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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…

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes for May 28, 2023

BOT Meeting 5/28/23 Meeting Began – 12:00 pm Present – Tom Lesiewicz, Steve Stultz, Henry Fixemer, Kevin Sweeney, Krista Wagner, Erica Khan, Stephen Day (rep for Worship Team) Check in Centering New Business Approval – of Apr 23 and 30 Meeting Minutes No Parking Sign – A semi-trailer was parked just inside our lot, and Mila had a verbal conflict with the contractor in question. Police said to get a “No Parking” sign and to call rather than facing owners…

The Parliament of World Religions

Anita Orlikoff from First U in Chicago is inviting all area UUs to consider joining other UUs to meet progressive, peace-loving people from all religions around the world at The Parliament of World Religions. It is returning to Chicago, McCormick Place August 14-18, 2023! Anita has a very special offer: she has Group Early Bird rate tickets available for $189 (currently it costs about that much for 1 day, or $500 for the entire conference.) Please feel free to text her if…

Retreat for UU Males: Open to all who identify as male.

We are excited to announce a Virtual Retreat Event for Sat. September 9, at 10:00 AM via zoom Navigating Masculinity with featured speaker Rev. Alex Ruth, D.Min, CPC, ELI-MP. Many of the once-sure markers of being “a man” have shifted or disappeared completely. Coupled with a growing understanding of identity that transcends the binary and the prevalence of “toxic masculinity,” the path to understanding our identity travels through uncertain waters. During our time together, we will explore some of the generational and cultural…

From the Church Office

Next week’s Unichord newsletter deadline is Tuesday August 8th. I’ll be taking a few days off and preparing the newsletter a bit earlier. The church office will be closed Thursday August 10th – Tuesday August 15th. Mila Brinker, church administrator

Walk after the Farmers Market

The Revitalization Team invites you, and your friends and family to come and take a leisurely stroll along the Fox River on Friday, August 18th.  We will start at the downtown Elgin Farmers Market on S. Riverside Drive, meeting at the UUCE booth.  At 7:00 pm we will start our walk, heading north along the river until we get to the dam at Kimball.  This is family-friendly, and will be at a slow pace along the bike path,  which is paved.