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 this week for a SPECIAL FIFTH SUNDAY SERVICE
of music & poetry!
We’ll have some time for guided reflection, so please bring your journal from the retreat – or just a piece of paper – and some writing (or coloring!) implements.
If you’d rather join by phone, just dial 312-626-6799 and enter the Meeting ID: 917 3218 6458.
October Helping Hands Offering – Neighbors in Need
The focus of this year’s National UCC Neighbors in Need offering is
environmental justice.
As Dick Simpson mentioned in church on October 15th, this offering is a great way to grow our reach! Working together with all the other UCC congregations in the country, we can help to raise a million dollars!
One-third of the offering supports Council for American Indian Ministry (CAIM), and two-thirds are used by Justice and Witness Ministries to provide grants to UCC churches and organizations as well as supporting a variety of justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service projects.
TAKE ACTION FOR PEACE!
Friends!
Call Congress today – and every day –
to demand support for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Click here for easy step-by-step instructions.
A little closer to home – support our neighbors, old and new!
Wellington’s Immigrant Justice Task Force invites you to support
Dignified Care for All!
This comprehensive “both/and” solutions-based approach advocates for actions our elected officials can take to welcome the newest Illinois residents with dignity and respect – while also lifting up residents in communities experiencing decades of disinvestment and discriminatory practices.
This project aligns perfectly with Wellington’s social justice values and aspirations! Learn more & contact your representatives today!
Special Outing to Timeline Theatre!
Can we get a group of 10 together to enjoy a Wellington night at our beloved Timeline Theatre? Let Debbie Lee know TODAY if you’re interested!
When: Sunday, November 19th
Where: Timeline Theater
615 W. Wellington
Time: 2:00pm Matinee
Plot: When assigned the job of fact-checking a legendary writer’s essay about the city of Las Vegas, an eager young intern, Jim Fingal, discovers many of the essay’s details were made up. As publication deadline looms, a battle between truth and fact ensues in a gripping and fast-paced comedic showdown. An exploration of the nature of truth, drawn from true events, is expertly crafted and followed by an audience discussion.
Cost: Discounted tickets for a group of 10 would be $38.00 each with payment due in advance.
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If you would enjoy attending this production,
please indicate your interest ASAP!
Text or call Debbie Lee at 773/490-6506
If we can make up a group of 10, we’ll get right back to you with payment information.
Thanks from the Congregational Life Committee!
Upcoming Events
There are just a few Last Suppers left in the year, so if you haven’t attended one yet, RSVP soon!
October’s dinner will be on Tuesday, the 31st – and in addition to dinner & conversation, we’ll be handing out candy to Trick or Treaters!
Join us for the fun.
Wellington Way Celebration Service
Sunday, November 5th!
Come by train, plane, bicycle, bus, car or carriage!
Or ride the magical waves of the internet and join us on Zoom!
Whatever you do – DON’T MISS this special service where we’ll celebrate where we’ve been, and look forward in hope to where we’re going. In person/hybrid service in Nambu Chapel.
SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, November 5th – 2 to 4pm
You are invited to a house gathering at Joey Sylvester’s
in Roger’s Park for ‘Heartbreak and Hope’, stories from our trip to the border in Laredo, Texas.
Please email Joey at joannesylvester@icloud.com or
Meg at megevans33@gmail.com
by NOVEMBER 1st
if you are planning to attend so we can share details
Thanks!
Meg and Joey
“Vividly written and exhaustively researched, this is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. – and the first to include recently declassified FBI files. In this landmark biography, the author gives us a King for our times: a deep thinker, a brilliant strategist, and committed radical who led one of history’s greatest movements, and whose demands for racial and economic justice remain as urgent today as when they were in his lifetime.” (from the inside book cover)
You know you won’t tackle this one on your own – so join the Book Club on Saturday, November 18th to discuss it!
Music 4 the Soul!
for the October 29, 2023 service,
please find the video link for
God of the Movements and Martyrs
curated by our Music Director, Chris Inserra.
May we find ways to answer God’s CALL.
by David LaMotte
©2019 Dryad Publishing, Inc./ASCAP
Written in honor of the 85th anniversary of the North Carolina Council of Churches
None of us like to think about the world continuing on without us – but it will. (We hope!)
A great gift for your loved ones – and yourself! – is to make sure all the details are in order for when you can no longer direct them.
Plan to stay a little longer after church on Sunday, November 19th. During Fellowship Hour, our Aging with Grace program will have
Life Binders on hand for you to claim and start filling.
Dave Safeblade, in his professional chaplaincy role, will be available to explain the various forms available, and to serve as a witness should you need one.
Not able to make it in person? We’ll deliver one to you!
Just let Pastor Ann-Louise know.
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
- Need to be reimbursed for a church expense? Download a Wellington REIMBURSEMENT FORM and submit it to the Church Office!
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