Rid Racism Milwaukee is an action-oriented coalition of individuals and organizations dedicated to dismantling all forms of racism and racial inequities through collaborations, education, dialogue, advocacy, and action. It consists of a network of more than 500 individuals, a working [...]
UUCW Board has endorsed and called for congregational approval for two resolutions from Social Action Council regarding our work to become a more inclusive and welcoming congregation by working to dismantle our white supremacy culture. We anticipate a virtual congregational [...]
The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to support the following resolution at its October 24, 2019 meeting with congregational consideration scheduled for spring, 2020. Due to the coronavirus restrictions, the Board moved the congregational consideration of this resolution to fall, [...]
We are blessed to live in a part of the world with abundant freshwater. Many of us enjoy Wisconsin’s summertime by visiting one of our thousands of inland lakes or rivers. But these invaluable places are under threat from invasive [...]
A message from Colleen Gresk, Board of Trustees Member At our June Board of Trustees meeting over Zoom, one of our reflection questions was “What is one hope that you have for our congregation this year?” As I thought about [...]
Peace Action Wisconsin Connects the Dots Between Global Events and Our Local Community Peace Action-Wisconsin (PAW) is a peace and justice organization which works to abolish the threats of war and nuclear weapons. Funds donated to PAW through UUCW will [...]
Compost is free, easy to make, and is good for the environment. To “cook” compost you need nitrogen (green), carbon (brown), and oxygen (air). Rick Schmitt (board member Jeanne Jarecki’s husband) was able to utilize 30 cubic feet of compost [...]
Let the summer Quest of the Rainbow Dragons adventure begin! Register Today! The Quest of the Rainbow Dragons (QRD), by UU Rev. Elizabeth Stevens, is a 28-part fantasy/adventure story built around the 7 UU Principles. Each installment is about 10 [...]
WE Energies will install three electrical pad-mounted transformers on UUCW property within the south tree line. WE Energies has contacted UUCW requesting an additional easement to connect the electrical service to North Avenue. WE Energies will be installing three additional [...]
Congratulations to UUCW Members celebrating June anniversaries: 1 year: Pascale Engelmajer 5 years: Jerailyn Jones 10 years: Paula Brookmire Traci Clark Tom Vollman Jessica Rock 15 years: Polly Ellingson Lee Huempfner 20 years: Ellen Engelking Jerome Heer Marion Livingstone Kevin [...]
Go to https://www.uua.org/ga/off-site/2020/sunday-worship. This is the page where the GA Worship Service will appear on Sunday, June 28th at 9:00 am CT. To set an event reminder, click on the red "play" icon button in the middle of the page. [...]
A message from UUCW member Sadie Sveum: Another big haul of food donations to Pastor Will today (7/30)! No masks have been received but would be greatly appreciated. All can be placed in the purple tub. Have a great weekend - [...]
Weeds in your garden beds or lawns? The environmental costs are very high when we all try to maintain a perfect lawn or garden beds through the use of herbicides. A better approach is prevention, manual removal, or living with [...]
A message from Rev. Suzelle Dear ones – The UUCW staff and I researched all the local, state, and religious-organization-specific guidance around holding meetings during the pandemic. We turned over in our minds and in extensive discussion all the pros [...]
A message by Ruben Piirainen, UUCW Music Director In this time of COVID-19 we have seen so many changes to our usual way of doing things. I have been teaching piano lessons online to students from age 5 to age [...]