Invitation to Celebrate and Re-dedicate UCE’s Mission and the Start of the Annual UCE Pledge Drive
“Nurturing the human spirit for a world made whole.”
On February 23 at 10:30am you are invited to participate in a worship experience celebrating and re-dedicating UCE to its Mission. This service will include the singer/songwriter Peter Mayer and stories from you of how your life is informed by the mission of UCE.
Please take some time to consider what about your connection to UCE nurtures your spirit.
Recall a time when a UCE-associated experience, relationship, enhanced awareness, or intentional practice fed your better self; when you have been inspired or found hope or restored confidence. Think about something that happened at UCE when you knew that you were not alone but part of something greater than yourself; when you experienced or witnessed the the “love that is the spirit of this church.” How has your spirit been nurtured?
Consider then how that nourished spirit has moved you and/or others toward making the world whole.
Recall a time when when you have been engaged at your job or as a volunteer, when you experienced or witnessed the world inching toward wholeness; a time informed by your UU Faith or some invitation from UCE.
What is the story of that recollection? Might that story inspire others? Nurture their spirits? Reinforce hope for wholeness?
If so, please consider sharing your story. Here are some ways to do that:
- Just tell it in coffee hour.
- In February when I am in Evanston, in place of our Brown Bag conversations, we will be having Story Circles, which will be opportunities to hear and tell your experiences of living the UCE mission.
- Write your story and send it to admin@ucevanston.org. These stories will be collected and shared as part of UCE history AND with Ministerial candidates.
- ALSO if you are willing for your story to be shared at the service on February 23, please indicate that on your submission. We will be choosing five or six stories representing a wide demographic of UCE to use with Peter Mayer’s music.
- There will be three additional stories selected to share on Sundays in March.
A mission needs to be more than words. It is a dynamic spirit that nourishes and is nourished by the lived experience of the community that claims it. Whether you are just finding UCE or have made it your home, we welcome your stories!