Sunday, July 11 at 10:15 a.m. via Livestream

As the centerpiece of our worship services this summer, the Worship Committee has crafted a Wellspring series that honors the connections that members of our congregation have to other religious traditions. To begin this series, lifelong UUs share how Unitarian Universalism has been a wellspring in their lives. We invite all to reflect on the spiritual traditions and practices that enrich your own lives.

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 11:30a.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.

COVID-19 - Updates & Resources - Now With Reopening Framework!

Sunday, July 18 at 10:15 a.m. via Livestream

As the centerpiece of our worship services this summer, our UU Church Worship Committee has crafted a Wellspring series that features other religious traditions and their connections to UU faith traditions. We view this series as educational and constructive; uplifting and inspirational. Today’s service engages the spiritual histories and reflections of UUCUC members Lane Schwartz and Andy Townsend and the ways that Christian perspectives have guided their pathways as Unitarian Universalists.

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

Staff availability: Erinn Miller, Web & Communications Assistant, will be available for Zoom link requests and will be handling room reservations (see news link below). She is at web-assistant@uucuc.org. Tim Voelker, Director of Facilities, will be available for urgent issues, as will Michele Grove, Interim Director of Religious Education.

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, July 4.

From Michele Townsend Grove: Thoughts and Prayers for all those impacted by the tragic collapse of the building in Surfside, Florida. May we find a better way to take care of our communities and our people.

From Ali Newbold: While I’m glad my daughter will visit for two days, I’m dismayed about lack of treatment due to serious drug side preventing treatment for more than a month,- which unfortunately followed unrecognized prior treatment failure for the previous six months, - so Ive been unprotected a long time from this very now aggressive disease. And feel medically abandoned as even my cooperating local medic has not had any (needed treatment change instruction) communication from my (Unavailable for weeks) Chicago ‘Star oncologist.’ So I truly need healing prayers

From Jenny: Sorrow that over 6,000 people lost their lives to COVID in the month of June. Most, if not all, of these were preventable. May there be an awakening to the need for vaccinations. Even though we did not reach President Biden’s vaccinations goal, we have responded enough that families and friends are able to join face to face for this holiday. May we enjoy our freedoms yet stay safe.

From Samuel Beshers: Joy and gratitude for those who fought for our freedoms, and for

those who fight still.

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 July, we will support First Followers, which is a community-based organization that operates a drop-in center located at Bethel A.M.E. Church, located at 401 E. Park Street in Champaign, IL.

Although they are not a faith-based program, Bethel's pastors welcomed First Followers into their home. ​

First Followers’ mission is to build strong and peaceful communities by providing support, guidance, and hope to formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones through peer mentorship. They offer: a safe stigma free environment; peer mentoring; assistance with employment searches; workforce development for emerging adults; advocacy for individuals with felony convictions; family reunification; service referrals.

During the month of June 2021, the Greater Community AIDS Project was selected to be the recipient of the shared offering. As of June 23, the UUCUC congregation contributed a total of $1,627.50.

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. Please refer to the Building Reopening Framework for more information.

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