News & Announcements

  • International Transgender Day of Invisibility March 22, 2021 - 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.
  • Registration Open for 2021 General Assembly of the UUA March 22, 2021 - 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
  • Save the Date: Annual Meeting Scheduled for Sunday, June 6 March 17, 2021 - 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.
  • Service AUUction 2021 Needs Your Donations! March 17, 2021 - 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!
  • UUCUC Library Update March 16, 2021 - 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
  • Religious Education Council March 16, 2021 - The religious education council, which meets three times a year, will holds its spring meeting on Saturday, April 24th with a congregation-wide listening session on Friday, April 23rd from 7:00-9:00 PM. This Friday evening listening session is filled with surprises and fun along with small and large group opportunities to learn about future religious education … Continue reading Religious Education Council
  • Open Hearts Memorial Featured in Medill Reports Chicago March 10, 2021 - The Covid Hearts Memorial that UUCUC has hosted since January has been featured in Medill Reports Chicago by broadcast reporter and graduate student Yuhan Ma.
  • General Assembly of UUs March 10, 2021 - Ask your computer to reserve for you some hours for each day, Wednesday, June 23 through Sunday, June 27, 2021. Those are the dates for the Livestream and Zoom General Assembly (GA) of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. This annual convention is the voting business meeting and elections of the UUA, and more importantly, … Continue reading General Assembly of UUs
  • Service AUUction 2021: Help Get UUCUC “UUp for the Challenge”! March 10, 2021 - As mentioned last week, the church's annual service auction is one month away, on the evenings of April 9th and 10th. Since the world is not yet COVID-safe we will again be holding the auction online. It will still be fun and exciting and a great chance to benefit the church and get some cool items and services for yourself, too (see below for more details about the auction and how it works).
  • Yarn Bombing Green Street! March 9, 2021 - Ready for a bit of outdoor fun and creativity? Rev. Sally and the Membership team are inviting you to come help us beautify our wrought iron fence along Green Street with some guerilla community art: yarn bombing! All ages and skill levels welcome - we'll be wrapping sections of our fence in multicolored yarn, making an eye-catching rainbow display for everyone who walks/drives by to enjoy this spring.