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ALUUC Sunday Service Announcements - Sept 1 - "Local, LOCAL, LOCO" by Randy Eccles, General Manager, NPR Illinois, (WUIS). *** The Change for Change collection will benefit the UU Prison Ministry of Illinois.*** Through advocacy, education, inside ministry and congregational work, “We equip UU's in Illinois to transform institutions and support people harmed by the prison industrial complex. Congregations are an integral part of our work at UU Prison Ministry. Congregations take our work further than we can as individuals both by participating directly with those returning to our communities in Solidarity Circles and by writing & visiting those who are locked up. We affirm this extension of our work through education and supportive events.” http://www.uupmi.org/ Please give generously. Checks made out to ALUUC with UUPMI noted. *** Also on Sunday: *** -- Come drum with our Drum Circle after the service, 12:15pm-1:30pm. Beginners are welcome! Sign up with Diana DeWeese by email at [email protected] OR online at http://www.uupmi.org/ -- Sign up for a Sunday Flowers donation and acknowledge some special day or person in your life. There are openings available in September and for the rest of the year. Signups are available in the hallway. - http://www.uupmi.org/

THIS SATURDAY and the NEXT 2 SATURDAYS at Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation: A #FREE Secrets to Meditation workshop in #Springfield IL. This powerful 90-minute session will give you the tools you’re looking to quickly reduce your stress and anxiety, find peace within, and stay calm and focused. You’ll experience a taste of effortless meditation & get an introduction to our powerful framework for lasting peace of mind. You’ll experience: ✔ How the breath can help you manage your mind and emotions ✔ A powerful breathing technique to do at home ✔ How to feel energetic and fresh throughout the entire day ✔ The secrets to being happy from within as a practical reality ✔ The limiting tendencies of the mind and how to overcome them ✔ A unique guided meditation ⚡ You’ll also get an introduction to the Sudarshan Kriya™: the #1 Scientifically-Proven Breath Meditation Practice that will transform your life! Location: ALUUC, 745 Woodside Rd, Springfield IL Dates: 8/31 , 9/7, 9/14 @ 11:00AM - 12:30PM Contact the organizer with any questions at 217-720-5020

ALUUC Sunday Service Announcements - Aug 25 - "Every Long Journey" by Rev. Linda Slabon, UU Minister, DeKalb (Retired). - https://mailchi.mp/af0447af7d55/aluuc-sunday-service-announcements-2683397

ALUUC Sunday Service Announcements - Aug 18 - "Civil Rights Today" by Jim Lewis, U.S. Attorney for the Central Illinois District, Retired. This is a Sundae Sunday so be sure to stay after the service for an ice cream social! There’s also Religious Education class registration and a building expansion discussion being held after the service. - https://mailchi.mp/90304fc66d6e/aluuc-sunday-service-announcements-2683385

ALUUC Sunday Service Announcements - August 4 - "State of the Wall: Separation of Church and State in America" by Frank Kopecky. There will be a Pathways to Membership class after the service. Movie Night, featuring "The Favourite" will be held at 5:00 pm. - https://mailchi.mp/2397b0b91be9/aluuc-sunday-service-announcements-2683377

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ALUUC Sunday Service Announcements - August 4 - "What’s a Fair Tax?" by Jim Dixon, Labor Activist, Community Organizer. *This Sunday is also the Change for Change collection which will benefit the Scholarship fund for ALUUC members to attend CROSSROADS TRAINING.* "The Mission of Crossroads Antiracism Organizing and Training is to dismantle systemic racism and build antiracist multicultural diversity within institutions and communities implemented primarily by training institutional transformation teams." This is a fund supports any ALUUC member or friend interested in attending training. That could be you! Next training is October 3-5 in Springfield. If you would like to attend, please contact John Record or Lisa Udel ([email protected]) Checks can made out to ALUUC with Crossroads noted in the memo line. http://crossroadsantiracism.org/about-us/mission/ **Join our RE Summer Creative Explorations!** These are "one-off" activities that generally follow the same time frame as regular year RE, from approximately 10:45-ish to 11:30-ish on Sundays through August 11, 2019. -- For more information and to SIGN UP, go to http://crossroadsantiracism.org/about-us/mission/ -- If you need supplies or have questions, let Pat Woods know at [email protected]. - http://crossroadsantiracism.org/about-us/mission/

Dear Members & Friends of ALUUC, As I posted several days ago, my email was hacked and many people received a request, supposedly by me, asking you to purchase gift cards for a niece. This was a fake email. Apparently, the accounts of many clergy have recently been targeted and their parishioners have received this bogus email. Please do not respond! Please do not buy gift cards! Rev. Martin Woulfe

ALUUC Sunday Service Announcements - July 28 - "Eco Camp Graduation: Protectors of the Realm" presented by Eco Camp Campers, Teen Counselors, and Staff Volunteers. Join our RE Summer Creative Explorations! These are "one-off" activities that generally follow the same time frame as regular year RE, from approximately 10:45-ish to 11:30-ish on Sundays through August 11, 2019. -- For more information and to SIGN UP, go to https://www.aluuc.org/re-summer-2019. -- If you need supplies or have questions, let Pat Woods know at [email protected]. - https://www.aluuc.org/re-summer-2019.

A video from 2018's Eco Camp, ALUUC's free ecology day camp for children, with a little Harry Potter-ish magic thrown in. Thank you to Edward Anderson for creating the video, which also shows Phillip Anderson, aka Professor Flippy! Daily themes explore the earth’s traditional basic elements: Earth 🌎🌍🌏, Air ☁️, Water 🌊, Fire 🔥 and Spirit 🌟. Activities galore including scientific demonstrations, games, songs, art/crafts, stories, nature activities, scavenger hunts, green technology, growing food, recycling and much MORE. 2019's camp is already FULL - we start NEXT week - but we thought you all would like to see the video 😀 and be thinking of having a child attend next year! https://www.aluuc.org/eco-camp https://www.aluuc.org/eco-camp

ALUUC Sunday Service Announcements - July 21 - "Discovering My Next Assignment" by Peggy Dyson, Exec Dir, Educational Center for the Visually Impaired. Join our RE Summer Creative Explorations! These are "one-off" activities that generally follow the same time frame as regular year RE, from approximately 10:45-ish to 11:30-ish on Sundays through August 11, 2019. -- For more information and to SIGN UP, go to https://www.aluuc.org/re-summer-2019. -- If you need supplies or have questions, let Pat Woods know at [email protected]. - https://www.aluuc.org/re-summer-2019.

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ALUUC Sunday Service Announcements - July 14 - "Implicit Bias: Where Did That Come From?" by Jonna Cooley, Executive Director, The Phoenix Center. Join our RE Summer Creative Explorations! These are "one-off" activities that generally follow the same time frame as regular year RE, from approximately 10:45-ish to 11:30-ish on Sundays through August 11, 2019. -- For more information and to SIGN UP, go to https://www.aluuc.org/re-summer-2019. -- If you need supplies or have questions, let Pat Woods know at [email protected]. - https://www.aluuc.org/re-summer-2019.

ALUUC Sunday Service Announcements - July 7 - "Living and Working with Disabilities" by David Munroe, Independent Living Coordinator. This Sunday is also a Change for Change collection, benefitting The Outlet https://theoutletillinois.org/about-us/, which helps young fatherless youth in the Springfield area. *** Diana DeWeese will be teaching Drumming in RE this Sunday - if your child will be attending, please RSVP to Diana at [email protected] so she knows how many percussion instruments to bring.*** This class is part of our RE Summer Creative Explorations! These are "one-off" activities that generally follow the same time frame as regular year RE, from approximately 10:45-ish to 11:30-ish on Sundays through August 11, 2019. -- For more information and to SIGN UP, go to https://theoutletillinois.org/about-us/, -- If you need supplies or have questions, let Pat Woods know at [email protected]. - https://theoutletillinois.org/about-us/,

Join us on July 4th for an evening of Fireworks & S'mores! Bring a lawn chair & a beverage and enjoy the festivities! For all ages. Starts at 8 pm.