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Lake Country Unitarian Universalist Church W299 N5595 Grace Drive, Hartland, WI 53029 (262) 369–1703 www. lcuuc. org

Black Lives Matter LCUUC is a Welcoming Congregation for bisexual, gay, lesbian, queer, non-binary and/or transgender people

Worship servicesOur Virtual Services continue. Connect with us on Zoom each Sunday at 10am.

Our services are streamed/broadcast live and may be posted publicly. If you do not want your picture or name to be seen, please turn off your video and change your screen name after you have been admitted to the meeting.

June 7In Praise of Dirt –Sue Andrews Collection for Pewaukee Food Pantry

We call this service – Flower Communion. We rejoice in the beauty of flowers and their ability to send messages of love, of comfort, of praise and congratulation. But the flower owes it all to dirt. In this time of uncertainty and fear and worry for each other, we need some grounding. So we will remember the blessing of dirt. For this service, buy yourself a special plant growing in dirt. Maybe a flower, maybe your favorite herb. A plant you would be delighted to receive as a gift. If you can’t get out to buy one, email Chris Rollins at dre@lcuuc.org. The teens will be delivering flowering plants to those who need them. During the service, we will rejoice in the blessing of these plants and give them to each other.

June 14

Active Hope for the Climate –Ministry for the EarthWe know about the reality of climate change, but how do we get someone who doesn’t believe in it to change their mind? Not by rehashing the same data and facts we’ve been discussing for years, but by connecting over shared values like family, community and religion, and to help people realize that they already care about a changing climate. Hope begins with a conversation.

June 21 An Exploration of Fatherhood –Kenn Fox and Paul Fackler Collection for Hebron House

Fatherhood conveys many meanings in different cultures and situations. Join us in a service of words and music.

June 28“Do Be Do Be Do” –Rev. Tony LarsenIs it more important to BE a certain kind of person? (And then the right doing will follow?) Or is it more important to DO the right thing (And then the right being will follow?) Tony's sermon is based on the saying:

"To do is to be." –Socrates " To be is to do." –Plato "Do be do be do." –Sinatra

NEWS for Lake Country UUs

June 2020

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ON BOARDHere are the 2020-2021 nominees for Board and Leadership Development Team. At the annual meeting on June 7, 2020, members will vote to approve these nominees for positions at LCUUC.

The Leadership Development Committee is pleased to recommend the following for 2020-2021 LCUUC Board (3 year term):

Brynn Vukelich

Harry Nichols

Gail Ostler

In addition, these are the recommended nominees for the Leadership Development Committee:

Rob Suhr - chair

Joanne Nelson

Patty Walker

Sue Lewis

GRACE NOTESOur on line services have continued to evolve over the last month. We are still recording special music at Anam studio in Watertown. Special thanks to Greg Valde, Tracy Moraine, Karen Haskell, and Mare Edstrom for contributions to Special Music performances. Also a big thanks to Dave Harker and Karl Timm for their technical expertise. The transition to on line worship has been an immense learning experience for all of us and it definitely continues to be a work in progress.

There are several Special Music events in the works for upcoming weeks. Grace Buscher will be back with another incredible vocal performance, as well as a song from our own Tim Fuller. We are also working on a special Father's Day service with lots of music.

Stay Safe and please keep listening,Kenn

The LCUUC Virtual Online Rummage needs your donations!Are you spring cleaning or purging items in your basement during this sheltering-at-home time? The LCUUC Virtual Online Rummage Sale needs more items to sell. We continue to sell by eBay and some items can be sold locally as well through Facebook marketplace or Craig's List. Since the spring auction was rescheduled, this is an important fundraising effort for our church community.

If you have items to donate or are not sure if your item would be appropriate, please reach out to us. At this time, second-hand clothing, books and DVDs are not being accepted (some exceptions made for new or like-new popular name brand clothing/shoes/purses) Other past few years, we have sold a wide range of items of all different price points and would be happy to accept or discuss your donations, big or small. We are also accepting packaging materials such as bubble or foam wrap or small shipping boxes (no packing peanuts, please).

Since our church office is closed, please contact one of us to make a plan to drop off your items at our homes/garages in a safe way

Kristin Sanden kmksanden@gmail.com 262-271-8697 or Bev Brasch bevieb@centurytel.net 262-646-2305

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SOCIAL JUSTICEThe Special Collections for the month of June are for the Pewaukee Food Pantry and Hebron House.

Hebron House is a homeless shelter organization in Waukesha with three shelters – Juno House for women, children and families, Siena House for men, and Jeremy House for those experience mental health issues. All of their shelters are open during the COVID-19 crisis, and they have expanded their operating hours at the Siena House shelter to provide a safe place during the outbreak. They are actively seeking help from the community during this time in order to expand their bed space, pay their staff and keep their guests healthy and fed.

Please donate to these organizations by going to the LCUUC website and clicking on “Donate” and following the prompts. Thank you for helping this in need during this difficult time.

SOMETHING YOU CAN DO! MMM VOTE FORWARD – OUR GOAL is 2,000 LETTERS!Please join our Vote Forward campaign to write 2,000 letters to voters before the November election to help Get Out The Vote. This letter writing campaign encourages people to vote who have missed voting for several elections. Sending a Vote Forward letter is one of the easiest things you can do to increase turnout. It takes two minutes and one stamp, and meaningfully increases the odds that the recipient will vote. A concrete action you can take, no matter where you live, to get unlikely-to-vote fellow citizens to the polls. Addresses and templates are provided. You personalize the letter by adding a sentence on why its important to vote, address, stamp and mail it. Register at the Vote Forward website and download addressed letters to Wisconsin residents in batches of 20. Vote Forward votefwd.org

Here's what one LCUUC member has to say about writing letters through Vote Forward:

“I have been writing letters for the Get out The Vote Campaign. I have written 40 so far and plan to write more. I consider this election the most important in my lifetime and this action gives me a sense of purpose when I am isolated at home. I see the names and addresses on the lists and experience a sense of connection to people I do not know. Encouraging folks to vote strengthens our collective voice and impacts the decisions that will affect us all.ˮ –Claudette Hamm

Is affording the stamps stopping you? Email Ginger Goral at ggoralme@gmail.com and she will send you stamps. Please let us know how many letters you can commit to sending so we can reach our goal! Email Phil Smith at psmithw318@gmail.com

• Commit to doing 20 letters, you are a Voter Who Cares• Commit to doing 60 letters, you are a Voter Supporter• Commit to doing 100 letters, you are a Voter who Makes a Difference

Let's all MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

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UUA Recommendations on gathering in-personIn the midst of uncertainty, it is the UUA’s strong recommendation that congregations plan for ongoing virtual gathering and operations through May 2021. This applies to worship, events, committee meetings, staff meetings, one-on-one visits, rites of passage, and more. While smaller gatherings may be able to resume sooner if conditions improve, planning for virtual operations that could continue for a full year is advisable.Our highest values and commitments call us to refrain from in-person gathering until the

COVID-19 pandemic is controlled. We invite you to think of your congregation as primarily digitally-connected, with small in-person nodes that can grow as the pandemic subsides. We are guided by science and our deepest values, not politics, when we urge congregations to not resume full in-person operations until concrete public health criteria are met. The criteria we encourage you to adopt will likely be more stringent than schools and businesses around you, for the following reasons:

1. The membership of most UU congregations is an older, more vulnerable population than the general public.2. We do not want congregational staff and ministers to be put at risk.3. A normally-operating congregation presents too many opportunities to spread a highly contagious respiratory virus like COVID-19.

Our MissionLCUUC is a diverse religious community supporting one another in our spiritual search for truth, meaning and compassionate connection. Based on the Unitarian Universalist Principles and the transforming power of love, we strive for positive change in the world.

Our Vision2020 LCUUC is an inclusive spiritual community that is diverse, growing, vibrant, and economically sustainable. We provide enriching lifespan education and a strong public presence supporting social justice.

The LCUUC CHURCH CALENDAR can be found

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LCUUC Staff & HoursChurchofficephone:(262)369–1703

* All staff have mailboxes in church office

Religious Education Director: ChristineRollinsdre@lcuuc.org (262)369-1703OfficeHours:Tuesdays8am—4pm(Also available by appointment—please contact her directly)

Office Manager: LeannRigoliadmin@lcuuc.org (262)369-1703OfficeHours:Tues,Wed,Fri8am–4pmCall ahead if possible!

Music Director: KennFoxkenn@pguitars.net(262)369-1703Available by appointment—please contact him directly

Cleaning: KayaRollins

LCUUC Board MembersMegan Fedders, President . . . . . . . . . . 262-510-9814

Dave Cicero, Vice President . . . . . . . . 262-746-9766

Susan Lewis, Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . 262-527-0775

Tim Fuller, Treasurer (ex-officio) . . . . 262-490-4836

George Ehrhardt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262-691-7606

Paul Fackler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262-744-4165

Paula Hillmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262-366-5991

Catherine Marrari . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262-510-5401

Amy Seay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262-237-4427