Sunday, October 17 at 10:15 a.m. via Live-stream

Science fiction offers both a prophetic vision of the future and commentary on the present. Dystopian visions have always been part of science fiction, but are particularly so today.

In this service the Rev. Bill Breeden will reflect on dystopian ideas of the future and our current reality.

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.

Everyone is invited to come together for in-person fellowship each Sunday from 12:30-1:30 on the South Lawn (or another spot on church grounds if there is RE&E programming taking place). 

Please be sure to bring your own lawn chair/blanket to sit on during our fellowship time. Picnic tables will be limited to one household only. Please also remember to mask up. We look forward to seeing you in person on Sunday.

This is an event for the whole family! 

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.

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.

"WTF IS CRT?"

REV SALLY FRITSCHE

Sunday, October 24 at 10:15 a.m. via Live-stream

If its detractors are to be believed, something called “critical race theory” (CRT) is threatening to destroy America as we know it! But what the heck is critical race theory, anyway? Join us this Sunday for a clarifying conversation on this much-discussed sociological theory and its relationship to Unitarian Universalism.

Rev. Sally will lead us in reflecting on our own identities, perspectives, and how we might continue to work toward more meaningful conversations and actions when it comes to race and racism.

UUCUC member, and former Youth Coordinator, Emily McKown begins her seminary journey in September 2021! She will be attending part-time (for 4-5 years), while continuing her position as Director at Channing-Murray Foundation in Urbana as well as her active membership at UUCUC! She is pursuing an inter-religious chaplaincy program, and following her passion for youth/young-adult, social-justice, and music ministries. Read More

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

Join representatives from UUCUC's COVID Advisory Task Force in discussions regarding proposed updates to UUCUC's reopening framework. These discussions will include new language regarding hybrid worships options. Join us via Zoom Saturday, Nov 6 or in person Sunday, Nov 7. We hope to see you there!

Join us IN PERSON for our All Souls Sunday service honoring all those who have come before us, at the Large Pavilion at Crystal Lake Park, 10:15 am November 7th. Wear your mask, and bring a photo or memento of any loved ones whose memory you would like to honor. Read more

SUNDAY, OCT 17: MINDFULNESS PRACTICE

In these uncertain times, it is more important than ever to continue the practices that support our well-being and strengthen our community. With this in mind, the Sunday morning mindfulness group has moved online to Zoom.

The Director of Facilities, Tim Voelker, is requesting a handful of hardy volunteers to assist with moving some furniture around the church! It is a herculean effort and as much as Tim would like to think he is Hercules himself, he is not that strong to do it himself.

If you’ve got a strong back (and maybe a lumbar belt), Tim would love your help moving office furniture, some couches, and removing some things from the building. The date isn’t set in stone yet but the goal is to have the furniture that is being removed out in the parking lot for college students to adopt a week before classes resume in August. Please note: having multiple volunteers in the building at one time will take into account the current risk factors from Covid-19. The preference is that volunteers are vaccinated and everyone will likely be wearing a mask while indoors.

If you are interested, please reach out to Tim at facilities@uucuc.org and he will add you to the list!

We have had quite a few people respond to our (voluntary) vaccine registry. If you have not yet filled it out and want to, please go to this link. This will be helpful data for UUCUC's COVID-19 Advisory Group to review as they continue to discuss plans for reopening once the risk level for COVID-19 decreases. Your information is kept confidential amongst need-to-know staff members.

JOYS AND SORROWS sent to joysandsorrows@uucuc.org for last Sunday, October 10, 2021.

From Beth Stafford: My brother is back home and doing well. Many thanks to those who empathized with and supported me recently.

From Mick McEnroe: A joy and a a sorrow: I am doing my best to cherish every moment with those I love, as there is no way to know which moment will be the last.

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:

During the month of October 2021, we will support DREAAM House. DREAAM embraces and engages with DREAAMers as early as the age of 3 with the commitment to remain in their lives until they are 24. They work with children and young adults who need DREAAM the most. Some of them face tough odds, needing to overcome challenges such as school suspension, anger issues, parental incarceration, and low academic skills. However, where others see problems, DREAAM sees potential. They reach out to families, community organizations, churches, schools, and service providers to produce caring, outcome-driven services for children and young adults..

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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