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

When you imagine pathways to personal, social and ecological healing and regeneration, what do you see? Who is with you on your journey? What transforms and gives way to new beginnings? Who and/or what are you accountable to along the way? Join UU Ministry for Earth and The Reverend Yadenee Hailu for a special Earth Sunday worship service exploring these questions in a collective journey on the pathways to healing and regeneration. Rev. Florence Caplow from our church will offer the Call to Worship.

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 11:30 a.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.

Sunday, April 25 at 10:15 a.m. via Livestream

Emily McKown, Youth Coordinator, explores questions on youth and young adult ministry. Grounded in our faith tradition’s history, both locally and continentally, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment. When so many young people are raised U.U.–never to be seen again–how do we reframe our approach to ministry for young people to make meaningful and lasting connections? How do we help our young people to thrive in beloved community?

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

IJTF Hosting 3 Meetings on Proposed Changes to Hospitality Projects

New adult religious education offerings for 2021 have been announced in the Adult Religious Education Prospectus earlier this month. It promises to be a fun semester of classes, workshops, discussion and creative learning. The adult religious education committee is working on new programs to be added to this semester’s program. Keep an eye here for updates! Also, updates will be included in the eNews and on the church calendar.

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, April 11.

From Julie Laut: Please continue to remember my friend in your thoughts and prayers as she moves through the immediate aftermath of her stem cell transplant. She's in the hospital and currently stable with all medical markers on track. As a Christian, she has found solace in knowing people are offering prayers.

From Sue Stock: Sue Stock and Anthony Brienza share that they were able to see their friend Nancy in hospice yesterday. We are keeping Nancy and her wife Johanne in our hearts.

From Ellen Jacobsen: Traveling to DC to see the kids!! Excited.

From Kathleen Holden: Good news! David is recovering at home. Thanks for your cards and good wishes.

From Umeeta Sadarangani: My favorite aunt has been diagnosed with cancer and is entering treatment this week. She will have to go to the hospital for her treatments—in Mumbai, where COVID cases are peaking. Please keep her in your thoughts.

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 April, we will support Prairie Rivers Network through our social action offering. Prairie Rivers uses the creative power of science, law, and collective action to protect and restore our rivers, return healthy soils and diverse wildlife to our lands, and transform how we care for the earth and for each other. Prairie Rivers Network is a 501c3 non-profit organization located in Champaign, IL, and is the Illinois state affiliate organization of the National Wildlife Federation. Check out their mission video here: https://youtu.be/BVGy6pXSCDo

During the month of March 2021, UC Books to Prisoners was selected to be the recipient of the shared offering. As of April 13, the UUCUC congregation contributed a total of $2,580!

Thank you and congratulations to the UUCUC community for making this year's service auction a big success! Over two nights 75 bidders and dozens of donors helped us raise just over $20,000 for our church home. It was thrilling to watch the bidding escalate as the clock ticked down on Saturday night!

If you weren't able to join us for the auction, you can still participate by buying some of our unsold items. You can also make a direct monetary contribution to the auction and get us closer to our goal of $23,000. Read more.

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. At this time, we are strongly recommending that no groups meet in person.

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