Sunday, September 11th, 2022:
This morning, we shared a recently-recorded service by our neighbors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia, in which they celebrated the music and legacy of "American bard and prophet" Woody Guthrie. Through words of poetry and sounds of music that stir heart and body, Guthrie both inspired and celebrated marginalized people and struggles for justice. Nearly 100 years later, those struggles continue, but Rev. Molly Housh-Gordon called on us not to lose heart and instead to keep singing. Through music, or through whatever form of "song" arises from our hearts, the struggle itself can bring us together in joy and celebration. As Rev. Molly put it, we can "keep walking that freedom highway" not only as a means to a destination, but to join in the parade of freedom and love.
Note: our lunch after service on September 18th will be at Fuji Steakhouse for a special celebration of our beloved longtime member and music/art leader Patt Behler's 95th birthday! See below for details.*
Next Sunday, September 18th:
Newsletter Submissions Due.
Please send your items for our October newsletter to Laura Gilkey ([email protected]).
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Active Transportation Plan," Katrina Williams
Williams is with the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization.
Our Adult Forum is currently available both in-person and via Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 988 5874 1051
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Phone
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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
"We, the People, Better Society," Betty Cooper
We, the people, better our society, a fact demonstrated by Jeremy Gilley, British actor and film producer and Stephen Pinker, Harvard researcher and cognitive psychologist. Briefly Gilley's accomplishment is discussed, as are a few of Pinker’s ideas of how violence lessened. Also, Pinker believes that less violence continues, when “we, the people, effectively use our “better angels.”
Our services are currently available both in person and on Zoom:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94285041130
Meeting ID: 942 8504 1130
By Phone (US toll):
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
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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 week's lesson: "Belonging and Yourself."
*Lunch after Service: For our lunch this week, we will celebrate Patt Behler’s 95th birthday with lunch at Fuji Japanese Steakhouse (inside Capital Mall). In memory of the 75 year anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, we will be accepting donations in Patt’s honor to the Harry Truman Library Institute. You can donate to the Institute online, mail donations to: 5151 Troost Ave, Suite 300, Kansas City, MO 64110, put donations in the basket at the Fellowship, or give them to Lauraine at lunch. If you donate online, please make sure to fill out the Give In Honor section with Patt’s name and comments section: "Patt’s 95th". For any donation by check, please identify that it is for "Patt's 95th." For more information, contact Lauraine Connelly.
Masks are currently optional for those attending UUFJC events in person.
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:
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 "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).
Community Pantry Update: Our pantry coordinator, Joan, sends a request for members to bring paper goods next Sunday for the Neighborhood Pantry. For example: toilet paper, napkins, paper towels etc. Canned goods can be donated again (but glass and perishables still cannot). Our neighbors are using the pantry, and it is empty every few days. Thank you for your donations! For more information, contact Joan Kurtzeborn. Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected].
Tomorrow, Monday, September 12th at 6 pm, the local chapter of the American Association of University Women meets at our building and on Zoom. This month, Professor Bryan Jack of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, will present on " Crossing the Red Sea, St. Louis and the Exodusters." For more information, contact Charlotte Parsons.
Alberta Mobley's Tuesday yoga class at our building is on hold this week as she is out of town. Classes will continue after Alberta returns, although she is seeking a new teacher. For more information, contact Alberta.
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
An 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 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 week, Missouri River Regional Library will hold Capital READ book discussions in their Art Gallery on Monday, September 12th at 1 pm and Thursday, September 15th at 6:30 pm. This ongoing series of discussions highlight This Place of Promise: A Historian’s Perspective on 200 Years of Missouri History, the 2022 Capital READ. The discussions will be led by community members who will focus not only on the book’s overall content but also on specific aspects of the state’s history as covered in the book. The Monday discussion will be led by Anita Randolph and Anne Rottmann, Missouri River Regional Library board members, with a special focus on the Civil War in Missouri. The Thursday session will be led by Dr. Darius Watson, interim dean of admissions, Lincoln University, and Dr. Thomas J. Gubbels, American history professor, Lincoln University, with a special focus on race in Missouri. More sessions are scheduled for next week. Contact Madeline Matson. For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.
This Tuesday, September 13th, the emergency housing subgroup of the Jefferson City Homelessness Working Group holds its monthly meeting. To get involved in this or other aspects of the working group, contact Patt Behler.
This Friday, September 16th at 6:30 in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: Missouri Wines for the Season: A Perfect Pairing. Registration is required. Shannon Yokley, marketing specialist for the Missouri Wine and Grape Board, will present a Wine 101 class and discuss what's new and exciting in the state's wine industry. The program will feature a tasting of five wines and some food pairings that demonstrate flavor profiles and differences. 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
This morning, we shared a recently-recorded service by our neighbors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia, in which they celebrated the music and legacy of "American bard and prophet" Woody Guthrie. Through words of poetry and sounds of music that stir heart and body, Guthrie both inspired and celebrated marginalized people and struggles for justice. Nearly 100 years later, those struggles continue, but Rev. Molly Housh-Gordon called on us not to lose heart and instead to keep singing. Through music, or through whatever form of "song" arises from our hearts, the struggle itself can bring us together in joy and celebration. As Rev. Molly put it, we can "keep walking that freedom highway" not only as a means to a destination, but to join in the parade of freedom and love.
Note: our lunch after service on September 18th will be at Fuji Steakhouse for a special celebration of our beloved longtime member and music/art leader Patt Behler's 95th birthday! See below for details.*
Next Sunday, September 18th:
Newsletter Submissions Due.
Please send your items for our October newsletter to Laura Gilkey ([email protected]).
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Active Transportation Plan," Katrina Williams
Williams is with the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization.
Our Adult Forum is currently available both in-person and via Zoom.
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
"We, the People, Better Society," Betty Cooper
We, the people, better our society, a fact demonstrated by Jeremy Gilley, British actor and film producer and Stephen Pinker, Harvard researcher and cognitive psychologist. Briefly Gilley's accomplishment is discussed, as are a few of Pinker’s ideas of how violence lessened. Also, Pinker believes that less violence continues, when “we, the people, effectively use our “better angels.”
Our services are currently available both in person and on Zoom:
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
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 week's lesson: "Belonging and Yourself."
*Lunch after Service: For our lunch this week, we will celebrate Patt Behler’s 95th birthday with lunch at Fuji Japanese Steakhouse (inside Capital Mall). In memory of the 75 year anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, we will be accepting donations in Patt’s honor to the Harry Truman Library Institute. You can donate to the Institute online, mail donations to: 5151 Troost Ave, Suite 300, Kansas City, MO 64110, put donations in the basket at the Fellowship, or give them to Lauraine at lunch. If you donate online, please make sure to fill out the Give In Honor section with Patt’s name and comments section: "Patt’s 95th". For any donation by check, please identify that it is for "Patt's 95th." For more information, contact Lauraine Connelly.
Masks are currently optional for those attending UUFJC events in person.
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:
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 "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).
Community Pantry Update: Our pantry coordinator, Joan, sends a request for members to bring paper goods next Sunday for the Neighborhood Pantry. For example: toilet paper, napkins, paper towels etc. Canned goods can be donated again (but glass and perishables still cannot). Our neighbors are using the pantry, and it is empty every few days. Thank you for your donations! For more information, contact Joan Kurtzeborn. Reimbursements are available; contact our treasurer, Bob Antweiler: [email protected].
Tomorrow, Monday, September 12th at 6 pm, the local chapter of the American Association of University Women meets at our building and on Zoom. This month, Professor Bryan Jack of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, will present on " Crossing the Red Sea, St. Louis and the Exodusters." For more information, contact Charlotte Parsons.
Alberta Mobley's Tuesday yoga class at our building is on hold this week as she is out of town. Classes will continue after Alberta returns, although she is seeking a new teacher. For more information, contact Alberta.
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
An 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 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 week, Missouri River Regional Library will hold Capital READ book discussions in their Art Gallery on Monday, September 12th at 1 pm and Thursday, September 15th at 6:30 pm. This ongoing series of discussions highlight This Place of Promise: A Historian’s Perspective on 200 Years of Missouri History, the 2022 Capital READ. The discussions will be led by community members who will focus not only on the book’s overall content but also on specific aspects of the state’s history as covered in the book. The Monday discussion will be led by Anita Randolph and Anne Rottmann, Missouri River Regional Library board members, with a special focus on the Civil War in Missouri. The Thursday session will be led by Dr. Darius Watson, interim dean of admissions, Lincoln University, and Dr. Thomas J. Gubbels, American history professor, Lincoln University, with a special focus on race in Missouri. More sessions are scheduled for next week. Contact Madeline Matson. For more on library events, visit MRRL.org.
This Tuesday, September 13th, the emergency housing subgroup of the Jefferson City Homelessness Working Group holds its monthly meeting. To get involved in this or other aspects of the working group, contact Patt Behler.
This Friday, September 16th at 6:30 in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: Missouri Wines for the Season: A Perfect Pairing. Registration is required. Shannon Yokley, marketing specialist for the Missouri Wine and Grape Board, will present a Wine 101 class and discuss what's new and exciting in the state's wine industry. The program will feature a tasting of five wines and some food pairings that demonstrate flavor profiles and differences. 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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