or Contact our "Chat Line" for Support (2 PM-10 PM):
1-800-705-8158
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REV. FLORENCE CAPLOW
“Compassion” is the Soul Matters theme for June. In this time of great challenge, we can cultivate and express compassion for those around us and the world in ways that can bring healing and restoration, to others and ourselves. The UUCUC will be offering a virtual choir performance, and Dana Lyons will be back as a guest singer.
Kids and families: Don't miss Anne Newman's puppet show!
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CANCELLED: ONLINE FELLOWSHIP HOUR
Please note, because of the UUCUC Annual Meeting scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, the online fellowship hour is cancelled.
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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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UPCOMING MEETINGS, CLASSES & EVENTS
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The Board of Trustees has scheduled the Annual Meeting for Sunday, June 14 from 1:00 p.m. through 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually using Zoom.
Instructions for accessing the Zoom meeting will be sent to voting members via email on June 11th. If you do not receive this email, please check your spam folder, and if it is not there please contact the
Director of Congregational Engagement, Sherry Bohlen for the link to the instructions.
For the call letter and agenda, our proposed budget details, and supporting information about the motions that will be voted on, please
refer to the annual meeting packet
(sent to all UUCUC members prior to or on Thursday, June 4th).
Because admitting all attendees may take a little time, please join the meeting at ~12:45 p.m. Business is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.
We will need a minimum of 68 attendees to be able to conduct our business, so please plan to attend!
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A variety of music, poetry, stories, and drama will be presented by your friends. Come support our maiden effort and watch it on Zoom! Sign up to get the link. Email
thodg01s@gmail.com
to reserve your spot. A link to the show will also be shared via email and in Facebook messenger by Noon on performance day, June 20th.
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CHRIS HANNAUER AND ROB KANTER
Rob Kanter is a teacher, writer, and photographer whose “Environmental Almanac” is heard weekly on WILL and seen in the pages of the News-Gazette. He will tell stories about how he and his family cultivate connections with the natural at home and reflect on what it means to do that in turbulent times.
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SUBMITTING JOYS AND SORROWS DURING SUMMER SERVICES
Our summer services, beginning June 21, will be pre-recorded. Please send your joys and sorrows to
joysandsorrows@uucuc.org
in advance of the service each week, by 5:00 p.m. on Fridays.
There will also be an opportunity to share Joys and Sorrows in the chat on YouTube Live during the service.Stay tuned for more information!
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10-week class on Thursdays at noon. Starting the week of June 18 through the week of August 20th. Classes are one hour except for the 1st class on June 18th, which will end at 1:15. New and experienced meditators are welcome!
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We invite you to join Zenshin Florence Caplow for an interactive monthly study group based on
The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty Five Centuries of Awakened Women
co-edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon. We focus on individual stories as a mirror for our lives and practice.
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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 Anonymous:
Joy for all the joys in all our lives. Sorrow for all the sorrows in our lives. Gratitude for sharing these experiences as a community, and the lessons learned through it all.
From Chris Hannauer:
A joy for the memory of Don Nelson, a longtime member of this church and anchor of the choir's bass section. Don was a beloved professor at Parkland College and a veteran of the worst fighting on the beaches of Normandy. Though he passed away many years ago, I still miss him.
From Barbara Hudgings:
What a glorious morning! Had coffee on the porch and listened to several bird songs. Yes, the world has a positive side.
From elizaBeth Simpson:
Great joy for citizens of smaller towns in our area who are demonstrating their support for Black lives, and especially to the Tuscola residents who reached out to me about starting a local chapter of Showing up for Racial Justice there.
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UUCUC Shared Offering.
Each month a selected organization is chosen to receive half of our weekly Sunday plate collections. You may donate to the social action offering for the month in one of the following ways:
During the month of June, we will support
Uniting Pride of Champaign County. Uniting Pride (UP) was founded in 2009 as an organization to advocate for the equality, wellness, advocacy, and visibility of the LGBTQ+ communities in Champaign County. It is the only LGBTQ+ resource center in the greater east central Illinois region, so finds itself serving those beyond. UP does this through many support groups, community events, educational programming, guest speakers, referrals, and resources. They also host the annual Champaign-Urbana Pride Festival and Parade each September
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Read more....
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UUCUC'S FAITHIFY COMMUNITY RELIEF FUND
UUCUC's Faithify Community Relief Fund has already raised over $16,000 in just several weeks! 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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CHURCH CALENDAR
Dates are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, visit our
UUCUC Calendar page
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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: June 18, 2020
Last day for content: Wednesday June 17 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
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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
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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