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Work and Wonder ~ Rev. Nancy TannerThies

12/7/2023

 
Yesterday morning, Rev. Nancy joined us to begin our reflections on our December theme: Mystery.  The holiday season is devoted to appreciation of awe-inspiring mysteries --- the deepening darkness, the returning light, the spirit of giving --- but its celebration is often built upon frantic to-do lists.  Rev. Nancy explored with us how we might balance "Work and Wonder."

We also have some upcoming events of particular notice:

Sunday, December 17th, the families of our Children's Religious Education program will be holding a Children's Book Swap, and they invite the rest of our members to join them!  If you bring in your pre-loved fiction or non-fiction children's books in good condition (especially those that reinforce UU values!), our RE students may choose to take them home. Any leftover books will be accepted as a donation to UUFJC's RE program! The book swap will take place during RE on the 17th, so please be sure to make your donation before service begins that morning. Also, please keep in mind that our regular RE students currently range from Kindergarten to 2nd grade, but they are very smart, and our RE instructor Samantha uses the 2nd-5th grade lessons. The students enjoy many things including princesses, transformers, science, building, and technology. Thank you!

And the restoration of our building is coming along!  We're not ready to move back just yet, but we hope to have a work day there some Saturday soon.  Volunteers will be much appreciated, and the stars may align on short notice, so please stay tuned!  Contact our president, Rich Burdge, for the latest.

For those who would also like to keep up with our neighbors at the UU Church of Columbia, their service message from yesterday is available to view online:
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For accessibility and convenience, we have an option to donate to our Fellowship online through PayPal:

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Thank you for being with us and supporting us!


And remember all our ways to stay in touch!  You can visit our website at uufjc.org.  You can also join our open-posting "UUFJC Cafe" Google Group to chat with other members and friends via e-mail and receive additional announcements and reminders (contact the Administrator at uufjc1@gmail.com to join).

It's time to update our UUFJC Members and Friends Directory.  If you would like to share your contact information with other members and friends, please contact our administrator at uufjc1@gmail.com with the information you would like to share.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 5th, our friends at Jefferson City Interfaith Climate Action will meet at 6:30 pm at Immaculate Conception Church’s Pleus Hall.  Contact Rich Burdge for more information.
This Thursday, December 7th at 7 pm, we are invited to join our neighbors at First UU of Springfield for their monthly “Date with Death Club” via Zoom.  These are standalone sessions exploring our shared mortality.  More information about the program can be found at https://datewithdeathclub.com.  Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87033373838

An independent Insight Meditation group taught by Joe McCormack meets at our building Thursday nights at 7 pm, when possible.  Zoom may also be available.  For more information, contact Bob Antweiler.

Next Sunday, December 10th, our Intergenerational Book Study meets at 2 pm at our building, construction permitting.  This month's selection: “A Canticle for Leibowitz” by Walter M. Miller Jr.  Contact Emma Regnier or Betty Cooper for more information.

Our building (when available) is reserved by community groups Wednesdays and Saturdays starting at 6 pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 5:30 pm.  If you have access to our building, please allow privacy at these times.

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