August 9, 2019
a whole-hearted community,
feeding body, mind & spirit

Theme for July: Freedom & Responsibility

Worship
August 11, 9:30am - Lessons I've Learned From Doctor Who
Service led by Mikhaila Scoville Durante
August 18, 9:30am - Guest Minister Rev. Denise Tracy
COMMUNITY
Caring Corner
The ripples of our lives touch those around us. We keep in mind all of our members and friends including...
 

Please let us know of folks we should add to our list and share with our Caring Circle Coordinators .
 
*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/
UCH Fall Touchstone
If you would like to post an article in the online Fall Touchstone, please send it to uchtouchstone@gmail.com with the word Touchstone in the subject line by Friday, August 23.
Thank You!
Animal Ministry Summer Retreat
Animal Ministry will hold its annual summer retreat on Friday, August 9th at 6:30pm. Location for this dinner will be provided to confirmed attendees. Anyone interested in animal issues is welcome to attend and please RSVP to UCHAnimalMinistry@gmail.com
Black Lives Matter Initiative and Beloved Conversations Alumni
The next meeting of the BC Alumni and BLMI will be held Tuesday, August 20 at 7 pm in the Gerry Shipton Memorial Room.
Do you have a life-changing experience you would like to share or have you had an unusual incident that touched your life in some way?
 
On Sunday, Aug. 25, members of the congregation will tell their stories. Their stories will highlight the universal humanity that we all share. Please join us for this interesting service and consider participating.
 
Contact Anita Jencks at apjencks@att.net for more information and to volunteer. Stories should be from three to five minutes long and no longer
A Gentle Reminder....
Bringing in your used ink cartridges and putting them in the purple basket in the Alice Warren room helps UCH!! By recycling these cartridges, we get a reward coupon from Staples which saves on office supplies.Thank you very much for your donations!

UCH Book Discussion
UCH has embarked on an area-wide Summer Read of the book " White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo, along with the CommUNITY Diversity Group of La Grange, the League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area and other groups. Read the book and mark your calendar for a discussion on Wed., Sept. 25 at 7:30 pm. 

Click here to see the flyer
Save the Date
Mark your calendars for Saturday, Sept. 28 th and Sunday, Sept. 29 th when UCH will again staff the PADS homeless shelter at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Hinsdale. We will need volunteers for dinner and setup, overnight shifts, breakfast, and cleanup. Signup sheets will be available as we get closer to the date. For information, contact Mary Getty, kikget@gmail.com
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Beloved Conversations Retreat Date - Oct 4 and 5 at UCH
Beloved Conversations: Meditations on Race and Ethnicity offers the opportunity to make an investment in yourself, your church and your community related to today’s urgent questions about race. Over an initial weekend retreat at UCH on Friday evening and Saturday Oct. 4-5, plus 8 evening sessions (to be scheduled), this course gives participants a chance to explore how each has been influenced by race and ethnicity, and what that means for how we interact in our community and in the world.  
Visit  http://www.meadville.edu/beloved  for a more in depth understanding of the course. If this transformation class has called to you and you can attend the retreat, please let us know. Contact Marian Honel-Wilson at  mhonelwilson@gmail.com  or the office at  630-323-2885 ext 101 .  
What does your heart call you to? 
Black Lives Matter Initiative Weekly Link
  • To view the full Race Resources page on our website, please click HERE
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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.
The Theory of Moral Relativity
Jill Jackson invites you this weekend to cheer her on in a dark new play, The Theory of Moral Relativity at the Theatre of Western Springs.

This 45-minute play is part of TWS' annual New Plays Workshop and is written by an Italian, LA based playwright. This will be the world premier of three new plays. There will be a brief intermission and the show's run time is just under two-hours. There will be a post‐show discussion with the playwrights and directors. A complimentary reception with food and beverages will follow on Saturday.

The performances are in the Cattell Wing; general seating and no reservations are necessary. Donations are accepted at the door. It runs one weekend only:
Friday, August 9, 2019 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Jill hopes to see you there! 
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 .