Dear UUFJC Members and Friends,                                                            October 18,  2024

“Change is not a threat to your life, but an invitation to live.”  Adrienne Rich

This week's  Adult Forum:  Come meet Our Newest Member!!
 
Leader: Shay Ochoa
Title: New Member Bio

Next week's Forum: October 27

Michelle Brooks, Author on her book “The National Cemetery”

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am

**This Sunday’s Message will be from the Rev David Schwartz entitled “Resisting Christian Nationalism”. His message will be followed by a meditation.

Children's Religious Education - 10:30 am
Children attending in-person are welcome to join RE Instructor Samantha Porter for a lesson during the service hour.
This month's theme: Invitation
This week's lesson: Listening to Nature

Lunch after Service: If you would like to join other members and friends for lunch, watch for postings, announcements, or ask about the weekly lunch location. Suggestions for places to gather are always welcome.

UUFJC News and Events this week:

The Intergenerational Book Study will meet Sunday, November 10 at 2:00 pm. The selected book is Dracula by Bram Stoker and the location this month will be at Betty Cooper’s house.
  

The scale of destruction in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton has been utterly devastating to many communities in the southeastern United States. Some Unitarian Universalist congregations have been seriously impacted and others are still trying to assess the damage. You can help support Unitarian Universalists and their communities as they recover from this storm by giving generously to the UUA’s Disaster Relief Fund.  www.uua.org/giving/disaster-relief


This Week's Joys and Concerns:

Samantha Porter shares that after 5 1/2 years, she has completed her Ph.D. She travelled to Arizona this past week for graduation.

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.


For more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC Events
Virtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events 
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events  
And visit us online at http://uufjc.org/

“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen!”    Rumi

Blessing to you all!        

Mary Jo LaCorte,  Administrator, UUFJC

Dear UUFJC Members and Friends, 

Spirit of Presence, may we meet what arrives with open hearts and open minds, and may our commitments and aspirations run so deep that choices become obvious, even in the midst of complexity. Amen and blessed be.

This week's  Adult Forum:

Title: Why Jefferson City is a good place to visit
Leader: Mayor Ron Fitzwater


Next week's Forum: October 20
Title:  New Member Biography
Leader:  Shay Ochoa

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am


Maridee Edwards will be delivering this Sunday’s message at UUFJC. This is a brief synopsis of what she'll talk about. Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs.  With the Soul Matters theme this month being Deep Listening, we can look, pause, and listen - - beyond words into the deeper messages under the surface of our interactions with others.  Buddhist teachings can offer some tools to deepen our ability to listen, to hear, to see what is really happening, and rise above our limited perspective.

Children's Religious Education - 10:30 am
Children attending in-person are welcome to join RE Instructor Samantha Porter for a lesson during the service hour.
This month's theme: Invitation

This week's lesson: Listening to the Un-listed to

Lunch after Service: If you would like to join other members and friends for lunch, watch for postings, announcements, or ask about the weekly lunch location. Suggestions for places to gather are always welcome.


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:


Frank Rycyk  Frank will have several out of state visitors in attendance this Sunday, October 13, from the east coast: a brother, sister and sister-in-law!
The Intergenerational Book Study will meet today, October 13 at 2:00 pm. The selected book is Dracula by Bram Stoker and the location this month will be at Betty Cooper’s house. If anyone has questions, they can contact Emma Regnier at [email protected].
  
Room at the Inn is looking for someone to work four overnight shifts per week to help take the load off of that hard-to-fill shift.  We ask that they work Sunday and Monday nights each week and then pick the other two nights that fit best with their schedule.  The chosen candidate will also do a little bit of administrative work to take some of that load off the volunteer Exec team. 
 $20/hour for 24-30 hours of work each week. You can find the full job description as well as a link to the online application here.  
Please spread the word!  Sarah Hamilton, Chair, JCRATI

The scale of destruction in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton has been utterly devastating to many communities in the southeastern United States. Some Unitarian Universalist congregations have been seriously impacted and others are still trying to assess the damage. You can help support Unitarian Universalists and their communities as they recover from this storm by giving generously to the UUA’s Disaster Relief Fund.  www.uua.org/giving/disaster-relief

This Week's Joys and Concerns:


Please keep in your thoughts, Keenan McMahon, Scene One playwright. He is now at Caring Hearts & Hands of Columbia, MO

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


For more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC Events
Virtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events 
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events  
And visit us online at http://uufjc.org/


Blessing to you all!         
Mary Jo LaCorte
Administrator, UUFJC

Dear UUFJC Members and Friends,

I am hopeful that you had a peaceful week and that we will either see you or feel your presence if you are unable to attend services this Sunday.

This week's  Adult Forum:
Title: Council for Drug Free Youth
Leader: Kira Rutter

Next week's Forum: October 13
Title: Why Jefferson City is a good place to visit
Leader: Mayor Ron Fitzwater

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am

Children's Religious Education - 10:30 am
Children attending in-person are welcome to join RE Instructor Samantha Porter for a lesson during the service hour.
This month's theme: Invitation
This week's lesson: Listen to Wisdom Within

Lunch after Service: If you would like to join other members and friends for lunch, watch for postings, announcements, or ask about the weekly lunch location. Suggestions for places to gather are always welcome.

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:

Frank Rycyk would like to thank everyone for the cake, cards and birthday wishes at last Sunday’s service. Frank will have several out of state visitors in attendance on Sunday, October 13, from the east coast: a brother, sister and sister-in-law!

On October 13th, Maridee Edwards will be delivering the Sunday message at UUFJC. This is a brief synopsis of what she'll talk about.

Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs.  With the Soul Matters theme this month being Deep Listening, we can look, pause, and listen - - beyond words into the deeper messages under the surface of our interactions with others.  Buddhist teachings can offer some tools to deepen our ability to listen, to hear, to see what is really happening, and rise above our limited perspective. 

The scale of destruction in the wake of Hurricane Helene has been utterly devastating to many communities in the southeastern United States. Some Unitarian Universalist congregations have been seriously impacted and others are still trying to assess the damage. You can help support Unitarian Universalists and their communities as they recover from this storm by giving generously to the UUA’s Disaster Relief Fund.  www.uua.org/giving/disaster-relief

For more events, see our online calendars:

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

And visit us online at http://uufjc.org/

This Week's Joys and Concerns:

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


Blessing to you all!

Mary Jo LaCorte
Administrator, UUFJC

Dear UUFJC Members and Friends,

As we say farewell to September in the coming days, we witness changes in temperature, sunlight, and landscape. For some of us, there may be trepidation and uneasiness for what is to come. Let us embrace the present and live in the moment as we welcome autumn, for every season serves a purpose.

Peace and Gratitude,

Mary Jo LaCorte

Administrator, UUFJC
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This Week's Service:

This week's Adult Forum - 9:15 am
TITLE: Peace
Leader: Betty Cooper

Next week's Forum:
Title: Council for Drug Free Youth
Leader: Kira Rutter

Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Children's Religious Education - 10:30 am
Children attending in-person are welcome to join RE Instructor Samantha Porter for a lesson during the service hour.
This month's theme: Invitation

Lunch after Service: If you would like to join other members and friends for lunch, watch for postings, announcements, or ask about the weekly lunch location.

This Week's Joys and Concerns:

Those affected by Hurricane Helene

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.

For more events, see our online calendars:

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

This past Sunday morning, we continued our August theme of "Celebrating Blessings" with a message from our wider UU community via video.  We can celebrate the modern technology that allows us to share the ideas and inspiration of fellow UUs across the distance and experience the breadth of our UU faith.

UUFJC News and Events this week:

For accessibility and convenience, we 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).

Our Administrator and Newsletter Editor, Laura Gilkey, will be stepping down at the end of August.  She offers thanks for the years of community, acceptance, and healing she has had with you all.

As such, we are looking for a new Administrator; this is a paid position.  If you think you might have an interest (or could suggest someone) please contact a board member.


We are also planning an Open House to celebrate our fire recovery and remodeling.  To get involved in planning the event, contact Rich Burdge.

An independent Insight Meditation group taught by Joe McCormack meets at our building Thursday nights at 7 pm.  For more information, contact Bob Antweiler.
This Friday, August 23rd is our monthly Salvation Army meal.  Please contact Bob Antweiler if you can help provide food for those in need.

We are planning an outdoor work day this Saturday, August 24th, probably for 2 to 3 hours in the morning.  We will be clearing away leaves and debris, weeding, and hopefully re-staining the deck.  If you can help or need more information, contact Lisa Sanning.

This Sunday, August 25th, the UUFJC Board meets at our building immediately after services.  All are welcome to attend our board meetings.  For this month’s agenda and more information, contact our president, Logan White.


Our building is reserved by a community group Wednesdays and Saturdays starting at 6 pm.  If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.

For more events, see our online calendars:

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

This past Sunday morning, we continued our August theme of "Celebrating Blessings" with a message from our wider UU community via video.  Beth Dana of the First UU Church of Dallas spoke on "Living in Covenant."

The message is available to view online:

UUFJC News and Events this week:

For accessibility and convenience, we 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).

Our Administrator and Newsletter Editor, Laura Gilkey, will be stepping down at the end of August.  She offers thanks for the years of community, acceptance, and healing she has had with you all.  Please contact the UUFJC Board if you have any questions about the future of our newsletter and administrator duties.


An independent Insight Meditation group taught by Joe McCormack meets at our building Thursday nights at 7 pm.  For more information, contact Bob Antweiler.

Our building is reserved by a community group Wednesdays and Saturdays starting at 6 pm.  If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.

For more events, see our online calendars:

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

This past Sunday morning, we began our theme for August --- "Celebrating Blessings" with a message from our wider UU community via video.  Earlier this year, Rev. David Schwartz of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder considered "How Worship Works."  As the church summarizes: "Why do we do worship services the way that we do worship services? We'll walk through the flow and function of the service right as we do it in an effort to discover how to get more out of a Sunday morning."

The message is available to view online:

UUFJC News and Events this week:

For accessibility and convenience, we 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).

Our Administrator and Newsletter Editor, Laura Gilkey, will be stepping down at the end of August.  She offers thanks for the years of community, acceptance, and healing she has had with you all.  Please contact the UUFJC Board if you have any questions about the future of our newsletter and administrator duties.


An independent Insight Meditation group taught by Joe McCormack meets at our building Thursday nights at 7 pm.  For more information, contact Bob Antweiler.

Next Sunday, August 11th, our Intergenerational Book Study meets at our building at 2 pm.  This month's selection: A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry.  Contact Emma Regnier and Betty Cooper.

Our building is reserved by a community group Wednesdays and Saturdays starting at 6 pm.  If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.

For more events, see our online calendars:

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

This past Sunday morning, we wrapped up our month of reflection on "Play" with a message from our wider UU community.  Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas.  As part of their "Faith & Film" series, Rev. Daniel explored "An alien's view of our world" through the spiritual lessons and themes of the film "The Brother from Another Planet."

"Faith and Film" (or another such series, "Popcorn Theology"), reminds us that one strength of Unitarian Universalism is its openness to playfulness.  Some of us have been wounded when the meaning we found in entertainment media was rejected by other faith communities, but as UU World magazine pointed out several years ago, UUs are often more welcoming to "geeks" and other fans.  Popular culture, like ancient scripture, should be read with care and discernment if it is to guide us, but sometimes we can find in it reflections of ourselves and our values that enliven our spiritual path.

UUFJC News and Events this week:

For accessibility and convenience, we 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).

An independent Insight Meditation group taught by Joe McCormack meets at our building Thursday nights at 7 pm.  For more information, contact Bob Antweiler.

Our building is reserved by a community group Wednesdays and Saturdays starting at 6 pm.  If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.

For more events, see our online calendars:

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

This past Sunday morning, our own Jan Harcourt delivered a message as we continue our month of focus on "Play."  Jan shared about some of our UU predecessors, the Unitarian Iowa Sisterhood, drawing on the book Prophetic Sisterhood, Liberal Women Ministers on the Frontier, 1880-1930 by Cynthia Grant Tucker (1990).

UUFJC News and Events this week:

For accessibility and convenience, we 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).

Submissions for our August newsletter were due this past Sunday.  Please email any last-minute items to Laura Gilkey ASAP ([email protected]).


An independent 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 26th is our monthly Salvation Army meal.  Please contact Bob Antweiler to get involved in providing food for those in need.
Next Sunday, July 28th, the UUFJC Board meets at our building immediately after services.  All are welcome to attend our board meetings.  For this month’s agenda and more information, contact our president, Logan White.


Our building is reserved by a community group Wednesdays and Saturdays starting at 6 pm.  If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.

For more events, see our online calendars:

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