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, let Jeffery know! You can reach him at: office@waucc.org or 773-935-0642 (text or call).
If you’d rather join by phone, just dial 312-626-6799 and enter the Meeting ID: 917 3218 6458.
Sunday July 30th
Worship & Picnic in the Park!
Congregational life is planning the feast – so let us know if you’ll be joining us in person, or on Zoom!
We’ll gather at the AIDS Garden Chicago, just south of Belmont Harbor.
Photo by Mason Dahl on Unsplash
This is a critical moment for the 2023 Farm Bill campaign –
a chance to build healthier, more equitable,
and sustainable food systems.
The Outreach Committee asks everyone to
send an email or call your congresspeople regarding the Farm Bill (which includes food stamps) and urge passage with the highest SNAP benefits possible! Most recipients lost $300 a month beginning last March.
Congress is currently on recess and will vote on the bill soon after the return in August. Call 1-800-826-3688 if you don’t know how to reach your representative.
JOIN THE WELLINGTON UCC JAIL SUPPORT TEAM!
The Outreach Committee invites you to be part of the Wellington UCC team volunteering at Chicago Community Jail Support from 5:00PM to 8:15PM on the first Friday of the month – starting August 4!
Most people are released from Cook County Jail with nothing but the clothes they were arrested in – without a phone, money, or any belongings. This can be more than inconvenient and demeaning, it can be dangerous. That’s where Chicago Community Jail Support comes in.
Chicago Community Jail Support is a 7-days-a-week grassroots mutual aid project run completely by volunteers. Their mission is to assist anyone being released from Cook County Jail, their loved ones, and the surrounding community. They focus on providing direct aid that meets the immediate needs of those being released with phone calls, warm clothing and shelter, snacks, drinks, PPE, safe transportation home, and emergency housing. They have been present outside the jail at the corner of 27th Street and California Blvd every day from 5 PM to 10 PM (11 PM on weekends) for the last three years.
We will be volunteering on the first shift.
Training will be provided!
Please call Meg Evans (at 217-553-2995) or Debbie Southorn (at 971-227-3829) for more info or to join this Wellington community effort to keep this vital project going! Or send a friend our way!
Upcoming Special Events!
Join the Book Club on July 15th as we launch our new
Aging with Grace
program!
All members are encouraged to join the conversation – even if you haven’t read the book.
The dynamic duo of Margaret England and Dick Simpson will lead us through the book discussion and begin conversations around end of life issues as special programming for the Congregational Life Committee.
Celebrating the Life of
Bruce Beasley
Sunday, August 6th
Luncheon at noon
Service in the Nambu Chapel at 1:00 pm
(also streamed via Zoom)
All are welcome
Music 4 the Soul
is on break for the summer – it’ll return in September
when Chris is back at work!
What’s Up?
Congregational Life
SAVE THE DATE – SUNDAY, JULY 30 –
FOR A PRAYERFUL PICNIC WORSHIP SERVICE!
We’ll gather at the AIDS Garden Chicago for a delightful time of fellowship. More details to come, but save the date on your calendar now!
CHURCH RETREAT at TOWER HILL in MICHIGAN, SEPT. 15-17
Save the date on your calendar for one of the best weekends of the year! Take one final dip in the lake…enjoy the peace and quiet of being out of town…and compete in the “Waggle Dance Off” to help select our next meeting space!
We’ve got 20 spots to fill in the new Lodge building, pictured above – let us know if we should save one for you!
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
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