Site Updates

Dec. 7, 2025

Here’s what new on our website since last Sunday:

Home Page

The worship service next Sunday, Dec. 14 is featured at the upper right of the home page. Our guest preacher will be Rabbi Jeanne Snodgrass, Director of Mizzou Hillel and a member of Congregation Beth Shalom and the Columbia Board of Education. She will be leading us in a service reflecting on Hanukah as our Jewish members, friends and neighbors prepare to celebrate this Festival of Lights.

Immediately below the worship service information on the home page is this summary schedule of activities next Sunday (details here):

9 a.m. – Forum Discussion Group
9 a.m. – Mindfulness Meditation
10:30 a.m. – Worship Service
10:30 a.m –Youth Religious Education
After Worship – Coffee Hour
Noon – Sanctuary & Immigrant Justice Team
Noon – 20s-30s Group
Noon – UUJME
Noon – YRUU
Noon – Finding Our Way Forward
2 p.m. – Holiday Choir Rehearsal

A video of major portions of this morning’s worship service including Rev. Molly’s sermon “Catching Our Breath” appears in the middle of the home page. The video is directly available here and also is linked on the Sermon/Worship Archive page.

Chalice Circle Materials

The order of service for December Chalice Circles is now posted here.

Weekly News Update

The most important weekly news is posted on this page every week. You can easily get to this page by clicking the “Weekly News Update” button in the “Stay Informed” section at the bottom right of the home page.

Joys and Sorrows

We share the joys, sorrows and prayers of our community on this page.

Nov. 30, 2025

Home Page

The worship service next Sunday, Dec. 7 is featured at the upper right of the home page.Rev. Molly’s sermon will be “Catching Our Breath.” This month’s theme is: “Survival is not a sprint. It is a breath.” We are in this work of mutual thriving for the long haul. How are we sustained in it, especially when so much feels dire and exhausting? Join us to pause and breathe deep.

Immediately below the worship service information on the home page is this summary schedule of activities next Sunday (details here):

- 9 a.m. – Forum Discussion Group
- 9 a.m. – Mindfulness Meditation
- 10:30 a.m. – Worship Service
- 10:30 a.m. – Youth Religious Education
- After worship – Coffee Hour
- Noon – First Sunday Potluck
- Noon – YRUU
- 1:30 p.m. – Social Action Team

Information about special holiday worship services on Dec. 21 and 24 now appears in the Featured News section at the bottom right of the home page.

A video of Intern Minister Monica Clark-Robinson’s sermon this morning, “Gleanings from Our Past: Returning to What Has Always Saved Us,” appears in the middle of the home page. The video is directly available here and also is linked on the Sermon/Worship Archive page.

Current Newsletter

The December issue of our monthly electronic newsletter, The Searchlight, is available here. The December issue also is linked on the Monthly Newsletter page along with past issues.

Church News Blog

The following articles are new this week on the Church News Blog:

Worship Services

Plans for Sunday worship services in December are listed here.

RE Schedule

DRE Jamila Batchelder provided the information on this page about RE class plans and other RE activities in December.

Forum Discussion Group

The schedule of December Forum programs appears at the top of this page.

Upcoming Events

Details about upcoming events in December appear here in chronological order.

Weekly News Update

Nov. 23, 2025

Home Page

The worship service next Sunday, Nov. 30 is featured at the upper right of the home page. Intern Minister Monica Clark-Robinson’s sermon will be “Gleanings from Our Past: Returning to What Has Always Saved Us.” Might our ancestors – and the simple, time-honored practices they passed down – have wisdom for us that could help with the challenges of our current moment? In this service, we’ll reflect on survival as inheritance, the pull toward radical simplicity, and what can be gleaned (and what should be left behind!) from past generations. Join us as we look back to move forward, listening for the practices that have carried humanity across generations.

Immediately below the worship service information on the home page is this summary schedule of activities next Sunday (details here):

- 9 a.m. – Forum – no meeting – holiday weekend
- 9 a.m. – Mindfulness Meditation
- 10:30 a.m. – Worship Service
- 10:30 a.m. – Youth Religious Education
- After Worship – Coffee Hour
- Noon – YRUU

Board InformatIon

On this password-protected page you will find the agenda and related documents for the UUCC Board of Trustees meeting this past Thursday, Nov. 20. Minutes of the Nov. 20 meeting will be posted here shortly before the Dec. 18 board meeting.

Weekly News Update

Joys and Sorrows

We share the joys, sorrows and prayers of our community on this page.

Nov. 16, 2025

Home Page

The worship service next Sunday, Nov. 23 is featured at the upper right of the home page. Rev. Molly and DRE Jamila Batchelder will lead our annual All-Ages Harvest Celebration. Join us to give thanks for the abundance of our earth and respond with blessings for one another.

Immediately below the worship service information on the home page is this summary schedule of activities next Sunday (details here):

- 9 a.m. – Forum Discussion Group
- 9 a.m. – Mindfulness Meditation
- 10:30 a.m. – Worship Service for All Ages
- 10:30 a.m. – Youth Religious Education –
- All-Ages Worship
- After Worship – Coffee Hour
- 11:45 a.m. – Philosophy Club
- Noon – Milestones Circle
- Noon – YRUU
- 12:15 p.m. – Disability Justice & Inclusion Team

A video of portions of this morning’s worship service featuring Honduras Ministry Team members speaking about their March 22-29 trip to Honduras appears in the middle of the home page. The video is directly accessible here and also is linked on the Sermon/Worship Archive page.

Milestones Circle Materials

Materials for the Nov. 23 gathering of the Milestones Circle are now posted on this page.

Weekly News Update

Joys and Sorrows

We share the joys, sorrows and prayers of our community on this page.

Nov. 9, 2025

Home Page

The worship service next Sunday, Nov. 16 – described at the upper right of the home page – will feature members of the Honduras Ministry who will share reflections and experiences from their March 2025 trip to Honduras to help build latrines and paint a school.

Immediately below the worship service information on the home page is this summary schedule of activities next Sunday (details here):

- 9 a.m. – Forum Discussion Group
- 9 a.m. – Mindfulness Meditation
- 10:30 a.m. – Worship Service
- 10:30 a.m. – Youth Religious Education
- After Worship – Coffee Hour
- Noon – LGBTQ Collective
- Noon – Care Team Meeting
- Noon – YRUU
- Noon – Mutual Aid Organization
- 4 to 6:15 p.m. – Loaves & Fishes – please sign up here

A video of this morning’s worship service featuring Rev. Molly’s sermon “What Our Ancestors Survived” appears in the middle of the home page. The video is directly accessible here and also is linked on the Sermon/Worship Archive page.

Showing up during the shutdown

In an open letter to congregants this past work, Rev. Molly shared how we can help those affected by the federal government shutdown.

Play area workdays scheduled Nov. 1, 8, 15 and 22

This article was updated to reflect that the workdays will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Prior announcements had said 9 a.m. to noon.

How to Join UUCC

This page has been updated with the schedule of new member educational retreats and ingatherings in 2026.

Current Newsletter

In case you missed previous announcements, the November issue of our monthly electronic newsletter, The Searchlight, is now available on this page. The issue also is linked on the Monthly Newsletter page along with past issued.

Chalice Circle Materials

The November materials for Chalice Circles are now posted here.

Weekly News Update

Joys and Sorrows

We share the joys, sorrows and prayers of our community on this page.

Nov. 2, 2025

Home Page

The worship service next Sunday, Nov. 9 – described at the upper right of the home page – will feature Rev. Molly’s sermon titled “What Our Ancestors Survived.” We are here because our ancestors survived, and we carry their survival lessons with us. Join us to ponder the beautiful and difficult wisdom passed on to us in memory.

Immediately below the worship service information on the home page is this summary schedule of activities next Sunday (details here):

- 9 a.m. – Forum Discussion Group
- 9 a.m. – Mindfulness Meditation
- 10:30 a.m. – Worship Service
- 10:30 a.m. – Youth Religious Education
- After Worship – Coffee Hour
- Noon – UUJME
- Noon – 20s-30s Group
- Noon – YRUU
- 1:30 p.m. – Sanctuary and Immigrant Justice Team
- 6 p.m. – Sacred Song Circle

Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia, Missouri

Unitarian Universalist Church

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Unitarian Universalist Church
of Columbia, Missouri