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. You can also program your phone for one tap dialing with the following info: +13126266799,, 91732186458#
Click on the number to call, and it should automatically connect you to the meeting.
This Weekend!
This 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 Wellington’s 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.
Welcome Alex Barnes, our seminary intern,
in worship on Sunday!
Alex – holding the basket in the picture below – officially begins her internship year with us this week. Join us for a litany of welcome during the service, then stick around to learn a bit more about her during Fellowship Hour.
We’re also thrilled to have Caroline, Alex’s partner (on the left in the picture below, taken at Tower Hill) as part of our extended community.
Take action!
The United Church of Christ is calling all of its members to lift their voices and urge President Biden to set the refugee admissions goal at 200,000 for FY23. Click here to sign the petition.
Give!
This month’s Helping Hands Offering supports the Sanctuary Working Group of CRLN here in Chicago – of which Wellington is an integral part. Funds will go towards welcoming, supporting, and housing asylum seekers as they arrive in Chicago.
The Outreach Committee will match all funds given by the congregation, so please give generously!
You can give online through the church’s Tithe.ly link,
or by mailing a check to the church office
(P.O. Box 804687, Chicago, IL 60680-4108)
This Friday, 9/23 @ 5:30pm!
AFSC invites you to a film screening of “Undeterred,” a documentary about policing & border militarization in Arivaca, AZ and community resistance to it. The filmmaker will be present to share about ongoing local organizing – AND there will be refreshments
before and after the film!
Show up!
Our colleagues at Lincoln Park Presbyterian are holding their 7th Annual Vigil Against Violence in a few weeks. Please attend if you can, either in person or online! Interested in going out for dinner or coffee afterwards to process it afterwards. Let Pastor Ann-Louise know!
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)
Coming Soon!
On Sunday, October 2nd, is our monthly
in-person/hybrid worship service!
This service will be held at Malcolm X College,
located at 1900 W. Jackson Blvd.!
You’ll find us there through February of 2023,
the first Sunday of each month!
Mark your calendars to Join us at 10:30am
on Sunday, October 2nd in person or join online.
If you need a ride, please give Donna
a call or a text at 708-299-6413.
What’s Up?
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 25th.
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