THIS SUNDAY'S SERVICE
October 3
10:00 a.m.
“Relationships Transform Us”
Rev. Jennifer Nordstrom, Senior Minister
Tristan Strelitzer, Choral Director
Rev. Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson, Minister of Religious Education
Laurel Brooks, Worship Associate
Human beings are most likely to change through relationship. Our wildly different experiences and reactions to them help shape our understandings of the world. Love may bring us together, but the hard work begins after the honeymoon, in the deep trenches of our differences. While staying accountable to one another takes intention and vulnerability, the reward is knowing the world more fully. Join us for this worship service that explores how relationships transform us, in all their complicated world-revealing glory.
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ZOOM COFFEE HOUR AT 11:00. Once you enter the Zoom meeting, Lynne will coordinate smaller groups of five or six for conversation. Members, guests, visitors are all welcome! Bring your own coffee. Link to join HERE.
ZOOM WATCH PARTY EVERY SUNDAY. Watch Sunday Services with other members every Sunday at 4:00 p.m. (details below).
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OUTDOOR SUNDAY SERVICE THIS SUNDAY, 10:00 A.M.
Join all three of our ministers and the First Church House Band for this in-person outdoor Sunday Service at Kadish Park. This service will feature the same worship message and stories as the online service at 10:00 a.m. (See above.) Meet your church friends and enjoy the First Church House Band! Get all the details about parking, accessibility, seating, etc. HERE. RSVP HERE. |
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SUNDAY MORNING FORUM AT 11:00 A.M.
“A Talk with David Crowley”
David Crowley, Milwaukee County Executive
David Crowley is the youngest, and the first African-American, County Executive. He grew up in the 53206 zip code and knows Milwaukee. Following two terms in the State Assembly, he became County Exec in 2020. He will discuss his vision of achieving racial equity and making Milwaukee the healthiest county in Wisconsin. He will discuss his administration’s work to improve public health, recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, and move resources upstream to best serve the needs of the communities they serve. He’ll give an update on the County’s budget crisis and the need to diversify revenue streams to keep critical services running and provide much needed property tax relief. Host: Bruce Wiggins.
On Zoom & YouTube Live. Click HERE for the Zoom invitation .
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JOURNEY TO MEMBERSHIP FALL CLASS. A prerequisite to formally joining our community, but also an introduction to Unitarian Universalism and First Church. Led by ministerial and membership staff, come if you plan to become a member or just want a deeper understanding of the intentional, covenantal community we practice here at First Church. Four Wednesday evenings, October 13 -November 3 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. On Zoom. Sign up at https://form.jotform.com/200933929702154. |
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YOGA FOR FAMILIES. Join us for our first in-person RE event this fall, October 17 at 1:00 p.m. in Humboldt Park, across from Bayview High School corner of Montana and Pine. We are delighted to welcome First Church member, Annie Wegner Lefort, who will create a Yoga experience that offers modifications and fun for all levels. All our activities will be outside, require mask wearing, and ask that you maintain 6 feet of distance between households or get verbal affirmation consent. It will be so good to have our families together again! |
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NEXT DOOR MILWAUKEE BOOK DRIVE. We are hosting a Book Drive to support Next Door's good work in our community and need you to make it a success! All book donations need to be gently used books or new books for children. Especially needed are books for children 0-5 years of age, multicultural books, and board books. We're collecting books during our in-person church events this fall, and on Tuesdays in the book bin outside First Church from 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Or donate directly through their Amazon Wishlist. |
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HALLOWEEN HELPERS NEEDED! We need game hosts to create outdoor safe-distanced games for our families and children at our Halloween Party on October 31 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at UU Church West. If you want to help but not host, take a turn and sign up for 30 minutes to help run a game. Click here to help create safe Halloween fun! All Game Volunteers will need to be vaccinated per UUCW COVID Guidelines. |
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GUEST HOUSE FOOD DONATIONS NEEDED. First Church is sponsoring The Guest House meal on Saturday October 16. We’re feeding 65 hungry men at the shelter and the following donations are needed: 3 dozen chocolate chip cookies, 4 lbs. baked beans, 4 lbs. coleslaw, 3 lbs. pulled pork. To donate or for more information email Jeanne Kollmeyer at jmkart@hotmail.com. |
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INVITATION TO ALL COMMON GROUND ASSEMBLY. The First Church Common Ground Core Team invites you to the All Common Ground Assembly on Sunday, October 17, from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. via Zoom. Join us to ratify a new agenda and begin to tackle issues that we identified in our 5 month listening campaign attended by 700+ people. You can RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/All-CG-Assembly-RSVP. If you have any questions, please contact Lynn Connolly at mlynconnolly71@gmail.com. |
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CATHEDRAL CENTER MEAL VOLUNTEERS. First Church is providing dinner at Cathedral Center on Saturday, October 23. We are looking for 20 volunteers to donate $23 each to serve Chipotle dinner to 50 residents. Please contact Andy Sinko at andrew.sinko@yahoo.com or (802) 999-4473 for details about making a donation. Deadline is October 21. Thank you in advance.
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NEW! AFTERNOON ZOOM WATCH PARTIES.
A new way to attend Sunday Services, 4:00 p.m. each Sunday.
This 30-minute Sunday Service features the sermon and Worship Associate story from that morning, and music curated by our music directors.
A Zoom Watch Party Host will greet you and explain how to participate online. Hosted and interactive, you’ll be able to see and chat with other participants. Stay in the Zoom Room afterward to connect and reflect with the host and others. Service recordings available anytime on our YouTube channel. For the secure Zoom link, enter your name and email in this form. |
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COVID POLICY ALLOWS OUTDOOR GATHERINGS, MASKED & DISTANCED. To keep you and our whole community safe at this high rate of COVID, no First Church gatherings are permitted indoors. Outdoor gatherings of any-sized group are welcome. You must be masked, distanced six feet, and your outdoor space must have appropriate capacity for the size of your group.
You can find the current First Church COVID Re-Open phase on our website at any time. The phase is based on Milwaukee County COVID levels and our policy.
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COVID CANDLE ON SUNDAYS. Because of the ways our lives are touched by loss and grief during the global pandemic, we have a simple ritual during Sunday worship called the “COVID Candle” when it is needed. During this unique time, when people cannot gather with their family and community to mourn, we offer to light the COVID Candle for any death of a loved one of one of our members. If you have had a loved one die from COVID-19, or any other cause of death, and would like the COVID Candle lit in their honor during Sunday worship, please contact one of the Ministers.
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LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION
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SUBMIT YOUR ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS. Please use these helpful forms which will ensure receipt by the correct staff and a confirmation email to you. If you have questions about the forms, please contact Shari Wright at shari.wright@uumilwaukee.org. Also find links to these forms on the church website under the Members tab.
For weekly Announcements and the monthly Chanticleer, use our forms:
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