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A Unitarian Universalist Congregation
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Join us for worship and religious education at 9:15 and 11:00am on Sunday Morning!
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Sunday, September 17
Worship Service - 9:15 and 11:00am
What would the world look like without complaining? What would church look like? Our homes? Would everything fall apart without constant critique, or could we learn to live with, as the Buddha called it, "suchness" - things as they are. And can a preacher get through a sermon on complaining without complaining about complaints? Rev. Bret Lortie speaking.
Religious Education
Welcome back to Children & Youth Religious Education - we're so excited to welcome this year's students! This Sunday
our preschool, kindergarten-first-second grade, and third-fourth-fifth grade classes will meet from 9:15-10:30 and 11:00-12:15 Start in the sanctuary for the first part of the worship service before going to classes - look for El Cuento de Ferdinando/The Story of Ferdinand this Sunday! The sixth-seventh-eighth grade and senior high youth group meet from 11:00-12:15. Childcare for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers is available from 9:00-12:30. Our theme for this year's K-12 curriculum is our first UU principle, affirming the inherent worth and dignity of every human being - for our younger UUs, we say "Each and Every Person is Important!" Remember to check in with your young people every Sunday and throughout the week to hear what they are learning about this principle, and to share with them what you are learning, too! Welcome to our RE school year!
Crackerbarrel - 9:30am
"Violence in Charlottesville, Virgina and Middlebury College, Connecticut"
Karl Popper discusses the Paradox of Tolerance, saying that unlimited tolerance of the intolerant may lead to undesirable outcomes. In the United States, the line has generally been at the breaking of the law or credible threats of violence. In Canada and much of Europe, 'hate speech' laws make the free speech less robust. How does the taking down of Confederate statues and renaming institutions fit in? Where should the line be drawn, and what are the costs and benefits? Facilitated by Scot Campbell.
Join us to stand in support of Black Lives Matter
12:10pm-12:30pm
You are invited to stand on Ridge Avenue between 12:10pm and 12:30pm to support the Black Lives Matter movement.
Signs and buttons are available for purchase at the back of the sanctuary. Signs and song lyrics will be provided for use.
Sponsored by the REAL team.
The Chris Isely Cancer Support Group -
9:15am
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.
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Dr. Mary Lamb Shelden |
One of the things I do with my new students each year is ask them to close their eyes for a few minutes and remember a time when they learned something significant - something that mattered to them, something that stayed with them. I ask them to make it real in their memory - to parse out the sensory details of the experience. What do they see, hear, smell? What can they feel under their hands, under their feet? Who is speaking, and not speaking? What is being said, and not being said? What can they not quite remember? And how do they feel?
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We're getting closer to the groundbreaking for lower level access (LULA). Although it has taken some time to move through the process of providing access beyond a traditional lift, we are making it a reality. As you have seen from the printed materials in the lobby, this LULA will provide easy access to the lower level. The LULA looks like an elevator, has an easy one-touch button, and faster transport than a traditional lift.
To date, we have passed the first of two reviews by the City of Evanston. The first step was zoning followed immediately by our application for Preservation Council approval which was administratively approved, we are advised as of yesterday. Our architect is now submitting drawings for the final step... the building permit.
Click here to read more.
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Bike the Ridge is Sunday, October 1! Ridge will be closed to vehicular traffic between Howard and Church Streets from 9:00-1:00pm. Make a special plan to bike to church. Decorate your bike on UCE's lawn. Everyone is welcome. A caregiver must accompany children. Don't forget to wear your helmet!
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Do you sing? play an instrument? dance or choreograph? Are you a visual artist of any stripe or medium? Can you read a storybook or spin a great yarn? Do you do spoken word, improv, stand-up, reader's theater? Have you done Shakespeare in the Park - or in your living room?
Mary Shelden, your new Director of Lifespan Religious Education, is looking to recruit talent, to be deployed during the Message for All Ages during the weekly service, or periodically for special sessions of Children and Youth Religious Education. If you have a skill or talent you'd be willing to share to enrich our worship and RE programs, she'd like to know about it! Two ways of alerting Mary about your talent:
- (Preferred): Pick up a Talent Report Form from the RE bulletin board in the front foyer hallway, and slip it into Mary's mailbox in the UCE office - or under the office door, if the office is closed;
- Send an email to [email protected], and let Mary know about what talent(s) you 'd be willing to share.
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Our Giving House for September is collectingHearty Soups and Stews. The collection will be donated to Connections for the Homeless. The sponsors for this month are the Food and Shelter Team.
Please bring double cans as we are a little late in getting started. The collection for October will be toiletries including feminine hygiene pads, shampoo, bar soap, toothpaste, razors. The collection will be donated to the Evanston Interfaith Refugee Round Table that meets at UCE and serves many faith communities helping refugees. The sponsors for October are the Retired Women's but not Retiring Group. Thanks to everyone who is sponsoring. A list of all the collections will be available soon. You can post it on your refrigerator and be ready with your donations.
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Want to expand your circle of friends at UCE? Join us in the UCE tradition of Friendship Dinners (for adults) shared in the homes of fellow members and friends. Hosts provide the main dish; guests bring the other dishes. This is a wonderful way to get to know other UCE folks in a relaxed, intimate setting, and begin lasting friendships.
Our dinner dates in 2017-2018 are:
October 14, 2017,
December 9, 2017,
February 24, 2018,
April 21, 2018
Never tried it? Used to participate but dropped out?
Now's the time to jump in--or back in-- to this updated, 21st Century version of this 50-or-more-year-old tradition. Find out why it has been around for so long! Sign up to host and attend some or all these dinners. Can't host? You are still welcome to participate (but without enough hosts dinners don't happen).
Look for our sign-up table at church on Sundays, September 10 - September 24 or click here to sign up online.
Sign-up ends September 24.
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