This morning, we held our Annual Business Meeting and elected a new Board for the 2015-2016 term, with some people continuing in their offices and others stepping up to do challenging jobs:
President: Katherine Connor (returning)
Vice President: Alexis Engelbrecht-Villafañe
Treasurer: Bob Antweiler (returning)
Secretary: Laura Gilkey (returning)
Director of Religious Education: Kim Connor
This year's meeting saw no extraordinary business. At any time, our business meeting is perhaps our dullest service of the year, but it's also the most important, and we thank not only those who volunteer for offices and committees, but those who come to engage with our principle of Democratic Process and do the plain, unglamorous work of making our Fellowship run. As Marge Piercy wrote, "The work of the world is common as mud ... But the thing worth doing well done has a shape that satisfies, clean and evident." We may still be working on "clean and evident," but together we give our Fellowship community a shape that satisfies.
Next Sunday, May 24th:
Newsletter Submissions Due
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"'Free-Range' Parenting," Frank Rycyk
Police and Child Protective Services intervened when Maryland parents let their children play in the park and walk home unsupervised.
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Alms and Homage?", Rev. Nancy Tanner-Thies
Rev. Nancy will offer a reflection on our intentions for and resistance to worship.
Plus Children's RE --- Volunteers Needed! If there are no volunteers, RE will be canceled this week.
Youth RE is available. Contact Alexis Engelbrecht-Villafañe
UUFJC News and Events this week:
Submissions for the June Newsletter and Print Calendar are due one week from today, next Sunday, May 24th. Send your submissions to Laura Gilkey.
We need Adult Forum leaders and RE volunteers! Contact Laura Gilkey to lead the Forum, Barb Koenig or Kim Connor to volunteer for RE.
American Association of University Women meets this Thursday, May 21st at 6 pm. This month’s meeting will be a salad supper at the Parsons’ house, and then AAUW goes on vacation for the summer months. Contact Charlotte Parsons.
This Friday is our monthly Salvation Army meal. Please contact Bob Antweiler if you can help prepare or serve food for those in need. Serving begins at 5 pm; please arrive by 4:30 to help prepare.
Coming up June 2nd from 1-5 pm is a Faith-Based Disaster Response Workshop in Fulton Missouri, sponsored by the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency. The event is free of charge. If anyone would like to go on behalf of the Fellowship, register at: http://training.dps.mo.gov/sematraining.nsf/TrainingSchedule
And remember Relay for Life, coming up June 5th and 6th! Contact Patt Behler for luminaria and registration forms.
Community Events this week:
Monday, May 18th at 7 pm in the Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library hosts A Musical Evening with Simply Strings. Five mid-Missouri women comprise this group of musicians who between them have four mountain dulcimers, a banjo dulcimer, guitar, bowed psaltery, violin, and an odd variety of rhythm instruments. They will perform American and Celtic folk music, Civil War-era music and hymns, fiddle tunes, and maybe a waltz or two. Contact Madeline Matson.
Thursday, May 21st at 6 pm in the Art Gallery, MRRL continues its monthly programming for Millennials with a Bad Movie Night, recommended for ages 19-39. Did you grow up in the age of MST3K? Come hang out, riff on a truly dreadful movie, enjoy some popcorn and have some good snarky fun.
Also Thursday evening at 7 pm, Columbia Area NOW holds its monthly meeting at the Hy-Vee Restaurant at Broadway and Fairview in Columbia. Non-members and new members are welcome. Contact Sue Gibson.
This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "The Clouds of Sils Maria" (through Thursday) and "Slow West" (starting Friday). For showtimes and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org or contact Rebecca Bax.
For yoga and even more events, see our Calendars.
President: Katherine Connor (returning)
Vice President: Alexis Engelbrecht-Villafañe
Treasurer: Bob Antweiler (returning)
Secretary: Laura Gilkey (returning)
Director of Religious Education: Kim Connor
This year's meeting saw no extraordinary business. At any time, our business meeting is perhaps our dullest service of the year, but it's also the most important, and we thank not only those who volunteer for offices and committees, but those who come to engage with our principle of Democratic Process and do the plain, unglamorous work of making our Fellowship run. As Marge Piercy wrote, "The work of the world is common as mud ... But the thing worth doing well done has a shape that satisfies, clean and evident." We may still be working on "clean and evident," but together we give our Fellowship community a shape that satisfies.
Next Sunday, May 24th:
Newsletter Submissions Due
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"'Free-Range' Parenting," Frank Rycyk
Police and Child Protective Services intervened when Maryland parents let their children play in the park and walk home unsupervised.
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Alms and Homage?", Rev. Nancy Tanner-Thies
Rev. Nancy will offer a reflection on our intentions for and resistance to worship.
Plus Children's RE --- Volunteers Needed! If there are no volunteers, RE will be canceled this week.
Youth RE is available. Contact Alexis Engelbrecht-Villafañe
UUFJC News and Events this week:
Submissions for the June Newsletter and Print Calendar are due one week from today, next Sunday, May 24th. Send your submissions to Laura Gilkey.
We need Adult Forum leaders and RE volunteers! Contact Laura Gilkey to lead the Forum, Barb Koenig or Kim Connor to volunteer for RE.
American Association of University Women meets this Thursday, May 21st at 6 pm. This month’s meeting will be a salad supper at the Parsons’ house, and then AAUW goes on vacation for the summer months. Contact Charlotte Parsons.
This Friday is our monthly Salvation Army meal. Please contact Bob Antweiler if you can help prepare or serve food for those in need. Serving begins at 5 pm; please arrive by 4:30 to help prepare.
Coming up June 2nd from 1-5 pm is a Faith-Based Disaster Response Workshop in Fulton Missouri, sponsored by the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency. The event is free of charge. If anyone would like to go on behalf of the Fellowship, register at: http://training.dps.mo.gov/sematraining.nsf/TrainingSchedule
And remember Relay for Life, coming up June 5th and 6th! Contact Patt Behler for luminaria and registration forms.
Community Events this week:
Monday, May 18th at 7 pm in the Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library hosts A Musical Evening with Simply Strings. Five mid-Missouri women comprise this group of musicians who between them have four mountain dulcimers, a banjo dulcimer, guitar, bowed psaltery, violin, and an odd variety of rhythm instruments. They will perform American and Celtic folk music, Civil War-era music and hymns, fiddle tunes, and maybe a waltz or two. Contact Madeline Matson.
Thursday, May 21st at 6 pm in the Art Gallery, MRRL continues its monthly programming for Millennials with a Bad Movie Night, recommended for ages 19-39. Did you grow up in the age of MST3K? Come hang out, riff on a truly dreadful movie, enjoy some popcorn and have some good snarky fun.
Also Thursday evening at 7 pm, Columbia Area NOW holds its monthly meeting at the Hy-Vee Restaurant at Broadway and Fairview in Columbia. Non-members and new members are welcome. Contact Sue Gibson.
This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "The Clouds of Sils Maria" (through Thursday) and "Slow West" (starting Friday). For showtimes and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org or contact Rebecca Bax.
For yoga and even more events, see our Calendars.
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