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Sunday Service
In-person and Online
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Sunday, June 2, 2024
10:00 AM Worship Service - All ages
Flourishing Together: New Member Sunday
By rev. mandi huizenga
On the last Sunday of our program year, we invite you to welcome and covenant with our new members. Following the service we will hold our annual congregational meeting – all are welcome to attend, members will practice our value of democracy in action.
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Sunday, June 9, 2024
10:00 AM Worship Service - All ages
Soul and Soil
Led by DUUC member Becky Trombly-Freytag
From the charismatic toadstool to the enigmatic partner in lichen, mushrooms are everywhere. But can the exploration of fungus really have anything to do with community, gender, climate change, and how we view death? Join us on Sunday June 9th to figure out what mushrooms have to tell us about our culture, ourselves, and the interdependent web of all existence, of which we are all a part.
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Sunday, June 16, 2024
10:00 AM Worship Service - All ages
Spiritual Perspectives
Led by DUUC members, Amelia Deering & Kelley Trombly-Freytag
The many spiritual perspectives which make up our faith community enrich each of us in our own journey of becoming. Let us take an opportunity to learn from one another, and listen as congregants share their paths to Unitarian Universalism and DUUC.
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Sunday, June 23, 2024
10:00 AM Worship Service - All ages
Sustaining Joy
By DUUC member Kat Gelder
In turbulent and painful times, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by responsibility, fear, or anger. In these moments, we can find respite and strength in joy. Often overlooked by scientists and philosophers, as well as in our everyday lives, joy is vital to surviving and thriving during times of sadness, trauma, and even tragedy. How can we open ourselves to joy and allow it to sustain us?
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Sunday, June 30, 2024
10:00 AM Worship Service - All ages
That Which is Indestructible In Us
Led by Dr. Emma K. Farrell, Ph.D.
Identities - whether we adopt them for ourselves or they are foisted upon us, these labels help us define, for ourselves and others, how we move through the world. What happens when we have to change one of these labels; what remains of our identities?
Dr. Emma K. Farrell, Ph.D. is a seminarian at Meadville Lombard Theological School. Prior to heeding the call to ministry, Emma was a scientist and college instructor. Emma now devotes their life to building beloved community and dismantling the legacy burdens of white supremacy culture.
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ZUUm Hour @ 11AM
It doesn’t have to be an hour. A time for everyone online to catch up after the morning service has concluded. All are welcome! Use the link below to join.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 897 9832 1118
Passcode: 589902
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Special Offering for June - Youth Outlook
During June our special offering will benefit Youth Outlook of Naperville. Youth Outlook is the first social service agency in Illinois solely dedicated to the support of LGBTQ+ youth, offering drop-in centers for youth, parent support, and community education. Drop-In Centers meet weekly and are a social setting for youth to meet other LGBTQ+ young people and talk about a variety of topics that really matter to them. Whatever the topic, Youth Outlook’s Drop-In centers provide a place for LGBTQ+ youth to feel safe, supported, and celebrated. All groups welcome youth ages 12-20. This is a truly unique organization in our area. It provides a support network for LGBTQ+ youth and for parents. Participants can feel safe and supported in an environment that lets them express their feelings and be themselves, as well as have fun and be social. More information can be found at their website https://youth-outlook.org. Click here to make a donation.
During May, $1,597.93 was collected for Teen Parent Connection. Thank you for your generosity!
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2024 Annual Meeting wrap up
Your Board of Trustees thanks all who joined our 2024 Annual Meeting of the congregation! The breakfast celebrating our capital campaign success was a great way to start the day. Welcoming new members during the Sunday service was an exciting peek into our widening circle. And nearly half our members joined us for the meeting! That's certainly a recent record.
- 109 attendees in person, 7 voters online
- The 2024/25 budget, the revised Covenant of Right Relations, and the 2024/25 slate of elected positions for the Board and Nominating Committee were passed with large majorities.
- Gratitude was shared for our amazing staff and the many, many volunteers and participants among us (well, all of us) who have made this a fantastic church year.
We encourage you to review the 2024 Annual Report for activity summaries from the Board, staff, and many committees and teams, as well as the Committee on Shared Ministry's assessment summaries of the minister and Board. We are looking forward to - and embracing - our bright future!
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We are pursuing the GOOD TROUBLE Congregation designation!
When we organize, we build power in our communities for justice, accountability, and healing. In the last four years, UU the Vote has built new networks of spiritual and political communities to #VoteLove and #DefeatHate.
Here at DUUC, we aim to make some good trouble this election year with UU the Vote through voter outreach and community organizing. Many in our congregation are already doing this important work.
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If you are interested in joining our efforts and/or sharing what you already do in the areas of postcarding, letter writing, phone and text banking, canvassing, line warming, poll watching, election judging, or other, please let us know by completing this short survey.
https://forms.gle/1FJmyLSQ3RDp9iKc6
Unitarian Universalism calls us towards building democratic processes - in our congregations and communities. We must protect victories won by decades of justice movement organizing and advance that work through lifting our collective voices in the 2024 elections. Together, in partnership, UUs can strengthen our organizing landscapes through the mass mobilization to UU the Vote in 2024. We can’t do it without you!
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Women's Wisdom Event
Please join the new DUUC women's group, Women's Wisdom for another fun event on Saturday, June 15 from 5:30-7:30pm.
Restoryation: Becoming Author of Your Life
Kristy A. Belton
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We are all unfolding stories, containing characters, perspectives and experiences that interweave into a whole. We are also all authors capable of altering plot lines, navigating twists and turns, and creating meaning. In Restoryation, we will encounter ourselves as authors of the most powerful Story-the one we create as we live it.
Kristy A. Belton, PhD is an author, creativity coach and founder of Prairie Pathways, an organization that reconnects people to their inner wildscape through practices in outer nature.
RSVP on Realm here.
Sign-up to bring a dish to share click here.
Childcare may be requested at tlewis@dupageuuchurch.org.
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Calendar Planning for 2024-2025 Deadline Extended
ALL teams and committees must submit a room reservation form for meetings and/or events for the 2024-2025 program year.
Reservations in 2023-2024 will not automatically be reserved in 2024-2025.
If your group has several non-recurring events/meetings, you will need to submit one form per event/meeting.
Please follow this link to submit your form.
The deadline for submissions is June 14th.
Questions? Please email Sheri at office@dupageuuchurch.org.
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Summer Meet & Greets
Would you like to get to know more people in the DUUC community? Please join us on Sundays, June 23 and July 14 after the service in the Learning Center. Light refreshments will be provided. Contact tlewis@dupageuuchurch.org for more information.
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Summer Potlucks
Let’s get together for food and fellowship following service on Sundays, June 30 and July 21 in Kreves Hall. Bring a dish to share if you are able, otherwise just come! Beverages will be provided. All ages welcome!
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Young Adult Group
20s and 30s members and friends, come join us at our monthly Young Adults Group meeting! We will be discussing short and long-term plans for the group as well as general socializing. All people in their 20s and 30s are welcome! Friday, June 21 @ 7pm in the Learning Center. For more information, contact yag@dupageuuchurch.org.
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Crafting and Conversation
Join us the first Thursday of every month for Crafting and Conversation! This is a casual group, open to all, meeting from 7-9 pm in the Founders Room at DUUC.
You are encouraged to bring a craft project of your own to work on - scrapbooking, chainmaille, knitting, crocheting, counted cross stitch, painting, or anything portable. If you wish to come and visit, that’s great, too! Children are welcome to come with their adults and work on a craft, too.
Come June 6th for our first meeting!
Questions? Contact Kelley Trombly-Freytag and Diane Kay Gelder at craft@dupageuuchurch.org.
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SMILE PROJECT
Now it is May with June very soon — it must be time to make your SMILE donations! Of course you started your donation in January with the Special Collection — fantastic!
The cost for ONE intern is $700; we are planning to sponsor 20 students, assuming you keep on giving.
Speaking of giving — you gave generously for the capital campaign already; SMILE is one of our programs that really reaches the community. We send high school students into the business/work world for 4 weeks in July, 16 hours per week, to experience a little of what life can be like after high school.
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Enthusiasm was high this year at Waubonsie High School —47 students submitted applications and of those 47, 31 students gave up a lunch period to chat with us and impress us with their experiences as baby sitters, they have community service experience, musical skills, theatrical and athletic talents. Most of them wanted to intern at the DuPage Children’s Museum or the public library.
We plan to invite the students, parents and mentors who are available to our service on September 1 so you can see who these marvelous people are and how much they appreciate what you have done for them. That’s Labor Day weekend Sunday. Plan to be here and be generous again with your donations! Click here to donate.
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This year, the Fall Retreat will be the weekend of September 27-29. (Note that the usual October weekend was not available for us this time.) Please mark your calendar. This is a wonderful time for adults to get away for a weekend and read, contemplate, journal, share, eat and enjoy! Questions? Please email retreat@dupageuuchurch.org . | |
Elders Circle
Are you interested in meeting once a month with others to discuss lifespan issues-both pro and con? Do you want to share your story and hear other’s stories, with friendly conversation and a few laughs along the way? Consider coming to the DUUC Elder Circle, which welcomes both congregants and friends. We meet monthly on the fourth Wednesday at 10 am. for two hours. It is a hybrid meeting-both in person and on Zoom. A discussion guide on an interesting topic is provided before each meeting. For more information, contact Bev Becker or Bob Harris at elders@dupageuuchurch.org.
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June & July Kindred Circle
New moon: Saturday, June 8 @ 7pm.
Summer Solstice and full moon. Saturday, June 22 @ 7pm.
New moon: Saturday, July 6 @ 7pm.
Full moon: Saturday, July 20 @ 7pm.
Questions? Please email: kindredcircle@dupageuuchurch.org
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From the DUUC Library & Bookstore
In celebration of Father’s Day in June, the DUUC Library will feature the book And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell and illustrated by Henry Cole.
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Save All the Dates! DUUC’s Accessibility and Inclusion Ministry (AIM) Team is getting ready to celebrate Disability Pride Month in July. See below for a schedule of events.
● 07/14/24 at 7:00 p.m. Zoom discussion of the Oscar nominated film Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution. Watch the film on YouTube and then come discuss with friends. Bring your own popcorn!
● 07/21/24 AIM service in the Sanctuary.
● 07/21/24 and 07/28/24 The AIM Team will have an engagement table in Kreves Hall after the service. Pick up a Disability Pride Flag sticker, enter a drawing to win a prize, learn how to make your social media posts more accessible, ask us about accessibility and accommodations at Church, do a Disability Pride Flag coloring activity.
Watch this space and the DUUConnections for more information. Hope to see you in July!
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The Disability Pride Flag
Image description: A charcoal gray flag with a diagonal band from the top left to bottom right corner, made up of five parallel stripes in red, yellow, white, blue, and green.
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The DUUC Accessibility and Inclusion Ministry Team strives to increase awareness of issues surrounding disability and disability rights and to help make all church programs and spaces as accessible and inclusive as possible. If you have questions about AIM at DUUC, have accessibility or inclusion questions, suggestions, or concerns at church, and/or would like to join the DUUC AIM Team, please email us at aim@dupageuuchurch.org. | |
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Mindfulness Meditation
Mondays 7:00pm - 8:45pm
NOTE: During July, there will be no Meditation Group meetings.
This mindfulness meditation group is open to anyone who has interest in meditation from beginners to more advanced. Our time together consists of sitting meditation, walking meditation (when we meet in person), a short teaching and responsive group sharing.
We are meeting Hybrid in the DUUC Learning Center and on Zoom.
Zoom link
Meeting ID: 871 1920 5816
Passcode: 897802
For more information, go to our website: www.presentmomentsangha.org
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Sunday Flowers Needed
Celebrate a person or event by providing flowers for a Sunday service. Flowers are needed for various dates throughout the summer months. You may request to have Sunday Flowers order a $35 standard arrangement for you from Phillip’s Flowers. Or, if you are planning to attend the service in person, you may choose to bring in your own arrangement from your garden or favorite flower shop. The arrangement should be brought to the sanctuary by 8:50 a.m. Your
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dedication will be printed in the email with the link to the on-line version of the Order of Service as well as in the printed Order of Service. The flowers are yours to take home after the second service. If you are not attending service that day, you may contact Sheri office@dupageuuchurch.org or (630) 505-9408 to make arrangements for pick-up during office hours. Payment may be made by sending a check made out to DUUC for $35 to the church office (write “flowers” on the memo line), through the DUUC Payment Portal (select “other” under donation, and write in “flowers”), or VANCO (select “flowers fund”). Contact Kristen Tang flowers@dupageuuchurch.org or (630) 305-7771 for more information and/or to request a date. Thank you! | | |
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Room reservation requests
can be made by filling out
this form.
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Zoom link requests
can be made by sending an email to calendar@dupageuuchurch.org
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Newsletter Deadline
A July newsletter will not be published.
Please refer to the July Weekly DUUConnection emails for information.
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Please consider making a donation to support DuPage UU Church and all of its programs.
Text "DUUC" to 73256 using your mobile device OR click here.
Thank you!
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In the Wider Unitarian Universalist World | |
Mini-MUUSA 2024
This year MUUSA will be held at the UU Church of Bloomington in Bloomington, Indiana on July 3-7. Registration is now open. Learn more at https://www.muusa.org/brochure. To register visit muusa.org.
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Secure your spot at the virtual 2024 General Assembly.
Enjoy dynamic speakers, transformative worship, and exclusive access to on-demand programming. Join us and be a part of this extraordinary gathering! REGISTER HERE.
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The GA App and Program are Live!
The GA App by Whova is available now to 2024 General Assembly registrants. Our app for iPhone and Android and mobile-optimized for web browsers is your gateway to all of the following and more before, during, and after GA:
- On-demand programming
- Cohort meetings
- Featured speakers
- Worship services
- The virtual exhibit hall
- Interactive poster sessions
- Networking through community boards, direct messaging, and virtual meet-ups
By using the app, you consent to honor guidelines supporting a compassionate, respectful, and anti-oppressive environment for all during General Assembly, as outlined in the Agreement and Practices for Online Content & Discussion.
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Also available: The GA Program book.
Relax with your beverage of choice and peruse program listings, messages from our advertisers, helpful information about GA, and create a personalized schedule of “can’t miss” events.
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