Posts from March 2023
Save the Date: Feed My Starving Children on (April 29)
Hello, all! The Revitalization team would like to invite you to participate in an upcoming service event. We will be gathering in Schaumburg on April 29 from 4:30 – 6:15 pm to pack meals for children around the world through an organization called “Feed My Starving Children”. The following is a blurb from their website (https://www.fmsc.org): FMSC offers volunteers a one-of-a-kind experience. You’ll hand-pack rice, soy, dried vegetables and a nutritionally complete blend of vitamins and minerals into bags which are…
The UUCE Youth Invite you to get clean! (April 2nd)
Well, not YOU exactly. But our church! Our intrepid UUCE Youth Group have scheduled an all church clean-up for Sunday, April 2nd after church. They are busy coming up with detailed work for each room of the church and are looking for a whole host of volunteers to help get our beloved home sparkling again. Do you have a couple hours to spare? Some form of sustenance will be provided for volunteers between church and the work. More details to…
PADS Shelter Update
There is one opening to provide lunch for the PADS shelter on the last Monday in March. You may sign up at UUCE.org and scroll down to the box “Help the Community.”Thank you. Dotty Carringi
Inherent Worth and Dignity: Behind Bars in Illinois Prisons, Prison Ministry Event
Our Restorative Justice team at Unity Temple in Oak Park is hosting a prison ministry event on March 26. Event Title: Inherent Worth and Dignity: Behind Bars in Illinois Prisons Where: In-person at Unity Temple, 875 Lake St., Oak Park, IL or on Zoom (pre-register here to receive the Zoom link). When? Sunday, March 26 The public is welcome to attend any or all of our events: 10 AM Worship Service at Unity Temple led by Rev. Alison Farnum, Executive Director of UU…
PADS Needs and March Signup
Dear Friends, This week the PADS shelter needs: regular flavored coffee pods, paper plates, paper bowls, disposable face masks and disinfecting wipes. These donations may be placed in the basket near the entrance at church. Thank you to everyone who signed up in February to provide or serve lunches. We now need volunteers for each Monday in March. You may sign up on our website uuce.org. Here is the link for the March signup. PADS Lunch Signup for Marchsignupgenius.com Thank you! Dotty CarringiUUCE…
From the Stewardship Team
UUCE Friends and Members, We kicked off our annual stewardship campaign for 23-24. Sarah Stultz shared a great sermon to start us off. The Stewardship Team has organized pledge forms and information for you. If you were at church, you already picked up your packet, but if not, we put it in the mail for you. Our theme of Growing in Generosity continues with the idea that great generosity generates great growth. We have much to do at UUCE and…
Convocation 2023 UU Buddhist Fellowship
Convocation is a biennial opportunity for UU Buddhists to sit together, compare notes on our sangha experiences, study and play together. We have been holding convocations since 2005. For each convocation we invite a guest teacher to offer dharma talks and teaching. In addition, there will be times of meditation, workshops, and informal meals and breaks where you can get to know other attendees. The theme of Convo 2023 is: Ecodharma: Buddhist Perspectives on the Ecological Crisis with guest teacher David Loy. 693290 The 2023 UUBF Convocation will begin on…