We're opening the Sanctuary to the congregation for upcoming services moving forward! To accommodate everyone's various comfort levels with social distancing, seating in the Sanctuary is currently limited to 50 people, so we encourage congregants to reserve their seating soon! Please use this link to reserve a seat for upcoming services: https://rsvp.church/r/iDQBXJDb.

There will be additional seating available in Fellowship Hall for those congregants without a reservation in the Sanctuary, or for those who would appreciate the flexibility and an added sense of social distancing. We will have a projector screen in place to provide a full visual and sound experience of our livestreamed service, so together you can enjoy worship with other UUCUC members who also make this choice. Here's a sneak peek of what our Fellowship Hall will look like (thanks to Facilities Manager, Tim Voelker, for setting it up so beautifully!)

As we are inviting the congregation to return to in-person services, we want to be sensitive to everyone's comfort level when it comes to social distancing. Starting this Sunday and in the weeks to come we will be inviting each person who attends Sunday services to select their comfort level color lanyard to wear throughout the morning. Read More...

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 Sundays (around 11:30 am).

Join us on the South Lawn at 11:30 for an in-person fellowship and treats on the South Lawn. If rain is in the forecast, please plan to bring an umbrella so you can continue to fellowship with us.

If you have missed any of the previous services, you can view them on our past streamed services webpage. You can also view previous live streamed services on our YouTube channel.

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.

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

George W. Smith, formerly enslaved and a Union Scout during the Civil War, settled in Champaign County in 1876. Known as a stockman, farmer and horseman, he owned 437 acres about 1 mile NW of Broadlands, IL. His son William Walter Smith was the first African American to graduate from the U. of I. in 1900. As late as 2012 its last 160 acres were still under family ownership.

As you plan your holiday winter giving, please consider donating to the Little Free Pantries run by Julie Laut (in Urbana) and AJ Herzog (in Champaign), which they have maintained since March 2020. Their Amazon wish list has been updated to include unique winter items. All items off the wishlist will be delivered to Julie's house and shared 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).

JOYS AND SORROWS sent to joysandsorrows@uucuc.org for last Sunday, February 27, 2022.

From Samuel Beshers: Sorrow for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Joy for the defiance and defense of their freedom by so many Ukrainians.

From Jan & Chuck Cooper: We are praying for our daughter, Susan Kroll, an NBC Producer to make it safely out of Ukraine either today or tomorrow. She has been covering the news there for over a month.

From Jerry Carden & Tim Temple: Remembering the life of Ali Newbold and the touching service organized by Rev. Sally yesterday. It was a great chance to meet Ali's family and learn more about everyone's connections to her.

From Becky Densmore: Beyond overjoyed to be in our Sanctuary with so many familiar faces and new ones! It’s a glorious morning indeed! ❤️

From Nancy Dietrich: My thoughts & prayers are going out to those affected by the invasion of Ukraine.

From Kiri Fagen-Ulmschneider: Joyful to be back in the sanctuary and for the three woodpeckers l saw on the walk over this morning.

From Chris Hannauer: Joy at being here for an in person service, and profound gratitude for the hard work of Avalon Ruby and Steve Troyer to make it possible for those in the sanctuary to have the full experience.

From Sandra Hannum: Jim's surgery went well, and we are feeling love and support from friends and family. It is a special joy to have our daughter Christy here for two weeks.

From Kathleen Robbins: While attending Harvard Medical School, Dr Paul Farmer worked in Haiti and founded Partners in Health (Zanmi Lasante) which continues to work around the world in 12 countries where quality health care is most in need. He passed away last week at age 62 in Rwanda.

From Rose St. Clair: Deep sorrow for my fellow LGBTQ2+ community members in light of the news out of Texas and Florida this week, especially for children and youth and those of us who love them.

Please send your joys or sorrows to joysandsorrows@uucuc.organy 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:

WIN Recovery is a local nonprofit founded to support women and those who identify as women as they return to our community after experiencing incarceration. The number of women incarcerated in IL and nationwide has exploded in the past few decades, growing by 700%. Many of the women are sent to prison as part of sweeps of their drug-dealing boyfriends or husbands, even if they had no knowledge of the activity. Tragically, they often get longer sentences than the drug-dealing boyfriend as they do not have information to trade for a reduced sentence. Understandably, incarceration severely interrupts family lives for those who have children. Read more...

During the month of January, our shared offering was able to raise $2,285 that was donated to The Refugee Center.

The Refugee Center, who UJCUC supported for more than 35 years when they occupied our building. Over the years, the Refuge Center, formerly known as the East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center (ECIRMAC), expanded its services from helping resettle Vietnamese refugees to providing assistance to ALL immigrants; political asylees; and refugees, regardless of country of origin. For more information about The Refugee Center, please visit their website.

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