Voting is a right for everyone, and especially in this election year, everyone must exercise it. The Environmental Voter Project (EVP) is an organization whose sole focus is to seek out nonvoters with environmental leanings and influence them to get [...]
Scott Shulick, UUCW Board of Trustees President Finances COVID-19 has significantly disrupted businesses across the country. The same can be said with congregations and UUCW is no exception. The building is closed, the staff is working from home, and while [...]
At your first meeting, you will need to help your group learn Zoom and get to know each other. Make sure participants know where the video and audio mute buttons are. It is important that participants stay muted until they [...]
If You Have Never Used Zoom Before… Zoom is a widely used and very user-friendly video conferencing tool. Zoom is easy to use; you do not have to have a zoom account. For UUCW meetings, you will receive an email [...]
At UUCW's April 19th Earth Day Service we shared the "Top Five Actions" you could do to help our planet Earth. Rob Zimmerman, our guest speaker on that day, has 10 more actions you can do to help protect our [...]
With the support of Hannah and Jess Lebron, the UUCW Food Collection will go to the Holy Assumption Parish Food Pantry. Thank you to Ellen Newbauer for arranging this effort for the residents of West Allis. The top four items [...]
Lay Pastoral Care at UUCW is provided by a group of trained lay leaders whose mission is to offer comfort and support to members through compassionate listening. Lay Pastoral Care Team members will talk by phone right now. Team members [...]
This week Hannah and Jess Lebron filled the back of their vehicle with donated food and toiletries collected from UUCW Members and Friends. Donations were then taken to Parklawn Assembly of God church in the Sherman Park neighborhood where they [...]
No Wipes Down the Pipes! Flushable wipes are cause huge clogging problems for wastewater treatment plants. Don’t flush anything except human and pet waste and toilet paper! Compromise, Don’t Fertilize If you have a lawn, minimize or eliminate the use [...]
A message from Dave Cicero, Director of Lifespan Religious Education Liberation was the monthly Soul Matters theme we used to guide our original plans for April 2020. But with the threat of COVID-19, and subsequent recommendations for workers in non-essential industries [...]
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today directed Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to extend the Safer at Home order from April 24, 2020 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2020, or until a superseding order is [...]
If you missed the first round of UUCW Buddies, or are interested in having a second buddy, another round is now open! Would you like a way to ease the loneliness that you or someone else might be feeling during [...]
A Message from Kelly Bognar, Publications Coordinator Remember when Sunday mornings were a time to escape from the technology of the workweek? We willingly silenced our phones to create a tech-free space in our Sanctuary. How things have changed in the [...]
On April 12, 2020, Mary Lou (Hedgcock) Kurtz passed away at age 89 at home with her husband, Kenneth C Kurtz, caring for her. Their love was felt until her last breath. Mary Lou and Ken are both Emeritus members [...]
The Wisconsin “Safer at Home” order has now been extended until May 26, 2020 by Department of Health Services Secretary-Designee Andrea Palm. Most of the Safer at Home guidelines remain; the new Safer at Home order can be read here: [...]