October 24, 2021

We will host an in-person and virtual worship service on Sunday, October 24th at 10:15 am.

The Risk of Reconciliation
Reasons for avoiding possible conflict abound. Many of us would rather bear the frustration or pain or even indignity of hurt feelings or misunderstanding or even broken covenant rather than risking the possibility of unpleasantness or rejection or further wounding on either part. When this is a pattern, we get good at cutting our losses and moving away. Harder to get good at is the practice of seeking reconciliation. Beyond avoiding the risk of further conflict what positive outcomes are we risking as well?

A few important notes about participating in-person:

1. Everyone over 2 in and around the UCE building will need to be masked.
2. We will maintain physical distance, which means, chairs will be spaced apart and seating is limited in the sanctuary to 120. We will have overflow seating in room 3 (25) and room 6 (20), to participate in the service through the livestream. Beyond this, there will be seating outside the sanctuary on the south lawn.
3. Please review our UCE Guidelines for Building Use before Sunday.

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 NAACP Evanston North Shore Branch.