July 24, 2020
a whole-hearted community,
feeding body, mind & spirit

Theme for July: Harmony
Sunday, July 26
10:45am: Click HERE for Virtual Service

Tuesday, July 28
3:00pm: Conversations with our Wise Elders , click HERE
7:00pm: Non-Fiction Book Discussion, click HERE

Thursday, July 30
8:30am: Breakfast Group , contact Pat Miller
Summer Church Office Hours
Your dedicated staff will continuing to work from their office and home.
You can reach us at our regular email addresses:
Worship
We will be offering Virtual Worship Service at 10:45 am
Beginning Sunday June 14th,
Services will be simple Gatherings with inspiration and conversation.

Click Here to Join by Zoom on Sunday at 10:45 am
Meeting ID: 814 6907 2886 Password 253821
Sunday, July 26- Transitions - Linda Rio
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COMMUNITY
Caring Corner
The ripples of our lives touch those around us. We keep in mind all of our members and friends including...


  • All those who are sick, lonely, worried about loved ones, angry and scared. Our hearts are with you.

Please let us know of folks we should add to our list and share with our Caring Circle Coordinators. If you would like to be part of our caring tree and check up on fellow church members during this challenging time, please let Pam Fodor or Mary Getty know.
 
*You will find the Caring Circle list of Area Coordinators at the end of the Touchstone found on our website at http://www.hinsdaleunitarian.org/new/the-touchstone/
COMMUNITY
Fellow Book Lovers 
Our next book discussion, Tuesday, July 28, 7:30 p.m . with THE COLOR OF LAW . You can click HERE to join the Zoom meeting, though we'll send a link out via an email, as well. If you want to supplement your read with an NPR interview with author Richard Rothstein, see https://www.npr.org/2017/05/17/528822128/the-color-of-law-details-how-u-s-housing-policies-created-segregation . The book is a groundbreaking investigation into how U.S. governments in the 20th century deliberately imposed racial segregation on metropolitan areas nationwide and with tragic results continuing on even to this day. -Ron 
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Racial Equality Team
The Racial Equity Team is sponsoring a “Summer Read” of the book “How To Be An Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi. Read the book over the summer and we’ll schedule discussions in the fall with our community partners. FLYER
In The Media
POST the following to your social media streams:

On Sunday July 19th there are just over 106 days left to Election Day. NOW is the time  to check your registration, sign up to vote by mail or registered... Check out this one stop site:  https://www.vote.org/

Every person who shares helps reach three more voters

Save the Date(s). .... continue reading

On March 7, 2020, the Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of Illinois sent a letter to Rob Jeffreys, Acting Director Illinois Department of Corrections and Jim Kaitschuk, Executive Director Illinois Sheriffs’ Association , expressing deep concern, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, over the lives of those incarcerated in jails and prisons and urging release and a plan to contain the virus. Since then, facilities have shown their inability to create safe conditions, so we are even more concerned as people contract Covid-19 and die in custody. We need your advocacy in asking for release of people in prisons and jails. The Illinois Department of Corrections has released 1,000 prisoners, most of them already scheduled for release, and the releases have disparately favored white people, keeping more Black and Latinx people in custody. About 10,000 to 15,000 people are eligible for release according to existing legislation and the Governor’s orders. Continue Reading...
Racial Equity Team Weekly Links:



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An e-course offered by the American Friends Service Committee 
Engage in deep, embodied learning and practice with other white people of faith working to end white supremacy. We will build the skills to show up fully, follow the leadership of people of color, learn to speak effectively, and engage in direct action. This four part e-course invites participants to work between sessions in small group gatherings, and to commit to action that results in tangible, positive outcomes for people of color in our communities, leading to systemic change.
Join leaders of the American Friends Service Committee to prepare for the riskier work ahead as we struggle for racial justice.
Thursdays, 7-8:30pm (CT)
July 9, July 23, August 13, August 27 with optional small group work on alternating Thursdays by ZOOM
REGISTER to make a difference!
Allied with the American Friends Service Committee. Questions, comments, suggestions?  CONTACT US



Check out our Race Resources page with articles, videos & book suggestions to learn more. You can also subscribe to  Race/Related , a newsletter focused on race, identity and culture by the New York Times. It is published on Saturdays at 7 a.m. and edited by Lauretta Charlton.
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Emergency Exit Map
Please note that in the back of every Singing the Living Tradition hymnal there is an emergency exit route map. In case of an emergency, refer to this guide and please assist others who do not have a map.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Check Us Out and “Like" the UCH Facebook Page!
In addition to News and Notes and The Touchstone, we will be using our Facebook page to keep the congregation and the community informed about upcoming events and initiatives. Share our posts with your family and friends. Just click on the logo above and search for “Unitarian Church of Hinsdale” in the search bar.
You can also find us on Twitter at @UUHinsdale .