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Join us for worship! Summer services take place on Sunday morning at 9:00 and 11:00 am
September 5, 2014
REMINDER
This Sunday, September 7, we return to ourusual Sunday schedule: worship services at 9and 11am. Children's religious educationclasses begin on September 14 at 9 and 11am.
Click here for a detailed schedule.
This Sunday at UCE
Sunday, September 7
Worship Service - 9 and 11 am"Ingathering "
This is a worship service for all ages. Pleasebring a small sample of water gathered from yoursummer travels (near or far), and if you'd like aphotograph of your trip shown during the serviceplease send it to [email protected] with nameand place to be displayed.
Crackerbarrel - 9:30 am "Over the Summer Hiatus"
What things or events cropped up over thesummer that you would like to discuss atCrackerbarrel? What did you do that would be agood Crackerbarrel topic? We hope to have alively discussion to generate a roster ofCrackerbarrel topics for the coming year.Discussion Leaders: Scot Campbell and JuliaTakarada.
Young Adults at 10 am
Are you between 18 and 35? Then come join theYoung Adult Group (or YAG) at UCE! We will bemeeting at 10am this Sunday to enjoy coffee,bagels and friendship. We will also talk about
In This Issue:(scroll down for articles)
This Sunday at UCE
From the Senior Minister
Sunday Morning Services
Bridge at UCE
Common Threads
Our Giving House
2014-2015 Shared OfferingRecipients
Upcoming UCE Events
Click each event for more information. Sunday, Sept. 7, 10:15am and 12:15pm Religious Education Open House Saturday, Sept. 13, 1-3pmNell Bernstein, Author of BurningDown the House: the End of JuvenilePrison speaking at UCE Sunday, Sept. 21, 12:30pmDances of Universal Peace
Wednesday, Sept. 24, 7:00pmFall Sing Thing
Sunday, Sept. 28, 9:00am Bike the Ridge
Saturday, Oct. 11, 7pm Fred Simon and Sweet Pepprika inConcert at UCE
Saturday. Oct. 18, 8:30amAppreciate Inquiry Workshop
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Rev. Bret Lortie
what we may see as the purpose of a young adultgroup and plan some activities. There will be asign in the back indicating our table. Come ondown!
Religious Education Open House at 10:15am and 12:15pm
For children and their families
visit your classroomslearn about our programregister for classesmeet your teachers
From the Senior Minister
What Makes UCE Thrive and You Come Alive? That's the question I and ourTrustees want to know--andhope to find out--in ourupcoming all-congregationworkshop on Oct. 18. We are not a faith traditionbound together by creed orcentralized beliefs. Instead, we are a peoplebound together by common values andaspirations. As an example, the UnitarianUniversalist Association's Seven Principles aresome values shared by UU congregationsthroughout North America. However, for us to stay true to our congregationalroots, what matters for us are our locally heldvalues at the Unitarian Church of Evanston.Certainly there will be overlap betweencongregations, but our leaders to know where toshine our beacon of light into the world-and howbright you want it to shine. Our workshop in October hopes to accomplishthis. Read More.
Sunday Morning Services
Sunday, September 7, 9 and 11am"Annual Water Communion IngatheringService"This is a worship service for all ages. Pleasebring a small sample of water gathered from yoursummer travels (near or far), and if you'd like aphotograph of your trip shown during the serviceplease send it to [email protected] with nameand place to be displayed. Sunday, September 14, 9 and 11am"The Promise of Our Living Covenant"
Sunday, Oct. 19, 12:30pmIntro to UU
Saturday, Oct. 25, 9:00amOrientation Toward Membership
Community Involvement
Click each event for more information.
Saturday, Sept. 6Evanston Children's Choir Open House(UCE renter)
Sunday, Sept. 7, 1-6pmEvanston Street's Alive Festival
Thursday, Sept. 11, 7pmWorld Day of Prayer
Saturday, Sept. 20, 2-6 pmThe HowardStreet Farm 4th Annual Hullabaloo
Saturday, Oct. 11 and Sunday, Oct 12Immigration Justice Events at St.Nick's Church
Burning Down theHouse:
The End of JuvenilePrison
September 13, 1-3pm at UCE
The Peace andJustice committeewelcomes award-winning journalistNell Bernstein and local youth for anexploration of her brilliant newbook Burning Down the House: TheEnd of Juvenile Prison. RSVPto uuchicagoarea.org by September 6to ensure adequate refreshments andseating. Click here for moreinformation.
What Makes UCEThrive and You Come
Alive
Saturday, October 18th
8:30am - Noon This is an Appreciative Inquiry intovalues that will guide ourcongregation in the comingyears. Bagels, fruit, coffee and juice
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The concept of covenant is rooted in the promisesof love that we make to one another - not to acreed, not to a divine being, but to the people whowalk beside us on a spiritual path. The prophetAmos asked "Can two walk together except theybe agreed?" Liberal religion answers "yes,"because humans over time are rarely in totalagreement. Our way of creating community andchange despite our disagreements is rooted inthe practice of covenant, and is how we are apeople of promise. Rev. Bret Lortie speaking.
Sunday, September 21, 9 and 11am"Trusting the Promise"The poet John O'Donohue exhorts: "Unfurlyourself into the grace of beginning that is at onewith your life's desire." How can we trust--andfulfill--the promise that the world offers us? Whatpromises do we make to ourselves as we riskstepping onto new ground? Rev. Connie Grantspeaking. Sunday, September 28, 9 and 11am"The Art of Forgiveness"The High Holy Days of the Jewish calendarremind us that our communal religious lives existbetween the promise of covenant and thenecessity of forgiveness. The 10 days betweenRosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (9/24-10/4) arean invitation to practice Teshuvah, which meansboth "to return" to our promises and commitmentsas well as, in the words of Rabbi David Hartman,"to liberate oneself from the failures of the pastand demonstrate that the laws of psychologicaldeterminism need not control human destiny."Rev. Bret Lortie speaking.
Bridge at UCE
Calling all bridge players, old or new, rusty oractive. Come and play bridge at UCE on the 1stand 3rd Fridays of every month. This month thegames will be on September 5 and 19. We startaround 7:30 pm or as soon as 4 players arrive. No partner? That's no problem. We guaranteepartners.
Common Threads
Common Threads, the UCE knitting group, willmeet on September 23 at 7:00 pm. We meet onthe first Tuesday at 10:00 am and the fourthTuesday at 7:00 pm every month, usually inRoom 2. We make little hats and blankets forbabies, and scarves and shawls for people whowe think would like a hand-knitted, care shawl. Sometimes, we also work on our own projects. We have a huge stash of donated yarn, needles,and directions, as well as people who can helpyou improve your knitting skills.
will be served at8:30am. The Workshop begins at 9am and is led by Rev. Bret Lortie,Janelle Brittain, and Lorna Galich. Weneed your participation to make thismeaningful and successful! There willbe activities for children, and juniorand senior high are invited toparticipate in the workshop. Childcarewill be available. RSVP to the churchoffice - [email protected].
Fall Soup Kitchens atUCE
Fall Soup Kitchen Dinners arecoming up on WednesdaysSeptember 24, October 1, 8 and15th.
We will welcome around 100 guestsfor dinner, a sack lunch, and ourhospitality. Volunteers are needed tocook and purchase food, setup, serveand clean up. Sign-ups will beavailable at the back of the sanctuarystarting August 24, and on the UCEweb site at ucevanston.org/volunteer.
Please contact Janet Hartmann withany questions, [email protected]
Sunday, September 28 at 9am
Click here for more information
Tickets on sale this Tuesday!
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The Giving House
This month, the giving houseis collecting canned tuna,salmon and chicken, and issponsored by the HerreidCovenant group.
2014-2014 Shared Offering Recipients
To see a list of the monthly shared offeringrecipients for the 2014-2015 church year, decidedupon by the Social Action Council, visit ourwebsite under Social Action and Justice.
Ministers' Schedules
Rev. Bret Lortie holds office hours onWednesday and Thursday. Friday is devoted towriting and research. Rev. Bret Lortie is availableon Saturday and Sunday by appointment, andMonday is Sabbath. To schedule an appointment,please call the office or visit www.lortie.net whereyou can send a message, view his calendar, orschedule a time online. Rev. Connie Grant is generally in the officeduring the day on Tuesday, Wednesday, andThursday, and often has evening meetings onthose days. She takes Mondays off and works athome on Fridays. Please email or call Connie foran appointment. In an emergency, you can callher on her cell phone at any time. [email protected]; (847) 864-1330 ext. 103(office); (847) 840-8542 (cell).
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