News & Announcements

  • IJTF Writes Community Sign-On Letter Urging the Biden Administration To Stop Expelling Migrants at the Border April 7, 2021 - Like many at UUCUC, the Immigration Justice Task Force (IJTF) has been watching the challenges at the U.S. / Mexico Border. We know that spring surges like the one currently happening are not new. Last year, the Trump administration used the spring surge and the pandemic as an excuse to apply Title 42, an outdated health code, to effectively close the border.
  • Service AUUction: It’s Here! April 7, 2021 - The long wait is finally over: this coming Friday and Saturday, April 9th and 10th from 6:00 – 9:00 PM is the 2021 UUCUC Service AUUction, UUp for the Challenge!
  • Yarn Bombing Event a Success! April 7, 2021 - Be sure to pass by our Green Street fence this month to see the colorful results of last Saturday’s “yarnbombing.” Around forty UUCUC members and friends of all ages gathered in shifts throughout the day, and transformed our ordinary fence into an explosion of color and creativity.
  • Hearts from Covid Memorial Moved to First Mennonite Church April 5, 2021 - Our Open Hearts memorial to lives lost to COVID in Champaign County has moved to our neighboring Mennonite Church. A group of volunteers from both congregations met on Friday, April 2 to prayerfully remove the hearts from our lawn and carry them down the street to their new home.
  • ‘Open Hearts’ COVID Memorial Moving to First Mennonite This Week March 31, 2021 - The First Mennonite Church on Lincoln will be hosting the community "Open Hearts" memorial for the next few months. Immense thanks to Julie Laut, the youth of UUCUC, and Cloydia Larimore for support for this memorial. It will be seen by many driving by on Lincoln Avenue.
  • UUp for the Challenge: One Week to Go! March 31, 2021 - 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.
  • My Grandmother’s Hands Adult Religious Education Study March 29, 2021 - 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.
  • What is a Service Auction? March 24, 2021 - 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!
  • UUp for the Challenge: Two Weeks to Go! March 24, 2021 - 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 8th Principle: Why Now? March 24, 2021 - 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.