Posts from September 2022
Community Crisis Center
Our Share the Plate partner for October was chosen by the Youth of UUCE. The Community Crisis Center The Gretchen S. Vapnar Community Crisis Center was founded in 1975 to meet the needs of individuals and families in crisis. Employees provide comprehensive services to individuals and families suffering due to domestic violence, sexual assault, or economic difficulties. The mission of the Community Crisis Center is to provide Safety, Hope, Advocacy, Respite, and Education for those impacted by crisis and violence…
Ethnic Eating
Only 3 years in the making, the Ethnic Eating group finally made it to the Mercat a la Planxa restaurant to try Catalon cuisine. It was worth the wait! Tapas and paella and tons of flavor made for an enjoyable evening. If you were unable to go with the group, I’d highly recommend it to go on your own. Now to news of October’s dining opportunity. For October, the country is Angola, located on the west coast of southern Africa.…
PADS Signup and Needs for October
Thank you to everyone who signed up in September! We have 5 Mondays to fill in October, including Halloween! (Time for pumpkin-spiced something?) REMEMBER, UUCE WILL REIMBURSE YOU FOR YOUR MEAL EXPENSES! Here is the October signup link for PADS The shelter needs this week are: paper bowls, powdered coffee creamer and individual packaged snacks for lunch boxes. Thank you for your generosity! Dotty CarringiUUCE PADS Coordinator847-502-4835 “Homeless Doesn’t Have to Mean Hopeless” — Elgin PADS
Braver/Wiser: A Weekly Message of Courage and Compassion from the Unitarian Universalist Association
Life is full of hard edges and complicated choices. Braver/Wiser gives you a weekly message of courage and compassion for life as it is. Every Wednesday we deliver an original written reflection and brief prayer, grounded in Unitarian Universalism. Join the Braver/Wiser community and sign up today! Be-coming Out by Heather McDuffee, September 28, 2022 “Don’t come out unless you want to. Don’t come out for anyone else’s sake. Don’t come out because you think society expects you to. Come out for yourself.…
RE Date Changes
Hi, Everyone – Just wanted to make you all aware of a change to our RE Schedule in November. We will no longer be having RE on November 6th as we had originally planned, but we will instead be having RE during the service on the 13th. All other previously scheduled dates will be happening as originally planned. So the dates we’ll be having RE Classes during the service through the end of December are as follows: • Oct 2nd…
UU the Vote
Race to Election Day: Fall Flex for 4 Million! Our Fall Flex for 4 Million leverages the power of our national, state, and local networks to #VoteLove and #DefeatHate in critical ballot measures and combat the voter suppression laws that have made it more difficult for people to vote. We’re hosting events across the country to engage and mobilize Click here to read more
PADS Needs
Hello, Thank you to our UUCE friends who volunteered to provide Monday lunches in September: Carol Nelson, Heike Spayne, Tom & Ruth Durkin and Mike Moutrie. The PADS needs list for the week is: Healthy individually packaged snacks (that four of the sheltered children can take to school) such as fresh fruit and juice boxes. Other supplies that are needed: deodorant, toilet paper, napkins, paper bowls and cups, small bags of chips for lunches, powdered coffee creamer, and loofahs for…
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Greetings from the Worship Team
Thank you to everyone that joined us two weeks ago for our In-Gathering / Water Communion service! It was great to have everyone together once again, including the choir, for the service. I’m sure the taco luncheon afterwards helped boost attendance, but I hope we’ll continue seeing so many of our friends – old and new – at future services! Speaking of future services, in the coming weeks we have some of our annual favorites lined up on the schedule. …
Child-Care Announcement
Dear friends, I am excited to announce that UUCE child-care will be reopening this Sunday, September 25th, 10:00am – 12:45pm. We have hired three new child-care workers, Lindsey Monahan, Susan Goldberg and Hannah Day. Susan and Hannah will be job sharing. We are delighted and honored to have these three on board and I think they will make a wonderful team. Many thanks to Ann Kremer who helped with the interview process and preparing the child-care room. In peace, Mila…
Ethnic Eating
The third installment of Ethnic Eating will take us to Anguilla, a lovely Caribbean island paradise. The local restaurant I have found offering Caribbean cuisine is actually Bahama Breeze on Golf Road in Schaumburg. We will be going at 5 pm on Saturday, November 12th. Again, please indicate your interest @ dwhislip@gmail.com as early as possible so I can secure the reservation. Thanks in advance. Peace,Dan dwhislip@gmail.com847-243-3820
UU Ministry for Earth
The InterNātional Indigenous Initiative for Transformative Collaboration (INITC) extends a special invitation for you to participate in the online portion of this week’s sacred gathering, “Stories and Songs of the People.” We are humbled The InterNātional Indigenous Initiative for Transformative Collaboration (INITC) invited us to share this information with our community. Our partner has asked that this information not be shared or promoted on social media. As possible, you are invited to attend the live online programs (via Zoom). Among…
Fourth Sunday Styrofoam Collection
Sunday, September 25, from 11:30am – 12pm Please separate your CLEAN food grade Styrofoam from your packaging Styrofoam and bag as needed. Styrofoam peanuts are NOT accepted (take to UPS store). Place your Styrofoam in the Prius with the open hatch in the church parking lot. Joe Masonick will be doing the collecting. We’ll drive it to Dart Container Corporation in North Aurora (open 24/7). Please try to avoid using Styrofoam because its use is not sustainable. Many people manage to avoid…
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