THIS SUNDAY'S SERVICE
July 25
10:00 a.m.
Livestream Only

"The Purpose of Relationships"
Annie Wegner LeFort, First Church Member
Alissa Rhode, Lead Music Director
Nick Hayes, Worship Associate

What is our purpose in relationships—romantic, family, friendships, professional? Annie will explore how we find meaning in the variety of relationships in our lives, how we work with attachment/non-attachment to move through them (or function within them) in order to live more fully and freely.
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.
“ASK MORE, A QUESTION SERVICE” SUNDAY, AUGUST 1. Join the August 1 Sunday service on Zoom with Rev. Leah Ongiri, Associate Minister at Fox Valley UU Fellowship in Appleton, Wisconsin. You can interact during the service by asking questions in the chat on Zoom. Rev. Leah will answer on the spot. After the service, the Fox Valley UU Fellowship offers breakout rooms with a Care Team for deeper sharing on the theme of the service. The AV Tech from Fox Valley UU will assist Zoom participants to select breakout rooms. The link for this service is: https://fvuuf.org/upcoming-services/.
JEANNE LOWRY MEMORIAL SERVICE. The Lowry family invites members and friends of First Church to a memorial service honoring our mother, Jeanne Lowry, on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in the Riverview Room of the Muellner Building at Hart Park in Wauwatosa, followed by lunch.
Those who knew Jeanne may send brief tributes, anecdotes, or favorite memories to Jeremy Lowry at jerlowry@mac.com by August 2 for possible inclusion in a Collage of Voices.
If coming, please click "Going” at the event page on Facebook or e-mail Jeremy. The event will be indoors. People who have not been vaccinated should wear a mask.  
COVID RE-OPEN STATUS. Outdoor gatherings for church groups of 50 or fewer are now welcome! Small groups (fewer than 20) are also welcome to meet indoors. However, First Church buildings and grounds are closed until September 12. For information about small indoor memorial services, contact the office.

The COVID Re-Open Team continues to monitor the level of COVID in Milwaukee County for us. On a weekly basis, we will post the re-open status in numerous places including: these e-nnouncements, our website, Instagram, and Facebook page.

This status is based on the COVID incidence rate in our policy for re-opening. For info about our policy and precautions, see the church website at https://uumilwaukee.org/category/covid-19/.
COVID RE-OPENING GUIDELINES POSTER.
Check out this colorful guideline poster to the phases of re-opening First Church. It’s perfect for your fridge or digital reference this summer.

Re-opening phases are based on the Milwaukee County COVID incidence rate. The COVID Team monitors the rate weekly.

Find out which phase we are in on our website, Instagram, Facebook, and these weekly announcements.
SUMMER SCHEDULE FOR OUR MINISTERS.
Rev. Jennifer Nordstrom is on vacation June 28 – July 18.
Rev. Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson is on vacation July 26 – 30.
Please contact Shari Wright, Office Manager, regarding church business at: shari.wright@uumilwaukee.org or 414-273-5257. 

For pastoral care emergencies, such as death, entering hospice or ICU, please call the Pastoral Care Emergency line at 414-216-3113. One of our ministers will answer or call you back as soon as possible. Rev. Dena will be on call for much of the summer.
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.

LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION
Past announcements are available on the website here at https://uumilwaukee.org/weekly-announcements/
WATCH SUNDAY SERVICES ONLINE AND SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS! You can watch Sunday Services live on YouTube or view a recorded version at any time. We will livestream this Sunday service at 10:00 a.m.

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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:



For website posts, please contact: jean.johnson@uumilwaukee.org.
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