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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. If UCN closes due to weather or building issues, the closing will be reflected on our website, on our office voice mail, and, if possible, through a special email.

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.

June 22: “It’s Not Getting Better,” Christine Smith

In September 2010 Dan Savage and Terry Miller sent the message to LGBT adolescents who may be contemplating suicide that life can get better, which started the It Gets Better Project. However, even before the election of Donald Trump, support for LGBT rights has been declining. In this sermon I will talk about what has been happening and how all of us can support LGBT community members.

The choir will perform.

Christine Smith completed a PhD in Social Psychology with a graduate concentration in Women’s Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Chris currently is a Professor of Psychology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. She has been an activist her whole life, focusing on gender, race, and sexuality.

June 29: "Beyond Land Acknowledgement," Kate Erikson

Land Acknowledgments, what do they really do? Are they enough, or is more needed to address the past that still affects us today.

Kate Erickson is a Member of the Oneida Nation and a frequent speaker on Wisconsin Native American history. She is a faculty member of the History Department of MATC, where she serves as a Member of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Grant Committee. Kate also serves as an Alternate Board Member of the Wisconsin Indian Education Association.

The funeral for Ron Pawlak will be held on Wednesday, June 25 at 1:00 pm at Prasser-Kleczka Bay View Chapel, 3275 S. Howell St., Milwaukee.

The visitation will be held from 11 am to 1 pm.

The Sunday Services Committee has established a subcommittee dedicated to UCN’s vision for music ministry. In the short term that means scheduling substitutes for Cathy Reich, and simultaneously searching for qualified replacement candidates. The Music Sub-committee is chaired by Janet Jensen (608-217-6566, jan.jen33@gmail.com). Your help in locating candidates would be GREATLY APPRECIATED! Please contact Janet if you have ideas so that the music sub-committee can provide details and coordinate communications. Thank you!

Janet L. Jensen

Join us on Saturday, July 12th at 5 PM for a family camp out. Bring your tent, sleeping bags, flashlights, chairs, stories, music, marshmallow sticks, joy, etc.

We are looking for volunteers to help with:

• Breakfast and Dinner
• Songs and Music
• Story Telling
• Fire Tending
• Smores

Please RSVP Jessy Knox refpc@ucnorth.org and Katie Egan-Bruhy egan.bruhy@gmail.com by July 6th with confirmation of participation and volunteer contribution.

Sunday June 22nd: Pollination 🐝💨🪲

Join Orson & June’s mom, Laura Jach-Smith, as she shares with us her professional knowledge and personal passion for our native pollinators; insects (including our beloved Eastern Carpenter Bees and Great Golden Digger Wasps) as well as birds and other animals. She will share insights from her work with Pollinator Partnership, the largest non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to the health, protection and conservation of all pollinating animals. We'll play a pollination game and explore nesting opportunities for native bees in our surrounding habitats.

SAVE THE DATES:

🌠🔥⛺ Summer Camp-Out @ UCN: Sat. July 12th 5:30 pm until Sun July 13th around noon.

🦝🦨🐌 Pine View Animal Sanctuary Visit & Tour: Sunday July 27th; meet there at 10:20am.

Sunday Outdoor Hikes

June, July & August: All of our Summer RE classes are outdoors, with rainy day activities inside if needed.

4th Sunday of the month in fall: Sept 28, Oct 26, Nov 23, Dec 28.

A Note

Jessy will not ask you for a directory, or bank information, or people's contact info. Spammers are trying to get our information. If you get a request, please send it to info@ucnorth.org.

As part of our Welcoming Congregation renewal for next year, we will be showing the movie “1946” about the biblical mistranslation that resulted with the first time the word “homosexual” was used in the Bible. The film will show at UCN at 7 pm on June 20, with a free dinner before at 6 pm. The film will be followed by a discussion
co-led by UCN Minister Emeritus Tony Larsen and seminary student Phyllis C., both members of the LGBTQ+ community. There is no fee to attend, and donations will be gratefully accepted. Please RSVP by June 13 to EventRSVP@ucnorth.org

A trailer for the film can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=1946+trailer

UCN Fund for Social Justice Delivered!

At the UCN Annual Meeting in May, the Social Justice Committee presented this year's nominee for the Fund for Social Justice award for congregational vote. Those in attendance voted unanimously in favor of We Got This Community Garden in Milwaukee. The check was delivered on June 14 by Leigh Hoftiezer, UCNFFSJ Coordinator, Lucy Friedrichs, an original organizer who helped launch the fund, and Bernie Booth, nominator of We Got This. They met with Board members and teen leaders, explaining the history of the Fund and why We Got This was selected. In turn, they learned that after starting this program in 2012, 15 empty city lots have been converted to gardens. The supervised and paid labor is completed by the neighborhood children, who learn job skills while growing nutritious food and ornamental plants to help beautify the area. They were very grateful to receive our check for $1,234.50 to support their program.

The UCN team also learned that We Got This is in need of more plants and accepts donations from the public. If you have an abundance of plants to share, either reach out to We Got This at contact@wegotthismke.com or visit their worksite on a Saturday morning at 9th and Ring St. in Milwaukee.

Social Justice Reminders

• 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.

• UCN’s Share the Plate (STP) program supports organizations that help those in need in our community and across the world. You are welcome to nominate a recipient for a 2-month collection. The complete list of past STP recipients and their websites can be found at UCNorth.org, under Serve/Share the Plate/View Past Donations Spreadsheet.

Leadership Board Meeting (date change)

The next leadership board meeting will be held on Monday, June 30 at 6:30 pm via Zoom. The meetings are open to all members, and members are encouraged to share their thoughts or issues at the Open Forum portion of each meeting. Contact the president for the zoom link.

Events at UCN

• The Houston Accordion Orchestra will be holding a concert on June 22 at 2 pm at UCN. Suggested donation: $20. More info at meghada33@gmail.com.
• "Qi Gong and Tai Chi" class will be taking a break and hopes to resume in fall. Call Diane at 307-763-0903 for information about her classes at all locations.
• 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 Fellowship Hall and online. On voting days, meetings are held in the Sanctuary, upper level.
  

Thank you for supporting the groups that use our facilities.

Calendar through July 6

Meetings are held via Zoom, unless stated.

• Friday, June 20, 6:00 pm: Dinner and Film "1946" - Sanctuary & Fellowship Hall
• Sunday, June 22, 9:00 am: Choir Rehearsal - Sanctuary (Cathy Reich)
• Monday, June 30, 6:30 pm: Leadership Board (Bernie Booth)
• Wednesday, July 2: UUs Out to Lunch (Alice Kieren)

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.

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: The Sunday Services Committee encourages individuals and committees to make announcements via the attached form (below). Giving this form to the Sunday Service Assistant before the service can streamline our announcements and make the service more engaging. If you have any questions, please contact Sunday Service Committee Chair, Julie Konik, at Julie.Konik@gmail.com or 920-750-4385.

• UU Women's Connection offers retreats, newsletters and resources for women: https://www.uuwomensconnection.org/. Click this link for info about retreats:

  https://www.uuwomensconnection.org/retreats

• You are encouraged to subscribe to MidAmerica Region's newsletter, News page. More information at uua.org/midamerica .
• The UU 2024-25 Common Read is Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families (Skinner House, 2023). The Common Read builds community in our congregations and our movement by giving diverse people a shared platform for reflection and a shared focus for action. Authentic Selves invites us to explore the nature of living authentically and the ways connections among us help us thrive. Visit uua.org/read for more information.

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).

• Rev. Scott will never ask you to buy a gift card for him. Please don't fall for these scams. And if someone asks you for a copy of the member directory, please refer them to info@ucnorth.org, as they might not be who they claim to be.

• Our photo directory of members and pledging friends is sent out a few times each year.
  If you would like a printed black and white copy of the directory or the Leadership List, Lyn has them available in the office. If you would prefer a printed color copy, we can print them for $5. Just tell Lyn if you want one.

• You can find copies of the Annual Report and Annual Financial Report in the library.

• 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. Narcan (Naloxone) nasal spray, to reverse an opioid overdose, is also available there. If you have any questions, please contact Brian Bunzel, Building Committee Chair, at (262) 573-0045 or brianbuzel@yahoo.com.

• Are you or someone you know in need of help with basic food supplies? The Family Sharing Food Pantry is here when you need us. Our Mobile Pantry travels to locations in northern and southern Ozaukee. We also offer in-person shopping and deliver groceries to senior living complexes. Call us for more information. 262-377-0634 x125.

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 alicejkieren@gmail.com .

• 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.
  

• Update: UU Ladies' Lunch meets on the third Thursday of every month at 11:30 at Crave Restaurant, on Port Washington Road in Mequon. Contact Brenda Berg with questions.
  

Fundraising and Donations

• UCN is now able to accept donations via PayPal.

• Food Barrels for pets and people: Don’t forget to grab a food item out of your pantry for the food barrel as you leave for church. Donations go to the Ozaukee Food Alliance.
  We are also accepting donations for pet food and small containers of litter. These donations go to the Humane Society of Ozaukee County's Pet Pantry, serving individuals who need help feeding their pets.

• RaiseRight (formerly know as Scrip) Fundraiser: Gift Cards are a great way to support UCN. For tutorials on using RaiseRight click the link: https://www.raiseright.com/resources/participant/. There are 3 ways to purchase and reload gift cards: (eGift, Reload and Physical). eGift and Reload options are available for use in seconds. For physical cards, select the “ship to home" option; shipping fees will be incurred by the purchaser. If you have questions about RaiseRight please view https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q3rZ3dXo96XBGI9we5yhWzCZGS3na22O/view? or contact Mark Muellenbach. To help set up the RaiseRight app on your phone, watch this video How to Earn Faster with Online Payment Setup (Mobile App) | RaiseRight

• If you order from Quill.com and tell them UCN recommended them, UCN will earn a $50 gift card.

Please submit articles for the Northliner to info@ucnorth.org. To keep the Northliner from becoming cumbersome, 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 Todd Zumach (zumacht@gmail.com) or Carissa Mooren (live4him56@gmail.com) to submit articles for our website.

Rev. Scott Alexander, Minister: cell phone (preferred): 772-359-0602. Office phone: 262-375-4748. 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.

Jessy Knox, RE Coordinator:

Jessy can be contacted at refpc@ucnorth.org or at 414-840-5377.

Wednesdays 10 am-3 pm: Office hours

Saturdays 10 am-1 pm: RE Prep (some of this time will be remote)

Sundays 8:30 am-12:30 pm: RE Sunday Time

Lyn Gust, Office Admin:

Contact Lyn at 262-375-3890 or info@ucnorth.org.

Office Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 9 am to 2:30 pm. 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.

Email: info@ucnorth.org
Website: www.ucnorth.org
Location: 13800 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI, 53097
Phone: 262-375-3890
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/UnitarianChurchNorthMequonWI/