Thanks for taking a moment to check out these events in our shared life & the wider world.
If you’d like something included in an upcoming newsletter, please let the office know! Reach out to office@waucc.org or 773-935-0642 (text or call).
Join us ONSITE at
First Church of the Brethren,
425 S. Central Park Avenue.
To map directions from your location, CLICK HERE.
Street parking is free & usually available within one block of the church building.
Only ONE WEEK left until our Worship & Picnic in the Park
on July 27th! Debbie Southorn will be strumming the guitar in service, so start warming up your vocal cords & think about what you want to bring to the potluck feast!
What can you bring for our potluck feast? Click HERE to let us know!
Now that we’re moved into First Church, it’s time to settle in!
Check out our pamphlet on next steps, including coordinating times for unpacking all those boxes in the basement! Brenda Friedman, Andrew & Ann-Louise will be unpacking this Tuesday, July 22nd. Come join in the fun!
As people of faith, we are called to welcome the stranger and believe that everyone should be treated with respect and compassion. Separating families and detaining immigrants in unsanitary living conditions is a policy which rejects the dignity of our immigrant siblings, while lining the pockets of the private prison system and dictators abroad. Fight these attacks on our immigrant communities today!
Click HERE to speak out.
Gladis is an organizer with OCAD – Organized Communities Against Deportation – which is a member of the Sanctuary Working Group and also receives financial support from Wellington. Gladis is a dedicated organizer and member of the community – please support her family, if you can.
Book Club
Saturday, July 19th at 10am (on Zoom)
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
Dr. Karlene Reid and Claudette Richards will lead a rich discussion of the second half of the book, through the Epilogue (p. 764).
Feel free to invite a friend, and bring questions you would like to have discussed. As always – you’re welcome to attend even if you did not complete the reading!
If tackling this tome feels like too much, check out some of these shorter pieces by Douglass!
- Decoration Day Speech (1878)
- John Brown Address at Harpers Ferry (1881)
- Emancipation of Women Speech (1888)
Claudette Richards is hosting July’s supper – and she’s
getting ready to
welcome you to the table at 6pm on Thursday, July 31st!
RSVP to the Church Office to save yourself a seat!
Only ONE seats remains!
Don’t miss this stunning exhibit by Palestinian photographer/filmmaker Abu Hatab.
Click here for the full details.
And for a little levity…here’s Rachel Maddow with tips on how to defuse a Proud Boys protest!
You can watch this even if you don’t have an Instagram account – just click “X CLOSE” that pops up on your screen, and it’ll start playing.
Sometimes you just need a document!
Click below if you’re looking for:
- This Sunday’s BULLETIN
- The latest version of the CHURCH DIRECTORY
- The approved CHURCH COUNCIL MINUTES (June mtg)
- Buying something for church? Remember that it’s tax-exempt! CLICK HERE for a copy of the form.
- Need to be reimbursed for a church expense? Download a Wellington REIMBURSEMENT FORM and submit it to the Church Office!
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