or Contact our "Chat Line" for Support (2 PM-10 PM):
1-800-705-8158
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CHRIS HANNAUER
The UUA's annual General Assembly features some of the most memorable worship and music of our entire denomination. This year's GA is of course virtual, but still promises to have many powerful elements. Join us on Sunday morning as we share portions of this year's GA for our service.
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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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The
online "Zoom" Fellowship Hour
immediately follows the live streamed service each Sunday. Please note the password to enter the meeting is
UUCUC
. All are welcome!
This week Jerry Carden will be
facilitating
and welcoming folks to the Fellowship Hour!
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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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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 by 1:00 pm.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS, CLASSES & EVENTS
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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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UUCUC'S FAITHIFY COMMUNITY RELIEF FUND
UUCUC's Faithify Community Relief Fund has already raised over $20,000! 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 Chuck and Jan Cooper:
We were delighted to learn last week that Jan's daughter, Susan, an NBC producer, won a 2020 Peabody Award in Journalism for her November 2019 story with Richard Engel about the President's abandonment of the Kurds in northern Syria.
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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 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
.
Read more....
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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 2, 2020
Last day for content: Wednesday July 1 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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