Coming Up Sunday
For Forum, Mindfulness Meditation and Worship,
drop-in child care is provided. No reservation is needed.
Jan. 25, 2026
9 a.m. – Forum Discussion Group – Lower Level-Forum Room/Library
The Forum Discussion Group meets at 9 a.m. most Sundays from September through May except holiday weekends. On Jan. 25 Dennis Crouch will present “Artificial Intelligence for the Uninitiated #2.” Dennis, a UUCC member, has been a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana, a software developer at Mayo Clinic, a patent attorney in Chicago, and is now a professor at the University of Missouri School of Law.
9 a.m. – Mindfulness Meditation – Fire Circle or Lower Level-Centering Room
Mindfulness Meditation takes place at 9 a.m. every Sunday. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome. If the outside temperature is 55° F. or higher and weather permits, meditation will take place at the Fire Circle behind the church. Otherwise, meditation will be in the Lower Level-Centering Room. For more information, email Anna Lingo or Susan Pereira.
10:30 a.m. – Worship Service – Sanctuary
“75 Years of UUCC” – Founder’s Day Sunday – Rev. Dr. Molly Housh Gordon and UU Churchers
Join us to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia, Missouri. We will share reflections about our last 75 years and hope for the next 75.
Livestream options – Zoom • Facebook
10:30 a.m. – Youth Religious Education – Lower Level
After a centering time in the Sanctuary at the beginning of worship, the children will go downstairs for their classes. Free nursery care for infants to 3-year-olds will be available until 11:45 a.m. Read about our Youth Religious Education program.
After Worship – Coffee Hour – Greeting Area
Enjoy beverages and conversation in the Greeting Area after worship.
11:45 a.m. – Philosophy Club – Sanctuary
Philosophy Club, led by Ben Schulz, is a group for anyone interested in discussing a topic more deeply with others. No philosophical training is needed, all worldviews are welcome, and any member can submit a subject to be discussed from spirituality to sociology, psychology, ecology, science and anything else. The group will meet in the Sanctuary.
Noon – Milestones Circle – Lower Level-Forum Room/Library
The Milestones Circle is an open, drop-in small group for older adults to meet, share thoughts and concerns, and receive support and friendship in a UU setting. The group meets each month on the fourth Sunday after the worship service in the Forum Room/Library on the lower level of the church. Bring a brown bag lunch and help explore the spirituality in your life. Milestones materials are available here. The Jan. 25 Milestones Circle will be reflecting on this topic: “What is on your bucket list?” For more information, contact Kathie Bergman by email.
Noon – YRUU – Lower Level-YRUU Room
Members of YRUU, our high school youth group, will gather for the regular weekly meeting.
Noon – Finding Our Way Forward – Lower Level-Barton Classroom
The Finding Our Way Forward Team will hold its regular monthly meeting. In these fraught times, the team is exploring possibilities for radical neighboring and mutual aid as a follow-up to Rev Molly’s sermon on “Mutual Aid, Labor and Faith: A History” on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. All are welcome to participate. For more information, email Rev. Dottie Mathews.
12:15 p.m. – Disability Justice & Inclusion Team – Lower Level-Centering Room
The Disability Justice and Inclusion Team (DJIT) meets on the 4th Sunday of each month in the Centering Room and via Zoom. DJIT contacts are Gretchen Maune and Marcie Brennan.