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).
HYBRID WORSHIP THIS WEEK
AT NAMBU CHAPEL!
Welcome to Black History Month!
Whether you’re with us in person at Nambu Chapel
(need directions? click here!) or Zooming in from home, we hope to see you in worship on Sunday!
If you’d rather join by phone, just dial 312-626-6799 and enter the Meeting ID: 917 3218 6458.
We’re planning a tight service for tomorrow so you’ll have time to stay after church for a special Fellowship Hour. (There will even be special treats!)
We’ve invited the members of North Shore Baptist Church to join us at a brief teach-in about Bring Chicago Home. Organizers from ONE Northside will answer any questions you have about this initiatve, and share how we can help pass this life-changing referendum at the ballot box on March 19th.
Remember – this proposed change to the Real Estate Transfer Tax, which is paid only when a building is sold, will only impact around 4% of sales across the city. This small change will create an annual revenue stream of $100 million dollars to address & combat homelessness in Chicago.
Click here for a sneak peek on ways you can help pass this initiative!
TAKE ACTION FOR PEACE!
Until there is a permanent ceasefire in Gaza,
we must keep up the pressure on our elected officials.
Call today, please.
Click here for easy step-by-step instructions.
image by @Ernestoyerena
HELPING HANDS OFFERING – NEGRO SPIRITUAL REPARATIONS
In January of 2022, the Wellington Worship Committee made a commitment to “pay royalties” each time we sing a Negro Spiritual in worship as a way to honor the legacy of enslaved African Americans. Unlike other hymns and worship music, Negro Spirituals were not published until after the names of their creators were long forgotten, if they were ever even known.
We pay these royalties by making a donation to The People’s Music School, in support of their Greater South Side site, which supports the development of young Black, Chicago-area musicians.
This month’s Helping Hands offering is going to support this project. If you didn’t get a chance to contribute during the service last week, please know that you can still give online – just select “Helping Hands” from the drop-down menu in Tithe.ly – or by mailing a check to the church office with the note “Helping Hands” in the memo line.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Wendell Slade, long-time Wellingtonian, underwent urgent quadruple-bypass surgery in early January.
He is recovering well at Resurrection Hospital, and hopes to be discharged on February 9th.Please hold him in your prayers ~ stop by to see him ~ or send him a card TODAY, if you want it to reach him before the end of the week. (Wendell Slade, Room 571, Ascension Resurrection Hospital, 7435 West Talcott Ave, Chicago, IL 60631)
Enjoy this picture of Slade (R) & Mark (L) from the church retreat this past fall.
Charlotte Craig,
who attended Wellington
for 8 decades,
passed away on January 22nd
at the age of 83.
Stay tuned for
news about when we will gather to
celebrate her life –
but in the meantime,
take a moment to start gathering
your stories of Charlotte
through the years!
Can’t wait to share those.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Jordan Dobrowki’s non-profit –
which advocates for informed and ethical engagement with psychedelic substances, with a strong emphasis on community support, mental health, and inclusivity, particularly for BIPOC, LGBTQ, and neurodivergent individuals –
is hosting an art show fundraiser on Saturday, February 10th from 2-10pm. Learn more about it here.
Get reading!
The Book Club meets next on
Saturday, February 17th
at 10am
Karen Graham will facilitate our discussion of this story where “McBride brilliantly captures a rapidly changing country, as seen through the eyes of the recently arrived and the formerly enslaved…[reminding us that] against seemingly impossible odds, even in the midst of humanity’s most wicked designs, love, community and action can save us.” —The New York Times Book Review
Music 4 the Soul!
For 2 years Wellington has paid
Negro Spiritual Reparations
to The People’s Music School’s
Greater South Side site
whenever we sing a Spiritual in worship.
Clink on the link below,
to enjoy this Spiritual,
curated by our Music Director, Chris Inserra.
Negro Spiritual
Oakland Symphony
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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