This month, you will see in UUCW’s East lobby a tree decorated for the holidays. Look more closely and you will find ornaments, made by current RE students, for you to take home with you. In exchange for each ornament [...]
UU Church West’s “Split the Plate” program is one of outreach and generosity. Each month we give half of all undesignated offerings to a non-profit organization, to help us live our Unitarian Universalist values and serve our community. Our Split [...]
A message from the December Community Connections Coordinator Nora Vrakas. Hello fellow UUs, In a recent meeting of the UUCW Community Connections coordinators, members discussed how our white American culture operates on the principles of independence and self-sufficiency, with the [...]
If you weren’t able to be present for the conversation on Sunday, Nov 20, 2022, consider this recap. That’s how you can stay looped in! Twenty-four folks gathered with the Transition Team for a conversation about covenant. We again [...]
Holiday Music Service “Surrounded in Wondrous Sound” – December 11, 10 am — The holidays are a time for awe and wonder — and music has the power to spark them in us — setting our hearts and minds ablaze with [...]
There are still some available spots for sale at certain auctioned events. They are listed below: 1. Mandala Dot Painting Class (Evening) – 5 spots available - $25 each Join Kelly Bognar, Publications Coordinator, and Vicki Banville, Church Administrator, to [...]
The Interchange Food Pantry (IFP) will receive non-perishable food items in November and December. IFP became a city-wide pantry with three locations in Milwaukee: Juneau Ave., North 19th Street, and Atkinson Ave. Due to the pandemic and the state of [...]
Transitions can be challenging. You may have heard this in one of Rev. Julie’s sermons, if not elsewhere. Since it is a well-recognized issue, UUCW has taken the advice of the UUA and created a Transition Team to help guide [...]
Are you trying to reduce the number of new books you buy to protect the environment? Do you like to support independent booksellers? Would you like to help build libraries for indigenous communities in Bolivia? For many years, I have [...]
UU Church West’s “Split the Plate” program is one of outreach and generosity. Each month we give half of all undesignated offerings to a non-profit organization, to help us live our Unitarian Universalist values and serve our community. Our Split [...]
UUCW has always been blessed with an abundance of musical talent and generosity among its members. Our members regularly share their time and talent to create our vibrant music ministry. There are two recent extra special gifts that you should [...]
For almost a year, the upper level of UU Church West's building has been closed for meetings due to the external wood fire escape that started to fall and had become unsafe. Thanks to the skills of BuildMKE and the [...]
Reflection by Rev. Julie Stoneberg Interim Minister, Unitarian Universalist Church West So much is needed. So much is needed that it can feel pointless to do anything. The sense of overwhelm can bring us to our knees. And from that [...]
UUCW’s Women’s Writing Circle will return in November with meetings on the first and third Wednesday mornings in UL4 at the church, 9:30-11:45, Nov 2, 2022 through May 17, 2023. Gather in a virtual writing circle to give voice to [...]
A night of entertainment and the chance to bid and win fabulous auction items is coming up on November 9-12. Our biennial UUCW Auction will be virtual again this year – with four days of online bidding and our live-streamed [...]