Announcements

Summer Services
During the summer months the church changes its worship schedule. These changes include holding services approximately every other week (until school starts), and beginning the services at 9:45 AM. The dates of the summer services are: July 13, July 27, August 10, August 24, and August 31.

Sharing the Plate
During each Sunday service we pass the baskets to collect an offering.  Half the non-pledged cash donations collected over a month through these offerings are given to a charitable organization. In the months of June, July and August that organization is Doctors Without Borders, which serves throughout the world at times of crisis--as in Myanmar cyclone relief.   If you wish to write a check to support the program make it out to the UUCE and write “Share the Plate” on the memo line.

Back Doors
We are finding the back doors near the elevators unlocked when no one is in the building. We would like these doors to be treated as Emergency Exit Only and should not be used for routine entry. It is difficult to recognize when these doors are unlocked and thus often are left unsecured. Thank you for your cooperation.

Your Cooperation is Needed
One of the biggest challenges to keeping the church building looking clean is coffee and other drinks being spilled on the carpet. This is why we encourage people not to consume such beverages on the second and third floors. The reality is that some people, when they have gatherings before or after church, do drink beverages in the classrooms. This is understandable and we encourage those people to be very careful. Where we ask beverages never be brought is into the sanctuary. Please, before entering the sanctuary, deposit your beverage container either downstairs in the kitchen, or if disposable, in a trash receptacle.

Becoming a Member of UUCE
Membership at the Unitarian Universalist church of Elgin is open to anyone who wishes to join us in building a caring and open community by supporting the church and its efforts. A brochure on church membership is available on the visitor information table downstairs. Our minister, Dan Brosier, is always happy to answer your questions about membership. Contact him at the church at 847.888.0668.

About Fundraising—Especially Bake Sales
A reminder that all fundraising activity within the church must receive prior approval from the Executive Team. Some fundraising activities are approved for an indefinite period of time - like RE bake sales and the Quilt Raffles. Recently we have had a couple of groups plan bake sales on the same Sunday. To avoid this, any group given approval for holding repeated bake sales needs to get these on the calendar by contacting Mila Brinker, the Church Administrator.

Sunday Morning Service Cancellation Due to Weather
In the event of a weather advisory, the Executive Team will decide whether or not to hold services. Notification of canceling of the service will occur as follows:

• An email will be sent out via the UUCE community news list.
• The information will be posted on the web site.
• The answering machine at the church will relay the information.
• If congregants still have questions, they can call a member of the Executive Team. The Executive Team is composed of: Mila Brinker, Kathy Underwood, Alice Macy, Andrea Schmidlin, Kathy Hislip, and Dan Brosier.