 EMERGE is an intransitive verb meaning "to become manifest." The staff of the Unitarian Church of Lincoln (UCL) is working hard to manifest opportunities for our members and friends to safely gather in-person indoors and outdoors. We began offering in-person Sunday Worship Services at 100% capacity in June 2021. We have also created plans for nine events over the summer that will each be family-friendly, all-ages events.
Last fall, while we were in relative isolation, UCL sponsored a Virtual Spiritual Retreat on Zoom. This summer, we invite you to join us as we begin to emerge and gather in new ways! Keep an eye on eblasts and announcements for details of times and locations.
The Re-Entry Task Force meets regularly to respond to our changing environment and we will continue to announce decision points quickly via numerous communication channels including the eblasts, weekly announcements and monthly newsletter. UPDATE! We have moved to 100% capacity in-person Sunday Services as of June1. For more information about Re-Entry, click HERE. If you would like to sign up to receive the eblast and electronic newsletter, use the SUBSCRIBE button in the footer of this website.
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Audio-visual content helps bring history to life. The worship theme for MAY 2021 is STORY. We are a people of stories. Each of us has a rich history to share. Judy Hart was able to capture many of our members stories on audio tape. Click HERE to listen to an interview with J Eileen Durgin Clinchard that Judy Hart conducted in 2020. To access the full list of interviews, click HERE. To read more about the history of our church, click HERE. oral history (noun) Definition of oral history 1: a recording containing information about the past obtained from in-depth interviews concerning personal experiences, recollections, and reflections also : the study of such information 2: a written work based on oral history https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oral%20history #membersinthewild  So there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel. Perhaps you've been vaccinated; maybe many of your friends have finished their second shots too. You exhale long and slow, thinking that COVID doesn't seem to pose the same level of threat that you felt pre-vaccine. Now what? Perhaps you're loosening up--maybe even heading into the grocery store during a less-busy time to do some of your own shopping. Maybe you've had dinner at your house with a few family members who have also completed their vaccinations and, increasingly, life is starting to look more normal. But now the question occurs to you, "What about church?" The building is re-opening slowly and in a graduated way. How will you know whether you're ready to return, when you'll be ready to return? Many people report that resuming some of the activities that were a part of their pre-COVID lives creates unease, some even report real distress. If you'd appreciate the chance to talk through the mishmash of feelings that may be popping up as life begins to change, Lay Pastoral Care Team Members want to listen and help you work through what is best for you. Call us: 402-405-6725 or send an email to pastoralcare@unitarianlincoln.org.  The worship theme for MAY 2021 is STORY. We are a people of stories. Each of us has a rich history to share. Judy Hart was able to capture many of our members stories on audio tape. Click HERE to listen to an interview with Aura Lee Furgason that Judy Hart conducted in 2019. To access the full list of interviews, click HERE. To read more about the history of our church, click HERE. "Oral history is a field of study and a method of gathering, preserving and interpreting the voices and memories of people, communities, and participants in past events. Oral history is both the oldest type of historical inquiry, predating the written word, and one of the most modern, initiated with tape recorders in the 1940s and now using 21st-century digital technologies. https://www.oralhistory.org/about/do-oral-history/ #membersinthewild  Sunday, May 16 at 11:00AM on Zoom. At the Spring Congregational Meeting, members will vote on Board of Trustees, 2021-2022 Share the Plate recipients, and Use of Judy Cole Funds. All of the supporting documents are on the GOVERNANCE page. (Zoom links sent out in daily eblasts, contact the church office for assistance) Sign up to receive daily eblasts with the BUTTON found in the footer at the bottom of this page. Office emails: admin@unitarianlincoln.org or memberadmin@unitarianlincoln.org  The Share the Plate recipient for May 2021 is the Child Advocacy Center. We will give any contributions to the offering plate (for share the plate) in May to this local organization. As a part of the 5/2/21 Sunday 10:00AM Service on YouTube, you will hear from Destiny Burkett, Development Director. The full interview will be posted to our YouTube channel. The Child Advocacy Center is a non-profit organization providing a safe, child friendly location for conducting forensic interviews and medical evaluations for abused children in Southeast Nebraska. We recognize that we work as part of a team with law enforcement, Health and Human Services, medical personnel, mental health providers and prosecutors. Once a year at the Spring Congregational meeting, members vote for ten local organizations (or Unitarian Universalist organizations) one of which is featured each month of the church year. Speaking of which, if you would like to submit an organization for the vote on Share the Plate for next church year, the deadline is April 30, 2021. Please email admin@unitarianlincoln.org with the name of the org and it's mission, why are you nominating them?  |
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