Archive: Welcoming Congregation News

  • Transforming Hearts: Transgender Inclusion May 6, 2020 - A 6-week online course for UUCUC members and friends. It is important that we learn more about what it means to be fully inclusive of our transgender, gender fluid and non-binary members, friends and neighbors.
  • UUCUC Celebrates Lesbian Visibility Day on April 26th April 22, 2020 - Lesbian Visibility Day, held on April 26 every year, celebrates lesbian role models and lesbian culture and diversity.
  • Join the LGBTQ Welcome Team! April 15, 2020 - What would you like to help support both LGBTQ folks at UUCUC but also the community in general?
  • International Transgender Day of Visibility March 25, 2020 - International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31 is dedicated to celebrating transgender people and their contributions to our society.
  • It’s Official – UUCUC’s Welcoming Congregation Status Renewed! January 15, 2020 - We heard it through the grapevine first, and now it's official! We received our Welcoming Congregation renewal certificate from the UUA. This officially recognizes having met the renewal requirements for 2019.
  • Remembering and Celebrating Ray Watson December 18, 2019 - It's with great sadness that we share the news that UUCUC friend and choir member, Ray Watson, was killed in an accident in the Chicago area on December 13.
  • Transgender Day of Remembrance at UUCUC November 21, 2019 - Transgender Day of Remembrance falls on November 20th each year. This year, in collaboration with the UP Center, we hosted a vigil and solemn reading of the 22 names of transgender persons who died by violence in the US since last November
  • Welcoming Congregation Renewal From UUA November 13, 2019 - We have successfully renewed our status as a Welcoming Congregation! This is a big deal! T
  • Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20 November 12, 2019 - On November 20th, the transgender community and allies come together to honor those in the transgender community who died this past year due to violence.
  • National Coming Out Day! October 10, 2019 - National Coming Out Day emphasizes that homophobia thrives and survives in a climate of silence, and that a personal form of activism is to visibly assert your identity if you are a member of the LGBTQ+ community.