KIRI FAGEN-ULMSCHNEIDER AND JANET REVELL BARRETT
The process of creating art can be transformative for the artist. Making can be as much about the joy in the process as about the finished object. In our community we have makers of all kinds, and we will share some of their work and some of their experiences as creators.
For the service, we would like to share photos of art works by the “makers” in our congregation, including paintings, sculptures, textiles, and crafts. We hope to celebrate makers of all ages, so encourage your children to share their artwork as well. Please share a photo of this art work or object, along with your name and the title of the work (if there is one) if you wish to be included in this slideshow. Submit your photos to
pictures@uucuc.org
by Friday, July 3 at 1:00 pm.
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SUBMITTING JOYS AND SORROWS DURING SUMMER SERVICES
Please send your joys and sorrows to
joysandsorrows@uucuc.org
in advance of the service each week, by 5:00 p.m. on Fridays.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
Your contributions and support allow us to continue to respond with love and resources to the needs in our congregation and the wider community. We couldn’t do it without your support and we are grateful to each of you.
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JENNIFER GREENE AND
KIRI FAGEN-ULMSCHNEIDER
An invitation to participate in this service…
Hello fellow UUers! We (Kiri and Jennifer G) are organizing our Sunday morning church service for July 12. This service will feature reflective descriptions of the diverse COVAD-19 experiences of congregation members.
What challenges have you experienced and how have you met those challenges? What surprises have you experienced, and what did you learn from them? How has this time of isolation and quarantine affected you, your family, your friends, and your relationships with others?
We will welcome these pandemic reflections in various forms – descriptive text, literary text, poetry, song, music, and drama. Further, you can video record your own submission and send it in, or you can send in the text and Kiri or I will record it ourselves. This latter option is open only for textual submissions.
If you wish to contribute to this service, please prepare a text that would take a maximum of 2 minutes to read or a video of 2 minutes or less, and send it to both Kiri (
kaulms@gmail.com
) and Jennifer G (
jcgreene@illinois.edu
) by mid-day of July 6, 2020.
We will do our best to include all submissions, time permitting.
Many thanks!!!
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UPCOMING MEETINGS, CLASSES & EVENTS
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Saturday, July 4 at 9:30 a.m.
This is not an easy time for parents. Having to balance everything (work, family, home- schooling, and the anxieties of our time) is difficult. This is a safe place to bring your concerns and discuss any issues with those who are also experiencing the challenges. This is also a good place to connect and build relationships. We look forward to being with you.
Read more....
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UUCUC STAFF OFFLINE ON FRIDAY, JULY 3RD
Friday, July 3, 2020 is a federal holiday, the day before the official July 4 celebration of Independence Day, and UUCUC staff will be offline and unavailable. Because of this, there will likely be a delay in response to any email messages sent to staff on Friday through the weekend, until Monday, July 6 when most of our staff returns online.
Happy 4th of July weekend!
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UUCUC'S FAITHIFY COMMUNITY RELIEF FUND UPDATE
UUCUC's Faithify Community Relief Fund has raised over $22,000!
Thank you to those who have contributed towards our goal of $30,000 to help ease the suffering and uncertainties of families in our community experiencing hardship because of the pandemic.
These funds will be distributed equally to three organizations whose outreach to families in our community are both reliable and effective:
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"LITTLE FREE PANTRY" IN URBANA
A couple of opportunities for you to help out--- our own Julie Laut has set up a "Little Free Pantry" in front of her house at 505 W. Main, Urbana. She welcomes your donations of food & personal care products, in particular: pasta sauce, canned soup, tuna & beans. If she hasn't set out the shelving yet that morning you can leave things on the porch. Feel free to spread the word about this valuable neighborhood resource.
She's also looking for someone who might help construct a more stable/permanent structure so if you like to build things & are interested in helping, you can contact Julie at:
jlaut@hushmail.com
or 513-544-2682.
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GROCERY DELIVERY AVAILABLE
If it would be helpful to have someone deliver groceries for you, we have several folks who have volunteered to do this. Contact Julie Laut at:
jlaut@hushmail.com
or 513-544-2682 & she’ll put you in touch with a volunteer.
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UUCUC'S "CHAT LINE"
From 2 pm to 10 pm every day, trained volunteers from UUCUC are available to talk. Feeling lonely, stressed, struggling? Just want to make contact with another human being? Need to talk through something in a confidential, safe space? Please call. 1-800-705-8158.
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UUCUC'S "BUDDY SYSTEM"
Staying connected while
UUCUC facilities are closed
During this time of social distancing, staying in touch and checking in with each other is going to be very important. We hope you will consider being part of our "Buddy System" so we can care for one another.
You can sign up here:
https://uucuc.breezechms.com/form/2184f1. Buddies will check in with each other regularly by phone to provide connection, companionship, and connections to help if needed. This is a great way to help each other.
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From Joe and Sandy Finnerty:
Joe and Sandy FInnerty are very joyful to share their 50th wedding anniversary. On June 27, 1970, a second grade teacher married an Army Second Lieutenant, resulting in one wonderful marriage that is still going strong.
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Please send your joys and sorrows to
joysandsorrows@uucuc.org
in advance of the service each week, by 5:00 p.m. on Fridays.
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UUCUC Social Action Offering.
Each month a selected organization is chosen to receive offerings from our congregation. You may donate to the social action offering for the month in one of the following ways:
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During the month of July, we will support the
Wesley Food Pantry. In the fall of 2006, the Eastern Illinois Foodbank informed church members of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Urbana that there was an urgent need for a food pantry in Champaign County that offered emergency food during evening hours. In response to this need, three church members started the Wesley Evening Food Pantry that November. The very first food distribution served one family of five. Almost 15 years later, Wesley Food Pantry provides food to an average of 1600 people every month with weekly distributions at the Wesley UMC and satellite locations at Parkland College and the University of Illinois Activities and Recreation Center (ARC).
Read more....
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RECENT SHARED OFFERINGS
During the month of May 2020,
Sistering CU was selected to be the shared offering. The UUCUC congregation contributed a total of $
2,205.50 that month!
Sistering CU
provides a postpartum support network for families in Champaign County and enable them to successfully navigate the challenges of life with a newborn.
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CHURCH CALENDAR
Dates are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, visit our
UUCUC Calendar page
.
Note: Parenthesised meetings/events are outside rentals. Asterisk meetings/events are closed.
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Effective Monday, March 16, the UUCUC building closed as a preventative measure to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus in our community.. All upcoming scheduled meetings and events at UUCUC listed on
the calendar should be considered tentative. If you are planning on participating in a recurring meeting, please verify with the facilitator that the meeting or event is still scheduled to meet and is shifting to an online format. UUCUC leadership and staff are working to move all recurring meetings to an online format, but this may take some additional weeks. Stay tuned for more information!
At this time, we are strongly asking no groups to meet in person.
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UPCOMING PUBLICATIONS - MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
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Next eNews: July 9, 2020
Last day for content: Wednesday July 8 by Noon the latest.
Please do
not
send to admin@uucuc.org.
Don't forget to publicize your meeting/event!
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UUCUC CONTACT INFORMATION
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Regular Church Office Hours
Closed until further notice
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Church Office
(217) 384-8862
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Rev. Florence Caplow
Minister
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Kate Barton
Director of Facilities / RE & Office Assistant
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Sherry Bohlen
Director of Congregational Engagement
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Austin Cody
Choir Director
Brian Franklin
Director of Congregational Administration
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Matthew Gladden
Assistant Music Director
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Michele Townsend Grove
Interim Director of Religious Education
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Kelsey Libert
Childcare Coordinator
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Emily McKown
Youth Coordinator
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Shornor Vineyard
Custodian and Building Caretaker
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