RE News & Announcements
- 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
- Understanding and Navigating Collective Trauma in Pandemic Times February 24, 2021 - Join the Unitarian Universalist Church of Urbana Champaign (UUCUC) on March 7th from 7:00 – 9:00 PM for webinar exploring the issues surrounding collective trauma. Michele Grove, interim director of religious education will lead an education and discussion of the present and future effects of trauma to the community. Participants will have time to discern … Continue reading Understanding and Navigating Collective Trauma in Pandemic Times
- Men’s Group to Meet Friday, February 26, 2021 February 24, 2021 - Last Friday, five of us “60+” men (Erich Adickes, David Gross, Jim Hannum, David Prochaska, and Dave Sharpe) met to discuss ways we can make our unique contributions to our church, and to each other. Our hour-long conversation, on ZOOM, has convinced us that our age group does, in fact, have something special to contribute … Continue reading Men’s Group to Meet Friday, February 26, 2021
- Adult Religious Education 4-Week Program for Men February 10, 2021 - On Friday, February 19th at 10:00 AM, David Gross and Dave Sharpe will lead a 4-week program online (for now) for men age 60 and older. It will meet once a month on the 3rd Friday of the month in February, March, April and May. If the interest continues, the group will continue. At the … Continue reading Adult Religious Education 4-Week Program for Men
- Let’s Rock Together! February 10, 2021 - Religious Education Children’s Leader sponsors a family rock painting project. Wendy Graves has teamed up with Mona Shannon as the children’s team co-lead on the Religious Education council. Thank you, Wendy for being a part of UUCUC’s RE leadership. She has a great idea for an activity. See her message below: Rock Painting is a … Continue reading Let’s Rock Together!
- Reporter’s Corps Wanted January 27, 2021 - Greetings friends of UUCUC, Do you love to write? Always wanted to be a videographer, but no one ever asked you? The church has a need for your skills and abilities to help foster communication. The Challenge: we have many groups and individuals who are working to make the church and the world a better … Continue reading Reporter’s Corps Wanted
- Coming of Age Opportunity for 7th and 8th Graders January 20, 2021 - Being a part of a Unitarian Universalist Coming of Age program can be an amazing experience in a young person’s life. The Unitarian Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign invites 7th and 8th graders to be a part of a Coming-of-Age program. The goal is to provide space, community and experiences that guides them in self-discovery. A … Continue reading Coming of Age Opportunity for 7th and 8th Graders
- Search Team Survey for RE Director January 13, 2021 - After a three-year interim Religious Education process led by Dr. Michele Grove, and a two-year process of developing a new Strategic Plan, UUCUC is now searching for a full-time Religious Education professional to start in the fall of 2021. The search team is led by Rev. Florence Caplow and its other members are Joe Omo-Osagie, … Continue reading Search Team Survey for RE Director
- Adult RE Prospectus 2020-2021 December 29, 2020 - Check out UUCUC’s new adult religious education offerings in the January 2021 Prospectus (link to PDF here). There are some amazing opportunities, and we hope you will sign up to learn with us. Every learning community is a growing community. This is an excellent way to learn more about what it means to be a … Continue reading Adult RE Prospectus 2020-2021
- Navigators, USA Update – Scouting for the 21st Century December 28, 2020 - In the spring of 2019, Tania Madigral and Amber Schultz began a UUCUC Navigator Troop in an effort to open up scouting to children and youth of all genders. The troop has continued to thrive during the pandemic and is always open to new members. Recently, Navigators have earned their Hiking and Minecraft badge (sounds … Continue reading Navigators, USA Update – Scouting for the 21st Century