Countryside Church Unitarian Universalistfocus
Volume 29, No 7 August 10, 2016
All-Church Ingathering is Inside This Edition... Potluck & Sept 11 ~ Hope Final Weeks of Summer RE… In 2 Clean-Up on to See You! Sympathy… Invitation to Create Art… Board Happenings… Medita- Sun, Aug 14 Water Communion tion & Mindfulness Mini-Retreat… at 9:00 and 11:00 am Potluck: 11:15-12:00 Minister’s Muse & Thank You… 3 Please bring a dish to share with As you enjoy your summer, please Ken Burns Film about WW II Uni- everyone. We will need volunteers to remember to collect a bit of water for tarians... assist with the potluck set-up and our Ingathering Water Communion service on Sept. 11 . Our mingling of Upcoming Worship Services… 4 clean-up. If you are available to volun- Music News… teer, please email the church office, water is symbolic of the places where [email protected] . we learn and grow over the summer, Green Sanctuary News… Social 5 from the garden hose to the ocean. Action News… Transitions… Clean-Up 12:00-2:00 Countryside Animal Friends... Anyone and everyone is invited and Ingathering Finger-Food may clean any part of the building. We Potluck at 10:00 am Lifespan Religious Education: 6 do encourage families to begin together Join us as we celebrate the end of Adults • in the RE wing. There are checklists of summer with a festive potluck coffee Movies with Meaning • Book Discussions cleaning needs for every part of the hour! It will be held between the two • Poetry Series building. Connect with some friends worship services. Those attending the • 20-30 Somethings and create a cleaning team—cleaning 9:00 service are encouraged to stay, • AHA Group is always more fun when you do it to- and those attending the 11:00 service • QiGong gether. are encouraged to come early. Please • Open Forum Discussion Supplies Needed: bring finger food to share, either sweet • Drum Circle • Reusable spray containers or savory (such as appetizers, tapas, Lifespan Religious Education: Chil- 7 (preferably with natural and/or non- or small sandwiches). Coffee, iced tea, dren & Youth toxic cleaning solution; see Green and lemonade will be provided. • RE Teacher Orientation Sanctuary News for suggestions) We will need assistance with set- • Fall RE Program • Reusable rags up and clean-up for the Ingathering • Themed Ministry • Newspaper Potluck. If you are available to be part • Bulletin Board on Wheels • Brooms of the team, please email Laurie at Mark Your Calendar… Wellness 8 • Mops [email protected] . Beyond Walls Cancer Support • Carpet vacuums Groups… Outside Groups at • Wet/Dry vacuums (shop vacs) CCUU… • Buckets Congregational Engagement for 9 2016-17 CCUU Bumper Stickers MidAmerica-UUA Resolution on 10 Tracy Boland is making bumper stickers available for congregation members Muslim Solidarity to purchase to help spread the word about Unitarian Universalism and CCUU. August-Sept Events & Meetings 11 There are samples of the various designs on the tall metal cabinet on the back Focus Deadlines 12 wall of the church office and in a blue binder on the front desk. They are $3.50 each for sticker variety or $4 each for magnetized variety. Place your order in the blue binder in the office or contact Tracy directly. Page 2 August 10, 2016 Board Happenings An Invitation to Create Art! Resolution on Muslim Solidarity This is an invitation to everyone in the congregation One of the actions that came out of the UUA MidAm- – everyone who knows they have the soul of an artist and erica Regional Assembly was a resolution to show soli- a need to express it. Starting in September, we will be darity with the Muslims of this country as a demonstration introducing Monthly Themed Ministry and Full Week Faith. What do these two things have to do with one another? of our UU principles in action. At our June meeting, the I’m so glad you asked! We would like to extend an CCUU Board voted to join with other UU Boards in being invitation to create an original piece of art that represents part of this Declaration. You can read the Resolution on what each of the monthly themes means to you. We will page 10 of this newsletter. display your offerings throughout the church building, pro- Welcome to New Board Members tecting anything fragile in our locked display case in the We welcome our two new Board members and are main hall. looking forward to the energy and talents they bring to our What kind of art, you ask? For starters: fiber art, ce- group. You can read a little about their journey to Coun- ramics or pottery, metalwork, woodworking, paintings, tryside below. They, along with the rest of your trustees, photography, poetry, sculpture, etc. are all art. What have are available to hear your hopes and concerns. Feel free I missed? to email [email protected] or contact any member of your What are the themes, you ask? Board. Sept: Covenant Feb: Identity Kathi Hillyer has been a member of CCUU since Oct: Healing March: Risk 2011, although she attended services here for several Nov: Story Apr: Transformation years before then. She is a member of the choir, has Dec: Presence May: Embodiment Jan: Prophecy June: Zest been involved with Coming of Age, Feminine Divine Please bring your original art that shows what COV- Women’s Group, the DLRE Search Committee, and vol- ENANT means to you to church on Sunday, August 28, unteers at various events. She became a Lay Minister in so we can find the right space for it during the month of October 2014 and joined the Board in 2016. She recently September. On the last Sunday of September (Sept 25), retired after 38 years teaching elementary art in Deerfield. we will expect you to take your Covenant art home, and She also taught art education courses at North Park Uni- those who have HEALING art will bring their offerings that versity in Chicago and currently supervises student teach- same day. We will continue that way (exchanging art on ers in art for Illinois State University. She and her hus- the last Sunday of the month) for the rest of the year. band Steve have two children. Allison is a teacher in Na- I hope this invitation and the themes will inspire you to perville, and Brad is a pastry chef in Chicago. Allison, create something you would like to share with the congre- Brad, and his husband Mark all live in Chicago. gation! Contact Alison Vernon or Lois Phillips if you have Christine Organ has been a member of CCUU since questions. 2011. She first began attending the church in 2009, and after a brief interlude, she rejoined the church in 2011. In Final Weeks of Summer R.E. addition to joining the Board of Trustees as President- All children begin in RE classroom unless specified. Elect, she currently serves on the Internship Committee, Countryside Church will offer the following every Sunday Worship Council, acts as an usher, and coordinates the during 10:00 services: Spiritual Journeys services. Her faith journey began in • Nursery (ages 0-2 years) Catholicism and after a dabbling in various protestant • UU Crafts and Gardening Sunday Summer Camp for faiths, she realized that her true faith was grounded in ages 2-5 in classroom 7 and for ages 5+ in class- Unitarian Universalism and has felt at home ever since. room 9/10. She lives in Arlington Heights with her husband Matt and • Aug 14: Garden Soup two sons, Jackson and Teddy. A former lawyer, she is • Aug 21: Bubbles /UU Stitching currently a freelance writer and author. She has even had • Aug 28: Childcare & Chalice Children only two articles in UU World, which is among the highlights of • Sept 4: Childcare & Chalice Children only her career.
In Sympathy Meditation & Mindfulness Mini- The sympathy of the congregation is ex- Retreat: Sat, Sept 17 tended to Cheryl Stephanopoulos, whose Did you miss going to the Journeys retreat this year? mother passed away at the beginning of Or did you go and enjoy it? Or do you just want to learn July. more about mindfulness and meditation? Join us in The sympathy of the congregation is extended to Lisa Atherton Hall on Saturday, September 17 for a day-long Bohne & Mike Gilley on the death of Mike’s father, who retreat. Bring a dish to share for lunch and an open mind passed away mid-July. for activities such as yoga, tai chi, mindfulness, medita- The sympathy of the congregation is extended to the tion, mindful communication, and a gong bath. A sched- Rev. Hilary Krivchenia and family on the death of her fa- ule will be available as the date approaches, come for a ther at the end of July. session or come for the full day! Page 3 August 10, 2016
Minister’s Muse or befriend animals of another species – like the elephant What a summer? Have you been stressed? Oh!?! and dog who were such good friends. Certainly if they Whoa! I know! Just a few more days and then – oy –three can make peace, so can we. months (more!) of political complaining – I mean – cam- Of course, this is only a temporary “treatment” for paigning. And that’s some of the news that’s less immedi- symptoms of stress and distress. First, I’d recommend the ately horrific to take in. deep tonic of congregational life. Turning to the people Well - hey! Come over here! Look at this – it’s adora- you know share some of the hopes, concerns, and values ble! It’s this lamb that adopts orphaned animals. Now that you have and reminding one another that you are not she’s taking care of a sad baby elephant saved from a alone – but part of a large community – and that there is mine water pit. See how the lamb is getting the baby ele- strength in those numbers and strength in those hearts. It phant to play and walk around! Isn’t that just so sweet? is a community that can lift your spirits with prayerful Here’s this cockatoo that loves to dance to Michael Jack- words, healing music, and people who touch your heart son! So cute! and inspire the mind. It’s a momentary distraction from the headlines, low- Ultimately, not to practice medicine without a license, lifes, and the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. Of finding a way to turn toward the complexity and the real course, grazing around YouTube to have a heartwarming conditions that concern you and imperil our world and chuckle or a tender, happy, teary moment wouldn’t appeal work at addressing them is the best medicine for this soul to anyone I know. Everyone I know has far more sophisti- sickness. When you act – participate in a community or- cated interests. ganization, in supporting the democratic process, in clear- I’m aware of the level of anxiety that people, general- ing out a plant preventing the flourishing of a prairie or ly, are feeling. Of course, anxiety doesn’t happen on it’s watershed – you reaffirm your real strength, you make a own. It’s the product of some big business – both the difference— large or small – and you do the only thing business of politics and the business of business. Both that keeps your fears from becoming realities: changing thrive, as long as people are just anxious enough to keep the world. I mean, really, if a deer and a dog or a squirrel voting their fears or purchasing their products. And, of and a cat can work it, so can we. Now that calls for two course, heightened fear doesn’t really activate people to owls playing soccer or maybe the chimpanzee that loves respond positively, creatively to the large and complex kittens. issues that are facing us these days. I am sure that there Thank You is a grand scientific and biological explanation for this us- To the many people who sent words of consolation on ing words like “receptors” and “norepinephrine” and “fight the death of my father, thank you. I didn't realize that my or flight” and “reptilian brain.” blog would publish itself on my Facebook page -- but This was a part of one the questions that was asked thank you to the many people who sent kind words on the during the Question Box Sunday service back in June – Facebook page. To everyone, your emails, cards and how to keep from letting it all get you down. It seems evi- Facebook messages were/are deeply appreciated and dent that neither being paralyzed by fear or becoming hair felt. The kindness here is tangible. Thank you, Hilary trigger reactive is a productive response. How is a brain, heart, body, to respond? Of course, there’s breathing deeply, doing yoga, med- Ken Burns Film about WW II Unitari- itating, hugging a friend, or even moving out of the city to ans to premier on PBS Sept 20 someplace off the map and establishing a self-sufficient Ken Burns's Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War , will homestead, travelling around the world to track down the premier on PBS on Tues, Sept 20. It is the inspiring tale of guru who will deliver you from stress and teach you how the brave actions of WW II Unitarians Waitstill and Martha to feel at “om.” Maybe the last two are a little extreme – Sharp to help hundreds escape Nazi Europe. A compan- but there are a number of ways of responding to stress in ion book from Beacon Press will be available through in- a constructive way. Spirit: the UU Book & Gift Shop on Sept 6, two weeks be- Turns out there’s solid evidence that cute animals and fore the film premier. their videos really do help. Back in January the Huff Post The Defying the Nazis UU Action Project, co- ran an article talking about all the benefits of these videos sponsored by the UUA, UU Service Committee, and the of cute. When we see these pictures, part of our brain Fahs Collaborative at Meadville Lombard, hopes every lights up and releases dopamine – a neurotransmitter of Unitarian Universalist and those who share UU values will the nearly ecstatic sensations that accompany – the really watch the film or read the book, and then be inspired to good stuff – like chocolate. Also our impulses to love and take action to carry on the Sharps' legacy of defying ha- protect the young are stimulated – so we’re given a light tred and fear. Islamophobia and the refugee crisis are bath of love and nurturing strength. So we feel somewhat modern-day parallels to the discrimination the Sharps sweeter, softer, more loving, and stronger as a result of fought against in their time. Visit UUA.org/sharpstory and watching the lamb with the baby elephant – more, I sus- follow the discussion on social media with #WeDefy. pect than watching the tiny hamsters eating tiny burritos. I At CCUU, we are looking into a possible screening of think that we also find hope when we see animals triumph Defying the Nazis here. Stay tuned for details, and plan, at (continued…) least, to watch the PBS film at home on Sept 20. Page 4 Upcoming Worship Services August 10, 2016
From the 3rd Sunday in May through Labor Day, we have one service and religious education program at 10:00 am. Each Sunday during the 10:00 service, we offer Nursery care for ages 0-2 yrs and UU Crafts and Gardening Sunday Summer Camp for ages 2-5 in classroom 7 and for ages 5+ in classroom 9/10. All children begin in religious education classrooms unless specified otherwise. NOTE: Announcements begin 5 minutes prior to the start of the worship service. Worship descriptions are also on the church website: www.ccuu.org/worship-a-music/worship-schedule.html Aug 14 at 10 am Taking UU Identity Home Jules Jaramillo, DLRE Share the Plate: Half of the cash collected in the offering will be donated to Smart Farm Barrington, which cultivates a healthy, eco-friendly community by offering learning opportunities in sustainable gardening; promoting the benefits of sustainable gardening, healthy eating and leading an environmentally friendly lifestyle; and donating fresh produce to support our neighbors in need. Aug 21 at 10 am Whole: Person, Congregation, World Rev. Hilary Landau Krivchenia Aug 28 at 10 am Spiritual Journeys Service Spiritual Journeys services are offered three to four times each year and are opportunities for us to hear the spiritu- al journey stories of congregation members. This time, we will here from Vid Axel and Jackie Dennison. Share the Plate: Half of the cash collected in the offering will be donated to The Buddy Foundation, whose mission is to provide immediate safety and care to stray, abused, and abandoned animals. Sept 4 at 10 am Leviathan’s Treasures Rev. Dr. C. Scot Giles In the Bible, Leviathan is described as a deep sea monster. Depth psychologists see in the image an echo of our own unconscious minds (which dwell in the depths of our personality). Like many, I believe our unconscious minds offer a treasure trove of wisdom, guidance, and help if we can learn how to listen to it. On Labor Day, as we pause reflective- ly before taking up the duties of our work after Summer's rest, we can pause to hear a deeper wisdom. **We return to our 2-service schedule on the Sunday following Labor Day.** Beginning with our Ingathering & Water Communion Service on Sept 11, we will have worship and religious education at 9:00 am & 11:00 am. Sept 11 at 9am & 11am All-Church Ingathering & Water Communion Service After summer’s scattering, we come together and mingle water, symbolic of the places where we learned and grew over the summer. From the kitchen tap to the Pacific Ocean, we have been instructed and changed by our lives; let us share those lessons. Water will be available just in case you left yours at home on the counter, out in the sprinkler, or back at the beach. We will also honor the 15th anniversary of 9/11. Share the Plate: Half of the cash collected in the offering will be donated to the Minister's Discretionary Fund, used by our minister to help those in need in our congregation. This is a Multigenerational Service; young people in Spirit Play and above (ages 4 & up) attend the entire service with their families. Nursery care (age 0-2) and Chalice Children class (age 2-3) will be available at both services. Sept 18 at 9am & 11am Sliding Uphill Rev. Hilary L. Krivchenia Music News No More Interim Pianists Dr. Janice Razaq has been hired as our official Staff pianist, effective immediately! But wait, there's more....Rick Burdsall (schedule permitting) has agreed to sub for Janice several times a year as needed. So, that means we get to continue to enjoy and benefit from the services of these very talented people. This is a kind of "homecoming" for Janice as she was the staff pianist at Countryside Church some years ago and then, of course, became co-interim pianist with Rick two years ago as we transitioned through an interim choir director and then welcomed a settled choir director. It is exciting to keep our musical family as intact as possible. Janice and Rick were the glue that held the music together through many changes, and they are due a huge Thank You. Please re-welcome Janice, and know that Rick is not far away. What’s the saying? "The more things change, the more they stay the same." Pick-Up Choir on August 21 All singers & voice-types are welcome to participate in a “pick-up choir.” Join music director Alison Vernon in the Sanctuary at 9 am for rehearsal and stay to sing for worship at 10 am. 2016-17 Choir Kick-Off If you are interested in singing with the choir, please join us for our kick-off on Sunday, August 21. We will begin with a potluck lunch after the worship service. After lunch, we’ll do some reading of music and will end about 2 or 3 pm. Our regular Thursday rehearsals will begin on Thurs, Sept 8, and we will sing for Ingathering on Sept 11. For more info or if you are new to choir, please contact Alison Vernon, [email protected]. Page 5 August 10, 2016 Green Sanctuary News Social Action News Walk in the Woods: Aug 21, 2pm Monthly Fair Trade Sale: Aug 21 Join CCUU and our Interfaith Green Partners Once/month we offer fair trade products for a Walk in the Woods. We'll meet on Sun- from Equal Exchange for sale. This is day, August 21, 2:00 - 3:30 pm, at Deer your chance to stock up on chocolate, Grove WEST Forest Preserve. Enter off of Dundee Road, coffee, tea, cocoa, olive oil, and snacks. Our next sale will just East of Northwest Highway. Meet near the parking lot be Sunday, August 21. For each pound of Equal Ex- on the right side of the drive. Invite your friends, fellow change coffee, chocolate, tea, and foods that we pur- congregants, and family. It's fun! chase, 20 cents goes to the UU Service Committee’s Here's a link to a map of Deer Grove - the entrance is Small Farmer Fund. For info on the projects funded, go to located on the bottom left of the map. http://equalexchange.coop/our-partners/interfaith- http://fpdcc.com/downloads/maps/trails/english/FPCC partners/unitarian-universalist-service-committee . -Deer-Grove-Trail-Map-10-15.pdf UUs for Social Justice Quarterly Meeting Alternative Cleaning Products: Homemade All are welcome to attend the UUSJ quarterly program and Non-Toxic and meeting at 2 pm on Aug. 28 at Unitarian Church of For the windows: from Leslie, the blogger of Crunchy Hinsdale. The program will be from 2-3:30 pm and is a Betty and a home remedy master workshop on restorative justice titled Whose Justice? The Best Homemade Glass Cleaner Recipe Speakers will be Professor Michael Seng, co-director of 1 c. filtered, very hot water John Marshall Law School’s Restorative Justice Project; 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch Linda Cooper, a Restorative Practices Trainer; and the 1/8 c. rubbing alcohol (at least 70% isopropyl) Rev. Karen Mooney, Minister of Beverly Unitarian Church 1/8 c. white vinegar and peace circle facilitator. UUSJ’s quarterly board meet- Boil your water and let it cool just a bit. Add corn- ing will be held 3:35-5 pm. starch to your spray bottle, and then the hot water. Both the workshop and board meeting are open to the Shake well to dissolve. Add the rubbing alcohol and public. Light refreshments will be served. For more info, vinegar, and shake again. Every time you use this, contact [email protected] through Aug 27. you’ll want to shake it up to avoid clogging the spray nozzle with undissolved cornstarch. Use liberally and Transitions happily. Smile. Monthly Meeting: Aug 25 For everywhere else: Want something that works for all The mission of the Transitions group is over the house? Live Renewed blogger Emily came up to provide a forum for mature adults to with two fabulous recipes for disinfecting wipes that you explore life transitions with a supportive can use for quick cleaning in any room: community during daytime hours. Disinfecting Wipes Recipe #1: Vinegar and soap – We meet monthly on the 4th Thursday. The program either castile soap or dishsoap – do not mix well for a begins about 10:15 and is followed by a potluck lunch. green and natural cleaning solution, so this recipe Bring a dish to share or if you prefer, your individual just uses vinegar and a mixture of essential oils. The lunch. Also, if you wish, bring a friend. All are welcome. vinegar has disinfecting properties and the essential Our upcoming programs will be: oils provide anti-bacterial and natural germicide prop- • Aug 25: Scottish music, presented by Kathy Motto erties, while also giving the solution a pleasant scent. • Sept 22: panel discussion on humanism, presented 1 cup water by Lloyd Miller, George & Kathy Motto, and others 1/4 cup white vinegar 8-10 drops lemon essential oil Memoir Makers: 2nd Fridays, 10 am 8-10 drops eucalyptus essential oil Our next meeting is Fri., Aug 12 in classroom #1. In 5-7 drops tea tree essential oil addition to sharing any new writings by members, we will Disinfecting Wipes Recipe #2: This is a basic multi- continue viewing The Art of Storytelling . purpose cleaner for using with wipes. Tea tree oil has Countryside Animal Friends News anti-bacterial properties, and castile soap provides the cleaning power. You can find both castile Vegan Bake Sale: Sun, Sep. 18 soap and tea tree oil at Target, but you might find the We will need bakers and folks to staff best prices online. the table. The sale will be held during 1 cup water the coffee hours. Proceeds will help 2 Tbsp Castile Soap support the cost of Sept 23 program. 8-10 drops tea tree essential oil Speaker: Fri, Sep 23, 7 pm Mix your solution together in a small bowl or measur- CAF invites you to hear Dr. Will Tuttle, ing cup and pour over your wipes. Be sure to label animal welfare advocate and the author of "World Peace your wipes well. It’s even a good idea to put the reci- Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony" and pe right on the label so you won’t have to look it up "Circles of Compassion: Essays Connecting Issues of next time you want to make a batch. Justice." More info here: www.worldpeacediet.com/ Page 6 Lifespan Religious Education: Adults August 10, 2016
Movies with Meaning Poetry Series ~ 2nd Wednesdays, 7 pm August Hiatus: No Movie this month All who love poetry are welcome to join us in the Movies with Meaning is usually held the 2nd Friday of Sanctuary. On August 10, we will feature Jean Tolle. Jean the month (exception noted below), is open to the public is a founding member of the Barrington Writers Workshop, (invite friends!), and free (voluntary donation to help cost winner of the Rhino Prize, co-editor of the prize-winning of film licenses). If interested in helping, please contact Whetstone Literary Journal, creative writing teacher at Hal Snyder or Alan Greenland. Harper, and a Children’s Choice winner by Parents Maga- All are welcome to join us in Atherton Hall for our up- zine for her children’s book The Great Pete Penney . Jean coming movies. will read her poetry and discuss with us poetry and the Fri., September 9, 7 pm: Sonic Sea creative process. Join us in Atherton Hall to view and discuss Sonic On Sept 14, our featured poet will be Jan Spaletto. Sea , a documentary about the effects of industrial and All readers are welcome after the featured poet’s military ocean noise on whales and other marine life. It presentation; please sign in when you arrive. tells the story of a former US Navy officer who solved a 20-30 Somethings ~ 1st & 3rd Sundays tragic mystery and changed forever the way we under- If you are in your 20s or 30s, please join us in classroom 4 stand our impact on the ocean. The film is narrated by after worship on the 1st & 3rd Sundays of the month. Rachel McAdams and features Sting, in addition to the Childcare is available during meetings. For more info, renowned ocean experts Dr. Sylvia Earle, Dr. Paul Spong, email [email protected]. Dr. Christopher Clark and Jean-Michel Cousteau. Sonic Sea was produced by the Natural Resources Defense Atheist-Humanist-Agnostic Group Council (NRDC) and Imaginary Forces in association with All are welcome to join us on the 2nd Tuesday of the the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Dia- month at 7 pm in classroom 6. mond Docs. Please join us for this enlightening movie and discussion afterward. QiGong ~ Tuesdays, 10-11 am Fri., Oct 7: Under the Gun Join Emmett in classroom 9/10 to experience slow, gentle NOTE: in October, Movies with Meaning will be held body movements & guided meditation. Donations to on the 1st Friday of the month. CCUU will be accepted. Note: NO QiGong on Aug 23.
Book Discussions No Journey Inward in August Book Circle: Aug 28 Join us again on the 3rd Wednesday in September. For All are welcome to join us in classroom 6 on Sunday, Au- more info, visit www.journey-inward.com. gust 28 to discuss Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. We gather at 6:15 and discussion begins at Open Forum Discussion 6:30. All are welcome ~ please join us! Forum meets each Sunday to discuss “the issues of Last Mondays Book Group the day” while respectfully welcoming different perspec- All are invited to join us in the Stokes Room for any of our tives. We meet in classroom 5 at 8:30 am and socialize for upcoming discussions: 15 minutes before discussing the day’s topic from 8:45- • Aug 29: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante 9:45 am. • Sept 26: Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew To be added to the Forum email list to receive sup- Dick porting materials for the discussions, contact Vid Axel. Join Justice and Spirit: The UU Book Club Upcoming tentatively scheduled topics are: • Life never stops sending new spiritual challenges our Aug 14: Behavior of Non-profits • way. How do we, as individuals and communities, search Aug 21: The Character of Candidates (for US President) • for truth and meaning, strive for justice and action, navi- Aug 28: The competence of Candidates (for US Presi- gate our spiritual journeys, and live out our values? dent) • Justice and Spirit: The Unitarian Universalist Book Sept 4: to be determined Club is a place where all who are interested in spirituality, On Sept 11, with the return to the 2-service worship religion, and social justice, whether UU or not, can dis- schedule, Forum will return to meeting at 8:45 for socializ- cuss books that relate to these crucial questions. We ing and discussion of the topic from 9 to 10 am. hope to foster deep, meaningful conversations and a wel- coming and loving environment. All are welcome. Sat, Aug 27, 7 pm Sponsored by UUA publishers Skinner House Books Drum Circle ~ and Beacon Press. All titles can be ordered from inSpirit: Adults and teens are invited to join us the in Atherton Hall The UU Book and Gift Shop. (www.uuabookstore.org) for free-style drumming in a low key, peaceful, welcoming You'll need to create a Goodreads account to join. Lucky environment. No drumming experience necessary! Please for you, it's easy and free! Join today. bring your instrument(s); some limited hand percussion is https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/173731- available to share. For more info, visit justice-and-spirit-unitarian-universalist-book-club www.PalatineDrumCircle.com.
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R.E. Teacher Orientation: Aug 28 • Stories from our UU Sources We appreciate and welcome any new and returning • Stories of the Mystery that some people call God, Be- teachers. Orientation for those planning to teach religious ginnings and Ends, Sacred Places, Church Corner or education in 2016-17 will be held on August 28 following Altar Table, Ways to Pray the worship service. Details will be sent via email. We still • Heroes and Heroines (Prophetic Women and Men) have openings, so if you would like to teach or would like • World Religion Stories and Lessons more information, please contact Jules Jamarillo, Director • Judeo-Christian Stories of Lifespan Religious Education, at [email protected]. • Stories based in Science Thank you! • Stories of our Interdependent Web Grades 2-4: Love Will Guide Us ~ This class will learn Children’s Religious Education Fall to seek guidance in life through the lens of our Unitarian Program ~ Classes begin Sept 18 Universalist Sources, with an emphasis on love. Together Please look for registration information in the weekly an- we ask questions such as, "Where did we come from?" nouncements. "What is our relationship to the Earth and other crea- tures?" "How can we respond with love, even in bad situa- 9:00 Classes tions?" "What happens when you die?" Sessions apply Chalice Children (ages 2-5) ~ In this group setting, with wisdom from our Sources to help participants answer loving adult guides, our young children are encouraged to these questions. Participants will learn that asking ques- develop their openness to sharing and experience the tions is valued in Unitarian Universalism, even as they benefit of a supportive community. We share lessons begin to shape their own answers. about UU 7 principles, sources of our living tradition and Grades 5-7: Love Connects Us ~ We will learn to cele- experience the wonder and awe of the everyday. brate important ways that UUs live our faith in covenanted Head, Heart, Hands (Kindergarten and older) ~ We community. We will learn about what moves us by love are very excited to be offering this new multi-age chil- and gathers us in spirit. How we embrace our responsibil- dren’s program. Children will begin in worship and when ity toward one another and the world at large. How we they are lovingly sung out to their religious education encourage one another's search for truth and meaning class, they will all meet in room 9 & 10. and how we are striving to be active in peace-making and Once in class, they will sit together for their opening other efforts to improve our world. rituals- lighting the rainbow chalice and an affirmation of Grades 8-9: Coming of Age ~ The Coming of Age pro- our Unitarian Universalist faith. They will actively partici- gram guides adolescents on a yearlong spiritual jour- pate in a telling of a story and discussion that relates to ney with opportunities to explore their identities, their be- our 7 Principles, the sources of our living tradition and liefs, their Unitarian Universalist faith, their relationships monthly themes. with others and their connections to the world. Outside of When the discussion has concluded, the children will weekly classes each youth is paired with a trained adult move to one of three different centers; Head, Heart or mentor support them in the coming of age journey. Hands. Each center is designed to have activities that Sr High, Grades 10-12: A Place of Wholeness ~ Stu- speak to our different learning styles, personalities and dents meet weekly to share in community, fellowship and interest- Head (reading, journaling, puzzles, activity books love. They are involved in many youth activities through- and discussion), Heart (art, music, singing, imagination) out the year in our local area and beyond. They engage in and Hands (yoga, movement activities, building, string social justice work and are a vital part of our faith commu- and bead projects, origami). nity. This year, during Sunday morning class, they will For closing, the children will return to sitting together also take the opportunity to look closer at UU faith jour- for a last check in and closing. neys to better understand themselves in the context of I hope you will join us on this new adventure during Unitarian Universalism. 9:00 service. It is going to be great fun.
11:00 Classes Grades 2-7 will begin in worship with their families. Themed Ministry Chalice Children (ages 2-5) ~ In this group setting, with This year, we will begin Themed Ministry, and each loving adult guides, our young children are encouraged to month, the theme will we woven in to the weekly lessons develop their openness to sharing and experience the as well as activities specifically focused on the theme. benefit of a supportive community. We share lessons Our themes for the year are listed on page 2, along about UU 7 principles, sources of our living tradition and with an Invitation to Create Art that your family might be experience the wonder and awe of the everyday. interested in. Spirit Play (age 4—grade 1) ~ We use the Montessori approach method teaching our children the values that Bulletin Board on Wheels support Unitarian Universalism. Stories have been devel- Look for this in Atherton Hall. It will contain: Monthly oped in the following categories: Theme Info, Full Week Faith Practices, Multigenerational • Unitarian Universalist Focus Lessons and Stories Opportunities, Questions and Answers, Taking it Home • Promises (Our Principles) Activities, Sharing Ideas and Experiences. Page 8 August 10, 2016 Wellness Beyond Walls Mark Your Calendar Countryside Church and Wellness House in Hinsdale As we gear up for the start of another church year, we have partnered to offer programs here at Countryside. hope you will participate in these 2016-17 congregational The programs are offered at no cost and as a comple- events. Mark your calendar & stay tuned for future details. ment to medical treatment to help participants improve If you would like to be involved in the team planning of their physical and emotional well-being. To register, con- any of these events, complete the Congregational En- tact Kelli Mitchell, 630-654-5197 or kmitch- gagement sheet on page 9 of this newsletter and submit it [email protected]. to the church office. Stronger Together ~ Two Support Groups • Sun, Aug 28: RE Teacher Orientation Come together with other cancer patients and care- • Sun, Sept 11: Ingathering & Water Communion Service givers on the journey. The groups meet the first Wednes- & Finger-Food Potluck; Worship will be at 9 & 11; pot- day of the month, 7-8 pm, in classrooms 4 & 6. One-time luck will be between services at 10:00. phone registration is required. • Sat, Sept 17: Mindfulness & Meditation Mini-Retreat Hypnosis Group • Sun, Sept 18: Hospitality Teams quarterly gathering (a chance for training, socializing, & scheduling the next This program of deep hypnosis is offered the first Sat- quarter) urday of the month and is open to anyone in our geo- • Fri, Sept 23: Special speaker, Dr. Will Tuttle, hosted by graphical area who has or has had cancer in any form Countryside Animal Friends and to their caretaking or family members. The program • Sun, Sept 25: Ministry Fair—learn what the ministries is led by our community minister, Rev. Dr. Giles, and us- have in store and where you can engage for 2016-17 es hypnotism to promote healing, emotional resilience, & • Sat, Oct 29: All-Ages Halloween Party comprehensive stress management. Space is limited; • Weds, Nov 2: Diwali vespers service registration required. • Sun, Nov 6: Indoor Farmers Market Outside Groups Held at & Open to CCUU • Sun, Nov 13: CCUU 60 th Anniversary worship service There may be a participation fee or other requirements set & reception • by the group and which apply to all participants, regard- Sat, Nov 19: Time & Talent Auction (outreach fundrais- less of CCUU affiliation. er) • Transcend is a program of Youth Outlook which Fri, Dec 2: All-Ages Carol Sing (kick off the holiday meets the 2 nd & 4 th Wednesday of the month. It is a sup- season!) • port group focusing on gender identity and is geared to- Sun, Dec 4: Fair Trade Fair • wards Trans youth, for 14-20 yr olds. For more info, talk to Sat, March 11: Music with a Mission (outreach fund- Kimberly Tilford or go to www.youth-outlook.org. raiser) • Journey Transgender Support Group is for anyone Sun, March 19: Indoor Farmers Market • 18 or over (unless accompanied by a parent) who is Apr 28-30: MidAmerica Regional Assembly in Oak transgender, gender queer, androgynous, or gender ques- Brook, IL • tioning; meets the 2nd & 4th Sundays. Passover Seder: April 7 or 14 (we’re trying to decide if [email protected] it will be possible to hold both a Seder and a Tenebrae Great Plains Zen Center sits meditation on Sundays service in April) • at 7 pm and offers monthly Intro to Zen workshops (Aug Sun, May 21: Congregational Annual Meeting & begin- 20, Sep 10, Oct 22). For more info, go to ning of one-service summer schedule • www.greatplainszen.org. UUA General Assembly: June 21-25 in New Orleans AA . Men: Saturday, 9am; Women: Friday, 7:30pm LA Job Search Circle (JSC) meets in Atherton Hall on Winter Holiday Schedule–take note! Wednesdays, 9-11am. $5/meeting. Dress code is busi- Christmas Day & New Year’s Day are on Sunday this ness casual. Email: [email protected] year. We will hold ONE worship service at 11:00 am on Care Café —This group is for those who are caring for Dec 18 & Dec 25 & Jan 1. a loved one with dementia or special needs while job hunt- • Sun, Dec 18, 11:00 am: All-Church Christmas Pageant ing. It provides support, resources, education, and idea • Sun, Dec 18 at 4:00 pm: Winter Solstice Service sharing and meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at • Sat, Dec 24, 5 pm: Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 11:15 am, right after the Job Search Circle (JSC) meeting • Sun, Dec 25 at 11 am: All-Ages Service featuring sto- at Countryside. Open to all anyone caring for a loved one. ries & carols Career Communicators , a Toastmasters Internation- • Sun, Jan 1 at 11 am: All-Ages Service al Club dedicated to professional speaking. Meets the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month, 7-9 pm. For more info, www.careercommunicators.com. St Hubert Job Ministry events are non- denominational, free, open to all occupations, and held at various member churches. For info, go to http://www.sainthubert.org/ministries/job.html. Page 9 Congregational Engagement for 2016-17 August 10, 2016 Page 10 August 10, 2016 Page 11 Upcoming Church Meetings & Events: August-Sept August 10, 2016
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