This morning, we did not have our own services, but were still invited to join our neighbors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia, where Rev. Molly Housh Gordon shared reflections on what might come after this pandemic. The future will be different, she said, although we don't know how. This is always true, but especially now. Life as we knew it has ended. Many of us have believed for some time that life as we knew it had to end, with its practices of environmental recklessness, racist, sexist, and economic oppression. This virus is no gift; it is not what anyone wished for, and it tempts us all with a very natural desire to get back to normal, but maybe we should stop and be mindful first. In the words of Sonya Renee Taylor:
"We will not go back to normal. Normal never was. Our pre-corona existence was not normal other than we normalized greed, inequity, exhaustion, depletion, extraction, disconnection, confusion, rage, hoarding, hate and lack. We should not long to return, my friends. We are being given the opportunity to stitch a new garment. One that fits all of humanity and nature."
Let us minister to ourselves and each other in our anxiety and suffering. Let us grieve the destruction and death. And let us accept that there is no going back, and go forward.
Next Sunday, May 10th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Toilet Paper Power," Frank Rycyk
We will learn about how toilet paper is being traded and about a reason behind the shortages. Toilet paper stories are welcome.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 988 5874 1051
Password: 047662
https://zoom.us/j/98858741051?pwd=d3ZMbHJSL3NjMGMxZEM5N1VxUysxQT09
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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
To Be Announced
We may have UUFJC Services via Zoom. Watch this e-mail list for developments.
If you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during a Service, please submit it by noon on Friday through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html
UUCC Online Services - 10:30 am
If we do not have our own online services, we have been invited to join our neighbors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia.
These services will be offered via Facebook Live:
https://www.facebook.com/UnitarianUniversalistChurchOfColumbiaMO/?eid=ARCFLwfOPhvNekpA6bZuhuMke8zRihU5cX37pHO0Ig0hKx3TtbHgCgOx6CG-2K9kJWv-gRxpo4lI5kdW
And via Zoom:
Join Zoom Webinar:
Webinar ID: 380 411 489
https://zoom.us/j/380411489
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+13126266799,,303350454# US (Chicago)
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
UUFJC News and Events this week:
As we find new ways to come together, we still need financial support, even without Sunday offering baskets. We now have an online donation option 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!
Our Annual Business meeting is coming May 24th. We will hold our (previously delayed) election of officers, vote on a budget, and more. For more information, contact our President, Katherine Connor at [email protected].
This Wednesday, May 6th at 2 pm, Laura Gilkey is hosting a weekly virtual book club for UUFJC members and friends via Zoom. Selected book: Silas Marner by George Eliot. We are listening to the book with accompanying text during meetings --- you do not have to read the book on your own. This week we will listen to chapter 7. New participants are welcome to catch up and join in!
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 957 765 341
https://zoom.us/j/957765341
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+13126266799,,303350454# US (Chicago)
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
This Thursday, May 7th at 5:30 pm, Katherine Connor will be hosting a weekly Zoom Happy Hour for UUFJC Members and Friends to gather and check in.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 918 4396 6450
Password: 918925
https://zoom.us/j/91843966450?pwd=djBwTEx4YUxseW9SdytSZjJGS0xrdz09
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,91843966450#,,#,918925# US (Chicago)
Phone:
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
Our building is reserved by a community group Wednesday, May 6th and Saturday, May 9th starting at 6 pm. If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.
Community Events this week:
As another Sunday Service Option, our neighbors at Vipassana Buddhist Church / Center for Buddhist Development are holding online services via Zoom at 10 am on Sundays. For more information, contact [email protected].
And Missouri River Regional Library has begun offering virtual events while the library is physically closed. For more information, visit https://www.mrrl.org/events/upcoming.
For more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC Events
Virtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
Please stay safe, well, and connected!
"We will not go back to normal. Normal never was. Our pre-corona existence was not normal other than we normalized greed, inequity, exhaustion, depletion, extraction, disconnection, confusion, rage, hoarding, hate and lack. We should not long to return, my friends. We are being given the opportunity to stitch a new garment. One that fits all of humanity and nature."
Let us minister to ourselves and each other in our anxiety and suffering. Let us grieve the destruction and death. And let us accept that there is no going back, and go forward.
Next Sunday, May 10th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Toilet Paper Power," Frank Rycyk
We will learn about how toilet paper is being traded and about a reason behind the shortages. Toilet paper stories are welcome.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 988 5874 1051
Password: 047662
https://zoom.us/j/98858741051?pwd=d3ZMbHJSL3NjMGMxZEM5N1VxUysxQT09
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,98858741051#,,#,047662# US (Chicago)
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
To Be Announced
We may have UUFJC Services via Zoom. Watch this e-mail list for developments.
If you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during a Service, please submit it by noon on Friday through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html
UUCC Online Services - 10:30 am
If we do not have our own online services, we have been invited to join our neighbors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia.
These services will be offered via Facebook Live:
https://www.facebook.com/UnitarianUniversalistChurchOfColumbiaMO/?eid=ARCFLwfOPhvNekpA6bZuhuMke8zRihU5cX37pHO0Ig0hKx3TtbHgCgOx6CG-2K9kJWv-gRxpo4lI5kdW
And via Zoom:
Join Zoom Webinar:
Webinar ID: 380 411 489
https://zoom.us/j/380411489
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,303350454# US (Chicago)
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
UUFJC News and Events this week:
As we find new ways to come together, we still need financial support, even without Sunday offering baskets. We now have an online donation option 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!
Our Annual Business meeting is coming May 24th. We will hold our (previously delayed) election of officers, vote on a budget, and more. For more information, contact our President, Katherine Connor at [email protected].
This Wednesday, May 6th at 2 pm, Laura Gilkey is hosting a weekly virtual book club for UUFJC members and friends via Zoom. Selected book: Silas Marner by George Eliot. We are listening to the book with accompanying text during meetings --- you do not have to read the book on your own. This week we will listen to chapter 7. New participants are welcome to catch up and join in!
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 957 765 341
https://zoom.us/j/957765341
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,303350454# US (Chicago)
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
This Thursday, May 7th at 5:30 pm, Katherine Connor will be hosting a weekly Zoom Happy Hour for UUFJC Members and Friends to gather and check in.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 918 4396 6450
Password: 918925
https://zoom.us/j/91843966450?pwd=djBwTEx4YUxseW9SdytSZjJGS0xrdz09
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,91843966450#,,#,918925# US (Chicago)
Phone:
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
Our building is reserved by a community group Wednesday, May 6th and Saturday, May 9th starting at 6 pm. If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.
Community Events this week:
As another Sunday Service Option, our neighbors at Vipassana Buddhist Church / Center for Buddhist Development are holding online services via Zoom at 10 am on Sundays. For more information, contact [email protected].
And Missouri River Regional Library has begun offering virtual events while the library is physically closed. For more information, visit https://www.mrrl.org/events/upcoming.
For more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC Events
Virtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
Please stay safe, well, and connected!
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