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Building Power Update – June 20, 2026

Power to the Shaker building was restored at around 10 PM on Friday, June 19. Sunday services and scheduled meetings will happen as usual in ... Read More

Impact Part-time Staff Opportunity

Impact Part-time Staff Opportunity
UUCC's IMPACT After School Program is looking for someone to work with middle school students individually and in small groups. This is for Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 2:15 to 5:15pm during the school year. 2 years of college coursework and 1 year of related work experience required ... Read More

Bonus Track: What and How We Build

Bonus Track: What and How We Build
This year’s General Assembly is experienced online. I much prefer in-person gatherings, and I also understand the economic equity and environmental impact reasons for cutting ... Read More

Musical Musings 06-21: A musical journey from Sam Cooke to Stephen Sondheim to Garth Brooks with Karin Tooley

Music Notes – Sunday, June 21st: This Sunday’s musician is UUCC Pianist Karin Tooley.   Centering Music: A Change Is Gonna Come – Cooke ... Read More

Photo Project

As we prepare for our anticipated ‘Building Our Tomorrows’ renovations, we’re starting a special photo initiative: Our Living Memory project. We’d love for you to ... Read More

Bonus Track: Tending Garden

Bonus Track: Tending Garden
As I mentioned on Sunday, some of the spiritual weed pulling that fosters meaningful (and covenantal) connection happens within ourselves in preparation for time with ... Read More

Musical Musings 06-14: Music of truth and justice with Mike, including two new songs from Sing Out Love

Music Notes – Sunday, June 14th: This Sunday’s musician is UUCC Music Director Mike Carney   Centering Music: Love Is at the Center – Goldberg ... Read More

Musical Musings 06-07: Come and sing with our Multigen Choir on the lawn this Sunday!

Come, Sing a Song with…the Multigen Choir this Sunday! Attention singers of all ages and experience levels (including those with no experience at all) ... Read More

Looking for Adult Support

The congregation is the curriculum. ALL that we do is faith development.Unitarian Universalism is the faith we teach. With Presence:

Progress towards Building Our Future

The Architecture Task Force is in the process of hiring a Construction Manager (CM) for pre-construction services, and we have a list of firms we ... Read More

GBIO + GCC NOT WITH OUR MONEY CAMPAIGN SURVEY

GBIO + GCC NOT WITH OUR MONEY CAMPAIGN SURVEY
On February 20th, GCC hosted a forum for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor candidates and the Juvenile Court Judge candidates at Antioch Baptist Church. This GCC Candidates Forum was a fantastic opportunity for GCC to highlight the injustice of youth bindover to the adult justice system ... Read More

Bonus Track: Being a Learning Congregation

Bonus Track: Being a Learning Congregation
By now you’ve probably read the materials for our annual meeting, coming up on Sunday right after the service. Maybe you’ve read my brief Minister’s ... Read More

Musical Musings 05-31: From Broadway to The Beatles to Blue Boat Home with our talented youth musicians, plus not one, but two ‘family acts’!

Music Notes – Sunday, May 31st:   This Sunday’s musicians are Becky Burns, Amy Collins, David Collins, Ian Nelson, Drew Watkins, Molly Watkins, Sophie Watkins, ... Read More

Urban Hope Children’s Kentucky Garden

Hello, I am Liz Erickson, from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent and I am looking for a few garden-loving adults who would like to ... Read More

Annual Picnic on June 7

Annual Picnic on June 7
Happy June to all!! Are we Chillin' or Thrillin' or GRILLIN'?
We are having our annual Picnic after the Sunday Service and following the Annual ... Read More

Finance Corner: UUCC Financials Through April 30 2026

Finance Corner: UUCC Financials Through April 30 2026
Finance Committee Report
  1. Our financial performance from operations (loss of $261k) is about $52k behind budget for the first ten months of our fiscal ... Read More

Bonus Track: In the End

This week’s Bonus Track is a literal bonus track. On Sunday, I mentioned a song by Olivia Fern called In the End. I find it ... Read More

Offer Presence and Support for Our Youth Activities

Offer Presence and Support for Our Youth Activities
There are several simple, meaningful ways to support children, youth, and families at UUCC. Some of these are one-time opportunities, and some are ongoing ways to help keep our shared spaces welcoming and ready ... Read More

You can be a Navigator for only 2 hours a month!

You can be a Navigator for only 2 hours a month!
A note about how to fit being a Navigator for our UUCC Pretrial Support Team into your busy schedule. You make your own schedule! Whether ... Read More

Bonus Track: Faith Formation

Bonus Track: Faith Formation
I first heard the words from Connie Goodbread. I’ve heard them many times since. You’ve heard them, too: Everything we do is faith development. Everything ... Read More

Musical Musings 05-24: Music of Ysaye Barnwell, Dan Forrest and more with Mike and our Chancel Choir

Music Notes – Sunday, May 24th: This Sunday’s musicians are The Chancel Choir and UUCC Music Director Mike Carney   Centering Music: Breaths – Barnwell/Diop ... Read More

UUCC Plate Recipients Q1 2026

UUCC Plate Recipients Q1 2026
As you know, each Sunday our plate offerings are dedicated to a charity related to our values. Here’s a list of the plate recipients for ... Read More

Bonus Track: Mutual Mothering

Bonus Track: Mutual Mothering
So many of the messages we receive about being successful or worthy (or even just competent) imply that we should be able to take care ... Read More

Musical Musings 05-17: Karin brings us the music of Claude Debussy this Sunday

Music Notes – Sunday, May 17th: This Sunday’s musician is UUCC Pianist Karin Tooley.   Centering Music: Arabesque No. 1 – Debussy Joys and Concerns, ... Read More