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In this multigenerational lay-led “Burning Bowl” service, the Fellowship will once again bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year with the fire ceremony. We’ll burn our outdated habits and thoughts and enter into a new year full of promise. Music by Pat York. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
We celebrate Christmas with candlelight, carols, and story at this special family-friendly evening service. There will be room in the inn – and the internet – for all! Music by Ginivra Herr (cello), Joe Palermo (guitar), and Stephanie Reece (vocal).
In this multigenerational service, we will mark the winter solstice with ancient and modern practices including seasonal music and the burning of a Yule log. Music by CUF Choir, Michael Thompson, Director. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
Ten days from Christmas, are you stumped by what to get for someone who has everything? Or maybe stressed by the thought of preparing for visiting or hosting for the holidays? Lessons in mindfulness from Buddhism, Dr. Seuss, Mutts and more remind us that the greatest present we can give to others – and ourselves – is presence. Music by Daniel and Elisa Hummer. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
All of us have had less than merry moments in past holiday seasons; some of us dread the whole month of December. With self and community care resources, we prepare ourselves spiritually and emotionally for a more awe-filled (or at least a less awful) holiday season. Music by Kent and Dorothy McDaniel, and by the CUF Choir, Michael Thompson, Director. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
Join Guest Minister Rev Allison Farnum as she invites us to organize ourselves to be a presence of hope to those in IL jails and prisons, remembering our power as a humanizing, caring presence. With Pat York, song leader. Rev. Farnum (she/her/hers) is the Director and Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of Illinois and an affiliated community minister at Second Unitarian Church of Chicago, Illinois. She lives with her husband, two children, cat, and guinea pigs in Evanston, IL. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
Our annual multigenerational celebration of harvest will nourish the mind, body, and spirit. We will hear stories from CUF bakers, break bread together, and give thanks for being together. Music by CUF choir, Michael Thompson, Director.
Join in the culmination of our congregation’s involvement in the nationwide “Reimagine Together: From an Extractive Age to a New Era” UUA climate justice event. We’ll bring our local context into this collaborative event that aims to “catalyze a shared vision and purpose within congregations to realize climate justice and collective liberation in UU communities and beyond.” Music by Warren Bush.
The election is past, and now we must find our resolve for the future. No matter what, what are the values we’re living by these days and in the months and years to come? What are the practices of repair we are engaged in now and in the months and years to come? Rev. Sarah and Emeritus Minister Rev. Bill Sasso lead this centering service. Music by Elana Floyd Kennett and CUF Choir, Michael Thompson, Director.
In this time of uncertainty and anxiety about the coming election outcome and aftermath, it is easy to get caught up in what might be and lose sight of what is. Rev. Sarah leads this service to remind ourselves of who we are and what we do no matter what happens on November 5. Music by Kent McDaniel. (Services are in-person and on Zoom.)
