Month: September 2020

e-nUUs — September 30, 2020

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Shared Ministries

  • UUCK Shared Ministries — Opportunities for All

From Rev. Steven

  • Pet pictures due this evening!

Worship & Music

  • Wednesday Vespers
  • Sunday service each week via Zoom!
  • All Creatures Great and Small – Sunday, October 4
  • We Can DUU It! – Sunday, October 11

Lifespan Learning

  • Register your children for Religious Education (RE)
  • Sunday RE for children and high school / youth group

From the Board of Trustees

  • Congregational Town Hall recording available.

Community Within

  • Larry Cole is home at last!
  • A Journey of Belonging — A “New to “UU” class series
  • Ready . . . Set . . . Go!  Auction 2020

Social Opportunities

  • Social Connections: Weekly conversations for October
  • Retiree’s Group

Income Generation

  • Thanks4Giving Virtual Auction — November 15 – 21

Social Justice and Community Outreach

  • Race4Justice Task Force invitation to our congregation
  • September special collection — UU the Vote

UU, Interfaith, and Community Connections

  • Democracy 4 U & Me – Kent Democracy Day
  • Donation opportunity to support Portage County NAACP
  • Do you have questions on solar power?  Sept. 28 – Oct. 4

A Look Back

  • Previous service recordings
  • Previous e-nUUs messages
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All Creatures Great and Small

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St. Francis statue in Italy
Image by Juliana Saldanha from Pixabay

Sunday, October 4, 2020

A virtual service led by Rev. Steven Protzman and Worship Associate Heidi Emhoff-Wood.

October 4th is World Animal Day and the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and ecology. Together we will affirm our seventh principle, the interdependent web of existence of which we are each a part, and celebrate our beloved companions who share life’s journey with us with a Blessing of the Animals. We also welcome Eric Noden as our special musical guest for this service.

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e-nUUs — September 23, 2020

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Topics from this week’s announcements.

Shared Ministries

  • UUCK Ministries — Opportunities for All

From Rev. Steven

  • Pastoral Care
  • Scammers Posing as Pastors

Worship & Music

  • Wednesday Vespers
  • Sunday service each week via Zoom!
  • We Begin Again in Love – Sunday, September 27
  • All Creatures Great and Small – Sunday, October 4

Lifespan Learning

  • Religious Education (RE) registration
  • Sunday RE for children and high school / youth group

From the Board of Trustees

  • This Sunday!  Town Hall via Zoom with updates on Hobbs Hall construction, congregational goals, and Race4Justice presentation
  • Board of Trustee commissioning

Community Within

  • A Journey of Belonging — A “New to “UU” class
  • Thanks4Giving auction — Grab your yarn!

Social Opportunities

  • Social Connections: Weekly conversations
  • Retiree’s Group

Income Generation

  • Thanks4Giving Virtual Auction — November 15 – 21

Social Justice and Community Outreach

  • Special collections generosity
  • September special collection — UU the Vote

UU, Interfaith, and Community Connections

  • TONIGHT!   UU the Vote: Gather the Spirit
  • Donation opportunity to support Portage County NAACP
  • Do you have questions on solar power?

A Look Back

  • Previous service recordings
  • Previous e-nUUs messages
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We Begin Again in Love

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Sunday, September 27, 2020

A virtual service led by Rev. Steven Protzman and Worship Associate Elaine Bowen

UU minister Nancy McDonald Ladd argues that as UUs, we are too optimistic and that deepening our tradition will require a theology that includes traditional religious language such as sin and forgiveness. On this Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, we will reflect on the Jewish yearly ritual of naming failures and mistakes and then seeking to make right the harm that has been done to others as a practice that can help us grow spiritually.

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e-nUUs — September 17, 2020

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Headlines from this week’s announcements

  • From Rev. Steven
    • Pastoral Care
    • Minister’s Discretionary Fund
    • Phishing Emails
  • Sunday Service each week via Zoom!
    • Where Calls the Heart – Sunday, September 20
    • We Begin Again in Love – Sunday, September 27
    • October 4 Animal Blessing
  • Wednesday Vespers
  • From the UUCK Library – Service references
  • News from Religious Education
    • RE classes for children and youth
    • RE Supply Kits
    • Parent and Caregiver Meet-up – September 17
    • Upcoming RE events
  • Congregational Town Hall – Sunday, September 27
  • Idea for self-care
  • Share your Victory Garden bounty at the auction
  • Social Connections – weekly on Thursdays
  • Retiree’s Gathering – weekly on Wednesdays
  • Thanks4Giving Auction – November 15-21
  • September Special Collection will benefit UU the Vote
  • From the League of Women Voters — National Voter Registration Day – September 22
  • UU the Vote presents: Gather the Spirit – September 23
  • Have questions about solar power?
  • Support the Portage County NAACP
  • Past service recordings and podcasts available.
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Where Calls the Heart

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Sunday, September 20, 2020

A virtual service led by Rev. Steven Protzman and Worship Associate Lori McGee.

Unitarian Universalism claims at least one miracle, the story of how Universalist John Murray came from England and while his ship was stuck on a sandbar, was convinced to preach the message of Universalism in a local meetinghouse. Two hundred and fifty years later, we will reflect on the truth of Universalism as we celebrate Shared Ministry Sunday and ask, as John Murray did of life, where does our heart call us?

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e-nUUs — September 9, 2020

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Headlines from this week’s announcements

  • Join the Protest – September 9
  • From Rev. Steven
  • Wednesday Vespers
  • Sunday Service each week via Zoom!
    • Where Calls the Heart – Sunday, September 20
    • We Begin Again in Love – Sunday, September 27
  • News from Religious Education
    • RE classes resume Sunday, 9/13
    • RE Supply Kits
    • Parent and Caregiver Meet-up – September 17
    • Upcoming RE events
  • Congregational Town Hall – Sunday, September 27
  • Social Connections – weekly on Thursdays
  • Retiree’s Gathering – weekly on Wednesdays
  • Virtual Church Auction – November 15-21
  • September Special Collection will benefit UU the Vote
  • Past service recordings and podcasts available.
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Filling Up Your Bucket

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Sunday, September 13, 2020

Led by Rev. Steven Protzman and Worship Associate Heidi Emhoff-Wood

Eleanor Brownn says: “When you take time to replenish your spirit it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” September’s Soul Matters theme is renewal, which invites us to reflect on the need to care for our bodies and spirits with rest. Together we will reflect on some of the ways we can take time to renew ourselves so that we are strengthened for the journey. During this service, we will also commission and bless our RE teachers as a new year of religious education begins

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JOIN THE PROTEST TONIGHT SEPT 9th @ 5:00!

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The UUCK youth group enthusiastically invite ALL people from the congregation to join the every 2nd Wednesday of each month 5:00 – 6:30 in support of Black Lives Matter and to express our commitment to anti-racist work through peaceful protest in front of our church. We will have markers and poster boards if you did not bring one. You could also bring your own signs. Please remember that they MUST be appropriate. They cannot be political or use inappropriate language.  Please wear a mask and maintain social distancing. We really hope to see you there! WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9th – EVERYONE is encouraged to come and race your voice!

WE hope you come!

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e-nUUs — September 2, 2020

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Headlines from this week’s announcements

  • From Rev. Steven
    • Pastoral Care while Steven is away
  • Wednesday Vespers
  • Sunday Service each week via Zoom!
    • Play Is Radical Resistance – Sunday, September 6
    • Filling Up Your Bucket – Sunday, September 13
    • Where Calls the Heart – Sunday, September 20
  • Seeking an additional Sunday Slide Team member
  • News from Religious Education
    • RE classes on break through 9/13
    • Join the Protest! – September 9 (2nd Wednesday each month)
    • RE Teacher training – September 5
    • Parent and Caregive Meet-up – September 17
    • Upcoming RE events
  • Board Listening Session – September 6
  • Social Connections – weekly on Thursdays
  • Retiree’s Gathering – weekly on Wednesdays
  • Virtual Church Auction – November 15-21
  • Acme Fresh Market Community Cash Back
  • September Special Collection will benefit UU the Vote
  • You Are Invited! — UU the Vote Summer Organizing School
  • What you need to know about the General Election 2020
  • Side With Love webinar series: Taking A Collective Breath: Deepening our alignment with the Movement for Black Lives,
  • Past service recordings and podcasts available.
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Play Is Radical Resistance

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Sunday, September 6, 2020

A virtual service led by Elizabeth Reilly, CLM Candidate and Worship Associate Kathy Kerns.

Who couldn’t benefit from some lightening of the spirit? The spiritual practice of play belongs to all of us, not just human children. What playful activity transports you, brings you joy, provides your spirit with respite and renewal?  Let’s celebrate playing for its radical power

to resist succumbing to the heaviness of our hurting world and time, while we explore why it is necessary to the well-being of body, mind and soul.

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