January 27, 2019 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – The Welcoming Congregation Committee invites you to join us on Sunday, January 27 at 2:00 pm in Fellowship Hall for a special showing of the documentary Growing Up Trans . Initially produced by Frontline, this film discusses the joys and challenges of raising a transgender child and the choices now available to transgender kids and their families. […]
February 2, 2019 @ 8:30 am – 5:00 pm – This workshop is designed to help participants create the spaces to be self-reflective about our cultural shaping as individuals and institutions, understand the power dynamics in society that impact us, develop the skills to interrupt old patterns and inequitable practices that limit access and exclude some people from our institutions, build trust and clear communication […]
February 8, 2019 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The Welcoming Congregation team invites anyone that’s interested to attend the Queering the Faith program at the United Church of Christ this Friday the 8 th at 7:30 pm. Bishop Yvette Flunder from San Francisco is the event speaker. The Queering Faith series explores the relationship between faith and LGBTQ+ identity and practice. We are co-sponsors of this […]
February 10, 2019 @ 11:45 am – 1:30 pm – If you are a trained OWL facilitator, you are invited to join our first coordination meeting of 2019. We will meet with Sandra Greenfield, an OWL Trainer or trainers, who will facilitate a discussion about our current program and future needs. Lunch will be provided. Child care available on request. Please RSVP to Michele at re-director@uucuc.org
February 10, 2019 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm – The Social Action Committee has agreed to move forward with a church-wide effort on immigration. This is exciting, given the immense need to respond to crises at the border and those that exist right here at home. Join the newly-formed immigration team at UUCUC as we talk with Ricardo Diaz, C-U Immigration Forum and Ben Muller, C-U […]
February 17, 2019 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm – Bring in your books and magazines for exchange in Fellowship Hall after our service on Sunday, February 17. Books and magazines can be for children and adults. You can take home books or magazines without donating any and vice versa.
February 17, 2019 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm – We’ll teach quick-to-learn songs that celebrate our collective power to make social change. Be invigorated and inspired in these literally dark times! Listen to a sample here: bit.ly/wwwriseup Join the choir group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/WeWannaWoke We Wanna Woke is a song community of people who: educate each other and the greater community about social and political issues through […]
February 22, 2019 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Unacceptable Levels opens a dialogue about the effects of chemicals in everyday products on the environment and on our bodies, discusses the lack of regulatory oversight on industrial chemicals in consumer goods–from cosmetics to household cleaning products to industrial farming–and inspires consumers to push for changes that protect us all. Free pizza! Take a pledge to […]
February 24, 2019 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – This Sunday, February 24th at 2 pm. Taught by persons from the UP Center (Uniting Pride). Come learn why pronouns are important and how to create welcoming spaces for LGBTQ people in any organization or congregation. Program by the Uniting Pride center hosted by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Urbana Champaign.
February 28, 2019 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Join us for the UU Happy Hour at Scotty’s Brewhouse. Come anytime between 5:00 and 7:00 pm to get together, chat & relax. Scotty’s Brewhouse is located at 2001 S Neil St, Champaign. For more information about the Happy Hour Group contact Russ Rybicki at russadr@fastmail.fm .