This Week @ UCLB:
Sunday:
Food
Pantry and Communion
Elders Meeting 9am
Children’s
Choir 11am
Youth make Valentine Cards for Barton
Monday:
Yoga Class 7pm
Tuesday:
Church
Ladies 9:30am
Wednesday:
Live
Wires 4:30pm
Bible Study 6:30pm
Thursday:
Choir Rehearsal 7:30 pm
Food Pantry Collection
As is our practice
on communion Sundays we will be collecting food for Holy Family Food Pantry this Sunday. They have asked if we can provide
the following fresh food items: white potatoes, onions, jalapeño peppers, tomatoes, oil. Non perishable food items
are always welcomed.
Peace, Love and Chili
Outreach Chili Auction will be held on Sunday, February 12 at 5pm.
Please have auction
items in the office no later than Sunday Feb, 5th.
Is your Chili the best in town?
Do you want the bragging rights of WINNER for a full year? Sign up to enter your chili in the contest! Entry is FREE!
Prefer
to JUDGE the chili? Are your taste buds more developed than others? Do you have a
discerning palate? You can buy your way to glory as a judge in the Chili Contest! Cost is $25 and you will receive
a special JUDGE tie-dye t-shirt to wear the night of the event! Limit of five judges so sign up on the office door.
Chili Auction Raffle!
Karen Bush
has procured another great raffle basket from Caputo’s of Lake Forest, full of wonderful edible goodies for you and
your family. Tickets are only $5 each. Will be available for sale Sunday Feb 5 and the night of the auction.
Volunteer Opportunities at South School in North
Chicago:
If you have a little extra time, a skill that is in need, or just want to help out
at a school that really needs extra community support, please look at the following list of volunteer opportunities that follows
and contact Christina Jones at North Chicago Community Partners 847-582-1353 or cjones@northchicagocommunitypartners.org
In-School
Enrichment: Reading, Library, PE
Paired Reading Tutor: One:2:One
After School Program Support: Tutoring
Academic Lunch Bunch:One:2:One homework support
over lunch
Hospitality and Care: baking, hostessing, supply snacks .....
Facilities Maintenance: Painting, repairs, fixing, handyman or woman.
Full details
of each need are posted on the outreach bulletin board.
Prayer
Shawl Knitters
The group will meet this Sunday after service. All future knitters young and
not so young, are encouraged to attend. The group is happy to share their knowledge and teach new knitters!
Monday Night Yoga The cost is $20 per session with Marian McNair and the class is from 7-8:30pm. The emphasis of these classes will be
breathing, slow stretching and relaxation.Perfect for beginners and those with medical conditions.
Women’s Retreat
We’ll
meet at Techny Towers Conference and Retreat Center, 2001 Waukegan Road, Techny, Illinois (on the edge of Northbrook).
The retreat will begin with wine, cheese and chocolates at 5:00 pm, and we will enjoy more meaningful time together at 7:00
pm and again on Saturday.
This year’s retreat includes the popular 15 minute chair massages
, by MJ Mohr of Lake Bluff Massage Therapy.
Maximum enrollment is 22. Please sign up in the
church office. The cost will be $115, make checks payable to UCLB and drop them in the envelope when you sign up, please.
Soles 4 Souls Shoe Drive
Beginning Sunday February 5 the Youth will be collecting shoes to send to Soles 4 Souls. On Sunday, March 11 they will
clean shoes, replace laces, and prepare shoes for shipping.
Soles4Souls collects new shoes to give relief to the victims of abject suffering and collects
used shoes to support micro-business efforts to eradicate poverty.
Please
bring your new or gently worn sturdy shoes: child to adult sizes, gym shoes, tennis shoes, walking shoes; that are ready for
a new life with someone else. Bins will be located at the front and rear entrance.
Barefoot Sunday
Also
on March 11, everyone is invited to ‘walk a mile’ in the shoes of those who have none by removing your shoes for
worship time. If you feel comfortable and are able please join us in support this worthy cause.
Parenting Group
The next
Parent Group will meet after church on Sunday, March 11th. Continuing our conversations on raising happy, well-adjusted
children , we will discuss the influences of parents versus peers. How can we positively strengthen our influence
while still honoring the important relationships our children have with their friends? Join us for this interesting
discussion which will be filled with applicable strategies for you and your family.
An Invitation:
The Lake
Bluff Women's Club will be meeting at our church on Tuesday, February 14 and Tuesday March 13. The noon luncheon ($8.00)
is followed by a program. Reservations are required by Friday before each meeting date. Call Donna Dieball, 234-3542
An Invitation: Lay Liturgists
If you would like to
be a more significant part of worship service, as a lay liturgist, please sign up, in the church office, to lead the call
to worship and/or the scripture lesson during an upcoming service. All ages are encouraged to be a part of our service time.
Altar Flowers
Would you like to brighten up the sanctuary and enhance our worship time? Please sign up on the office bulletin board
to provide flowers for an upcoming Sunday.
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 12 Chili Auction 5pm
February 13 Trustees
Meeting 7pm
February 19 PADS Dinner and Lunches
February 22 Ash Wednesday Service 7pm
February 24-25 Women’s Retreat
March 11 Soles 4 Souls
Sunday
March 11 Parenting Group 11:15am
