This morning, despite the gray skies, we had a lovely service at Riverside Park Pavilion, where our own Alexis continued our month of reflections on Beauty. Beauty, she said, has two meanings that are sometimes at odds with each other: that which gives pleasure to the senses, and that which pleasurably exalts the mind and spirit. Sensory beauty, or what our culture tells us we should find beautiful, can sometimes distract us from the more substantial beauty that exalts our spirits. Alexis called on us to consider what we as individuals find beautiful and exalting, and to be deliberate about how we spend our time and energy so that we can nurture that deeper beauty in our lives and in our world.
Next Sunday, June 30th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Conscious Capitalism," Robert Pinhero
Pinhero has studied with a group called "Conscious Capitalism." They propose methodology toward creating a more egalitarian version of a system which has led to large economic growth.
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Challenging Beauty," Alexis
Put on your metaphorical hard hats and prepare to deconstruct what is meant by beauty and consider which definitions limit and which ones expand ways of being with one another.
If you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during the Service, please submit it by noon on Friday through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html
Plus Children's RE --- "Weaving a Tapestry of Faith: Good Apologies"
UUFJC News and Events this week:
Our Rummage Sale on Saturday was a success! Early estimates are that we took in about $1,000. Many thanks to everyone who donated and volunteered, especially to our organizers Bob Antweiler and Lisa Sanning!
Faith Voices for Jefferson City's monthly assembly, scheduled for this Monday, is canceled this month. For information on events to come, contact Rev. Kim Woodruff:
[email protected]
This Thurday, June 27th in our building at 6:30 pm, Capital Area Interfaith Alliance presents a program on Unitarian Universalism with UU minister-in-training and former UUFJC Vice President Alexis. Contact Frank Rycyk for more information.
Our Salvation Army meal, scheduled for this Friday, is canceled this month. Please contact Roberta Dunkel if you can help provide and serve food for those in need in the months to come.
And one week from tomorrow, Monday, July 1st, fall registration begins at the online UU Leadership Institute. The UU Leadership Institute offers online classes in faith and leadership development, with new classes each semester and on-demand classes available year-round. Most courses cost $15-$30; talk to Katherine Connor about possible scholarships from UUFJC. For course list, free sample courses, and more information, visit uuinstitute.org
Community Events this week:
This Wednesday, June 26th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents Music in the Library with Max Hatt andEdda Glass. This multiple award-winning duo has perfomed at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, the Sundance Film Fest, and Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival, among many other performing arts center and music festivals across the country. Glass’s unique voice has been compared to a gamut of singers from Astrud Gilberto to Billie Holiday,and Hatt’s equally distinctive guitar work combines the harmonic innovations of jazz and the melodic resonance of folk. Co-sponsored with KJLU-FM radio. Contact Madeline Matson. For more library events, visit MRRL.org.
This Thursday, June 27th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL hosts a presentation on Missouri Courthouses. Bill Hart, executive director of the Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation, will discuss the architectural history of Missouri’s courthouses. His new book, Historic Missouri Roadsides, 2nd edition, will be available for purchase after the program. (This program was rescheduled from an earlier date). Contact Madeline Matson. For more library events, visit MRRL.org.
This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "Amazing Grace" (Thursday through Sunday). More on the film: "Aretha Franklin was born strongly rooted in both the church and gospel music. Her father was a minister and her mother a gospel singer. Eleven years after she signed her first record deal and 11 consecutive No. 1 hits later, at the height of her career, she returned to her gospel roots by joining Reverand James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles in January 1972 for a two night recording session of gospel tunes that will warm your heart to hear. This documentary film is 87 minutes in length." For showtimes, more events, and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.
For yoga and even more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC Events
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
Have a great week
Next Sunday, June 30th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Conscious Capitalism," Robert Pinhero
Pinhero has studied with a group called "Conscious Capitalism." They propose methodology toward creating a more egalitarian version of a system which has led to large economic growth.
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: "Challenging Beauty," Alexis
Put on your metaphorical hard hats and prepare to deconstruct what is meant by beauty and consider which definitions limit and which ones expand ways of being with one another.
If you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during the Service, please submit it by noon on Friday through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html
Plus Children's RE --- "Weaving a Tapestry of Faith: Good Apologies"
UUFJC News and Events this week:
Our Rummage Sale on Saturday was a success! Early estimates are that we took in about $1,000. Many thanks to everyone who donated and volunteered, especially to our organizers Bob Antweiler and Lisa Sanning!
Faith Voices for Jefferson City's monthly assembly, scheduled for this Monday, is canceled this month. For information on events to come, contact Rev. Kim Woodruff:
[email protected]
This Thurday, June 27th in our building at 6:30 pm, Capital Area Interfaith Alliance presents a program on Unitarian Universalism with UU minister-in-training and former UUFJC Vice President Alexis. Contact Frank Rycyk for more information.
Our Salvation Army meal, scheduled for this Friday, is canceled this month. Please contact Roberta Dunkel if you can help provide and serve food for those in need in the months to come.
And one week from tomorrow, Monday, July 1st, fall registration begins at the online UU Leadership Institute. The UU Leadership Institute offers online classes in faith and leadership development, with new classes each semester and on-demand classes available year-round. Most courses cost $15-$30; talk to Katherine Connor about possible scholarships from UUFJC. For course list, free sample courses, and more information, visit uuinstitute.org
Community Events this week:
This Wednesday, June 26th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents Music in the Library with Max Hatt andEdda Glass. This multiple award-winning duo has perfomed at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, the Sundance Film Fest, and Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival, among many other performing arts center and music festivals across the country. Glass’s unique voice has been compared to a gamut of singers from Astrud Gilberto to Billie Holiday,and Hatt’s equally distinctive guitar work combines the harmonic innovations of jazz and the melodic resonance of folk. Co-sponsored with KJLU-FM radio. Contact Madeline Matson. For more library events, visit MRRL.org.
This Thursday, June 27th at 7 pm in their Art Gallery, MRRL hosts a presentation on Missouri Courthouses. Bill Hart, executive director of the Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation, will discuss the architectural history of Missouri’s courthouses. His new book, Historic Missouri Roadsides, 2nd edition, will be available for purchase after the program. (This program was rescheduled from an earlier date). Contact Madeline Matson. For more library events, visit MRRL.org.
This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "Amazing Grace" (Thursday through Sunday). More on the film: "Aretha Franklin was born strongly rooted in both the church and gospel music. Her father was a minister and her mother a gospel singer. Eleven years after she signed her first record deal and 11 consecutive No. 1 hits later, at the height of her career, she returned to her gospel roots by joining Reverand James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles in January 1972 for a two night recording session of gospel tunes that will warm your heart to hear. This documentary film is 87 minutes in length." For showtimes, more events, and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.
For yoga and even more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC Events
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
Have a great week
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