December 11, 2020
a whole-hearted community,
feeding body, mind & spirit

Theme for December: Kindness
UCH Community Calendar: Dec 12-17
Saturday, Dec 12 @ 7:17pm: ARC with Amy Speace Livestream

Sunday, Dec 13 @ 10:00am: No One a Stranger. See links below

Sunday, Dec 13 @ 11:30am: Animal Ministry, join HERE

Sunday, Dec 13 @ 12noon: Men's Discussion Group. Contact Darren Howard

Monday, Dec 14 @ 7:00pm: Buddhist Inspired Mindfulness Meditation, contact Lenny Edgin

Tuesday, Dec 15 @ 3:00pm: Conversations with our Wise Elders, contact Tracey Olson

Tuesday, Dec 15 @ 7:00pm: Racial Equality Team meeting, join HERE

Wednesday, Dec 16@ 6:30: Membership meeting, join HERE

Thursday, Dec 17 @ 8:00am: Breakfast Group, contact Pat Miller
Caring Corner
The ripples of our lives touch those around us. We keep in mind all of our members and friends including...

  • Those who are sick or feeling distant during the holidays.


Please let us know of folks we should add to our list and share with our Caring Circle Coordinators by going to our Caring & Comments page on our website.
 
Search your toolbox for this week’s tool- - a Backpack! Watch the lesson video HERE and listen to the story HERE
Be a part of the Christmas Pageant! I am a lamb and Emma is an angel! It was easy and fun to become part of the upcoming Christmas Pageant. I cut out ears from paper and colored them gray, taped them on to my winter coat and I was instantly a fuzzy gray lamb. For Emma's halo I cut out the center of a paper plate and wrapped it in white ribbon for my wrapping paper bin. So easy!
Have you been visiting The Unitarian Church of Hinsdale (UCH) for a Sunday or two, or more?
Would you like to learn more about Unitarian Universalism and our church? Then READ MORE and see what's coming up!
Relax and enjoy an 8-day/7-night getaway (June 1 thru August 30, July 4th excluded) in this beautifully appointed home, only a 3-minute walk from the lake. READ MORE
DuPage PADS provides shelter for the homeless in Dupage Country. For the last five years our congregation staffed the homeless shelter at Redeemer Lutheran Church. We weren't able to do that this year because PADS, to keep them safe, is housing clients in motel rooms. READ MORE
Let us take this time to remember that our family extends beyond our church building.
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Please share what your group is doing in the church or the world. Deadline for January Touchstone is December 18th



Join us for the Winter Solstice/Yule Celebration on Sunday, Dec 20 at 7:00pm on zoom HERE. We will sit around the virtual bonfire in quiet introspection planning the year ahead and celebrating the return of the light.
Prison Industrial Complex 101: Virtual Training
Saturday, January 16, 2021, 10:00am - 11:30pm CST and
Saturday, January 23, 2021, 10:00am - 11:30pm CST
Register HERE
Worship this Week
Dec 13: No One a Stranger 
Christian scripture quotes Jesus as saying that we should turn the other cheek and treat our neighbors as we would want to be treated ourselves. But this is not exclusively Christian teaching. The Sikhs have also been working to know the world as friend for a very long time. In her book "No One a Stranger" Valerie Kaur talks about the troubles that Sikhs have faced and how they continue to inspire people around them to remember our connection to one another. We'll hear about a Sikh community in Oregon and the blessings they've both shared and received. ~ Rev Pam Rumancik
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