Note: We are starting a text-message list to send reminders about our upcoming Zoom events to those who wish to receive them. If you would like to be included, contact Katherine Connor: [email protected]
This week, in a happy surprise, we were invited to join our neighbors at First Unitarian Universalist of Springfield, Missouri, for online services with a message from Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman. On this unique pandemic-year Thanksgiving week, many of us have faced hard decisions. But in any year, Rev. Michelle reminded us, the legacy of this holiday presents us with difficult truths: about how the mythology of white settler contact with Native Americans white-washes the realities of displacement and genocide, how those very white settlers were our forebears in our own UU faith tradition, how the process of colonization continues into our own day. How can we heed the call of these truths, and what can be redeemed? We must go beyond lip-service and "virtue-signalling" and listen for the action our faith, justice, and gratitude call us to. Because the core of gratitude is still something to celebrate. Gratitude awakens us to the presence of the gifts of our world, the miracles everywhere that support our continued life, and to the opportunities we have to work for a better future. As Rev. Michelle pointed out, it is not that we "have to" do the work of justice and radical love --- it is that we get to do that work.
Next Sunday,November 29th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Police Training Standards," Gary Hill
Lincoln University Police Chief Gary Hill is a member of Missouri's Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Commission. The commission is recommending racial bias and de-escalation training to be added to standard peace officer training.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 988 5874 1051
Password: 047662
https://zoom.us/j/98858741051?pwd=d3ZMbHJSL3NjMGMxZEM5N1VxUysxQT09
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+13126266799,,98858741051#,,#,047662# US (Chicago)
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+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
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Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
"Refusing the Lie," Katherine Connor
Katherine Connor will share and reflect on a reading by Jude Geiger. Excerpt: "We can’t turn back the clock to save lives, but maybe we can change our addiction to productivity that enables our leaders to fail us so tragically. Maybe we can change our habits of corporate consumption or unending growth of markets that leave small towns ruined. Maybe sustainability of markets—and our hearts and minds—is more important than the wealth of ten people on this globe."
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
If you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during a Service, please submit it by noon on the Friday before through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html
Adult Religious Education - 3 pm
Our Adult Religious Education series via Zoom, led by our RE Instructor Samantha Porter and based on a UUA Tapestry of Faith curriculum, “Building the World We Dream Of.”
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94705857006?pwd=VE4vTDdGM2hLYStFbkxwR3BwSDYvUT09
Meeting ID: 947 0585 7006
Passcode: 855322
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/au95w91Gf
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!
We also have UU-themed facemasks for sale in two designs:
UU Principles
Science is Real, Black Lives Matter, etc.
$10 each; proceeds support UUFJC. Contact Katherine Connor: [email protected]
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
Meeting ID: 918 4396 6450
Password: 918925
https://zoom.us/j/91843966450?pwd=djBwTEx4YUxseW9SdytSZjJGS0xrdz09
Phone:
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
On Fridays at 1 pm, Robin Duple of the UU Church of Columbia hosts a weekly Zoom get-together for crafters and creators of all stripes and has invited UUFJC members and friends to join in. For more information, visit the UUCC website: https://uucomo.org/event/crafting-club-online-weekly/all/
This Friday, November 27th is our monthly Salvation Army meal. We hope our members and friends can stay safe but we also know that the need is great at this time. If you can help provide or serve food for those in need, please contact Bob Antweiler: [email protected]
Our building is reserved by community groups Wednesdays and Saturdays starting at 6 pm; Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 5:30 pm; and Sundays starting at 7 pm. If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.
Community Events this week:
Our neighbors at Vipassana Buddhist Church / Center for Buddhist Development are holding online services via Zoom at 10 am on Sundays, as well as meditation nights via Zoom at 7 pm on Thursdays. For more information, contact [email protected].
For more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC EventsVirtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
This week, in a happy surprise, we were invited to join our neighbors at First Unitarian Universalist of Springfield, Missouri, for online services with a message from Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman. On this unique pandemic-year Thanksgiving week, many of us have faced hard decisions. But in any year, Rev. Michelle reminded us, the legacy of this holiday presents us with difficult truths: about how the mythology of white settler contact with Native Americans white-washes the realities of displacement and genocide, how those very white settlers were our forebears in our own UU faith tradition, how the process of colonization continues into our own day. How can we heed the call of these truths, and what can be redeemed? We must go beyond lip-service and "virtue-signalling" and listen for the action our faith, justice, and gratitude call us to. Because the core of gratitude is still something to celebrate. Gratitude awakens us to the presence of the gifts of our world, the miracles everywhere that support our continued life, and to the opportunities we have to work for a better future. As Rev. Michelle pointed out, it is not that we "have to" do the work of justice and radical love --- it is that we get to do that work.
Next Sunday,November 29th:
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"Police Training Standards," Gary Hill
Lincoln University Police Chief Gary Hill is a member of Missouri's Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Commission. The commission is recommending racial bias and de-escalation training to be added to standard peace officer training.
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
"Refusing the Lie," Katherine Connor
Katherine Connor will share and reflect on a reading by Jude Geiger. Excerpt: "We can’t turn back the clock to save lives, but maybe we can change our addiction to productivity that enables our leaders to fail us so tragically. Maybe we can change our habits of corporate consumption or unending growth of markets that leave small towns ruined. Maybe sustainability of markets—and our hearts and minds—is more important than the wealth of ten people on this globe."
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
If you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during a Service, please submit it by noon on the Friday before through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html
Adult Religious Education - 3 pm
Our Adult Religious Education series via Zoom, led by our RE Instructor Samantha Porter and based on a UUA Tapestry of Faith curriculum, “Building the World We Dream Of.”
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94705857006?pwd=VE4vTDdGM2hLYStFbkxwR3BwSDYvUT09
Meeting ID: 947 0585 7006
Passcode: 855322
Phone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/au95w91Gf
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!
We also have UU-themed facemasks for sale in two designs:
UU Principles
Science is Real, Black Lives Matter, etc.
$10 each; proceeds support UUFJC. Contact Katherine Connor: [email protected]
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
Meeting ID: 918 4396 6450
Password: 918925
https://zoom.us/j/91843966450?pwd=djBwTEx4YUxseW9SdytSZjJGS0xrdz09
Phone:
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Find your nearest phone number: https://zoom.us/u/aeC2zyWdIo
On Fridays at 1 pm, Robin Duple of the UU Church of Columbia hosts a weekly Zoom get-together for crafters and creators of all stripes and has invited UUFJC members and friends to join in. For more information, visit the UUCC website: https://uucomo.org/event/crafting-club-online-weekly/all/
This Friday, November 27th is our monthly Salvation Army meal. We hope our members and friends can stay safe but we also know that the need is great at this time. If you can help provide or serve food for those in need, please contact Bob Antweiler: [email protected]
Our building is reserved by community groups Wednesdays and Saturdays starting at 6 pm; Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 5:30 pm; and Sundays starting at 7 pm. If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.
Community Events this week:
Our neighbors at Vipassana Buddhist Church / Center for Buddhist Development are holding online services via Zoom at 10 am on Sundays, as well as meditation nights via Zoom at 7 pm on Thursdays. For more information, contact [email protected].
For more events, see our online calendars:
UUFJC EventsVirtual Gatherings
Affiliated Events
Religious Education
Building Use (other)
Community Events
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