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From the Revitalization Team
As summer draws to a close, I hope you are feeling refreshed and eager to return to the more structured comforts of our UUCE church year. It’s been a busy season for your Revitalization Team! Once again, I’d like to encourage you to get as involved as you can with our community. The groups and teams we have are filled with opportunities to build connections with loving people. And if the Revitalization Team interests you, our doors are always open…
Ethnic Eating September Restaurant Choice
Nine intrepid foodies from UUCE feasted on the cuisine of Bahrain on Sunday night, August 27th at Al Bawadi restaurant in Niles. It was a delicious experience and I believe everyone left stuffed and carrying a doggie bag. It was just an excellent experience in a marvelous atmosphere. Please give this restaurant your consideration if you weren’t able to join. That said, we need to turn our attention to the cuisine of Bangladesh. We will be visiting Sabri Bihari Restaurant at…
Did You Know?
Did you know UUCE has a Bulletin Board Email List? Participation in the UUCE’s e-mail lists, also known as the Bulletin Board email list, bb@uuce.org and is used for things such as event communications, recommendations for finding contractors, restaurants etc… The list is a privilege and not a right. The UUCE Executive Team reserves the right to suspend participants from lists who violate the below standards and rules. Participants must be a member or friend of UUCE. [A friend of…
5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche
On September 23rd from 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin and ELGbtq+ are partnering to present 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, a play brought to you by Mosaic Players – a traveling theatre troupe whose work embraces social justice, human rights, and equality. 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche is a scintillating satire of women’s roles in the 1950s, enlisting its characters in a caricature of the sexism, heterosexism, consumerism, and Communism exuberant in the era. Come join us for this absurdly adorable…
This Week’s Ethnic Eating Update
On Sunday, August 27th, at 5 pm, nine of us will be dining at Al Bawadi at 8501 W. Dempster in Niles, Illinois to sample the foods of Bahrain. I should also note that the next dining experience is coming up quickly since at 5 pm on Sunday, September 10th we will be trying out the cuisine of Bangladesh at Sabri Bihari Restaurant at 2502 West Devon Avenue in Chicago. The deadline for that signup will be Sunday, September 3rd.…
From Our New Religious Education Coordinator Susan Goldberg
Hi, I am delighted to be writing you as the Coordinator for Religious Education at UUCE. As it happens, I was an RE teacher here for a while way back in the 1990s, but since then my time with kids has been mostly about either tutoring or being a grandma. In any case, I still have both feet in the water, and it seems I’m about to wade in even deeper! I want to thank you for trusting me and…
Friendly Visiting Program is Looking for Volunteers
Friendly Visiting Program The companionship of a good friend can provide needed support through many of life’s transitions. Our program connects eligible seniors with carefully screened volunteers. Are you a resident of Kane, Kendall or McHenry County, age 60 or older, who would like a Friendly Visitor? Or be a volunteer visitor? If you are interested in participating or wish to refer someone who would benefit from this program, we want to hear from YOU. OUR HEARTFELT MISSION Senior Services…
Ethnic Eating Reminder
This is just a quick reminder that on Sunday, August 27th, we will be dining at Al Bawadi at 8501 W. Dempster at 5:00 pm in Niles, Illinois to sample the foods of Bahrain. Sunday, August 20th is the cutoff for signup so I can make reservations for the next week. So, if you planning to join us please let me know of your interest by text at 847-243-3820 or by email at dwhislip@gmail.com. By the way, Flora Sweeney informed me that…
Fourth Sunday Styrofoam Collection; August 27
The Fourth Sunday Styrofoam Collection will be held on August 27 from 11:30 am to 12:00 pm. Please separate packaging foam from CLEAN food grade foam and bag them. No Styrofoam peanuts are accepted. Place your bags of separated Styrofoam in the Prius parked near the church entrance with a sign. Thanks for recycling Styrofoam. Even better would be to avoid using Styrofoam. It can be done. Styrofoam is an environmental disaster that takes hundreds of years to decompose, if not…
Fundraising Open House
Fundraising Open House Sunday September 17th 12-2:00pm Please bring your fundraising ideas to this all-church brainstorming session, we will be meeting in the Sanctuary. We are looking for proven fundraising ideas to help solve our income problem! Contact bot@uuce.org with any questions. Thank you! Krista Wagner President, Board of Trustees Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin
Ethnic Eating Update
Kathy and I are now back and, in the spirit of Ethnic Eating, if Georgia was a country – well, I guess it is a country but I’m talking about the state- we sampled every kind of cuisine we could. So, I am, and I hope you are, ready to visit the Middle East and see about the countries or Bahrain and Bangladesh. I am announcing them since they occur fairly close together in the calendar. I hope you can…
Fair Trade Product Update
Here is an update on Fair Trade products at UUCE, including some price increases. All our products are organic and fairly traded. They come from small farms around the world. The coffees are all shade-grown which maintains habitat for birds and other forest creatures. They are inexpensive because we buy them wholesale and don’t pay tax or shipping. We charge barely enough to cover the costs and pass on the savings to you. We now must charge a little more…