're at the building in-person before 10:30, fill out a paper form and give it to the moderator.

We have a new art exhibit on display in our building, of Eco-Dyed prints by Sue Gibson.  Many thanks to Sue and to our Art Committee.

The UUFJC Members and Friends Directory has been updated.  This is not a membership list or mailing list, just an optional way to make your contact information available to other members and friends.  In the interests of privacy we make the directory available by request.  Please remember that you can submit updates at any time.  Contact Laura Gilkey at [email protected] for a copy of the directory or to update your listing.

We are always in need of donations for our free community pantry.  No glass containers or expired items, please.  For more information about the pantry and current needs, contact Joan: j[email protected].  Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected].

On Thursdays at 5:30 pm, Katherine Connor hosts a weekly Zoom Happy Hour for UUFJC Members and Friends to gather and check in.
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Next Sunday, December 5th at 5 pm, the Worship Service Committee meets in-person at our building.  To get involved in creating our Sunday services, contact our vice-president, Lisa Sanning.

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, December 2nd at 7 pm is the monthly meeting of the local chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.  For more information contact Susan Randolph.

This Friday, December 3rd at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents their monthly First Friday Film: "Here Today."  Veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz (Billy Crystal) forms an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship with New York lounge singer Emma Payge (Tiffany Haddish). Emma unexpectedly wins a lunch with the comedy legend, but their relationship gets off to an extremely rocky start. Before long, each finds in the other a sort of soulmate, forging a deep bond in a story of friendship across generations. The film is based on Alan Zweibel's short story, "The Prize." Critics noted "the easy chemistry between the characters reflects the real-life friendship of the two stars."  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  

Highlights, read on for details and other news:

• UUFJC Board is exploring hiring a quarter-time minister
• Fellowship art exhibit: Sue Gibson's Eco-dyed prints
• November 28 is Bread Communion Sunday
• Change in Joys and Concerns submissions: please submit online by Friday noon, or in person day of service. 

Sunday, November 21

This morning, Rev. Nancy TannerThies continued exploring our monthly theme of "Holding History."  The past looms large in our minds.  We use memory not only to know where we've been but to choose and justify where we are now and where we want to go.  The past is never just past, and Rev. Nancy suggested the following steps for navigating the dance of past and present:

1. Show Up.  As much as you can, commit the energy to be fully present to this day and its ever-shifting possibilities.
2. Gather and Hold.  Curiously gather as much memory as you can about what brought you to this moment.  Stay interested beyond what you want to be true.  Get a feel for what to hang onto and what to let go of.
3. Evaluate.  Reflect on the past using the best standards you know.  The UU Principles are a good starting point for many, but notice and be honest about what really matters to you.
4. Finally, Act.  When we act on the best knowledge we hold, it is never perfect, but life is always impermanent and imperfect, and still we are called to engage.  When we act, we create new history to hold going forward, and through this cycle we find our way forward.

For those who wish to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their sermon from this morning is now available to view online: https://youtu.be/o7iu-i8kHgQ.  Also note that, starting November 28th, UUCC's online services are moving back to 10:30 am Sunday mornings.

Next Sunday, November 28th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am

"Women in the Military," Lt. Col. Carol Bailey (Ret.)
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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am

Bread Communion
Please feel free to bring bread, (homemade or store-bought, of any variety), to share after service. You can also bring jam or honey to share if you'd like. Butter and cider will be provided by the fellowship.
Because of Covid concerns, instead of everyone eating together, we will have tables set up throughout the building with room for a few people at each in order to be spread out. If you prefer, you can take a plate of bread and toppings with you to eat later.

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Children's Religious Education - 11 am
Children are welcome to join RE Instructor Samantha Porter for a lesson during the service hour.  This week: "Heal by Thanksgiving (Anti-Racism)."

Masks are currently required for everyone attending indoor UUFJC events in-person.  Free masks will be available if you do not have one.

f you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during a service, 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 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 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).

Submissions for our December newsletter are due TODAY.  Please email any last-minute items to Laura Gilkey ASAP: [email protected].

The UUFJC Board is in the very early exploration of hiring a one-quarter-time contract minister.  This is going to be a collaborative process that will require a great deal of thought about who we are and who we want to become as a congregation, and what we want from a minister.  If you are interested in assisting with this process, would like more information, or would like to provide feedback, please contact a board member.

PLEASE NOTE: As we learn more and more how we can make our Zoom services work, we find that we can no longer accept Joys and Concerns via chat in the Zoom application. On at least three occasions, we didn't see the chat until it was too late to add to the spoken Joys and Concerns, and we don't want that to happen again. Everyone can either use the link here: https://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html or, if you're at the building in-person before 10:30, fill out a paper form and give it to the moderator.

We have a new art exhibit on display in our building, of Eco-Dyed prints by Sue Gibson.  Many thanks to Sue and to our Art Committee.

The UUFJC Members and Friends Directory has been updated.  This is not a membership list or mailing list, just an optional way to make your contact information available to other members and friends.  In the interests of privacy we make the directory available by request.  Please remember that you can submit updates at any time.  Contact Laura Gilkey at [email protected] for a copy of the directory or to update your listing.

We are always in need of donations for our free community pantry.  No glass containers or expired items, please.  For more information about the pantry and current needs, contact Joan: j[email protected].  Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected].

On Thursdays at 5:30 pm, Katherine Connor hosts a weekly Zoom Happy Hour for UUFJC Members and Friends to gather and check in.
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This Friday, November 26th is our regularly-scheduled Salvation Army Meal day.  However, our meals in November and December are usually canceled due to the holidays.  For more information on our Salvation Army meals, contact Bob Antweiler.

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, November 22nd at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: the latest installment of the LU-MRRL Lecture Series: "The Silencing of Generational Trauma: Black Female Students and Gender-Based Violence in College."  In 2011, the Obama Administration initiated long-overdue conversations around campus-based sexual violence, gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 requires schools (K-12 and higher education) to develop, communicate, and implement policies and practices to respond to and prevent gender-based discrimination. Over the last 10 years, more and more students have found the courage to speak up regarding their peers’ experiences and experiences of their own. However, Black female students are among the population least likely to report incidents, seek help or name their offender. Zakiya Brown is a doctoral student at Northcentral University and dean of students and Title IX coordinator at Lincoln University. She will describe her research findings and the impact of generational trauma on Black female survivors of campus-based sexual violence reporting behaviors.  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 service, November 14

Last Sunday we joined our neighbors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia as Rev. Molly Housh Gordon gave a message titled "Political Theology For This Moment."  Often we try to divorce matters of politics and theology, but all of our political acts reflect our values and faith, and all of our faith commitments impact the world and society around us.  Trying to declare a neutral "secular" sphere often just normalizes the status quo and entrenches existing power structures.  So how can we lovingly and responsibly approach faith and politics together?  Rev. Molly suggested that we pay attention to what our actions reflect "worship" of.  Does it align with the values we profess and want to express?  On the other hand, our values must pass the test of practical results.  If we live out those values, what kind of world do they create?  Do they create flourishing, diversity, and beloved community?  Do they create the world we want to create?  What are we worshipping, and what is that worship bringing about?

The sermon is now available to view online: https://youtu.be/-cK_uIqMH5I

Note for those following our neighbors at UUCC: Starting November 28th, UUCC's online services are moving back to 10:30 am Sunday mornings.

Next Sunday, November 21st:

Newsletter Submissions Due
Please email your items for our December newsletter to Laura Gilkey at [email protected].

Adult Forum - 9:15 am

Jeff Stack, Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation
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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am

Rev. Nancy TannerThies
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Children's Religious Education - 11 am
Children are welcome to join RE Instructor Samantha Porter for a lesson during the service hour.  This week: "Listen Before You Try to Help and Heal Others (2nd Principle)."

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, please submit it by noon on the Friday before through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html

UUFJC News and Events this week:

The UUFJC Members and Friends Directory has been updated.  This is not a membership list or mailing list, just an optional way to make your contact information available to other members and friends.  In the interests of privacy we make the directory available by request.  Please remember that you can submit updates at any time.  Contact Laura Gilkey at [email protected] for a copy of the directory or to update your listing.

Zoom Happy Hour: On Thursdays at 5:30 pm, Katherine Connor hosts a weekly Zoom Happy Hour for UUFJC Members and Friends to gather and check in.
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Book Study: Next Sunday, November 21st at 1 pm, Emma Regnier leads her monthly Intergenerational Classical Book Study at our building.  Note this month's schedule is different from the book study's usual date and time.  This month's book selection: The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton.  Contact Emma for more information.

Board Meeting: Later next Sunday, November 21st at 3 pm, the UUFJC Board meets in-person at our building.  All are welcome to attend our board meetings.  For agenda and more information, contact our president, Rich Burdge.

Community Groups: 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:

​This Saturday, November 20th at 1:30 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "French Fiddle Tunes and Tall Tales: The French Creole Story."  Fiddler and cultural historian Dennis Stroughnatt became acquainted with the historically French Creole community of Old Mines, Missouri, as a student three decades ago and learned the community’s music and folklore from its tradition-bearers. He is now recognized as one of the foremost experts of French Creole culture of North America, especially that of the old Illinois Country (encompassing much of present-day Illinois, Missouri and Indiana). He has made numerous recordings and received awards from national cultural institutions. Via 300-year-old songs and stories, this program will take the listener on a fascinating rip through the French Creole history of Missouri from both a historical and cultural perspective and will highlight the enduring French identity of places like Ste. Genevieve and Old Mines through ancient French folktales, haunting ballads, and foot-stomping fiddle tunes.  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  

Please stay safe, well, and connected!

Laura Gilkey
Administrator, UUFJC

Highlights:

• November Newsletter available online
• Thursday, November 12, 5:30 pm: Zoom Happy Hour for Members and Friends
• Sunday, November 14, 10:30 am: Replay of the Columbia UU 9:30 am service
• Sunday, November 14, 10:30 am: How Green is the Green New Deal? Bob Boldt, in-person at UUFJC and online via Zoom
• Items needed for the free pantry. Contact Joan Kurtzeborn at [email protected]. 

​Sunday Service, November 7

Rev. Mike Adamek began exploring our monthly theme for November: "Holding History."  Holding history can be a challenge for UUs as many of us are non-Christians committing to a tradition with Christian roots.  Rev. Mike has experienced this as a religious humanist, but shared three waypoints of our Judeo-Christian heritage that he can still embrace:

• Covenant: Building our faith around promises that we cannot fulfill perfectly but that bring us into relationship both with the divine and with other people.
• Mystery: While ideas like the trinity may not make rational sense to all of us, they can still be understood as something like Buddhist koans, profound ideas meant to get us past our ego's need to make sense of things.
• Forebears: Earlier Christian movements like 16th-century Socinianism also emphasized reason and individual conscience, and for this they were often persecuted and denied recognition as being religion at all.  When questions of religious tolerance emerge in our own day, we should remember and hold this history.

​Next Sunday, November 14
Adult Forum - 9:15 am

"How Good is the Green New Deal?" Bob Boldt
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Service - 10:30 am (Or 9:30 if joining online)
UU Church of Columbia Service 

Our building will be open for those who wish to come and share the online services of our neighbor congregation, the UU Church of Columbia.

For those wishing to participate online, note that UUCC's online service via Zoom has been moved to 9:30 am, but a replay will be available on Facebook in time for our regular service hour.
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 at the UUFJC Fellowship for a lesson during the service hour.  This week:  "Let Gratitude Heal You."

Masks are currently required for everyone attending 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, please submit it by noon on the Friday before through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html
UUFJC News and Events this week:

UUFJC News and Events this week:

• Donate online to UUFJC Or mail donations and pledges to:

UUFJC
Attn: Treasurer
PO Box 1245
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Thank you for being with us and supporting us!

• Join our newsletter: contact the Administrator at [email protected].  
• Join our text message list for reminders on your text-enabled mobile phone (contact Katherine Connor at [email protected]).

Free Pantry: Joan Kurtzeborn reports that the pantry is being used a lot. 1. No glass containers. 2. No expired items.  Needed: boxed milk, canned vegetables, soup, canned meals and fruit with pop top openers,  treats for children, cooking oil, tea bags and coffee, canned meat such as tuna and chicken, stove top stuffing, crackers, salt and pepper or seasonal spices, dishwashing and laundry detergents, soap and shampoo, baby wipes and diapers. For more information about the pantry and current needs, contact Joan: j[email protected].  Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected].

Zoom Happy Hour: On Thursdays at 5:30 pm, Katherine Connor hosts a weekly Zoom Happy Hour for UUFJC Members and Friends to gather and check in.
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Community Groups: 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:
This Tuesday, November 9th at 11 am is the monthly meeting of the Jefferson City Homelessness Working Group's emergency housing subgroup.  To get involved with the Homelessness Working Group, contact Patt Behler.

Later this Tuesday, November 9th at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents an Author Talk with Bill Clevlen.  National travel journalist and author Bill Clevlen will discuss his new book, Finding the American Dream: A Guided Tour of Places Where Americans Changed History. The book profiles 70 well-known Americans—inventors, leaders, entertainers, and cultural figures—who overcame odds to achieve success in many fields. His book will be available for sale and signing after the program.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.

This Thursday, November 11th at 7 pm is the monthly meeting of the local chapter of the American Association of University Women.  For more information, contact Charlotte Parsons.

For more events, see our online calendars:

UUFJC Events
Virtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events 
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events  
​
​Please stay safe, well, and connected!

Laura Gilkey
Administrator, UUFJC

Highlights (Read on for details and more events):

• November Newsletter now available online  
• Tuesday, November 2nd is Election Day
• Thursday Happy Hour Zoom: join at 5:30 to check in with UUFJC members and friends
• NOTE: Daylight Saving Time Ends Nov. 7: set your clocks back next Saturday night or Sunday morning
• Forum, November 7: Audrey Kauffman & Nanette Ward, Coalition to Stop Human Trafficking
• Service, November 7: Berit, Christian Koan, Socinianism: Searching for a Useable Past," Rev. Mike Adamek

Sunday, October 31st service

This morning, we were joined by Christhia Castro of El Puente Hispanic Ministry to talk about her organization and about the Day of the Dead holiday.

"El Puente" means "The Bridge."  Although the organization has Catholic roots and a Christian mission, they offer their services to Spanish-speaking people of all faiths.  Through language interpretation and other services, they help Hispanic people thrive and connect in the Jefferson City area.

Castro also offered a timely presentation on the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead (although Castro is not Mexican herself).  Practices going back to Aztec times have mingled with Catholicism, protest art, and modern sensibilities into a vibrant tradition.  Castro emphasized that the holiday is not a celebration of death, but a celebration of the lives of loved ones who have passed.  Day of the Dead altars, parades, and other festivities keep the departed alive in memory and welcome their spirits to visit those who still love them.

For more about El Puente's mission and ways you can help, visit https://elpuentemo.org/

For those who would also like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service from today is available to view online: https://youtu.be/lyGyyFyIDh0
​
Next Sunday, November 7th:

Daylight Saving Time Ends
Please remember to set your clocks back next Saturday night or Sunday morning.


Adult Forum - 9:15 am

Audrey Kauffman & Nanette Ward, Coalition to Stop Human Trafficking
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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am

"Berit, Christian Koan, Socinianism: Searching for a Useable Past," Rev. Mike Adamek
Theologically, I am a religious humanist, but personally and collectively, I claim and I believe we should claim as Unitarian Universalists our Judeo-Christian heritage. I will share three waypoints [intermediate points on a line of travel] on my UU journey which tie me to our heritage.

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Children's Religious Education - 11 am
Children are welcome to join RE Instructor Samantha Porter for a lesson during the anniversary celebration at the park.  This week: "Don’t Run Away from the Hard Work of Healing!"

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, 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 can share Joys and Concerns via text chat; please submit them as soon as possible when you sign on.

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.
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Next Sunday, November 7th, our Worship Service Committee meets in-person at our building at 5 pm.  To get involved in creating our Sunday services, contact our vice-president, Lisa Sanning.

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:

This Tuesday, November 2nd is Election Day.  For more on voting, visit the Missouri Secretary of State's website: https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri
For the candidates and issues on Tuesday's ballot, try this page:
https://voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov/PRD/VoterOutreach/VOSearch.aspx

This Thursday, November 4th at 7 pm is the monthly meeting of the local chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.  For meeting information, contact Susan Randolph.

This Friday, November 5th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL presents their monthly First Friday Film.  This month's selection: "12 Angry Men."  This classic 1957 film deals with issues still relevant today in its portrayal of jurors in a murder case against a teenager accused of killing his father. The twelfth juror stands out in his belief of the defendant's innocence. Leading the powerhouse cast are Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley and Jack Klugman. Critics have called  this film a masterpiece, and "one of the best films ever made" (The Hollywood Reporter).  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  

We invite you to submit your Joys and Concerns through our website:
 http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html

Please stay safe, well, and connected!


Laura Gilkey
Administrator, UUFJC​

Highlights:

• Our 30th Anniversary Celebration was a big success. Thanks to Gennifer Monteer and Lauraine Connelly for these photos! See our Facebook page for more photos of the event.
• Coming up: Walk the Vote, Saturday, October 30, Community Park, 1-3. Help with our table!
• Coming up: Day of the Dead service on October 31

On Sunday, October 24, we gathered to celebrate 30 years of UUFJC!  Thankfully, the weather was very cooperative, and we had a good turnout at the park.  In her message, Katherine Connor reflected on the history of our church as constantly evolving, as the history of human enterprise. She was able to have a unique perspective on UUFJC's history, but she surely spoke for all of us when she spoke of how the Fellowship has taught her, challenged her beliefs, enriched her life, and supported her in love. 176 people have signed the membership book since UUFJC was formed 30 years ago, and even though some of them have died or moved away, that's a lot of lives that we have touched, and that have touched ours. Looking forward, she expressed that her greatest hope for the Fellowship was that it continue with new people making changes, so that we hardly recognize anything anymore, because each day, our church is born anew.  (Summary by Rich Burdge)

For those who would also like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their sermon from today is available to view online: https://youtu.be/LnHr6IciI_0

Next Sunday, October 31st:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am

No forum today - we will be setting up our Day of the Dead Altar.

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am

"Day of the Dead," Cristhia Castro, Executive Director, El Puente Hispanic Ministry
Castro's message about this Mexican holiday will include a temporary Day of the Dead altar in the UU Sanctuary. This altar will include photos of deceased loved ones.  UUFJC members and friends are invited to participate: bring photos of loved ones who have passed away. We will provide a box for these photos near the cafe bar. They will be collected the morning of the service to be placed on the altar.  You may recover your photos, which will be returned to the box, after the service.  You may wish to label them.  Due to Covid, there will be no fiesta as we had originally hoped. El Puente will provide prewrapped Mexican sweet rolls (conchas).
For more about El Puente, visit elpuentemo.org.

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Children's Religious Education - 11 am
Children are welcome to join RE Instructor Samantha Porter for a lesson during the anniversary celebration at the park.  This week: "Love Who You Are."

Masks are currently required for everyone attending indoor UUFJC events in-person.  Free masks will be available if you do not have one.

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.
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This Saturday, October 30th, we will be participating in “Walk the Vote” at Community Park from 1 -3 pm.  Community members can walk along the green way, trick or treat, obtain information about voting and the upcoming November 2nd election, and learn about local organizations including UUFJC.  For more information or to help with our table, contact Katherine Connor.

Next Sunday, October 31st, the UUFJC Board meets in-person at our building at 3 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 5:30 pm.  If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.

Community Events this week:
Tomorrow, Monday, October 25th at 6 pm, Faith Voices for Jefferson City holds its monthly assembly.  This month's meeting is hybrid i.e. virtual and in-person. Did you know there is an election on November 2, 2021? There is a proposed sales tax increase to fund public safety. Join the Town Hall on Monday at the Joshua House Church 1136 E. Dunklin at 6:00 p.m. in person or online to hear from the Public Safety Commission and the community about what the tax does and what the impact will be on the public, so you can make an informed decision at the ballot box. Register for the in- person meeting and the online meeting at this link. Masks required for in-person attendees.

Also tomorrow evening, Monday, October 25th at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library hosts: "Elderhood: A Discussion and Conversation."  Most people alive today will spend more years in elderhood than in childhood, and many will be elders for 40 years or more. Even though humans are living longer than ever before, we've made old age into a disease, a condition to be dreaded, denigrated, neglected and denied. Harvard-trained geriatrician Louise Aronson's Pulitzer-nominated book Elderhood is the subject of a discussion and conversation that invites participants to consider how aging and ageism affects popular culture, medical treatment and societal attitudes. The discussion will be coordinated by Mary Schantz, who has long experience in public policy regarding aging issues, Dr. Nancy Ellis-Ordway, psychologist and author of Thrive at Any Weight and whose academic research focuses on body image, and Madeline Matson, the library's adult programmer.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more on Library events, visit MRRL.org.

This Tuesday, October 26th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL presents the latest installment in the LU-MRRL Lecture Series: "The Importance of Learning a Foreign Language."  Have you ever wondered why it is easier for children to learn a foreign language than adults? How can the learning of foreign languages be advantageous for students and other adults? Sometimes knowing a foreign language can be a matter of life or death, depending on the situation. The benefits of learning a foreign language pertain to careers, more cultural awareness, study abroad opportunities, meeting new people and improvement in learning skills. Gloria Williams, assistant professor at LU, will share how she learned Spanish, French, German, Swedish, English, Japanese and Patois when she lived in Sweden, Spain, Germany, Jamaica, the USA, and the impact this has had in her life and career.  Contact Madeline Matson.  For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.

For more events, see our online calendars:
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UUFJC Events
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Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events  

Important Highlights: 

• The Sunday, October 24th service and potluck celebrating our 30th anniversary will be at McClung Park Pavilion at 11:00 am (Please note earlier start time)
• Children's Religious Education will also be at the park at 11:00 am
• Forum will be at the regular time, 9:15 am, in person at the Fellowship and on Zoom
• This Friday, October 22, is our monthly Salvation Army meal
• Read on for details and other news

On Sunday, October 17, those who gathered at our building shared a recently recorded UUCC service in which Rev. Molly Housh Gordon spoke on "Unitarian Theology for This Moment."  In the 1800s, Rev. William Ellery Channing's landmark sermon "Unitarian Christianity" defined an emerging religious movement.  While many UUs today would not identify with Channing's Christian framework, many of the Unitarian qualities he highlighted still resonate:

• A rational approach to truth and spirituality
• An anti-hierarchical respect for individual conscience
• An optimistic view of human nature that sees divine potential in all

Especially in challenging times like ours, it still matters to be clear-eyed about reality, but to envision ourselves as worthy and capable of making ourselves and the world better.  Although none of us fully lives up to that divine potential, seeing that spark in each other opens us up to living in relationship and basing our faith on relationship and covenant rather than dogma.  We need that relationship --- we need to come together --- to move the world we see toward the beautiful future we dream of and commit to.

The sermon is available to view online: https://youtu.be/a7PTexnw6pw

UUCC's sermon from today is also available to view: https://youtu.be/hp6gzaL0EjI

Next Sunday, October 24th:

Newsletter Submissions Due
Please email your items for our November newsletter to Laura Gilkey: [email protected].

Adult Forum - 9:15 am

"The Haitian God of Sex and Death," Bob Boldt
Bob Boldt will present a short film that serves as an introduction to the upcoming Day of the Dead service.

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SPECIAL EVENT! Anniversary Celebration and Religious Education - 11 am

We are gathering at McClung Park outdoor pavilion to celebrate 30 years of UUFJC!  Come join us for a service with potluck meal and cake, a photo display about our history, special music, and more.  We also plan to have heating available in case of cold weather.  Note the event is later than our usual service time.  Children's RE will be available.  Because this is an outdoor event, masks are not required; please follow your best judgment.  For more information about the event, contact Katherine Connor at [email protected].

No Zoom service this week.

Children's Religious Education - 11 am
Children are welcome to join RE Instructor Samantha Porter for a lesson during the anniversary celebration at the park.  This week: "Repair & Renew Your Relationships."

UUFJC News and Events this week:

Members and friends are invited to submit photos to share on our upcoming Day of the Dead altar.  Look for a box near the cafe bar or contact Frank Rycyk for more information.  Photos will be returned after October 31st.

On Thursdays at 5:30 pm, Katherine Connor hosts a weekly Zoom Happy Hour for UUFJC Members and Friends to gather and check in.
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This Friday, October 22nd is our monthly Salvation Army meal.  If you can help provide food for those in need, please contact Bob Antweiler: [email protected].  Reimbursements are available.

Our free food pantry is getting high use. Items needed include boxed milk, canned vegetables, soup, canned meals and fruit with pop top openers,  treats for children, cooking oil, tea bags and coffee, canned meat, stove top stuffing, crackers, dishwashing and laundry detergents, soap and shampoo, baby wipes and diapers, and seasonal items such as fall scented hand soap and dish towels, For more information about the pantry and current needs, contact Joan: j[email protected]. Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected]. 1. No glass containers. 2. No expired items.  

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:

This Thursday, October 21st at 6:30 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "How to Find an Owl in Your Neighborhood."  Do you ever see or hear an owl in your neighborhood and want to experience more of these beautiful birds? Then award-winning naturalist Mark H.X. Glenshaw, aka “The Owl Man,” will be here to help. Mark has studied Great Horned Owls in Forest Park in St. Louis since 2005. He gives dozens of lectures on the owls all over Missouri and Illinois and leads scores of owl prowls in Forest Park each year. In addition to this, he helps people find owls in their neighborhoods, whether in subdivisions, city neighborhoods, rural areas, pocket parks or large public parks. His talk will show which owls you are most likely to see or hear, where to look for them, how to look for them, what to listen for, and the importance of research and collaboration.  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  

Last Sunday morning, Rev. Nancy TannerThies continued our monthly theme of Cultivating Relationship with thoughts on how to cultivate the special relationship that is a shared faith community.  Rev. Nancy identified three ways people can identify with a church: through how we behave together, what we believe together, and through a sense of belonging.  As UUs our tradition of belief centers on freedom, reason, and tolerance.  Through this, many of us feel a sense of belonging, of being accepted and supported while being free to be our authentic selves.  How we behave matters in fostering that belonging and relationship: how do our actions connect us together?  How can we behave with thoughtfulness toward the needs of others?  How can we take responsibility for our freedom and be open to the challenges and insights that come from being open to others in relationship?

If you would also like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, the sermon from their October 10th service is now available to view online: https://youtu.be/qnC6RADvjQ4

Next Sunday, October 17th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"The Hidden History of Jefferson City," Michelle Brooks
Brooks has served as religion page editor for the News Tribune.

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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am

UU Church of Columbia Service
We are not having our own services this morning, but our building will be open for all those who wish to come and share the online services of our neighbor congregation, the UU Church of Columbia.

For those joining online, note that UUCC's online service via Zoom has been moved to 9:30 am, but a replay will be available on Facebook in time for our regular service hour.
For more information, visit UUCC's website: https://uucomo.org/

Children's Religious Education - 10:30 am
Children are welcome to join RE Instructor Samantha Porter for a lesson in the RE room during the service hour.  This week: "Let Wonder Wash Over You."

Masks are currently required for everyone attending UUFJC events in-person.  Free masks will be available if you do not have one.

f you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during a service, 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, and online participants will have an opportunity to share Joys and Concerns via text chat.

UUFJC News and Events this week:

Members and friends are invited to submit photos to share on our upcoming Day of the Dead altar.  Look for a box near the cafe bar or contact Frank Rycyk for more information.  Photos will be returned after October 31st.

Welcome and thanks to our new Membership Committee Chair, Rita Dockery!  If you are interested in helping welcome new people and attend to our members, please get in touch with Rita.

We are currently updating our Members and Friends Directory.  If you would like to make your contact information available to other UUFJC members and friends, contact our administrator at [email protected].  You can submit new information or any recent updates, and you can request a copy of the current directory to check that your information is correct.

Joan Kurtzeborn shares an update on our free community pantry.  "The Pantry is being used a lot.  When I stocked the pantry [one day], there was a lady waiting in the parking lot for me to finish so that she could use it.  There are only two no no’s.  1. No glass containers. 2. No expired items.  That being said, this is what we need: boxed milk, canned vegetables, soup, canned meals and fruit with pop top openers,  treats for children, cooking oil, tea bags and coffee, canned meat such as tuna and chicken, stove top stuffing, crackers, dishwashing and laundry detergents, soap and shampoo, baby wipes and diapers.  This is also a good time to donate seasonal items such as fall scented hand soap and dish towels, etc."  For more information about the pantry and current needs, contact Joan: j[email protected].  Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected].

On Thursdays at 5:30 pm, Katherine Connor hosts a weekly Zoom Happy Hour for UUFJC Members and Friends to gather and check in.
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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:
This Tuesday, October 12th at 11 am is the monthly meeting of a subgroup of the Jefferson City Homelessness working group; this subgroup works on emergency housing.  For more on getting involved with this or other aspects of the homelessness working group, contact Patt Behler.

This Thursday, October 14th at 7 pm in the monthly online meeting of the local chapter of the American Association of University Women.  The speaker will be Mrs. Sharon Hanson, a writer and specialist in Women's Issues.  For more information, contact Charlotte Parsons.
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For more events, see our online calendars:

UUFJC Events
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Affiliated Events 
Religious Education
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Community Events  

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 join our open-posting 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).  And you can join our text message list for reminders on your text-enabled mobile phone (contact Katherine Connor at [email protected]).

This past Sunday, Rev. Mike Adamek began exploring our monthly theme for October: Cultivating Relationship.  In relationship we seek mutual support and nourishment with others in our lives through mutual awareness and respect.  Rev. Mike suggested three practices that can help us cultivate this:

• Honesty: Resist lying to others and, hardest of all, to ourselves.  Face our pain rather than hiding from it, and be willing to realize when we have caused pain to others.
• Empathy: Show genuine interest in others, listen to them, and be willing to accept their gifts without internal drama about how to even the score.
• Fidelity: Be more loyal to the people in our lives than to our own desires --- respect those places that others can't go with you, the places where relationship cannot be cultivated.

If you would also like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, the sermon from their service this morning is now available to view online: https://youtu.be/a7PTexnw6pw

​
Next Sunday, October 10th:

Adult Forum - 9:15 am

"Critical Race Theory," Dr. Darius Watson
Dr. Watson is a political science professor at Lincoln University.

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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am

Rev. Nancy TannerThies
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Children's Religious Education - 10:30 am
Children are welcome to join RE Instructor Samantha Porter for a lesson in the RE room during the service hour.  This week: "Recommit to Community."

Masks are currently required for everyone attending 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, 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, and online participants will have an opportunity to share Joys and Concerns via text chat.

UUFJC News and Events this week:

Welcome and thanks to our new Membership Committee Chair, Rita Dockery!  If you are interested in helping welcome new people and attend to our members, please get in touch with Rita.

We are currently updating our Members and Friends Directory.  If you would like to make your contact information available to other UUFJC members and friends, contact our administrator at [email protected].  You can submit new information or any recent updates, and you can request a copy of the current directory to check that your information is correct.

We are always in need of donations for our free community pantry.  For more information about the pantry and current needs, contact Joan Kurtzeborn: j[email protected].  Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected].

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, October 10th, Emma Regier leads her monthly Classic Book Study at our building.  This month's selection: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.  Contact Emma for more information.

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:
This Thursday, October 7th at 7 pm is the monthly meeting of the local chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.  For more information, contact Susan Randolph.

For more events, see our online calendars:

UUFJC Events
Virtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events 
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events