Friday June 21
Office Closed
7:00pm Women's Book Club
Saturday June 22
10:00am RE Retreat
Sunday June 23
10:45am Service- at the barn
6:30pm Chalice Circle- offsite
Monday June 24
Office closed
7:30pm Mindfulness
Wednesday June 26
7:00pm PTI
7:00pm LGBTQ Youth Group
7:00pm Board Meeting
Thursday June 27
1:30pm Mindfulness
5:00pm Men's Group
7:00pm McHenry County Pride
Steve Lyons - Trustee
Rebecca Heisler- Trustee
Patrick Kerin- Trustee
Office Hours:
Monday 10-2
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 10-2
Thursday 10-2
Friday 10-2
Others by appointment
Office is closed June 18-June 24.
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Beauty in the Barn 
Sunday, June 23, 2019 10:45am
11314 McConnell Rd., Woodstock, IL
How have you been touched by beauty in your life, and what can we all do to make the world more beautiful? We will be considering these questions at our annual Barn Service at the Tinkler Family barn 11314 McConnell Rd., Woodstock, IL.
Please bring a flower to add to the Flower Wheel, one of the beautiful traditions of this service. We hope everyone will stay after the service for a pot luck lunch; please bring a dish to share
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Tongues of Fire! 
Sunday, June 30, 2019 10:45am
Rev. Misha Sanders
Can an ancient sacred story about the infilling of the Holy Spirit be useful to Unitarian Universalists? What if a retelling through a new lens makes all the difference? What if the message of Pentecost really has been applicable all along?
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Congregational Events and News
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Women's Book Club
Judith Stettner is hosting our next book club event on Friday June 21, 7:00 PM. Her address is 818 Oak Hollow Rd. Crystal Lake, IL 60014. Her phone number is (779)220-4253. Our book selection is THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK by W.E.B. Du Bois.
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Men's Group
The June Men's Group meeting will be held this Thursday 6-27 at Don Metivier's, 413 N. Cold Springs Road in Bull Valley.
We'll be celebrating National Onion Day, which falls on the 27th, with beans, beer, burgers, brats and (you guessed it) onions. We're asking everyone to bring a satirical story (either original or from "The Onion") to start the conversation. Best story wins some breath mints.
Things get started at 5:00. Let Don know (
merrittbest@gmail.com
or 815-334-0015) if you're planning on attending...and feel free to bring some munchies.
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Religious Education
A word from your Director of Religious Education
I'd like to thank you all for your support in funding the Religious Education of our students. Establishing a working budget that meets the needs of everyone is a difficult process and one that requires us to work together toward our common goals. I look forward to the budget revisions the board will be presenting to us with faith that we will be able to offer all our programs in the coming year and in the years to come.
Next Religious Education Committee Meeting
June retreat! 6/22 from 10am to 3pm at TOL in the Fireplace room
Nursery Care is available
in the RE basement during regular Worship Services for children birth-4.
Step out Area:
(Clock Room) We invite children of all ages to use our Quiet Work Area under the supervision of their families during worship services. You will find it tucked away outside the sanctuary in the Clock Room.
Upcoming volunteer opportunities (2019-20 school year)
Spirit Play Storytellers and Doorkeepers (4yrs-3rd grade)
Soul Matters teachers (4-8th grades)
Coming of Age mentors and teachers (8-9th grade)
Registration (2019-20 school year)
Online registration for all programs will begin Monday, June, 17th. Watch your email for an invitation! Please contact
hmmadaus@gmail.com
with questions.
The activity group for LGBTQ teens meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month, 7-9pm, in the downstairs youth room. The time of the meeting coincides with the meeting of McHenry PTI (Parents of Transgender Individuals).
Have questions? Are you jumping up and down to volunteer for something, but don't know where to turn? I'm available by appointment at the church and at pretty much any coffee shop, anywhere! Please email
hmmadaus@gmail.com
or call 815-509-7862. Let's talk!
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From the Office
I will be out of town June 18th to June 24th for General Assembly and administrator training. I will be checking email while I am away on a sporadically so I may not get back to as quickly as usual.
Judy Stettner, office administrator
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Social Justice Notes
Thanks to all who joined us at our post card party after service on Father's Day! We mailed over 40 postcards to our State Senators, Reps and the Governor either thanking them for their yes vote on the Reproductive Health Act or expressing disappointment to those who did not. UUANI is promoting regular small political acts that can make a difference. This is one of them.
There are still Mondays in need of volunteers! Compassion for Campers provides lunch and fellowship with our homeless friends every Monday through the summer. We also provide canned foods and supplies. Donations of sock, batteries and insect repellant are always appreciated. Our first Monday will be May 13th. You can obtain a wish list for donations or sign up to serve with Sue Rekenthaler by emailing her at
tomatos@mc.net Look for the pink bin in the fellowship room to drop off donations.
McHenry County Citizens for Choice need our support
! MCCC will have a table at the McHenry County fair and need volunteers. We are looking for volunteers for 4 hours shifts starting on Tuesday July 30 at 10 am until Sunday August 4th at 8pm. There are 2 people per shift. The booth is run in conjunction with Planned Parenthood. MCCC was kind enough to help us man our table at Woodstock Pride Fest (while we were having our congregational meeting) so we would really like to help them with this event. Folks can contact Kay Hedum at
hedum@att.net
or 224-856-7341. All help is appreciated!
Upcoming events:
This Saturday
, June 22 Jail Brakers will present "Our Story", a special story time for the children and families of incarcerated individuals at the Woodstock Public Library, 414 West Judd Street from 10 to 11 am.
The program will include a story time and craft project. Refreshments will be shared. It is free and open to the public. For more information contact Cheryl Niemo at 224 422-7431 or e-mail
jailbrakers@gmail.com
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July 7th March with PFLAG in the Crystal Lake Independence Day parade. Meet at 12 noon at Crystal Lake City Hall and bring bubbles and rainbows!
The Social Justice team will not meet in July.
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FARM TOUR ON June 30, 2019
Please join your Green Sanctuary Team for an Afternoon at the Natural Farm Stand in Richmond. We will tour the farm and talk about organic farming, soil conservation, and small farm challenges.
We will meet at Ginger Blossom, 3016 Illinois Rt 173, Richmond, Ill. on June 30, 2019, at 2PM. Dress for walking through the fields. There will be a sign up sheet in the social room.
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Coffee with Questions
Because Sunday is the Barn Service, there will be no Coffee with Questions.
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Community Care Committee
Joys and Concerns shared during the service will be printed in the Happenings and Bulletin unless there is a request made to the office or community care committee to withhold.
Fun and fellowship from last fall's auction items continues! Sandy Eckert thanked Jane Richards and Green Sanctuary for providing delicious meals and a delightful tour of Volo Bog. Annette Jasiota thanked Paula Yensen and Mike Bissett for a wonderful dinner.
Patrick Murfin was pleased to attend Woodstock's Pride Fest, an uplifting event. Our UU church was recognized for its early and long-standing support of the LGBT community.
A member of McHenry County Pride, Lexi, presented the church with $1411 raised at a garage sale recently held at Patrick Kerin's home. TOL and the former church building in Woodstock have provided this organization meeting space for 20 years and they wanted to say "Thanks!" Look for the thank you card signed by several Pride members on the bulletin board.
Ann Tirk thanked Tom Steffens for his wonderful rendition of Phil Coulter's "The Old Man," a perfect selection for Father's Day.
Lisa Messinger reported Joy and Concern for Till as he is attending his first Boy Scout sleep away camp.
Zena McFadden is feeling proud and happy that the felony trial for Scott Warren ended with a hung jury and no conviction. Scott Warren is a volunteer with No More Deaths, an official ministry of the UU church in
Tucson.
Drivers to and from Sunday services needed!
Do you drive through Crystal Lake on your way to services in Sunday? We try to keep the commitment to once per month and can be creative!
The Member Care Team can be reached at the same email address if you are in need of support from the congregation.
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Woodstock Folk Festival
Sunday July 21, 2019 noon-6pm
The 34th Annual Woodstock Folk Festival will be held on Sunday, July 21, 2019 from Noon to 6 p.m. on the historic Square in Woodstock, Illinois, 47 miles northwest of Chicago. The Festival will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to Anne Hills. It will also present "Woody" Awards to Sue Kessell and Juel Ulven. The LeftOvers (Pete Jonsson, Brian Murphy, Laurel Palma, Joe Pesz, Rich Prezioso, and Les Urban) will open the Festival and lead the All-Sing Finale; they'll commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the First Moon Landing and Moonwalk (exactly 50 years ago that weekend) and the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock. Other Main Stage performers will be Scott Ainslie, Joe Crookston, Gathering Sparks, Zoe Mulford, Cari Ray & the Shaky Legs, and Windborne. Scott Ainslie will also offer a Blues Workshop. Rick Fitzgerald will be the Featured Performer at the Open Mic Stage. There will also be a Children's Area with hands-on activities. The Festival is made possible, in part, by our Radio Partners WDCB/90.9FM, WFMT/98.7FM, and WNUR/89.3FM, the City of Woodstock, and Real Woodstock. More information at http://woodstockfolkmusic.com/folkfestival/
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Minister
Judy Stettner
Office Administrator
Heather Madaus
Interim Director of Religious Education
Forrest Ransburg
Director of Music
Carrie MacDonald
Board President
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