REV.
FLORENCE
CAPLOW
This is a time of challenge for mothers of many ages at many stages. COVID-19 poses a great risk for our elders -- many of whom are mothers. And mothers of school aged children are experiencing whole new stresses with children home full-time. In this service we will honor mothers, young and old, and share stories about mothers and children.
We will also be introducing new UUCUC members during this service!
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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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The
online "Zoom" Fellowship Hour immediately follows the live streamed service each Sunday. Please note the password to enter the meeting is
UUCUC. All are welcome!
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DR. MICHELE TOWNSEND GROVE
Human history in general and Unitarian Universalists history specifically maintains a complicated relationship with women, children and education. Our own congregation is a part of this history. In this worship experience, Michele Townsend Grove will outline her research on the topic through stories that lead us to better understand our own congregation’s relationship with lifelong learning.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS, CLASSES & EVENTS
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MAY 21, 22, and 23
Missing UU, our 2020 service auction needs you!!! Our biggest fundraiser of the year takes place the evenings of May 21, 22, 23. In order to have an auction, we count on your generous donations so, what can you offer? A virtual dinner party? A virtual game night? Gardening services? Get creative & see what kinds of things you can contribute that respect social distancing & shelter in place orders.
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MEETS TWICE WEEKLY!
On Monday and Thursday nights, we will offer an hour on Zoom for anyone to call in and find a moment of calm and renewal, with an opening reading, brief check in, sharing of joys and sorrows, and short guided meditation.
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A public meeting for MCORE Project 5 will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm to provide information and accept input from residents and community stakeholders. MCORE Project 5 includes the complete reconstruction of Green Street from Busey Avenue to Race Street in Urbana, the replacement of all sidewalks and sidewalk ramps to improve accessibility for pedestrians, and enhanced transit features.
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UUCUC friend Burton Swanson
died on Thursday, April 23, following a long illness
. Burton was involved with many UUCUC activities over the years and we will miss him greatly. Online condolences to the family may be sent at
www.hilligossshraderfh.com
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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 "WARM LINE"
If you find you could use some support or would like to talk with someone, please call the UUCUC “Warm Line” at 1-800-705-8158. One of the negative implications of “social distancing” is feeling isolated. There are volunteers from our church ready to talk with you, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You do not have to travel this road alone.
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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:
Candle of sorry and remembrance of Burt Swanson, Burt graced our services and social functions for a few years prior to his long illness. I still remember his wonderful humor and laughter.
From Jerry Carden:
I'll put in a candle of joy and celebration of Austin Cody on his birthday today! We love you Austin!
From Erin Dittmer:
Sorrow at the death of my freshman student, Davontae Brown. Davontae was a complicated person, but he was also sweet and kind. He had an incredible smile. I’ll always remember how he sought out the sunny spots in our classroom. I’m going to miss joking around with him in the hallways and miss hearing his laugh. Davontae was at the very beginning of his life and had so much to figure out. It is tragic his life was cut short. My heart is with his family and friends during this sad time.
From Chris Hannauer:
Sad that our daughter Sophie is leaving us today to return to her life in Madison after sheltering with us for the past 6 weeks. It has been wonderful to have her with us, but we know this is what she needs to do.
From Ellen Jacobsen:
At singing together this morning with so many voices and for an indigo bunting.
From Kim Kramer:
Sending joy and safety to my niece, Teresa, a ER Doctor on the Navajo reservation.
From the Pitcel family:
Sorrow over our Friend's one year old who broke her leg yesterday.
From Scott Rohde:
Relief to hear from my brother Rory that he tested negative for Covid-19 after having tested positive two weeks ago. He had been having racking symptoms before he got tested, but not the “classic" ones. About being in quarantine, he said "whenever I’m tempted to feel sorry for my self I think of the POWs in Japan in WW2, Nelson Mandela, etc. and I’ve nothing to complain about.”
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UUCUC Shared Offering.
Each month a selected organization is chosen to receive half of our weekly Sunday plate collections. 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
Sistering CU.
Sistering CU’s mission statement is to provide a realistic and compassionate postpartum support network for families in Champaign County and enable them to successfully navigate the challenges of life with a newborn. They envision a community where the transition to parenthood is acknowledged, valued, supported and new families thrive. All of this leads to greater potential to provide ease, equanimity and joy within the family unit and throughout our community.
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RECENT SHARED OFFERINGS
The Randolph Street Community Garden is a volunteer run project committed to providing an opportunity for the residents of the North-end of Champaign to grow their own fresh organic produce. We believe that community gardening makes our neighborhood more cohesive and improves the quality of our lives.
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JOIN THE BUCKET BRIGADE!
Channing-Murray has been preparing a #bucketbrigade of essential grocery deliveries for extremely low-income families in Urbana who are recommended by
Cunningham Township Supervisor’s Office. These buckets have beans, rice, cereal, soup, eggs, and more! We've sanitized each and every item, and we’ll be delivering these to drop off on doorsteps.
Also, if you don't have funds to donate, but want to support the cause, there are some low-no-contact ways to volunteer. Please message
Emily McKown for more information.
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Food insecurity has skyrocketed among our C-U immigrant community as business closings have resulted in massive job loss. There are thousands of undocumented immigrants in our community that do not qualify for unemployment benefits, and they need our help.
The Immigration Justice Task Force is diverting $1,100 from our budget to send to CU FAIR’s Pandemic Response Fund. We are asking members and friends of UUCUC to join us in ensuring he most vulnerable in our community can feed their families.
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CHURCH CALENDAR
Dates are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, visit our
UUCUC Calendar page
.
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: May 14, 2020
Last day for content: Wednesday May 13 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
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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
Kelsey Libert
Childcare Coordinator
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Emily McKown
Youth Coordinator
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Blake Preston
Religious Education Assistant
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Shornor Vineyard
Custodian and Building Caretaker
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