JENNIFER GREENE AND
KIRI FAGEN-ULMSCHNEIDER
This service will feature reflective descriptions of the diverse COVAD-19 experiences of congregation members.
What challenges have you experienced and how have you met those challenges? What surprises have you experienced, and what did you learn from them? How has this time of isolation and quarantine affected you, your family, your friends, and your relationships with others?
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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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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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PENNE BECKETT, PAM RICHART, LAN RICHART
Before Pam and Lan Richart became acquainted with a 14-year-old youth from Guatemala who was “undocumented,” they had never previously considered taking on the responsibility of guardianship. But when presented with the opportunity, they immediately knew it was right for them. In this service, Pam, Lan, and Diego Lucas Diego Diego will share the journeys that led toward their commitment to one another.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS, CLASSES & EVENTS
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Saturday, July 12 at 9:30 a.m.
This is not an easy time for parents. Having to balance everything (work, family, home- schooling, and the anxieties of our time) is difficult. This is a safe place to bring your concerns and discuss any issues with those who are also experiencing the challenges. This is also a good place to connect and build relationships. We look forward to being with you.
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Sunday, August 16 at 3:00 p.m.
Via Zoom web conferencing, we’ll meet to learn about UUCUC governance, activities, opportunities and social action mission. We’ll learn about benefits & responsibilities of membership. You’ll meet others interested in UUCUC membership. At the end of the class, you’ll have an opportunity to virtually “sign the book” and become a member of our church community and a vested partner.
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Begins in September 2020!
Join us to discuss one of Amazon’s Best Books of 2017 about change, secrets, and family. Laurie Frankel’s
This Is How It Always Is
is a novel about revelations, transformations, fairy tales, and family. And it’s about the ways this is how it always is: Change is always hard and miraculous and hard again, parenting is always a leap into the unknown with crossed fingers...
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UUCUC'S FAITHIFY COMMUNITY RELIEF FUND UPDATE
UUCUC's Faithify Community Relief Fund has raised over $22,000!
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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OPPORTUNITY TO HELP
2 of our members have a “Free Little Pantry” set up in their yards and would welcome your help with keeping their pantries stocked. Donations can be brought in Urbana to Julie Laut at 505 W. Main or in Champaign to the home of the Herzog family at 306 S. Willis. Thank you for your generosity!
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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 "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 Jerry Carden and Tim Temple:
Our friend, and long time UUCUC member Olive Clark, will be turning 100 on July 27th at her Clark Lindsey Village apartment. There will be information about a card shower for Olive in the eNews, and on the UUCUC Members Facebook page. Start thinking of memories you could share in a card for Olive. Olive's address is in the membership directory.
From Gail Tittle:
This is the 2nd anniversary of Matt Tittle’s death from GBM brain cancer. It is a time of reflection of the 18 months of his illness, the difficulty, as well as the privilege and love. I also reflect on the immeasurable support of this congregation, and I thank you, once again.
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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 Social Action Offering.
Each month a selected organization is chosen to receive offerings from our congregation. You may donate to the social action offering for the month in one of the following ways:
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During the month of July, we will support the
Wesley Food Pantry. In the fall of 2006, the Eastern Illinois Foodbank informed church members of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Urbana that there was an urgent need for a food pantry in Champaign County that offered emergency food during evening hours. In response to this need, three church members started the Wesley Evening Food Pantry that November. The very first food distribution served one family of five. Almost 15 years later, Wesley Food Pantry provides food to an average of 1600 people every month with weekly distributions at the Wesley UMC and satellite locations at Parkland College and the University of Illinois Activities and Recreation Center (ARC).
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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: July 16, 2020
Last day for content: Wednesday July 15 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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