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UUFJC September 2020 Newsletter
These times of continuing pandemic and harm call on us both to accept what we cannot change, to adapt to the realities in order to keep each other safe, but also, in the words of Angela Davis, to change what we cannot accept. In an August 28th e-mail, Unitarian Universalist Association President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray addressed these intertwined needs:
"I am thinking of you and holding you in my heart. As we continue to learn more about what is happening in Kenosha, Wisconsin, it is all so infuriating, heartbreaking, and traumatizing. The violence inflicted on Black lives and Black communities needs our attention and response across this country.
"I also want to make sure that each of us is doing what we need to do to take care of ourselves and respond to the needs of our hearts and souls. Please, today, tomorrow, and in the days ahead, take time for your well-being.
"Religious community is one of the containers to express our collective grief and to be strengthened by the knowledge that we are not alone. This experience of interdependence creates compassion and calls us to act from that place of love for the things we hold most deeply. It kindles in us the courage to confront systems of injustice and nurture new practices of justice and care."
Next Sunday,September 6th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"The Pandemic," Bob Boldt
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Service - 10:30 am
"Renewal: (Always Keep a) Diamond in Your Mind," Rev. Mike Adamek
Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan wrote this song for Solomon Burke for his comeback album, and I have always liked it. It is a phrase rich with Buddhist imagery and context, but Solomon Burke, who was also a Baptist minister, changed some of the phrases from the original lyrics so it was more theistic. I still like it.
Re-creation by going to the forests, rivers, mountains, deserts or seashores is a great way to renew but that can be difficult in a pandemic. So instead of renewing outside in, can we gain renewal by focusing on the inside out? Always keep a diamond in your mind.
Zoom meeting information to be announced.
UUFJC News and Events this week:
We now have UU-themed facemasks for sale in two designs:
UU Principles
Science is Real, Black Lives Matter, etc.
$10 each; proceeds support UUFJC. Contact Katherine Connor: [email protected]
As we find new ways to come together, we still need financial support, even without Sunday offering baskets. We now have an online donation option 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!
The unofficial deck discussion gathering previously planned for tomorrow evening, Monday, August 31st at Patt Behler's house, has been canceled. Contact Patt for more about upcoming deck discussions.
On Wednesdays at 2 pm, Laura Gilkey hosts a weekly virtual book club for UUFJC members and friends via Zoom. Current selection: The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor. We will listen to an audio version with accompanying onscreen text during meetings; you do not have to read the book on your own. This week we will finish Chapter One.
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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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On Fridays at 1 pm, Robin Duple of the UU Church of Columbia hosts a weekly Zoom get-together for crafters and creators of all stripes and has invited UUFJC members and friends to join in. For more information, visit the UUCC website: https://uucomo.org/event/crafting-club-online-weekly/all/
Our building is reserved by community groups Wednesdays and Saturdays starting at 6 pm; Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 5:30 pm; and Sundays starting at 7 pm. If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.
Community Events this week:
Monday, August 31st at 7 pm in the Library Park, Missouri River Regional Library hosts a book discussion. Come discuss your thoughts and reactions to the book to the book So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo. The book is available on Hoopla (for Cole & Osage County residents), and unlimited copies will be available in August on Libby/Overdrive. Librarians Qhyrrae Michaelieu and Madeline Matson will lead this discussion. Registration and masks required. Contact Madeline Matson. For more library events, visit MRRL.org.
This Thursday, September 3rd, the local chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is scheduled to hold its monthly meeting. At last report, in-person meetings were on hold. For information about online meetings, contact Susan Randolph.
This Friday, September 4th at 7 pm, MRRL is scheduled to present their monthly First Friday Film. Registration and masks required. For film selection and more information, contact Madeline Matson or visit MRRL.org.
Our neighbors at Vipassana Buddhist Church / Center for Buddhist Development are holding online services via Zoom at 10 am on Sundays, as well as meditation nights via Zoom at 7 pm on Thursdays. For more information, contact [email protected].
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