This Sunday, our own Rev. Nancy TannerThies joined us to continue exploring our monthly theme of "Renewal." In these times, many of us seek a renewal of the energy sapped by strange situations and unsettling news, but Rev. Nancy also led us to think about the renewal of the promises in our lives --- from the magazine subscription you might have forgotten about to ceremonies renewing wedding vows. We must revisit these promises while respecting our own truth. In a quote from "Self-Reliance," Ralph Waldo Emerson says it: "Henceforward I am the truth’s. ... [T}hese relations I must fill after a new and unprecedented way. I appeal from your customs. I must be myself." What is really important to us? What is worth the energy and the risk? How have our priorities changed, and what new things have we learned about what we truly need and want? Those commitments that no longer fit, we can let go. Those commitments that still ring true, we can re-commit to. Both of these approaches can be ways to renew our energies, our relationships, ourselves.
Later, in the afternoon, we began a new Adult Religious Education series, led by our RE teacher Samantha Porter and based on a UUA curriculum, "Building the World We Dream Of." Participants were left with these questions to reflect on. Please use these questions for thought and watch our news for the next session:
1) Have you ever had a negative encounter with the police?
Take this time to reflect on an outsider experience.
1) What was the experience? Recall it in as much detail as possible.
2) What made you the person who was “different” or the “outsider”? How did others treat you as a result?
3) What was the impact of your outsider experience on how you felt about and participated in the group?
4) How did that experience shape your sense of who you are and how you behave in the world or similar settings?
Next Sunday, September 27th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"The Culinary History of the Great Depression," Madeline Matson
Madeline, librarian and UUFJC member, wrote an excellent review article about a book by this title.
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Service - 10:30 am
No UUFJC service this week. Watch this e-mail list for announcements of upcoming Zoom services.
UUCC Online Services - 10:30 am
We have also been invited to join our neighbors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia. For more about the service, see the UUCC website: https://uucomo.org/#Sunday
These services will be offered via Facebook Live:
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UUFJC News and Events this week:
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!
We also 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]
Submissions for our October newsletter and print calendar are due TODAY. Please e-mail any last-minute items to Laura Gilkey ASAP: [email protected]
The unofficial deck discussion that was to be hosted by Patt Behler tomorrow, Monday, September 21st, has been canceled. Instead, this month's Deck Discussion will be held a week from tomorrow, Monday, September 28th at 6:30 pm, with the topic "Mark Twain." Contact Patt for location and to RSVP.
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 be finishing Chapter 2.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 957 765 341
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Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
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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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Meeting ID: 918 4396 6450
Password: 918925
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Phone:
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
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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/
This Friday, September 25th is our monthly Salvation Army Meal. Please contact Bob Antweiler if you can help provide food: [email protected]. The pandemic makes this outreach a potential risk, but the need is great. Bob will have more information on how we are handling our Salvation Army meals at this time.
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:
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].
For more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC EventsVirtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
Later, in the afternoon, we began a new Adult Religious Education series, led by our RE teacher Samantha Porter and based on a UUA curriculum, "Building the World We Dream Of." Participants were left with these questions to reflect on. Please use these questions for thought and watch our news for the next session:
1) Have you ever had a negative encounter with the police?
Take this time to reflect on an outsider experience.
1) What was the experience? Recall it in as much detail as possible.
2) What made you the person who was “different” or the “outsider”? How did others treat you as a result?
3) What was the impact of your outsider experience on how you felt about and participated in the group?
4) How did that experience shape your sense of who you are and how you behave in the world or similar settings?
Next Sunday, September 27th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"The Culinary History of the Great Depression," Madeline Matson
Madeline, librarian and UUFJC member, wrote an excellent review article about a book by this title.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 988 5874 1051
Password: 047662
https://zoom.us/j/98858741051?pwd=d3ZMbHJSL3NjMGMxZEM5N1VxUysxQT09
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,98858741051#,,#,047662# US (Chicago)
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
Service - 10:30 am
No UUFJC service this week. Watch this e-mail list for announcements of upcoming Zoom services.
UUCC Online Services - 10:30 am
We have also been invited to join our neighbors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia. For more about the service, see the UUCC website: https://uucomo.org/#Sunday
These services will be offered via Facebook Live:
https://www.facebook.com/UnitarianUniversalistChurchOfColumbiaMO/?eid=ARCFLwfOPhvNekpA6bZuhuMke8zRihU5cX37pHO0Ig0hKx3TtbHgCgOx6CG-2K9kJWv-gRxpo4lI5kdW
And via Zoom:
Join Zoom Webinar:
Webinar ID: 380 411 489
https://zoom.us/j/380411489
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,303350454# US (Chicago)
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
UUFJC News and Events this week:
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!
We also 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]
Submissions for our October newsletter and print calendar are due TODAY. Please e-mail any last-minute items to Laura Gilkey ASAP: [email protected]
The unofficial deck discussion that was to be hosted by Patt Behler tomorrow, Monday, September 21st, has been canceled. Instead, this month's Deck Discussion will be held a week from tomorrow, Monday, September 28th at 6:30 pm, with the topic "Mark Twain." Contact Patt for location and to RSVP.
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 be finishing Chapter 2.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 957 765 341
https://zoom.us/j/957765341
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
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
Meeting ID: 918 4396 6450
Password: 918925
https://zoom.us/j/91843966450?pwd=djBwTEx4YUxseW9SdytSZjJGS0xrdz09
Phone:
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
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/
This Friday, September 25th is our monthly Salvation Army Meal. Please contact Bob Antweiler if you can help provide food: [email protected]. The pandemic makes this outreach a potential risk, but the need is great. Bob will have more information on how we are handling our Salvation Army meals at this time.
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:
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].
For more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC EventsVirtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
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