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. For January our Split the Plate partner organization is Laundry Love MKE, which began [...]
A message from Genevieve Daniels, RE Transition Team Member What is the most important purpose of a good Religious Education program? More than 40 UU’s from Milwaukee, Madison, Fox Valley and UUCW (12 members, ministers, and staff), gathered at First Unitarian Society in Milwaukee on December 8 for a workshop to explore trends in Unitarian [...]
The January Food Pantry items will be given to the Hebron House of Hospitality in Waukesha. It has two emergency shelters that allow homeless people to stay for 30 to 45 days. It also has a shelter for 32 families who are allowed to stay 6 months to a year. Also admitted are drop-ins for [...]
DUUversity is a UUCW affinity group of members and friends who support diversity in the Milwaukee area by attending local theater productions that feature different cultural and ethical themes. Following the play, all those who are interested gather at a local restaurant for stimulating conversation about the performance and its meaning for us as individuals [...]
We are a People of Possibility. That's our January Soul Matters theme! The New Year often feels like a time of possibility. A turn of the calendar from one month to the next and suddenly there's a blank slate, a clean page, 365 fresh, new days awaiting our adventures…. But is the turning of a [...]
You have many options for giving at this time of year… But why not choose UUCW? Your year-end gift is tax-deductible, and it can do a world of good in helping UUCW offer life-saving spiritual support and inspire action for the greater good. YOU are the force that allows UUCW to welcome those who are [...]
What do Board Members Do? Most boards of trustees of congregations, associations, and nonprofits are made up of people from different walks of life and varied professions. People join our UUCW Board because they want to contribute in a meaningful way to our beloved community. And we are grateful for their time, energies and talents. [...]
FROM REV. SUZELLE: UUCW members and friends are some of the kindest, most compassionate and hardworking people I know. And you are generous with your time, your skills and your money, too. That's what allows our spiritual community to offer life-saving spiritual support to one another. YOU are the force that allows us to welcome [...]
Now You Can Give Online to UUCW! Our Stewardship Team is proud to announce that we now have Online Giving and Text2Give at UUCW. This Sunday, December 16, Stewardship Team members will be in the Community Room after both services to provide instructions and more information. Online Giving for Everyone can be done via the [...]
Each year about this time the Nominating Committee begins seeking a slate of candidates for the board, nominating committee and endowment committee, to be installed the following June at the annual business meeting. This year we are seeking 3 for the board for 3-year terms, 3 for the nominating committee for 2-year terms and 2 [...]
My spirit lifts as I look out the window at a winter wonderland. But I know there are some among us who do not see the beauty surrounding us. Some are lonely, others might be grieving. Still others have problems that seem insurmountable. All of them can be helped by reaching out to the Lay [...]
Are you looking for a way to give back to UUCW? UU Connections invites you to join our team of volunteers who help out church members by providing a meal or a ride in times of need. We also need a few people who are willing to coordinate requests for one or two months a [...]
Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson, Intern Minister What do you remember about your teen years, your adolescence? I remember the thrill of independence, being able to ride my bike to the store completely alone-an autonomous shopper. Though it was just to the local Farm and Fleet, I had to cross the highway and I was completely unsupervised! [...]
The Food Pantry of Waukesha County will be the recipient of non-perishable food throughout December. This organization supplies any pantry in Waukesha County that runs out of any particular items. The number one need at this time is Mac and Cheese. Also requested are pancake mix and syrup, cereal and catsup. Other Preferred Food Items: [...]
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. In December the UUCW Split the Plate program supports Meta House of Milwaukee. Meta [...]
