


The Northliner
December 29, 2023
Sunday Services
Sunday services are held at 10:00 am. Currently our services are held live at UCN and also streamed on Zoom. Coffee hour follows the service.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/93364454692?pwd=U29yanFGZTUvOXAvcWM0UWQ1UFU0QT09
Meeting ID: 933 6445 4692
Password: 13800
Services begin promptly at 10 am. If you'd like to join in conversation before the service, you may join the Zoom meeting at 9:50 and wrap up your conversations shortly before 10.
Dec. 31: "Y R U A UU?" ("Why Are You a UU?")
Dan Lusk will lead a totally participatory service for those who wish to take part. We will share our religious journeys to become a UU today. Were you a former Catholic, Lutheran, or some other faith? Are you a lifelong UU? Join us for some interesting revelations from our members and curious visitors. Participation may be limited depending on attendees in order to keep the service to an hour or so.
Jan. 7: All Souls’ Cafe
On the first Sunday in January, at our regular 10 am service, we will welcome in the New Year with our annual All Soul's Cafe talent show. There's still room for more acts, so if you would like to sing, play an instrument, dance, read a poem, or whatever you do, please let me know by Dec. 24 by email to: lsandersen@wi.rr.com. Let me know if you would like Brittney to provide accompaniment.
See more details below.
Connections
Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who left cards and gifts for me and contributed to the gift card.
The best part about working here is the people.
Lyn
From Rev. Scott
Here are the stories from Rev. Scott's Christmas Eve service on Dec. 24:
- The Hostage: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pi-bGI68VbI_5YDBxheWskXRVt2GvsnI/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109072791973067277249&rtpof=true&sd=true
- The Snobbish Ox: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b2J2GCc1GiXUORSdKiUvO3DzSRbtWbFD/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109072791973067277249&rtpof=true&sd=true
- The Visit of Zaccharias: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ON-6Z-toNa3Gor7LY4V6Kh_KtjkXXDS5/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109072791973067277249&rtpof=true&sd=true
Religious Education
Nursery will be available for the entire service on Sunday, Dec. 31. We will also have supervised activities for our elementary-aged children during the second half of the service.
All Soul's Cafe'
The New Year will bring the UCN annual All Soul's Cafe' to you on Sunday January 7 at 10 am. We have some great acts again this year & we hope to have some great brunch food, too.
Please bring cookies, coffeecakes, cheese trays, etc., to make a festive brunch for all to share. Brunch will be in the west lobby, with Dan Lusk making wonderful coffee.
If you can help set up on Saturday morning, Jan. 6 at 10 am, please come to set up card tables & chairs.
Thank you all!
Linda Sandersen (Lsandersen@wi.rr.com)
* Social and Racial Justice
Only 3 Weeks Left to Nominate a Local Organization for this Award!
Are you a UCN member who is familiar with an organization in the Greater Milwaukee Area that is involved in social justice work that benefits the community? Would you like to see them receive hundreds of dollars from our church to support their mission? Now is the time to fill out a nomination form for the UCN Fund for Social Justice. The deadline is January 15. Guidelines for making a nomination for the annual distribution can be obtained by emailing Lyn Gust at the UCN office, info@ucnorth.org, or by picking up a nomination form in the main lobby.
Nominations must be received in the UCN office no later than January 15th.
Also, please consider donating to the Fund by making your check out to Unitarian Church North. Write "Fund for Social Justice" on the memo line and place it in the safe in the church office.
* Announcements
Help Wanted!
The Finance Committee is asking for your help. We considered ideas for a Spring Fundraiser in addition to Britney’s much anticipated April concert and thought that hosting a speaker on a topic of general interest would be a great way to host our members and folks in the wider community in our beautiful space. Rev Scott did this at his Vero Beach, Florida, church with great success. By way of example, Scott suggested a topic like ship wrecks in the Great Lakes might have broad appeal. Please let Julie Zumach or Pete Blain know if you have suggestions for a dynamic speaker (or speakers on a panel) on an interesting topic which would appeal to wide audience. We greatly appreciate your thoughts. Thank you.
Good Grief Group
Our group meetings have been paused until the new year. New dates and times will be announced soon. Please contact Judy DeLillo at 720-935-0851 with any questions.
Morning Meditations
UCN’s weekly meditation is scheduled to begin again on Thursday, January 4th at 9:30 am in the sanctuary. No experience necessary. All are welcome. Facilitated by Anna Rychner.
Events at UCN
- "Qi Gong and Tai Chi" is held most Saturdays at 11 am in the Fellowship Hall. Call Diane at
307-763-0903 for details. First class is free for UCN members. - A Kirtan will be held Dec. 31 at UCN. Go to kaitakirtan.com for details.
- Al-Anon meetings, offering recovery for families and friends of alcoholics and drug addicts, are held every Tuesday morning at 8:30 am in the Clara Barton room and online.
Thank you for supporting the groups that use our facilities.
* Calendar
Calendar through January 14
Meetings are held via Zoom, unless stated.
- Wednesday, Jan. 3: UUs Out to Lunch (Brenda Berg)
- Thursday, Jan. 4, 6:00 pm: Membership (Dan Lusk)
- Saturday, Jan. 6, 10:00 am: All Souls' Cafe Setup - west lobby and Sanctuary
- Sunday, Jan. 7, noon: OWL Planning - Emerson
- Monday, Jan. 8, 6:30 pm: RE Committee (Betsy Muellenbach)
- Monday, Jan. 8, 7:00 pm: Building Committee (Brian Bunzel)
- Thursday, Jan. 11, 6:30 pm: Sunday Services (Julie Konik)
- Saturday, Jan. 13, 10:00 am: Conversation with the Minister
- Sunday, Jan. 14, 11:30 am: Social Justice (Leigh Hoftiezer)
The monthly calendar for UCN events, not including rentals, can be seen on our website at: https://ucnorth.org/calendar/
Please remember to contact Lyn, info@ucnorth.org, to reserve rooms for your meetings, rehearsals, ceremonies, etc. To hold an event or ceremony at UCN, contact Lyn for date availability, facilities use forms, and answers to your questions.
All church committee meetings are open; visitors are welcome. Contact the committee chair (listed on the calendar above) for details or to receive the zoom info for a meeting. For information on classes and groups that meet at UCN, as well as future meeting and event dates, please see the website, www.ucnorth.org, or call the office, 262-375-3890.
* Reminders
Service and UUA Information
Service Assistants are needed for Sunday Services. Please contact Julie Konik (julie.konik@gmail.com) if you can help.
The Sunday Services Zoom Team is looking "for a few good zoom hosts." Please contact Gerry Schmitz or Dan Lusk if interested.
Sunday Announcements: If you would like to have an announcement read at the service, please prepare it using the Spoken Announcement Guidelines, and send it to Joy Schroeder (peacenow@charter.net) or Julie Konik (julie.konik@gmail.com) or that Sunday's Service Assistant by the FRIDAY BEFORE the service, and they will relay it to the worship assistant.
- Reserving the Projector: If you will need the projector for a given date, please remember to sign the “Projector Reservation Signup List” on the clipboard on the table outside the office in the north lobby.
- UU Women's Connection offers retreats, newsletters and resources for women: https://www.uuwomensconnection.org/
- You are encouraged to subscribe to MidAmerica Region's newsletter, News page. More information at uua.org/midamerica .
- Join us June 20 - 23 for an all-virtual General Assembly 2024. For information, go to https://www.uua.org/ga/registration.
General Information
Becoming a Member of UCN is very easy. Simply make a pledge of record, sign our Membership Book, and provide contact information for our records. We also provide New to UU and UCN Classes in the Spring and Fall. It is not necessary to attend the classes, however they are very informative, providing information about Unitarian Universalism and our church (its history and how it operates). For more information, you can contact Dan Lusk (262-234-9406).
- Caring Circle: a group of people who may be willing to bring meals, help with transportation, make visits, pick up groceries, etc. for members and friends of UCN in temporary need. Sign up at church or virtually: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A44ACA82BA75-caring
First Aid Kits are located near the elevators on each level. Each kit is in a white box and mounted on the wall. AED Machines are near the first aid kits. If you have any questions, please contact Brian Bunzel, Building Committee Chair, at (262) 573-0045 or brianbuzel@yahoo.com.
UCN is now able to accept donations via PayPal.
Food Barrel: Don’t forget to grab a food item out of your pantry for the food barrel as you leave for church.
Scrip Fundraiser: Scrip Cards are still a great way to support UCN. Use cards for carryout or online purchase with ScripNow!. There are 3 ways to buy or reload your cards: ScripNow! (Pay online, use online or in person), PrestoPay (buy or reload cards) or at UCN. If you have a special request or questions about Scrip, contact Mark Muellenbach.
If you order from Quill.com and tell them UCN recommended them, UCN will earn a $50 gift card.
Support Black-Owned businesses: "MKE Black" offers a list of Black-owned businesses you can reference: https://mkeblack.org/
If you would like to donate directly to Family Promise, the only shelter for homeless people in Ozaukee County, please send your donation to them, with “UCN Member” written in the memo line. This will give UCN credit for the donation. Their address is: Family Promise of Ozaukee County, 136 W. Grand Ave., Port Washington, WI 53074.
The Social Justice Committee has an OPT-IN email list for anyone who would like to be notified on short notice to provide a physical presence at social justice activities. Please contact Sherryl Andrus, sherryla70@gmail.com, to be added to the list.
Monthly Fellowship Gatherings
UUsOutToLunch meets on the first Wednesday of every month at noon, and sometimes at suppertime during daylight savings time. Couples, singles, men & women are all welcome, long-term commitment or not. Each month, a different member of the group takes the responsibility of choosing a restaurant at which to meet and eat, and emails the rest of the group with the particulars as to what and where, requesting yay or nay from the emailed recipient, so that reservations can be made if required. Join us! Email brendaberg@spectrum.net
First Sunday Lunch: Join us after the service in the Fellowship Hall for lunch and fellowship on the first Sunday of the month, November through June.
* Submitting Content for our Publications
Please submit articles for the Northliner to info@ucnorth.org. To keep the Northliner from becoming cumbersome to read, you are encouraged to keep these articles short, and to run them only twice. The deadline for submitting articles is every Thursday at noon. Items submitted later might not be proofed for errors or published.
Please contact Adam Schodron (webmaster1@ucnorth.org) to submit articles for our website.
* Contact Information and Links
Minister, Rev. Scott Alexander: office phone: 262-375-4748; cell phone (preferred): 772-359-0602. Email: UURevScott@gmail.com . Rev. Scott will generally be in the pulpit the first three Sundays of the month and in his office the first two weeks of the month.
UCN Office Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 9 am to 2:30 pm. Contact Lyn at 262-375-3890 or info@ucnorth.org. The office is closed for holidays and bad weather. Please do not reply to the Northliner; we do not receive messages sent to lyngust@mailgun.smore.com, but if you are having trouble receiving the Northliner, please add that address to your contact list.
Links
Information on our Share the Plate Recipient
For more information about UCN, see our website www.ucnorth.org or call the office at
262-375-3890.
Please check channel 4, 6, 12 or 58, or our website, www.ucnorth.org, for weather closings.
Unitarian Church North
Email: info@ucnorth.org
Website: www.ucnorth.org
Location: 13800 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI, 53097 USA
Phone: 262-375-3890
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnitarianChurchNorth/