REV. FLORENCE CAPLOW, EMILY MCKOWN, & TJ BLACK

Sunday, May 23 at 10:15 a.m. via Livestream

Please send your joys or sorrows to joysandsorrows@uucuc.org any time before the Joys and Sorrows portion of the service. They will be read aloud.

Join our online Zoom Fellowship Hour after the service on Sunday (around 11:30 a.m.). Come chat with UUCUC members and friends! All are welcome.

If you have missed any of the previous live streamed services, you can view them at our past streamed services page. You can also view previous live streamed services on our YouTube channel.

Sunday, May 30 at 10:15 a.m. via Livestream

Music is connection. Music is communication. Music is worship. On May 30th the choirs will perform, instrumentalists will play, and we will have guest performances from members of the congregation. On this day we take the time to acknowledge the unique role that music plays in our lives.

Sunday, June 6 at 10:15 a.m. via Livestream

Our world frames perfection as a quality to which we should all aspire. Yet, it is possible that our quest for perfection squelches our self-esteem, creativity, and ability to fully relate to others? Join us for this worship service where we will explore our addiction to perfection and the possible opportunities that are before us when we alter our quest for perfection for a quest for authentic living.

Bookmark our UUCUC Events and UUCUC Calendar webpages for future reference.

New adult religious education offerings for 2021 have been announced in the Adult Religious Education Prospectus earlier this month. It promises to be a fun semester of classes, workshops, discussion and creative learning. The adult religious education committee is working on new programs to be added to this semester’s program. Keep an eye here for updates! Also, updates will be included in the eNews and on the church calendar.

Please consider donating to the Little Free Pantries run by Julie Laut and AJ Herzog, which they have kept active daily since late spring. In order to address increased and unique needs this winter, they have created an Amazon wish list. All items will be delivered to Julie's house and shared between the two pantries. Donations of all items will continue to be accepted as usual at both locations, if you want to bring them in person.

Thank you for your support and generosity ~ Julie and AJ

JOYS AND SORROWS sent to joysandsorrows@uucuc.org last Sunday, May 16.

From Sharon Neufer Emswiler: Tom and I are delighted that he came home on Thursday from Meadowbrook! We give our thanks to the staff and to the UUCUC congregation for your care and concern during his long time of hospitalization and rehabilitation. It has been greatly appreciated!

From Emily Miller: I celebrated 90 days free from my drug of choice, alcohol, yesterday on May 15th. Also: I found out last Saturday afternoon that my paternal grandfather “Papa Bob” is in the only 3rd-degree ICU/hospital burn ward in Phoenix. Further news came out in the evening that his condition is critical, pneumonia/sepsis among other possibly devastating conditions, and although it isn’t COVID related, he’s on a ventilator now. Per family, he was completely himself on Friday. I’m flying out of Indy to try to see him for what could very well be the last time and for the first time as a woman. Prayers for a miracle for this man and for myself and blood family are deeply appreciated.

From the Pitcel Family: Sorrow for the Pitcel family as our long-term foster placement has been moved to a facility with higher care. We are hopeful that she will receive the care that she needs and become the best version of herself.

From Lynn Wiley: A joy to spring and sunshine and the uplifting and hope felt in seeing our city, county and state begin to emerge from the pandemic. Thank you to all the health professionals that made this happen and to all who joined together to observe safe practices to help everyone in our community remain healthy. Now is the time to rejoice!

From Peggy Patten & Todd Kinney: Sorrow for the recent death of Paul Wirth. As the longtime owner of Urbana's Iron Post, a popular live music venue, Paul greatly enriched our local music scene. He will be missed by musicians & music lovers alike.

Please send your joys or sorrows to joysandsorrows@uucuc.org any time before the Joys and Sorrows portion of the service. They will be read aloud.

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:

During the month of May, we will support Equal Justice Initiative through our social action offering. Founded in 1989, the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) is a private, nonprofit organization that provides legal representation to people who have been illegally convicted, unfairly sentenced, or abused in state jails and prisons. They challenge the death penalty and excessive punishment and provide re-entry assistance to formerly incarcerated people.

During the month of April 2021, Prairie Rivers Network was selected to be the recipient of the shared offering. As of May 11, the UUCUC congregation contributed a total of $2,420!

Dates are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, visit our UUCUC Calendar page.

As of March 2020, 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 virtual unless noted otherwise. At this time, we are strongly recommending that no groups meet in person.

Last day for content: Tuesday, May 25 by 5pm at the latest.

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