Sunday Service: In-person and Online Sunday at 10:30am

January 16, 2022

We will host a virtual worship service on Sunday, January 16th at 10:15 am.

Reparations: To Share Love and Power
How does a nation make amends for its deepest moral failing, the evil of enslavement? How can our society be repaired, unless we acknowledge the historic and ongoing devastation of white supremacy? To fulfill the dream of Beloved Community and create a whole and just world, we must learn to share love as well as power. Rev. Eileen Wiviott leads the service with Worship Associate, Sarah Vanderwicken.

Please submit your Joys and Sorrows through this online form. If you submit a message by 9 am, we will try to read it that Sunday. Thank you for your patience as we are adapting to best serve you all! Note there will only be one service time so that we can gather together as a whole community of faith. You can still give to the shared offering through “text to give,” mail a check to the office with “shared offering” in the memo line, or go to our website and hit “give” on the upper right or click here. This Sunday’s shared offering recipient is Community Renewal Society (CRS).

January 16, 20222022-01-10T20:50:13+00:00

From DLRE: January 7, 2021

Well, here we go again! With the recent increase in Covid cases we find ourselves once again returning to virtual worship and faith formation. It may be bringing a lot of different feelings up for you and your family: frustration, boredom, feeling stuck and in a rut, perhaps tired and run-down too. Our resilience is being tested yet again.  

And yet I am feeling more optimistic this time around. Winter is naturally a time for staying indoors more and taking time for reflection, especially at New Year’s. I am noticing that the sky is lightening earlier and staying out just a bit later in the day now. I am blessed with a warm house, a full refrigerator, a job that allows me to work from home when needed, and a spouse who puts up with me 24/7. 

For us at UCE, we are still able to gather in small groups. This helps tremendously with the spirits and morale of those who feel comfortable being in person. Of course, we are also able to gather in the great outdoors and enjoy the beauty of winter along the lakefront, in forest preserves, and around the block in our own neighborhoods. And we can take the time to explore this month’s theme, Living with Intention.  

While most of our Faith Formation programs will be virtual in January, we will sprinkle in some outdoor fun too! I hope you join us in some of these programs and events:  

January 9 –  
Join our guest Storyteller, Olivia Behr, after worship and kinship time at 11:35 am for a storytelling workshop on our intentions. Together we will explore the hopes and obstacles of our journeys.
After Faith Formation Hour, all ages are invited to meet at Emily Oaks in Skokie at 12:30p for a nature walk, and perhaps a special activity – a Gnome Hunt! 

January 11 at 7 pm – Belonging to One Another in a Time of Rupture: How COVID Can Change Healthcare, Caregivers, and Relationships – Tuesday, on Zoom.
A Conversation with Andi Chatburn, DO, MA, HEC-C, Regional Director for Ethics, Providence Health, Washington Montana Region.  

January 16 – a Youth Group outing is being planned, so stay tuned! 

Forum Discussion Group resumes January 16 at 11:35 am on Zoom
Scaling up social solidarity: Is it realistic for all to have what they need? Envision what is possible. Words to contemplate before our discussion: “The world has enough for everyone’s needs, but not everyone’s greed,” Mahatma Gandhi 

Beginning January 18 – What Do yUU Believe? A credo class for youth and adults together.
How do you talk about what you believe and how does what you believe show up in the way you live your life? How do you articulate what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist? In these four virtual sessions, designed for youth and adults (age 12 and up) Kathy Underwood and Rev. Eileen Wiviott will accompany you on the journey toward understanding and articulating your beliefs and how they align with our UU faith. All sessions will be on Zoom. 

  • January 18th 7pm – 8:30pm 
  • January 25th 7pm – 8:30pm 
  • February 1st 7pm – 8:30pm 
  • February 8th 7pm – 8:30pm 

January 23 – One-to-One Conversations – 11:35 am
Giving your time and interest in another person can go a long way to build relationships. We’ll explore ways to connect to each other virtually and in person to grow our faith community. 

Sledding at 1 pm if there is snow. More details to come! 

January 30 – Spiritual Practices at 11:35 am
All ages are invited to join any of these programs. Check the newsletter later this month for further details: 

  • Prayer for UUs with Rev. Eileen 
  • Imbolc Ritual led by Taryn Seawright and Dan Solomon 
  • Meditation led by Ellie Feddersen and Diane Markel 
  • Tai Chi led by Renee Gatsis 

See you there!
Kathy Underwood

From DLRE: January 7, 20212022-01-06T16:44:10+00:00

Belonging to One Another in a Time of Rupture…: January 11, 2022

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 7-8:30 pm | Virtual session on Zoom | Facilitated by Dr. Andi Chatburn

A Conversation with Andi Chatburn, DO, MA, HEC-C, 
Regional Director for Ethics, Providence Health, Washington Montana Region.  

Dr Chatburn will share personal experiences bearing witness to conflict from the bedside to the boardroom and beyond, working as a clinical bioethicist during the global COVID pandemic and ongoing domestic political turmoil.  Acute Care hospitals, particularly intensive care units, represent a microcosm of how individuals and communities cope and engage in interpersonal relationships when the stakes are high and emotions run strong. We will explore together the effect they've had on the environment of care in hospitals, and participants will reflect in small groups on their own experiences. For many, the experiences of conflict lead to a hunger for what theologian, attorney, and civil rights activist Valarie Kaur calls Revolutionary Love. Chatburn will introduce the Revolutionary Love compass, used as an educational tool in hospitals through the ethics curriculum, as a tool for personal, communal, and systems transformation.  

More about Dr. Andi Chatburn, DO, MA 

Dr. Andi Chatburn, DO, MA in Medical Ethics, HEC-C, is a Palliative Care physician in Spokane, Washington, and serves as the Regional Director for Ethics for Providence St. Joseph Health in Eastern Washington and Western Montana. Dr. Chatburn values time spent "standing in the gap" of uncertainty in clinical questions ranging from beginning to the end of life. This promotes curiosity and relationship while exploring questions of 'how we ought to be with one another in community' as we seek to address the challenges of promoting health for a better world.  

Belonging to One Another in a Time of Rupture…: January 11, 20222022-01-05T22:13:15+00:00

A Pandemic and an Epidemic: January 4, 2022

A Pandemic and an Epidemic: Covid-19 and Alternative Facts

Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 7-8:30 pm | Virtual Sessions on Zoom | Facilitated by Howard Jarvis, MD

Dr. Jarvis will speak about how a large regional health system in rural America confronted the medical and cultural realities of Covid, and what unique steps were taken initially. They eventually became the epicenter of the delta wave pandemic, and are now dealing with another peak. The crisis continues to be exacerbated by a low vaccination rate in Springfield, and dismal vaccination rates in the more rural areas. There will be some discussion of the politics of downplaying the effectiveness of masks, social distancing, and vaccines. 

Howard Jarvis, MD, FAAEM, has been interviewed by CNN and the Kansas City star because he has been on the front lines of the battle with Covid and “alternative facts.”  

He is Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine and Medical Director of the Emergency Department at CoxHealth in Springfield, MO—an area with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. He graduated from Washington University School of Medicine and trained at MetroHealth- Case Western Reserve and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, where he was Chief Resident in Emergency Medicine.  

Prior to medical school he was in the Graceland University Honors Program directed by UCE Members Bob and Barbara Mesle. He took Bob’s Medical Ethics class, as well as Barbara’s British Literature class, the latter of which was his favorite college course. This Kansas City Star interview with Dr. Jarvis offers a good look at him and his situation.

A Pandemic and an Epidemic: January 4, 20222022-01-03T19:58:24+00:00

January 9, 2022

We will host a virtual worship service on Sunday, January 9th at 10:15 am.

Justifying Our Means and Ends
In October, we talked about renewing our Ends Statements* and introduced the process of exploring our core values through an exercise called The Experience of the Holy. Many of you have participated in these meaning making conversations over the past several months. In this service, we will explore what we’ve learned so far about the values we share and the aspirations we can intentionally claim in the coming years. Rev. Eileen leads the service with Lynn Kendall as Worship Associate.

Please submit your Joys and Sorrows through this online form. If you submit a message by 9 am, we will try to read it that Sunday. Thank you for your patience as we are adapting to best serve you all! Note there will only be one service time so that we can gather together as a whole community of faith. You can still give to the shared offering through “text to give,” mail a check to the office with “shared offering” in the memo line, or go to our website and hit “give” on the upper right or click here. This Sunday’s shared offering recipient is Community Renewal Society (CRS).

January 9, 20222022-01-07T20:06:56+00:00

January 2, 2022

We will host a virtual worship service on Sunday, January 2nd at 10:15 am.

UCE Fire Communion
On Fire Communion Sunday, we will pause to reflect on the past year and look forward to the new year. We will strive to ground ourselves in love, enfold our heartbreaks and anxieties, and embrace our joys and celebrations from 2021. Then, remaining grounded in our loving community, we will turn ourselves toward 2022 with all its uncertainties and possibilities. As we celebrate our Fire Communion online this year, please have with you a piece of paper, something to write with, and 1 to 4 candles to light.

Please submit your Joys and Sorrows through this online form. If you submit a message by 9 am, we will try to read it that Sunday. Thank you for your patience as we are adapting to best serve you all! Note there will only be one service time so that we can gather together as a whole community of faith. You can still give to the shared offering through “text to give,” mail a check to the office with “shared offering” in the memo line, or go to our website and hit “give” on the upper right or click here. This Sunday’s shared offering recipient is Community Renewal Society (CRS).

January 2, 20222022-01-07T20:08:16+00:00

December 26, 2021

We will host a virtual worship service on Sunday, December 26th at 10:15 am.

I Love to Laugh
Laughter is the best medicine, a pure form of joy, with the power to connect us. As we conclude our monthly theme of Opening to Joy and the year 2021, which didn’t give us much to laugh about, we look for laughter to heal, connect, and fortify us.

Please submit your Joys and Sorrows through this online form. If you submit a message by 9 am, we will try to read it that Sunday. Thank you for your patience as we are adapting to best serve you all! Note there will only be one service time so that we can gather together as a whole community of faith. You can still give to the shared offering through “text to give,” mail a check to the office with “shared offering” in the memo line, or go to our website and hit “give” on the upper right or click here. This Sunday’s shared offering recipient is Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC).

December 26, 20212021-12-21T20:58:07+00:00

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Evanston

1330 Ridge Ave
Evanston, IL 60201
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(847) 864-1330
uce@ucevanston.org

UCE’s office hours:

Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 10 AM – 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM – 4 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM – 1 PM
Thursday: 10 AM – 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM – 4 PM
Friday: 10 AM – 1 PM
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: 10 AM – 1 PM

In-person and Virtual Sunday Service is held at 10:30 am.

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