This Saturday was our Vision Crafting session. Almost 20 people came for a day of hard but joyful work, and those present finally reached consensus behind a proposed vision statement for our Fellowship:
"UUFJC: A supportive, free thinking community that celebrates diversity and spiritual curiosity, grounded in reason, nurturing the courage to build a just and sustainable world."
The process is not over! For the next two weeks, we are inviting members and friends' comments on this draft. Then, we plan to adopt our vision statement at a meeting of the UUFJC Board on Sunday, November 29th at 1:30 pm. You are welcome to attend that board meeting and to contact any board member with your comments in the meantime.
And we have dreams beyond what one vision statement can hold! You are also invited to write your dreams and wishes for our Fellowship on the papers on the wall behind our piano using the color-coded markers provided.
Thank you to everyone who was there Saturday, and to everyone who takes part in the process going forward!
Next Sunday, November 22nd:
December Newsletter Submissions Due.
Please submit items for the December newsletter and print calendar to Laura Gilkey by e-mail or in writing.
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"What Lies in the South China Sea," Frank Rycyk
David Feith, Hong Kong-based Wall Street Journal editorial writer, cites inaccurate translations, varying maps and lack of historical documentation in questioning China's recent claims to territory in the South China Sea.
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: Bread Communion and Guest At Your Table
Join us for a special service that explores the significance of coming together as a community. We'll also be reminded of the Guest at Your Table program, which allows us to practice our Unitarian Universalist principles beyond our city limits.
You are invited to bring bread to share in the Bread Communion, and to share your bread recipes and memories in a cookbook that will be sold to benefit the Fellowship. Contact Alexis Engelbrecht.
If you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during the Service, please submit it through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html
Plus Children's RE --- Volunteers Needed!
A Potluck Lunch will follow the service, so please bring a favorite dish!
UUFJC News and Events this week:
We need RE teachers and aides. See the sign-up sheet on the RE room door or contact Kim Connor.
We also need Adult Forum leaders for December. Contact Laura Gilkey
The American Association of University Women meets this Thursday, November 19th at 7 pm. The program will be on entrepreneurship with a speaker from Lincoln University's Business Department. Contact Charlotte Parsons for more information.
Next Sunday, November 22nd is the next meeting of the Shared Pulpit Sermon Seminar. Contact Alexis Engelbrecht.
Rebecca Bax is looking into organizing an "Orphans' Thanksgiving," so if you don't have a family gathering to go to and/or you'd like to celebrate with friends from UUFJC, contact Rebecca.
And coming December 5th is our 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off! We need plenty of chefs, as well as volunteers to help with organizing, entertainment, publicity and more. We will also be accepting Silent Auction items starting next Sunday, November 22nd. Contact Bob Antweiler or see the sign-up sheet by the entrance.
Community Events this week:
This Tuesday, November 17th at 7 pm in the Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "Mobilizing for War: The United States on the Homefront." To enter the Second World War, the United States had to mobilize not only a military but also a workforce and popular support. Mobilizing American workers and American morale meant confronting challenging issues of racial inequality, women and the family, shortages of food and housing, and others. Dr. Catherine Rymph, professor of history at the University of Missouri, will discuss how American society was transformed in significant and sometimes unintended ways by the war. Contact Madeline Matson.
This Thursday, November 19th at 7 pm, Columbia Area NOW meets at the Hy-Vee Restaurant at Broadway and Fairview in Columbia. Non-members and new members are welcome. Contact Sue Gibson.
This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "Tombstone" (Tuesday evening only), "Kids Flicks" (Saturday only) and "Experimenter: The Stanley Milgram Story" (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!
"UUFJC: A supportive, free thinking community that celebrates diversity and spiritual curiosity, grounded in reason, nurturing the courage to build a just and sustainable world."
The process is not over! For the next two weeks, we are inviting members and friends' comments on this draft. Then, we plan to adopt our vision statement at a meeting of the UUFJC Board on Sunday, November 29th at 1:30 pm. You are welcome to attend that board meeting and to contact any board member with your comments in the meantime.
And we have dreams beyond what one vision statement can hold! You are also invited to write your dreams and wishes for our Fellowship on the papers on the wall behind our piano using the color-coded markers provided.
Thank you to everyone who was there Saturday, and to everyone who takes part in the process going forward!
Next Sunday, November 22nd:
December Newsletter Submissions Due.
Please submit items for the December newsletter and print calendar to Laura Gilkey by e-mail or in writing.
Adult Forum - 9:15 am
"What Lies in the South China Sea," Frank Rycyk
David Feith, Hong Kong-based Wall Street Journal editorial writer, cites inaccurate translations, varying maps and lack of historical documentation in questioning China's recent claims to territory in the South China Sea.
Service and Religious Education - 10:30 am
Message: Bread Communion and Guest At Your Table
Join us for a special service that explores the significance of coming together as a community. We'll also be reminded of the Guest at Your Table program, which allows us to practice our Unitarian Universalist principles beyond our city limits.
You are invited to bring bread to share in the Bread Communion, and to share your bread recipes and memories in a cookbook that will be sold to benefit the Fellowship. Contact Alexis Engelbrecht.
If you have a joy or concern that you would like to have read during the Service, please submit it through our website: http://uufjc.org/joys--concerns.html
Plus Children's RE --- Volunteers Needed!
A Potluck Lunch will follow the service, so please bring a favorite dish!
UUFJC News and Events this week:
We need RE teachers and aides. See the sign-up sheet on the RE room door or contact Kim Connor.
We also need Adult Forum leaders for December. Contact Laura Gilkey
The American Association of University Women meets this Thursday, November 19th at 7 pm. The program will be on entrepreneurship with a speaker from Lincoln University's Business Department. Contact Charlotte Parsons for more information.
Next Sunday, November 22nd is the next meeting of the Shared Pulpit Sermon Seminar. Contact Alexis Engelbrecht.
Rebecca Bax is looking into organizing an "Orphans' Thanksgiving," so if you don't have a family gathering to go to and/or you'd like to celebrate with friends from UUFJC, contact Rebecca.
And coming December 5th is our 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off! We need plenty of chefs, as well as volunteers to help with organizing, entertainment, publicity and more. We will also be accepting Silent Auction items starting next Sunday, November 22nd. Contact Bob Antweiler or see the sign-up sheet by the entrance.
Community Events this week:
This Tuesday, November 17th at 7 pm in the Art Gallery, Missouri River Regional Library presents: "Mobilizing for War: The United States on the Homefront." To enter the Second World War, the United States had to mobilize not only a military but also a workforce and popular support. Mobilizing American workers and American morale meant confronting challenging issues of racial inequality, women and the family, shortages of food and housing, and others. Dr. Catherine Rymph, professor of history at the University of Missouri, will discuss how American society was transformed in significant and sometimes unintended ways by the war. Contact Madeline Matson.
This Thursday, November 19th at 7 pm, Columbia Area NOW meets at the Hy-Vee Restaurant at Broadway and Fairview in Columbia. Non-members and new members are welcome. Contact Sue Gibson.
This week, Capitol City Cinema presents "Tombstone" (Tuesday evening only), "Kids Flicks" (Saturday only) and "Experimenter: The Stanley Milgram Story" (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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