Sweet Treats and Happy Halloween Coffeehouse

Calling all performers for our Halloween weekend coffeehouse! Bring your songs, dances, instruments, rock bands, and poems to Fellowship Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 30! Performers of every age are invited. Signups begin after service today and continue for the next several weeks. Sign up now to perform, make goodies, or help with set-up/tear down. Alternatively, contact Sarah Wisseman (suwissem@gmail.com) directly. And of course… Feel free to wear your favorite costume!

October's Shared Offering: Cunningham Children's Home

Founded in 1895, today the Cunningham Children’s Home offers residential treatment, specialized foster care, transitional living, independent living, vocational education, and therapeutic special education to children and adolescents ages 5-21.

Cunningham Children’s Home is a safe place where children and adolescents with serious emotional and behavioral disabilities can heal, learn, and grow.

The words of a former resident drive home how Cunningham changes lives: “I know that if I had not gone to Cunningham, that my life would have went all wrong. I could finally see a future and stop looking back at all the bad. Everyone at Cunningham – the cook, teachers, counselors, church ladies, house parents, everyone – guided me gently to the really good and caring person that I am today.”

In October, half of our cash collection, as well as designated checks, will support their mission and thereby make the world a brighter, happier place. For more information, please visit their website. 

Facebook Group Helps UUs Connect!

From the church office to your inbox, consider this a gentle reminder there’s something useful about Facebook… It lets us connect and share with each other!

It’s our UUCUC – Members and Friends Group on Facebook! And you’re invited to participate in it.

In our group, created for members and friends allowed to join only upon approval from modifiers, we share poignant moments, events, thoughts, and much more with each other. For instance: We can ask our friends if they’d like to go kayaking at Kickapoo or gather for dinner some night. The benefits? This kind of communication is much quicker than either the E-News or the eUniter.

So, how do you join our group? Well, if you are already a member of Facebook, you just need to find us. Search for UUCUC – Members and Friends and then request to join the group.

If you’re feeling like you could use a little help in setting up a Facebook account or joining the group, please feel free to connect Erich Adickes, our Membership Coordinator, after service on a Sunday or at membershipcoordinator@uucuc.org. 

Second Sunday Potlucks Take a Hiatus

What other opportunities are there for “breaking bread” with your fellow UUs while the Second Sunday Potlucks take a break this year? Enjoy our expanded refreshment offerings on Sunday mornings after worship services courtesy of our Hospitality Team members.

Attend the monthly Circle Suppers that take place in one another’s homes the second Saturday of each month. Sign up at the Hub, online, or contact Circle Supper coordinators Cindy Loui and Carol Osgood at circle-supper@uucuc.org.

Finally, consider joining one of the Gastro potluck dinners in members’ homes or at area restaurants. Contact Gastro leader Terry England at englandba@comcast.net.