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Sunday, August 14
Worship Service - 10:00am
It has been a violent and tough summer. How do we deal with the seemingly never-ending assault on human life and dignity? Learning to walk with pain keeps us moving toward justice. Rev. Bret Lortie speaking.
Peace and Justice Team meeting -
9:00am
All are welcome.
Join us to stand in support of Black Lives Matter
11:30am-Noon
You are invited to stand on Ridge Avenue between 11:30am and noon to support the Black Lives Matter movement.
We hope to continue this on a weekly basis with your help.
Signs and buttons are available for purchase at the back of the sanctuary and signs will be provided for use today
Sponsored by the REAL team.
The Chris Isely Cancer Support Group
11:15am
The group is open to anyone facing cancer, either personally or through a family member or friend. This lay-led group is a safe place for sharing and hope. Interested participants are encouraged to drop in any time. Questions? Contact Renee Hoff
or Brian Meister.
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Choir Rehearsals are Starting Up Again
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Whoohoo! The first UCE Choir rehearsal for the 2016-2017 year is Thursday, September 1, 7:15-9pm, in Room 3.
We invite you to participate in the only team sport available to singers and to discover how fun it can be to make fine, blended music, in a variety of styles, with a great group of people! The choir rehearses on Thursday evenings and sings in services three Sundays a month (September through June) and all adults and youth who can carry a tune are welcome.
If you have any questions, please e-mail UCE's Director of Music, Vickie Hellyer.
Or feel free to talk with any of the Music Committee members and/or any members of the choir. We look forward to seeing you at rehearsals!
P.S. We would be remiss if we didn't also tell you that snacks are provided at each rehearsal.
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Women's Circles Informational Meeting
Monday, August 15, 7:30pm
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Women's Circles are small, on-going, self-run groups of UCE women members and friends. At a Women's Circle, we create connections with each other, share information, and share our life-journey in a caring and safe environment. There are two women's circles and there is space for some additional members who will make a strong commitment to attending. All are welcome at this informational/planning meeting. Click here for more information.
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From the REAL Team
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Meet Our Community: Inaugural Fifth Ward Festival of Music, Food and Job Opportunities
2016 Spotlight Issue: Youth Gun Violence
Saturday, August 27, noon to 8pm
at Twiggs Park
Meet Our Community: Fifth Ward Festival
is a food, fun and resource fair for all of Evanston, hosted by the Fifth Ward, to bring Evanstonians together.
UCE's Racial Equity Action Leadership team is supporting this festival. Visit our table while you are at Twiggs Park or volunteer to help us staff it.
A wide variety of booths by local organizations will address the need for jobs and job training, mental health care, voter registration, and more, all of which contribute to empowerment and can help reduce gun violence. Police and firefighters will be on hand to share information about public service jobs.
Submitted by Shirley Adams.
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Gen X Family Friendly Campfire
Saturday, August 13, 4 - 6:30pm
at the home of member Sarah Hendershot
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If you are in your 30's to 50's, with kids or without, come and enjoy an outdoor gathering with light refreshments, good conversation and space for the children to play. Please RSVP to Eileen Wiviott and Sarah Hendershot.
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UCE Fall Weekend
September 29/30 to October 2
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If you have made a reservation, payment for the Fall Weekend is due by August 12. If you have not yet made a reservation, there are still a few rooms available (sign up by sending an email to pegboc@ameritech.net or seeing Peggy Boccard, Rebecca Fischer, or Luanne Vanderpool at the tables in the back of the sanctuary on Sunday). The rates are per person for the entire noted period, and include all meals from Friday evening through Sunday lunch: Thur-Sun: Single: $400, Double/Triple: $275; Fri-Sun:Single: $300, Double/Triple: $200. Payments should be sent to the UCE office (or put in the plate on Sunday). Please write the check to UCE or Unitarian Church of Evanston and put Fall Weekend in the memo field.
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Religious Education Teacher Orientation
Saturday, September 10, 9am- noon
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Together with our community of volunteer teachers, share inspiration and ideas about lesson planning and classroom management, learn procedural information, and plan together. For religious education teachers for kindergarten through eighth grade classes. Childcare will be available if requested by September 5. RSVP to learning@ucevanston.org.
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Religious Education Classroom Open House
Sunday, Sept 11, 10:15 am and 12:00 noon (after both worship services)
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An opportunity for children and their families to visit classrooms, learn about religious education curriculum and programming, register for religious education classes, and meet classroom teachers. Please drop in!
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Journeys: Boston and Beyond
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Seventh- and eighth-graders and their parents are invited to an orientation meeting on Sunday, September 25 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm to learn more about our Journeys: Boston and Beyond program. Our Journeys program focuses on our young people's own spiritual and religious journeys as they develop and articulate their Unitarian Universalist identities. The culmination of the program will be the students' presentation of their Credo statements to the congregation and a trip to Boston in the spring. RSVP for the September 25 orientation meeting to Rev. Connie Grant at
cgrant@ucevanston.org
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Dresser Needed for Refugee Family
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We are pleased to be in the final stage of furnishing the apartment for the Syrian refugee family that we expect to arrive in mid -September. Our only remaining furniture need is one or two dressers. Due to space limitations we can only accept the upright type not the wider bureau type. If you have a dresser of this description that is in very good condition and would like to donate it for this cause please contact either
Marilyn Wroblewski
or
Kay Gibbs-Novy
. Please include a photo.
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News from Denominational Affairs - Part 4
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Another reflection about going to GA in Columbus OH in June:
From Lee Bannor
A great deal of my time at GA this year was spent circulating petitions for the "Action of Immediate Witness" sponsored by our church. The AIW called for the General Assembly to show support for the congressional resolution introduced by Cong. John Conyers to establish a commission to study reparations to African Americans. The other members of the UCE delegation circulated petitions as well and we had help from other groups as well. I'm pleased to report that we had more than twice as many signatures needed to place the AIW on the agenda.
Click here to read more.
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Child Dedications Available
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A ceremony of dedication of children will be included in our Sunday morning worship services on September 11. In this ceremony, children are named and blessed, parents dedicate themselves to the young lives entrusted to them, and the congregation dedicates itself to be a loving community in which all may thrive. This ceremony is appropriate for infants as well children who may be new to the congregation or have not previously been dedicated. Please contact Rev. Connie Grant at
cgrant@ucevanston.org if you would like your child to be included.
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Principles and Sources Class
Sunday, August 21, 11:15am
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Whether you are new to Unitarian Universalism or you would like to understand the seven principles and six sources of our faith better, join us for this rich 45-minute discussion led by members of the New Member Committee. We'll use thought-provoking metaphors to dive deeper into the foundations of being a UU.
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Caring Concerns
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Are you having surgery or a baby? Would you like a meal as you recuperate? Do you need a ride to an appointment? Let us know. The Caring Program helps us care for each other by providing practical assistance to people in our congregation who are experiencing life changes and challenges. Contact Lois Taft, if you would like to volunteer for the Caring Program or if you have a need that the Caring Program can help you with.
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Upcoming Membership Classes
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Orientation Toward Membership
Two Wednesdays, September 7 and 14, 7-8:30 pm
Led by Rev. Connie Grant, Membership Director Eileen Wiviott, and members of the New Member Committee. An interactive class exploring our spiritual journeys, the diversity of our beliefs, and what it means to be a member of this congregation. This is the second step in the membership process.
Sign up at the Guest & Member Table in the lobby or email Eileen Wiviott at
ewiviott@hotmail.com
. Childcare available upon request. Please let us know as soon as possible if you need childcare.
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Upcoming UCE Events
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Sunday, August 14, 11:30am
Stand in Support of Black Lives Matter
Monday, August 15, 6:30pm
Ecstatic Dance
Monday, August 15, 7:30pm
Women's Circles Informational/Planning Meeting
Sunday, August 21, 11:15am
Principles and Sources Class
Sunday, August 28, 5pm
Fiction Book Group Potluck and Discussion
Wednesdays, Sept. 7 and 14 , 7pm
Orientation Toward Membership
Saturday, Sept. 10, 9am
Religious Education Teacher Orientation
Sunday, Sept. 11, 10:15 and 12:00pm
Religious Education Classroom Open House
Sunday, Sept. 25, 6:30pm
Journeys Student/Parent Orientation
Thurs, Sept. 29 - Sunday, Oct. 2
Fall Weekend
Thursday Nights, 5:30pm
Meditation Group
Thursday Nights, 7pm
UCE Addictions Ministry Group
Sunday Mornings, 9:00am & Wednesday Mornings, 9:30am
Yoga
Saturdays at 10:00am
Open Drumming Circles
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Summer Diaper Drive
Our Giving House will be collecting diapers all summer long. Diapers will be donated to the Bundled Blessings Diaper Pantry at First United Methodist Church. This program provides diapers to low-income families in Evanston. New as well as opened packages are accepted. All sizes needed. Let's fill our house for babies in need.
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Fiction Book Group Potluck and Discussion
Sunday, August 28
5-8pm at UCE
We will be discussing
The Daughters of Mars by Thomas Keneally.
We'll also be choosing books for the fall so bring your ideas.
Open to members, friends and visitors.
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Composting at UCE
At the south end of the parking lot, there are two green totes for compost. If you would like to participate in this composting program for church members and friends, please remember to contribute. We are asking for $60 per person, per year to be paid to UCE by check (put
"
composting
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in the memo).
Thank you for caring for our planet by diverting waste from our landfills. A note to those composting in the bins outside - PLEASE DO NOT BRING YOUR COMPOST IN PLASTIC BAGS! It is not compostable that way. Stop by the compost station after church if you want to purchase an inexpensive kitchen counter container.
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Opportunities
for Spiritual Practice
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Ministers' Schedules
Rev. Bret Lortie
is available on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and by appointment. Monday is sabbath and Friday devoted to writing. To send a message or read Rev. Bret's blog, visit
www.liberalfaith.org
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Rev. Connie Grant will be on vacation from August 11-15 and August 18-24. She is generally in the office during the day on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and often has evening meetings on those days. She takes Mondays off and works at home on Fridays. Please email or call Connie for an appointment.
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