UPCOMING WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION |
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Rose St. Clair
Sunday, May 29
10:15 am at UUCUC
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Worship Team
Sunday, June 5
10:15 am at UUCUC
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SUBMITTING JOYS AND SORROWS
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Join us at 11:30 (or immediately following the service) for an in-person fellowship with coffee, beverages, and treats on the south lawn.
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Hello UUCUC,
While it may feel like the worst of COVID-19 is past us, it is still a present threat and we all need to continue to exercise caution and care for one another. Currently, Champaign County is considered high risk. We will still continue to gather and host Fellowship Hour after services, perhaps if you are finished consuming your food and drink, please consider wearing your mask while still engaging in conversation with others. And, if you are not feeling well, please stay home.
Take care and be safe!
Tim Voelker
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
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.
- Online Donations
- If you prefer mailing a check, please mail the check to the UUCUC office at 309 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801. While our building is currently closed to the public, our staff continues to process checks via mail on a weekly basis.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS, CLASSES & EVENTS
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Save the Date: Sunday, June 12, 2022
Celebrate the arrival of summer with a Potluck picnic lunch and all-ages field day at UUCUC, right after church on Sunday June 12th. We’ll have food, games, art, and colorful prizes to win and wear!
Visit the link to sign up to bring a dish to share or fill several other needs.
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We are looking to get 10 UU volunteers to come to the work site on June 4 and another group of 10 on June 25 (8am to 3pm each day). Please join one (or both) of our crew dates! If you’ve never volunteered before, don’t worry- Habitat provides construction guidance for all tasks and provides all tools and materials.
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION & EXPLORATION NEWS |
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Please consider donating to the Little Free Pantries run by Julie Laut (Urbana) and AJ Herzog (Champaign), which they have maintained year-round since March 2020. Their Amazon wish list has been updated to include unique summer items. The wishlist can be sorted to identify high priority items. All orders sent through Amazon are delivered to Julie's house and split 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).
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From James and Sandy Hannum: Our oldest grandson, Evan, graduated from Edison Middle School on Friday and celebrated his 14th birthday yesterday!
From Joe Omo-Osagie: As we sang spirit of life one of the songs we sang at the memorial for my brother Gabe. May the spirit of life shine on all of us. Death is a part of living and we will not escape the obvious. A friend mentioned about Gabe's memorial in spite of his last act of depression, that it was fun to hear the stories of joy Gabe shared with the living.
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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 .
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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:
- Online Donations
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50/50 Shared Offering via Online Donation (your contribution is equally split between UUCUC and the recipient of our monthly social action organization)
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50/50 Shared Offering available via Text (your contribution is equally split between UUCUC and the recipient of our monthly social action organization)
- If you prefer mailing a check, please mail the check to the UUCUC office at 309 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801. While our building is currently closed to the public, our staff continues to process checks via mail on a weekly basis.
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SOCIAL ACTION OFFERING FOR MAY 2022 |
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The Lakota Law Project was started in 2004 when a group of Lakota grandmothers asked for an investigation of South Dakota Social Services, which was removing large numbers of Lakota children from their homes. The Lakota Child Rescue Project found that social services had a pattern of drugging and removing native children from their families, and subjecting them to mental and physical abuses in foster care, leading to high levels of youth suicides. This first project continues today, along with several others.
The Lakota People’s Law Project works closely with other tribal nations to amplify Indigenous voices, provide on the ground support when needed, and to stop threats to their culture and tradition of living in relation to all things. They are working to safeguard human rights, protect sacred lands and waters, and promote sustainability.
The LPLP has been actively defending water protectors who are peacefully taking a stand against construction of oil pipelines running through their land. They are working to protect native voting rights and the right to protest. They are actively reminding the US Congress to safeguard the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), and the Boarding School Truth and Healing Commission.
The LPLP is under the umbrella of their parent organization, the Romero Institute, a 501(c)3 interfaith, nonprofit, law and public policy center working for social and environmental justice.
Please read this letter from Madonna Thunder Hawk, one of the founders of the Lakota People’s Law Project, to our congregation.
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UPCOMING PUBLICATIONS - MARK YOUR CALENDARS! |
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Next eNews: June 2, 2022
Last day for content: Tuesday, May 31 by 5pm at the latest.
Don't forget to publicize your meeting/event!
Please send your submittals to pubs@uucuc.org and not to the admin email.
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UUCUC CONTACT INFORMATION |
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Regular Church Office Hours
Closed until further notice
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Church Office
(217) 384-8862
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Rev. Karen Bush
(she/her)
Consulting Minister
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Rev. Sally Fritsche
(she/they)
Associate Minister for Congregational Life
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Rose St. Clair
(they/them)
Religious Educator
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Adrienne Summerlot
(she/her)
Consulting Director, Religious Exploration & Engagement
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Benjamin Hanson
(he/him)
Choir Director
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Jamie Jones
(she/her)
Office Assistant
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Avalon Ruby
(she/they)
A/V Technician & RE Assistant
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Tim Voelker
Facilities Manager
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