Sunday morning, we were invited to join our neighbors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia for their online services, with a message from Rev. Molly Housh Gordon, who has recently returned from sabbatical. Rev. Molly focused this morning on rootedness, on being at home in the place where we are. Most Americans, whether our ancestors came here, were forcibly brought here, or were pushed aside for others, have a generational history of displacement. If we are not mindful, this can lead us to become alienated from relationship with the web of life around us, and we can suffer an un-named loneliness or act in thoughtless and destructive ways. To heal ourselves and the world around us, Rev. Molly called us to face our own and our ancestors' history of displacement, to remember those who may have suffered as a result of that history, and to become attentive to the nature around us, to enter into a relationship of reciprocity with it, so that we and the life around us can be renewed together.
The full service is now available to view online: https://youtu.be/Oztavsc3NeI
Next Sunday, August 29th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"The Hidden History of Jefferson City," Michelle Brooks
Our guest will present from her new book.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98858741051?pwd=d3ZMbHJSL3NjMGMxZEM5N1VxUysxQT09
Meeting ID: 988 5874 1051
Password: 047662
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago - US toll)
Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Service speaker: local historian and journalist Bob Priddy.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94285041130
Meeting ID: 942 8504 1130
By Phone (US toll):
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/ak1ZLCDJG
This week we are resuming Children's Religious Education at our in-person services! Children are welcome to join Religious Educator Samantha Porter for a lesson in the RE Room during the service hour. For more details, contact Samantha or our RE Director, Kim Connor.
All are currently welcome to attend services and religious education in person at our building. Masks are required for everyone attending UUFJC events in-person. Free masks will be available if you do not have one.
Also note, we are transitioning to a new audio/video system for hybrid in-person and online services, and we’ve been experiencing some bumps along the way. We appreciate your patience as we learn how to make the new technology work.
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:
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 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].)
Submissions for our September newsletter were due August 22. Please e-mail any last-minute items to Laura Gilkey ASAP: [email protected].
Religious Education Update: Starting next Sunday, August 29th, we will be resuming Children's RE at our in-person services. However, due to lack of response, we have wrapped up our online Adult RE. Many thanks to RE instructor Samantha Porter and everyone who participated!
The UUFJC board has again updated our Covid-19 policy. Masks are now required for everyone attending our services or other UUFJC events in person. Free masks will be available if you do not have one. For more details, contact our president, Rich Burdge.
Due to the rapidly changing Covid situation, I also encourage anyone planning to attend any of the below-listed events to check with your event organizers and confirm meeting status.
Community Pantry update: due to concerns regarding heat and food safety, we will not have any canned goods in the pantry until September 1. We still need other nonperishable items, and we can now accept small numbers of books, especially children's books. For more information, contact Joan Kurtzeborn: [email protected]m. Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected].
Due to the recent Covid surge, Alberta Mobley and Jan Harcourt's yoga classes at our building are on hold until further notice. Contact Alberta and Jan for more information.
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
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/
Friday, August 27th, is our monthly Salvation Army Meal. If you can help provide or serve food for those in need, please contact Bob Antweiler at [email protected]. Reimbursements are available. Serving begins at 5 pm; please plan to arrive early and help prepare.
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 23rd at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library hosts an Author Talk with Michelle Brooks. Quite a bit has happened in Missouri's capital city since Lewis and Clark passed through the area on their famous journey. And some of that history has remained hidden. Being the center of politics in the state and possessing a small-town mindset, the city has a dual identity. Michelle Brooks, longtime Jefferson City News-Tribune reporter and editor, is a student of the city's history and spent a good number of years on the paper's historic preservation beat. She will provide a general overview of her new book, Hidden History of Jefferson City. 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
The full service is now available to view online: https://youtu.be/Oztavsc3NeI
Next Sunday, August 29th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"The Hidden History of Jefferson City," Michelle Brooks
Our guest will present from her new book.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98858741051?pwd=d3ZMbHJSL3NjMGMxZEM5N1VxUysxQT09
Meeting ID: 988 5874 1051
Password: 047662
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago - US toll)
Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Service speaker: local historian and journalist Bob Priddy.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94285041130
Meeting ID: 942 8504 1130
By Phone (US toll):
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/ak1ZLCDJG
This week we are resuming Children's Religious Education at our in-person services! Children are welcome to join Religious Educator Samantha Porter for a lesson in the RE Room during the service hour. For more details, contact Samantha or our RE Director, Kim Connor.
All are currently welcome to attend services and religious education in person at our building. Masks are required for everyone attending UUFJC events in-person. Free masks will be available if you do not have one.
Also note, we are transitioning to a new audio/video system for hybrid in-person and online services, and we’ve been experiencing some bumps along the way. We appreciate your patience as we learn how to make the new technology work.
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:
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 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].)
Submissions for our September newsletter were due August 22. Please e-mail any last-minute items to Laura Gilkey ASAP: [email protected].
Religious Education Update: Starting next Sunday, August 29th, we will be resuming Children's RE at our in-person services. However, due to lack of response, we have wrapped up our online Adult RE. Many thanks to RE instructor Samantha Porter and everyone who participated!
The UUFJC board has again updated our Covid-19 policy. Masks are now required for everyone attending our services or other UUFJC events in person. Free masks will be available if you do not have one. For more details, contact our president, Rich Burdge.
Due to the rapidly changing Covid situation, I also encourage anyone planning to attend any of the below-listed events to check with your event organizers and confirm meeting status.
Community Pantry update: due to concerns regarding heat and food safety, we will not have any canned goods in the pantry until September 1. We still need other nonperishable items, and we can now accept small numbers of books, especially children's books. For more information, contact Joan Kurtzeborn: [email protected]m. Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected].
Due to the recent Covid surge, Alberta Mobley and Jan Harcourt's yoga classes at our building are on hold until further notice. Contact Alberta and Jan for more information.
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
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/
Friday, August 27th, is our monthly Salvation Army Meal. If you can help provide or serve food for those in need, please contact Bob Antweiler at [email protected]. Reimbursements are available. Serving begins at 5 pm; please plan to arrive early and help prepare.
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 23rd at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library hosts an Author Talk with Michelle Brooks. Quite a bit has happened in Missouri's capital city since Lewis and Clark passed through the area on their famous journey. And some of that history has remained hidden. Being the center of politics in the state and possessing a small-town mindset, the city has a dual identity. Michelle Brooks, longtime Jefferson City News-Tribune reporter and editor, is a student of the city's history and spent a good number of years on the paper's historic preservation beat. She will provide a general overview of her new book, Hidden History of Jefferson City. 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
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