COVID Protocol: Our Covid-19 protocols have been adjusted, we are now in Blue. In respect and care for the vulnerable, masking is required in our facilities despite changing external guidelines. Please visit our website here for more details.
Do Say Gay! Pride Sunday

Laurie Cashman, Margaret Klemundt and Rev. Emily Gage
During the service we will share briefly about a new expanded justice team forming for LGBTQ+, Gender & Reproductive Justice. If interested, please complete this form and we will follow-up with you. 
June Theme: Celebrate Blessings
Live Stream Worship at 10am / Recorded Viewing Available at Noon
Live stream link can be found here.
OFFERING : Hearts with Haiti
Unity Temple Gives. Each week, we give our Sunday collection to an organization that aligns with our values. This Sunday’s collection will benefit Hearts with Haiti – serving the needs of some of the most vulnerable Haitians facing the challenges of poverty and disability. In a country that has no social safety net, our collective donation will make a life and death difference in the lives of Haitians. Learn more here.

You may donate by placing cash or check in one of circulating baskets during the service, sending a check to the Unity Temple office (875 Lake St., Oak Park, 60301) with (name of organization) on the memo line, by texting 73256 with the message UTUUC $____ (dollar sign followed by your donation amount) and select “Offering,” by using the camera on your phone to scan the QR code on the screen during the Offertory or you can give at the UTUUC website. Whatever modality you choose, may what you give bring you joy. 
Sunday Worship Service
In-person and online options for worship are now offered. COVID Protocol: Our Covid-19 protocols have been adjusted, we are now in Blue. In respect and care for the vulnerable, masking is required (2yrs and up) in our facilities despite changing external guidelines. Please visit our website here for more details.You can access the live stream on YouTube at 10am here.
Community Hour
Following the Sunday morning service, join our in-person Community Hour for cookies, coffee and conversation in Unity House. If you are joining us from home, the on-line Community Hour will be on Zoom following the service. Go to Zoom Meeting ID: 999 2797 5277 Password: 875875 Or access directly here.
Read or Watch : Mid-Year Budget Update
On June 23, congregants received a message from the UTUUC Board on the current budget challenges facing our congregation. This message is also available as a video and can be accessed here. 
Please join us on Wednesday, July 6 at 11am at the UT Community Center (1019 South Blvd) to celebrate the respective service of both Elizabeth Plummer, Director of Operations and Tracy Zurawski, Finance and Office Manager. Both Elizabeth and Tracy will be leaving UTUUC as of July 6. We plan to thank them both for their dedicated service over the years, and wish them good luck in their future endeavors. (In respect and care for the vulnerable masking will be required despite changing external guidelines)

Unity Temple Faith In Action Network
Spiritually Grounded / Deeply Relational / Strategically Effective
OFFERING : Hearts with Haiti
Unity Temple Gives. Each week, we give our Sunday collection to an organization that aligns with our values. This Sunday’s collection will benefit Hearts with Haiti – serving the needs of some of the most vulnerable Haitians facing the challenges of poverty and disability. In a country that has no social safety net, our collective donation will make a life and death difference in the lives of Haitians. Learn more here.
The Illinois Primary Election is June 28th! 
Make Your Plan to Vote–Go to IllinoisVoterGuide.org (thanks to the League of Women Voters) to find all the nonpartisan information you need to be an informed voter. Make sure you are registered to vote, and know where and when to vote. Remember: Illinois’ legislative districts have been redrawn. This means that most elected officials will need to run for their seats again. You may now find yourself in new US congressional districts and new state house and senate districts. Confirm your districts by viewing these maps: 
Distribute Voter Information in Racine, WI *Saturdays, June 26–August 6 UUANI invites us to Turn Up The Vote with the Racine Interfaith Coalition. When Roe v Wade is overturned, who wins the gubernatorial race in WI will be even more critical. RIC will be tabling and distributing voter information every week. Training is provided 1 hour before each shift starts. No prior experience needed! Snacks and drinks provided. Register here. Contact votelove@unitytemple.org if interested in going with other Unity Temple members. *Shifts are also available on Tuesdays & Thursdays.
Thank you!
Thanks so much to all who helped purchase baby items for the family who is seeking asylum and has a newborn. The family extends their gratitude for all the formula, diapers, clothing, furniture, gift cards and additional items that you provided. Thank you for your generous support!  
VoteLove Building on the incredible momentum from 2020 when over 5,000 UU volunteers in 450 congregations contacted more than 3 million voters, UU the Vote 2022 is ready to help protect democracy and increase voter engagement. Our Unity Temple Vote Love team asks you to help contact disenfranchised voters via postcard and letter writing, and possible trips to support frontline partners in southern Wisconsin. Let us know how you’d like to participate by completing this quick form. Thanks to all who have already replied. We will be contacting you soon! Watch for more updates soon on letter-writing packets! Questions? Contact: votelove@unitytemple.org.
UU Pen Pals Needed
You can make a huge difference in the life of a lonely incarcerated individual, and in writing, you will learn so much about our prison system. "Inside" pen pals are members of the UU Church of the Larger Fellowship, and have been waiting as long as two years for a match. Learn more by contacting Barbara Moline at prisonpenpals@unitytemple.org. We provide group and individual support for outside pen pals.
Faith in Action Newsletter We’ve launched a renewed Faith in Action newsletter filled with impactful actions. Check out the new edition here. If you didn’t receive this monthly newsletter and would like to, please subscribe here. Questions? Contact Rev. Colleen, Assistant Minister for Faith in Action cvahey@unitytemple.org.
UUANI Action of the Week Each week our Unitarian Universalist Advocacy Network of IL (UUANI) offers a call to action. Sign-up to receive these simple and impactful actions direct to your in-box here.
The 2022 Spring / Summer Adult Softball League Game times take place on Fridays at 7:15pm / 8:15pm / 9:15pm. 10 game regular season + post-season tournament for those who qualify. All games are played at Ridgeland Common Park. Covid guidelines will adhere to current protocols when the season begins. You can find a link to the schedule here. For information on how to sign up contact sports@unitytemple.org. NOTE: The team is looking for a manager. Please reach out if interested.
2nd Annual Men's Retreat Golf Outing.
Now accepting reservations. 18 holes at White Pines in Bensenville. Sunday July 17. The cost is $49 to ride and $39 to walk. Anyone interested can sign up for 9 holes instead of 18 (at a reduced rate). Questions contact mensgroup@unitytemple.org.
Becoming a Member
For more information about how to become a member of Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Contact tlewis@unitytemple.org. 
Summer Religious Education Join us for summer religious education programming where children will engage in activities for all ages. This summer, we will be using the Gale House Gardens to further our connection to nature and education. If you have any questions or ideas to share or are looking for ways to support the Summer RE program, please contact summer_re@unitytemple.org.
Gale House Garden Support Are you interested in getting your hands in some soil and supporting our community? We invite you to sign up to help support the Gale House Gardens. The gardens will need to be weeded, watered, harvested and maintained throughout the summer months. If you are interested in providing care for the gardens, please schedule yourself here for a week that works best for you and your family. If you have questions or ideas to share about the gardens, send an email to Val Ridenour, 
Daily Mindful Reflection Community 30 minute meeting, 7 days a week! Starts at 8:25am and ends at 9am every day, seven days a week. This will be different from our regular Tuesday night meeting. The daily meditation will include opening words, 20 minutes of mindful reflection, and closing words. All are welcome! You are welcome to attend regularly or sporadically. 
Time: Every Day (including weekends) at 08:30am Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting here. ID: 373 008 242  / Passcode: 4IFrYx. One tap mobile: +13126266799,,373008242#,,,,*940220#1 312 626 6799 Meeting ID: 373 008 242 / Passcode: 940220
Religious Education Registration 2022/2023 is Open! Each year, we ask our families to register and re-register their children for our religious education programming. It ensures we have the most up to date information about our young people, helps us with planning, and gives us an ongoing communication loop. Along with information, we ask for a registration fee of $50 per child (for pledging members and friends) and $100 per child (for non-pledging members or friends). These fees help support elements of our program. Scholarships are granted by request to Emily Gage egage@unitytemple.org or Val Ridenour vridenour@unitytemple.org. Please register your child/children for Religious Education using this link.
The Mindful Reflection community meets every TUESDAY evening virtually and in person in Unity House at Unity Temple. Meeting opens at 6:45pm for camaraderie, the program starts promptly at 7:20pm. Vaccinations are encouraged, masks are mandatory. We will follow our usual format with 20 minutes of Mindful Reflection followed by a dharma talk and discussion. Questions email mindful@unitytemple.org. Join Zoom Meeting here.
News Flash! To date 212 UU congregations and organizations have adopted the 8th Principle, including most recently our neighbors, 2nd U of Chicago, and the Unitarian Church of Hinsdale. Each week the number increases! Interested in learning more about the 8th Principle? Check out UTUUC’s worship service “Digging into the 8th Principle” here and explore the following documents, prepared for you by our own 8th Principle Team:

Important update from the 8th Principle Team and the Board:
Although we have temporarily postponed a vote on the 8th Principle per se, on May 10, 2022, the Board approved the chartering of an Anti-Oppression Anti-Racism (AO/AR) Committee of the Board. This committee will have the responsibility of working closely with the Board and lay leadership to guide the congregation to more authentically and accountably live out its values, covenant, and mission by applying an AO/AR lens to all the ways that we engage with one another and the surrounding community.
 
In keeping with the AO/AR charter, the Board is finalizing the open selection process, which will include an application form to be completed by UTUUC members who are interested in serving on the AO/AR Committee. Stay tuned!
Through Our Differences, We Are One :: The beloved community includes people of all political parties. Here at Unity Temple we call people to live out our faith but this does not mean we share the same political or partisan perspective. May we remind one another to honor our own life experience in the development of our unique perspective while honoring that of others. The core of being a religious liberal is remaining open to and respectful of a pluralism of theological positions and political stances. As Unitarian Universalists, we affirm the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large while also knowing that endorsements or support of particular candidates cannot be part of our congregational process. 
Planned Giving offers a variety of meaningful ways to support our congregation through charitable gifts and can be made by anybody – young and old, working or retired. These gifts are made today, but they support the future needs of your congregation and Unitarian Universalism. You can obtain more information about planned gifts by contacting the Planned Giving Team at plannedgiving@unitytemple.org

Support Our Work : As we continue to find new ways to join together in virtual community we have launched additional portals to financially support UTUUC. Details can be found here. If you have questions please reach out to office@unitytemple.org. Thank you!