UPCOMING WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION |
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Rev. Sally Fritsche
Sunday, May 22
10:15 am at UUCUC
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Rose St. Clair
Sunday, May 29
10:15 am at UUCUC
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SUBMITTING JOYS AND SORROWS
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Join us at 11:30 (or immediately following the service) for an in-person fellowship with coffee, beverages, and treats in Fellowship Hall. Food and drink are now allowed within the church building, and masks are still encouraged when not eating or drinking.
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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.
- Online Donations
- If you prefer mailing a check, please mail the check to the UUCUC office at 309 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801. While our building is currently closed to the public, our staff continues to process checks via mail on a weekly basis.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS, CLASSES & EVENTS
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Wednesday, May 25
The Board of Trustees (BOT) invites you to attend one of our Information sessions around some of the proposed modifications to our Bylaws that will be voted upon by the congregation at the Annual Meeting this June 5th.
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We are looking to get 10 UU volunteers to come to the work site on June 4 and another group of 10 on June 25 (8am to 3pm each day). Please join one (or both) of our crew dates! If you’ve never volunteered before, don’t worry- Habitat provides construction guidance for all tasks and provides all tools and materials.
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION & EXPLORATION NEWS |
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Please consider donating to the Little Free Pantries run by Julie Laut (Urbana) and AJ Herzog (Champaign), which they have maintained year-round since March 2020. Their Amazon wish list has been updated to include unique summer items. The wishlist can be sorted to identify high priority items. All orders sent through Amazon are delivered to Julie's house and split between the two pantries. You are also welcome to drop off items in person at both locations. Questions? Contact Julie (jlaut@hushmail.com) or AJ (zogs92@gmail.com).
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From Marsha Clinard and Charlie Boast: Today our granddaughter is graduating from Notre Dame University. We are so proud of her and all that she has accomplished. Kayley will be taking a gap year as she decides what’s next. Marsha’s son, Eric Schacht, after 17 years as chief counsel at Wolfram Research, has taken a new job as counsel to Lawrence University, his Alma Mater. We are so proud of him as he undertakes these exciting new challenges, and a bit sorry that he is moving away.
From Rev Sally Fritsche: Deep sorrow for the 10 people killed in a racially motivated hate crime in Buffalo New York on Saturday. Deep rage that this continues to happen. May true justice be done, may the survivors feel surrounded by the healing love of their community, and by the righteous anger that will make real change. Black lives matter.--
From Chris Hannauer: Excited to be spending this afternoon playing Dungeons and Dragons in person for the first time in more than two years!
From Jocelyn Karsk: Great joy that my sister and her partner received their first foster placement this weekend. I know they will have a positive impact on these kids lives as they work towards reunification with the family of origin. A second joy. It's been said before, but great joy at helping clean the church grounds last Saturday. After participating in that cleanup, I came home and was inspired to finally install the vegetable garden I've been wishing I had for years. Great joy for catching the momentum to start that project from all the go-getters in our church community!
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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 .
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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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50/50 Shared Offering via Online Donation (your contribution is equally split between UUCUC and the recipient of our monthly social action organization)
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50/50 Shared Offering available via Text (your contribution is equally split between UUCUC and the recipient of our monthly social action organization)
- If you prefer mailing a check, please mail the check to the UUCUC office at 309 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801. While our building is currently closed to the public, our staff continues to process checks via mail on a weekly basis.
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SOCIAL ACTION OFFERING FOR MAY 2022 |
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The Lakota Law Project was started in 2004 when a group of Lakota grandmothers asked for an investigation of South Dakota Social Services, which was removing large numbers of Lakota children from their homes. The Lakota Child Rescue Project found that social services had a pattern of drugging and removing native children from their families, and subjecting them to mental and physical abuses in foster care, leading to high levels of youth suicides. This first project continues today, along with several others.
The Lakota People’s Law Project works closely with other tribal nations to amplify Indigenous voices, provide on the ground support when needed, and to stop threats to their culture and tradition of living in relation to all things. They are working to safeguard human rights, protect sacred lands and waters, and promote sustainability.
The LPLP has been actively defending water protectors who are peacefully taking a stand against construction of oil pipelines running through their land. They are working to protect native voting rights and the right to protest. They are actively reminding the US Congress to safeguard the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), and the Boarding School Truth and Healing Commission.
The LPLP is under the umbrella of their parent organization, the Romero Institute, a 501(c)3 interfaith, nonprofit, law and public policy center working for social and environmental justice.
Please read this letter from Madonna Thunder Hawk, one of the founders of the Lakota People’s Law Project, to our congregation.
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UPCOMING PUBLICATIONS - MARK YOUR CALENDARS! |
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Next eNews: May 26, 2022
Last day for content: Tuesday, May 24 by 5pm at the latest.
Don't forget to publicize your meeting/event!
Please send your submittals to pubs@uucuc.org and not to the admin email.
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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. Karen Bush
(she/her)
Consulting Minister
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Rev. Sally Fritsche
(she/they)
Associate Minister for Congregational Life
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Rose St. Clair
(they/them)
Religious Educator
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Adrienne Summerlot
(she/her)
Consulting Director, Religious Exploration & Engagement
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Benjamin Hanson
(he/him)
Choir Director
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Jamie Jones
(she/her)
Office Assistant
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Avalon Ruby
(she/they)
A/V Technician & RE Assistant
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Tim Voelker
Facilities Manager
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