This morning we observed our annual Hiroshima Sunday, remembering the anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Bob Boldt provided images and Patt Behler shared her experience of visiting Hiroshima years after the event. Laura Gilkey then delivered a sermon where she warned about the danger, on the one hand, of justifying the bombing with Japan's war guilt, but also on the other hand, the danger of romanticizing the victims as pure and innocent symbols rather than fallible human beings. To truly live our UU principle and affirm and promote "the inherent worth and dignity of every person," we need to acknowledge guilt and flaws and maintain boundaries while still extending compassion and seeing the sacredness in everyone.
Next Sunday, August 7th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
Leader Needed!
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: Rev. Nancy TannerThies
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 --- Volunteers Needed!
UUFJC News and Events this week:
The August Newsletter and print calendar are ready. Paper copies are available at the back of the sanctuary and electronic copies are available on request.
The UUFJC Members and Friends Directory has been updated. Paper copies are available for reference by our phones, and paper or electronic copies are available on request.
We are in need of RE volunteers to teach lessons from the Tapestry of Faith curriculum Love Connects Us. This curriculum focuses on our Unitarian Universalist faith in covenanted community. More information and the sign up sheet are located on the RE classroom door. Contact Angela Wells for further questions.
We also need Adult Forum leaders for August; see Laura Gilkey.
This Friday, August 5th, the Fellowship building is reserved for a private event starting at 6 pm. Contact Victoria Salenski.
The Worship Service Committee meets next Sunday, August 7th at 9 am. The meeting is open to anyone who would like to get involved in planning our Sunday services. Contact Alexis.
Later next Sunday at 1:30 pm is the next session of our “Examining Whiteness” anti-racism workshop. Contact Katherine Connor and Sharon Morgan.
And a week from tomorrow, Monday, August 8th is our monthly Lecture Series. This month’s program will be a free concert of interfaith music, including Sufi, Hindu, Christian, Buddhist, and more, with refreshments provided. Sponsored by Capital Area Interfaith Alliance.
Community Events this week:
This Friday, August 5th at 7 pm in the Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents their First Friday Film: "The Intern." Robert DeNiro plays a 70-year-old widower, bored with retirement, who becomes a senior intern at an online couture fashion site, founded and run by Anne Hathaway. Contact Madeline Matson.
This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "Microbe & Gasoline" (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). For showtimes and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.
For yoga and even more events, see our online calendars:
Service Committee
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Social Action
Community Events
Have a great week!
Next Sunday, August 7th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
Leader Needed!
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: Rev. Nancy TannerThies
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 --- Volunteers Needed!
UUFJC News and Events this week:
The August Newsletter and print calendar are ready. Paper copies are available at the back of the sanctuary and electronic copies are available on request.
The UUFJC Members and Friends Directory has been updated. Paper copies are available for reference by our phones, and paper or electronic copies are available on request.
We are in need of RE volunteers to teach lessons from the Tapestry of Faith curriculum Love Connects Us. This curriculum focuses on our Unitarian Universalist faith in covenanted community. More information and the sign up sheet are located on the RE classroom door. Contact Angela Wells for further questions.
We also need Adult Forum leaders for August; see Laura Gilkey.
This Friday, August 5th, the Fellowship building is reserved for a private event starting at 6 pm. Contact Victoria Salenski.
The Worship Service Committee meets next Sunday, August 7th at 9 am. The meeting is open to anyone who would like to get involved in planning our Sunday services. Contact Alexis.
Later next Sunday at 1:30 pm is the next session of our “Examining Whiteness” anti-racism workshop. Contact Katherine Connor and Sharon Morgan.
And a week from tomorrow, Monday, August 8th is our monthly Lecture Series. This month’s program will be a free concert of interfaith music, including Sufi, Hindu, Christian, Buddhist, and more, with refreshments provided. Sponsored by Capital Area Interfaith Alliance.
Community Events this week:
This Friday, August 5th at 7 pm in the Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents their First Friday Film: "The Intern." Robert DeNiro plays a 70-year-old widower, bored with retirement, who becomes a senior intern at an online couture fashion site, founded and run by Anne Hathaway. Contact Madeline Matson.
This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "Microbe & Gasoline" (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). For showtimes and more information, visit capitolcitycinema.org.
For yoga and even more events, see our online calendars:
Service Committee
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Social Action
Community Events
Have a great week!
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