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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).

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Wellington’s Book Group meets at 10:00am
on the third Saturday of each month. Newcomers are always welcome!

In September, we will be discussing Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy by Damien Lewis.

“Prior to World War II, Josephine Baker was a music-hall diva renowned for her singing, her beauty and sexuality; she was the highest-paid female performer in Europe.

When the Nazis seized her adopted city, Paris, she was banned from the stage, along with all “Negroes and Jews.” Yet instead of returning to America, she vowed to stay and fight the Nazi evil. Overnight, she went from performer to resistance spy.”

Interested? Pick up a copy today, you’ll be ready
for some lively discussion by September 17th!

Want to get ahead on your reading?
In October, we’ll be discussing The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. November’s selection is Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall

Questions? Reach out to Claudette Richards, the Book Group Coordinator.

Adopt-a-Beach teams have removed 491,562 pounds of litter from the Great Lakes since they started tracking litter in their online database. Reaching half a million pounds this year is possible! This will be an amazing volunteer accomplishment — and it will shine a powerful spotlight on plastic pollution in the Great Lakes.

Wellington gave a generous gift to The Alliance for the Great Lakesthis year – and folks from Wellington helped to collect over 65 lbs of trash from Loyola Beach earlier this summer!  

If you want to help collect more trash, and help them reach the half-million mark, we encourage you to join their push by signing up for another beach clean-up! Find one here.

Coming Soon!

On Saturday, September 24th, the gates to the Every Child Matters PowWow open at 11am, followed by the Grand Entry at 12:30pm.

Join us there! 
Karen Stockwell is our Carpool Coordinator for the day –
let her know if you need a ride, or if you can offer a ride! 

Click here for more information about the event, which will honor and remember the native victims of residential boarding schools.

The Outreach Committee has provided financial support to this event, which is organized by the American Indian Health Service of Chicago. 

In the News

During the month of September, an abbreviated version of the Wellington documentary, This Ole House, will be featured on the Sanctuary program of Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries!

Watch or record it any Sunday at noon, on ABC’s The Localish Network. Details here. 

(The Localish Network is on the following channels in the Chicago area:
Over the air: 7.2.  – Charter: 608 – Comcast Xfinity: 217, 1178 – Mediacom: 723 – RCN: 618 – WOW!: 219)

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Congregational Life 

Treat this spot like a community bulletin board!

Are you interested in attending a community event – or is there an activity that you’d like to invite folks to join you in? 

If so, please share the details with Jeffery so we can list it here!

Music 4 the Soul

Music lifts our spirits & takes us places that words can’t reach. Click on the image below to enjoy this week’s rendition of Music 4 the Soul – a selection of timely videos, curated by our
Music Director, Chris Inserra.

Sometimes you just need a document! Click below if you’re looking for:

• This week’s BULLETIN
• The latest version of the CHURCH DIRECTORY
• The approved CHURCH COUNCIL MINUTES
• Reflections on the lectionary texts for this Sunday, September 18th.

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