Our Sunday Services are held at 10:00 am Central in person and online!
You are invited to join us at the Love Notes table during Coffee Hour to write a personal note to our Love List church members. A list of names and addresses, note cards, envelopes, and pens will be available for you to write a “Hello” message or to say “I’m thinking of you”, “Get well”, “Thank you” or your … Continue reading Love Notes
We are volunteering at La Tiendita Store at the Coppin Community Center one Saturday each month from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. We are also collecting items for the store, which has a significant need for kitchen goods and baby goods. Donations can be dropped off the church’s Community Meal on the second Wednesday of … Continue reading Volunteer at La Tiendita
The Green Sanctuary Committee (GSC) provides an array of activities improving the environment and working for environmental justice. The GSC invites your participation! Help us plan our 2024-25 calendar of activities by completing our survey of interests and letting us know where you will get involved. You can also suggest other ideas at the end … Continue reading Green Sanctuary Committee Survey
6:00 p.m. in Chris Moore Parlor The Good Life Seminar is a recurring Adult Religious Education opportunity at the First Unitarian Church of Chicago. In this highly-varied monthly series, we engage texts, frameworks, ideas, imaginaries, problems, and exemplars of what makes for a “good” life, individually and collectively. Register here!
7:00 p.m. via Zoom We will discuss the first 12 essays (through 99) of the book, “Humanist Voices in Unitarian Universalism,” which is a compendium of 23 essays edited by Kendyl Gibbons and William Murray. If you don’t yet have that book, you can obtain it from Amazon at this link: https://a.co/d/cosBaE6. To sign up to receive notifications from … Continue reading Humanist Group – Monday, August 26
Our summer read is Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America by Heather Cox Richardson. All are welcome, whether you have read the assignment or not! From the forward: America is at a crossroads. A country that once stood as the global symbol of democracy has been teetering on the brink of authoritarianism. How … Continue reading Global Studies Group Summer Reading – “Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America” June through September
6:30 p.m. at Jimmie’s We get together the last Wednesday of the month in a casual easy way and meet a few people. We have a drink (leaded or unleaded), eat some tater tots, share a story, and enjoy a summerish evening together. If you have not come before, give it a try now, if we have … Continue reading Thirsty Theologians
With both a Bachelor and Master’s degree from Indiana University, Jeffery comes to 1st U with a wide range of experience having worked in project management, information technology, financial management, organizational development as well as facility maintenance. Jeffery truly believes that good stewardship is important. From a young age he was taught the importance of proper … Continue reading Welcome to 1st U Administrator Jeffery Moseley!
Please join us in congratulating Jon Rice, a long time member of our team, on his promotion to First U Building Manager! (About Jon, in his words) I am a semi-retired instructor in American History at the college level and high school chemistry teacher. I have a Ph.D in History with focus on Indigenous People and African … Continue reading Congratulations to Jon Rice
The Social Justice Council of the First Unitarian Church of Chicago invited members and friends to participate in a three-hour retreat and workshop to consider how to restructure itself. Seventeen people attended in person, and two took part by phone. All attendees participated in a series of exercises to recommend social justice areas for action … Continue reading Report of the Social Justice Group’s January 15, 2024 Workshop and Retreat
