In the interest of confronting the threat of global warming, the Earth Ministry Team will now focus on sharing information on some of the community and national efforts which are working to reduce Climate Change. Energy consciousness via the cars we drive and other conservation efforts we make in our homes and community do have [...]
New books are available in the library for your summer reading. Several books have been donated and added to the African American History Collection and the Welcoming Congregation Collection. In addition, the library has purchased a copy of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. This book [...]
A Message from Rev. Suzelle "Seek not afar for beauty; lo, it glows in dew-wet grasses all about your feet, in birds, in sunshine, childish faces sweet, in stars and mountain summits topped with snows…" Those words from Hymn #77 in our grey hymnal, "Singing the Living Tradition" come to my mind when I consider [...]
A message from your Treasurer and Stewardship Team In early March, we launched our Pledge Drive for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, which began on May 1. You might remember that our goal for the "Bold Vision, Bright Future" campaign was $420,000. This modest figure represented no budget increases over the last year (May 1, 2018 [...]
Split the Plate is one of UUCW’s programs of outreach and generosity. Each month we give half of all undesignated offering monies to a non-profit organization as a way to help us live our Unitarian Universalist values and serve our community. All-In Milwaukee is a college completion program. It offers comprehensive support including maximized financial [...]
The June, July and August non-perishable food donations will go to the Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative, which serves 300 to 400 homeless and 5,500 at-risk veterans in Milwaukee. There are "specific items" of food they need. Nothing else, please. Please donate ONLY: Mac and cheese Pasta [...]
Members and Friends were recently asked to “Go Green” as part of a campaign to reduce the number of newsletter mailings. We are happy to report that we have increased our newsletter email list to 151 and reduced the paper mailing list to 113. This change is enough to eliminate our USPS bulk mailing fee [...]
Marsha Thrall, Religious Education Coordinator As the 2018-19 season of Religious Education nears its end, I want to take a moment to thank all of the really wonderful volunteers who dedicated themselves to making this RE season a success. Your commitment to Religious Education at UUCW is the greatest contributor to our meaningful and successful [...]
Phil Kroner, Chair of the Build 2020 Task Force What’s happening with the Build 2020 project? After the Board of Trustees approved a $1.2 million project budget (which is the amount raised by the Build 2020 Capital Campaign) the Build 2020 Task Force worked with PRA - Plunkett-Raysich Architects, LLC (https://www.prarch.com) and Berghammer Construction Corp. [...]
A Message from Rev. Suzelle Here at UUCW for the month of May, our Soul Matters theme is curiosity. Curiosity, that inner drive to know, and to know more — our “inner questioner” who always wants to know WHY — that’s what our Soul Circle and other groups will be exploring, and what we’ll note [...]
Patti McKeithan, volunteer with Laundry Love, a recent Split the Plate recipient, thanks the UUCW congregation for their support. Patti says: "On behalf of myself, Pat O'Brien and the Laundry Love community, thank you for such a warm welcome. We are very proud of the Laundry Love program and our community. It is a blessing [...]
Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson, Intern Minister I remember well sitting in the sanctuary during worship service right after finding out that the UUCW Board had approved my request to be your first intern minister. I wondered: who are these people, will I know them, what will I learn, and will they accept me as a minister? [...]
For May, the Cart with a Heart (Menomonee Falls Food Pantry) will receive non-perishable food donations and $100 from the Social Action Council. All types of food are needed! More about the food pantry here. Volunteer Needed: Is there a member who lives in Menomonee Falls and would be willing to take the food and [...]
DreamBikes is a non-profit organization of bicycle stores operating in low-to-moderate income neighborhoods to refurbish used bikes, return them to the community, and provide hands-on, paid job training to youth ages 15-21. Working in conjunction with local youth organizations, DreamBikes employs teens from the area to work in their store. Local teen employees learn how [...]
It’s spring! Nature is blooming and budding all around us. UU Wellspring is blooming, too! We’re at a table in the Community Room each Sunday during May, inviting you to consider participation in this deeply meaningful experience. UU Wellspring is a 10-month journey of spiritual exploration, guidance and deepening for Unitarian Universalists. The UU Wellspring [...]
