As you may have seen in this week’s Some Auction News, the 2021 Virtual Service AUUction is only a week away! On April 9 and 10, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM, we will be auctioning off the many wonderful items and services that you have donated. We still need your contributions; please get your ideas in to our donation page or email them to auction@uucuc.org by April 5th.
Resmaa Menakem is a trauma therapist and author who explores themes of race and trauma in black, brown, white and blue (police) bodies. Menakem takes the reader of My Grandmother’s Hands through an understanding of this trauma using meditation as a primary tool for exploring the themes in ourselves and community.
For the past few weeks, we have been advertising the coming “UUp for the Challenge” Service Auction. If you are new to our church you may not be aware of what this event is or how it raises money for our church home. If so, read on!
It’s just over two weeks until our 2021 online Service AUUction kicks off at 6:00 PM on Friday, April 9, with a second evening of bidding fun starting at 6:00 PM on Saturday the 10th. We have received a BUNCH of new donations this week; a tremendous THANK YOU to everyone who has submitted something … Continue reading UUp for the Challenge: Two Weeks to Go!
The UUA recently went through a crisis in accountability, having not carried out the promise to address racial inequality in meaningful ways. The focus of funding has shifted from “shallow diversity” to truly addressing multiculturalism and structural change. Over the past decade the New Jim Crow (racism in criminal justice, mass incarceration, police violence against indigenous, black, and people of color, political and court decisions to decrease voting rights, and more) has highlighted the increasing power of white supremacy and institutional racism. As the country has moved in the wrong direction, it is essential to address the problems with strong leadership from UUs and others.
International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event occurring on March 31. It is a time to celebrate transgender and non-binary people around the globe and acknowledge the courage it takes to live openly and authentically.
UUCUC will have ten delegate slots for the 2021 General Assembly of the UUA – three for staff and seven for lay members, but there is no upper limit for numbers of UUs who can participate in GA. The event will be virtual and live beginning Wednesday evening, June 23 and extending through early afternoon … Continue reading Registration Open for 2021 General Assembly of the UUA
At the last Business meeting, the Board voted to set Sunday, June 6th at 1 p.m. for our next congregational Annual Meeting. This meeting is still planned to be virtual.
It is only a little more than three weeks until our online 2021 Service AUUction takes place on the evenings of April 9th and 10th. We’ve already received some wonderful donations. A sample: Four hours of yard work help Hand-made pottery chalice Zoom acrylic painting class St. Paddy’s Day Sing-a-Long Crazy pom-pom making class (the … Continue reading Service AUUction 2021 Needs Your Donations!
Before COVID shut down our in-persons gatherings, the UUCUC library team (Jessica Auguston, Jody Hanger and Kristi Mercer) were planning a library open house for April 2020. Of course, this did not happen. Dedicated staff and UUCUC members and friends continue to update and the library with new additions. Despite COVID restrictions, we continue to … Continue reading UUCUC Library Update
