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 Andrew know! You can reach him by email (office@waucc.org) or at 773-935-0642 (text or call).
~ This Sunday, September 6th ~
see you at 11am ONSITE or ONLINE
for a hybrid worship service!
🚙 If you’re driving – remember that Jean Baptist duSable Lake Shore Drive will be CLOSED for Bike the Drive! 🚴🏽♂️
Join us ONSITE at
First Church of the Brethren,
425 S. Central Park Avenue.
To map directions from your location, CLICK HERE.
Street parking is free & usually available within one block of the church building.
A REMINDER TO OUR DRIVERS!
DuSable Lake Shore Drive will be closed Sunday morning for Bike The Drive! Check out this pamphlet for the full details.
We are excited to gather in person for a hybrid service on Sunday, September 6th with a special focus on Labor in the Pulpit! Liz Haas from ARISE Chicago will be our guest speaker.
Chris Inserra will also be back leading the choir after her summer break, AND we’ll be celebrating communion. Yum!
DONATE YOUR (KID’S) BOOKS!
We are holding a children’s book drive from now until our Fall Festival for the community on October 31.
Please bring your donations to church the next time you’re here for service! Andrew will leave a box in the entryway for you to drop them off.
Sliman Mansour, the beloved Palestinian artist, passed away last week at the age of 79. His art was a powerful symbol of Palestinian hope, resilience, and humanity. Sabeel mourns his loss and remembers with deep gratitude his friendship and longstanding connection with Sabeel. Sliman generously shared his art for Sabeel’s publications and work, helping to bring the beauty, dignity, and enduring spirit of the Palestinian people to wider audiences.
Lord of all creation, we give gratitude to the life and witness of Sliman Mansour. We ask that you bring comfort to his community and loved ones. Guide us, oh Lord, to continue the legacy of Sliman’s creative resistance and witness. We pray that the good seeds Sliman planted in our lives continue to grow and bear fruit in our movement for liberation and justice.
God in your mercy…hear our prayer.
From the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center
Dave Safeblade can’t wait to see you at Coffee Talk! Come catch up, ask for prayers, or just spend time in community.
Click the button below to join in the fun on Wednesday morning.
Church Retreat is the sweetest way to bring summer to a close.You can still join us! Click the button below to let Claudette Richards know you’d like to attend!
The Book Club selection for September is
Counting Backwards by Binnie Kirshenbaum
There but Not There: A Husband’s Dementia Leaves His Wife Reeling
In the novel Counting Backwards, an artist grieves the loss of her husband to Lewy Body Syndrome (a form of dementia).
Join us on Zoom at 10am on Saturday, Sept. 19th!
We are planning to read Citizenship: Notes on An American Myth by Daisy Hernández in October, and are hoping that the author will be able to join us! Stay tuned for more updates.
We are starting to take reservations for September’s Last Supper* Club!
Claudette and Jim will be hosting at their home in Beverly, and they have room for six guests to join them at the table.
Reserve your seat through the Church Office!
Download this to your computer, or pick up a paper copy from Andrew at church!
Save the date! The AIHSC will be gathering Saturday, October 17 for a gala celebration of community and their traditions at the Irish American Heritage Center. This fundraiser will include dinner and entertainment. Attire will be semi-formal (suits, sports coats, cocktail dresses). Cocktails begin at 6:00 pm with dinner and the program following at 7:00 pm. Outreach has purchased a table (tickets are $125). Four seats remain.
Please Contact Barb Lagoni if you wish to attend. If more people are interested, we will purchase another table!
The SWG fundraiser returns on Saturday, October 24th! Click the image above to purchase tickets or make a donation.
We hope to see you there!
If you have any questions, please contact Emily Wheeler at SWGAdmin@waucc.org.
As we honor another Labor Day in these tumultuous times,
God reminds us that the light in the harbor shines for us all,
so that we may all be free.
Wake Up In America
Written by Dave Kinnoin & Jimmy Hammer
Sometimes you just need a document!
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- This Sunday’s BULLETIN
- The latest version of the CHURCH DIRECTORY (updated 6/1!)
- The approved CHURCH COUNCIL MINUTES (July mtg)
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