Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland

Congregational Conversation: The Future of Our Facilities
2025-02-09 11:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Community Engagement Meeting Led by the Architects and the Future Facilities Task Force

Introductions

HD+S (architecture firm) PowerPoint Presentation

About HD+S: Overview of Assessment and feasibility Study Process

Review work completed to date and initial observation.

Table questions

Facilitated table questions and discussion.

Reports from table reps

Open forum comments/questions?

Conclusion and next steps

The Board’s goal is to have a plan for the Congregation to vote on at the June 8 Annual Meeting, so things will be moving quickly. Over the next few months our consultant will be meeting with numerous groups to get input, but this is the only gathering planned with the full congregation, so please attend if you can.

Meal is Poltuck+: Soup will be provided by Harry’s Kitchen Crew and other dishes contributed by Members and Friends.

Youth Academy presents "Life's Toolbox for Pre-teens"
2025-02-15 10:00 - 12:00
Youth Academy presents “Life’s Toolbox for Pre-teens”. Youth ages 9-12 are invited to explore a Social Emotional Wellness Toolbox with Youth Academy Coordinator, Valerie Hura. Using movement, yoga, art, writing, games, videos, books, and more we wil discover what tools you have in your toolbox to deal with life.First look into the toolbox will be Saturday February 15th, 2025, from 10:00 am till noon at UUCC. The program is free and open to all who are interested (UUCC members, friends, and the greater community) To reserve a spot for your pre-teen email valerie.hura@uucleveland.org with the name of your youth. Valerie will get back to you with more details.

Presidential Voting Systems: Is the Electoral College the Best Method?
2025-02-16 09:00 - 10:00
Speaker: Robert Alexander, PhD, Political Science, Founding Director, Bowling Green State University Democracy and Public Policy Research Network

The US Constitution dictates the Electoral College must determine the President and Vice President. Thus, each state has the same number of electors as members of Congress. In 2000 and 2016, the Presidential Election produced a winner via Electoral College votes but not popular votes. There is, however, a variation in determining state electors. Maine and Nebraska use a strategic population-based method to determine their electoral votes in each congressional district. Can their strategy be used in other states to create election winners based on the popular vote? Are there other possibilities?

In person in UUCC’s Fellowship Hall, 21600 Shaker Blvd in Shaker Hts.or via ZOOM

3rd Sunday Soul Matters
2025-02-16 11:30 - 12:45
This small group will provide an opportunity to explore questions and ideas that relate to the monthly worship theme in a deeper way. The remaining themes for this year: , Feb.-Inclusion, Mar. -Trust, Apr.-Joy, May-Imagination, June-Freedom This group meets the 3rd Sunday of the month after service in the Baker Room, approximately 11:30 AM-12:45 PM. We have materials specifically designed to prompt discussion, and may also find inspiration from the services to prompt lively discussion. Our next meeting is February 16th

This group meets monthly to discuss the monthly Soul Matters topic. Discussion is facilitated by Amy Collins. Please join us. We are welcoming new members. Please sign up to join this group https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44AFA62CA5FAC43-monthly1or drop in and check us out.

There is Still Time to Join the Pretrial Support Team
2025-02-16 11:30 - 13:30
You still have time to join the Pretrial Support Team! The fourth and final Cohort 2 training session for the Pretrial Support Team Navigators will be Sunday, February 16th at 11:30 am in Room 108. Light lunch will be served.

Be sure to bring your laptop or tablet. You will learn how to use google docs to enter your contacts with and for your clients. This is important to keep you organized and to help us maintain data to show our work and successes.

You will also have the opportunity to get answers to your questions about any and all areas of starting as a Navigator. Congratulations!

If you have not been able to attend the training sessions in person yet, don’t despair. We have slides and videos from the previous sessions to bring you up to speed. And individualized help to get you started.Welcome to the Pretrial Support Team!

FaCT Distinguished Speaker Series presents Professor Oday Salim,
2025-02-18 20:00
Register for link Here

Future of Environmental Justice Under Trump 2.0Professor Salim will help us understand what we have to face and how we can confront the challenges that will be involved.

Build Trans Justice and Safety
2025-02-23 11:30 - 12:30
Facilitators: Jenni Papp and others tba

Dates: February 23, March 2 & 16

Room 207

Contact: jenni.papp@uucleveland.org to register by February 9

This 3-session offering is based upon a webinar that is provided by the Transforming Hearts Collective to equip Unitarian Universalists to understand the current politically motivated attacks on transgender people, gain tools to advocate for trans rights, and ensure that their congregations are welcoming and safe spaces for trans/nonbinary people and our families in this moment.

We will watch the webinar in parts and curiously explore our understanding of what is needed from us and consider steps and actions both personally and in our areas of influence at UUCC. There will be an opportunity to explore what we are doing now and what other UU congregations are doing that we might learn from or adapt to our own circumstances. There will be room for small group reflection, discussion, and intentions.

Support Vulnerable Communities- UUs Together
2025-02-24 19:00 - 20:30
UU’s Together will continue our conversation and networking to support vulnerable communities under the current administration’s attacks on human rights here and abroad. When undocumented immigrants, asylum seekers, LGBTQ+ associates, indigenous, and People of Color are under attack, we are called to surround each person with a network of support by speaking up, escorting, rallying, and other efforts. In addition to discussion, joining us is Maryam Sy, with Ohio Immigrant Alliance and the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants in NE Ohio. Please email Laurie for the Zoom link at Sunnyskies2023@yahoo.com.

UUCC Board Meeting
2025-02-25 19:00
Fellowship Hall

Congregants are always welcome to attend board meetings as observers. This month the Financial Sustainability Task Force will be sharing 5-year projections for three scenarios – Likely, Best and Worst.

The meeting will be in person with no Zoom option.

Premiere of "The Black Church in Cleveland"
2025-02-27 19:00 - 20:00
Virtually on Zoom as a Webinar

We are excited to announce the public premiere of a 30-minute video, about the history and cultural heritage of the Black Church in Cleveland.

This webinar will be led by Dr. Aaron Fountain, who has been working with Cleveland Restoration Society to compile and produce a written history detailing the impact of Black churches in Cleveland. The script for this video, produced by Dr. Fountain, is based upon his narrative which will be released by Cleveland Restoration Society later this year. The video will feature a curated collection of archival images from many churches across the city. Afterwards, there will be time for questions and a discussion about the history and cultural heritage of Cleveland’s historic Black churches.

Cleveland Restoration Society (CRS) is leading a community effort to document, preserve, and share the stories of Cleveland’s historic Black churches, highlighting their significance to African American cultural heritage and to larger American contemporary culture. The overarching goal of this project is to preserve the history and cultural heritage of Cleveland’s historic Black churches by documenting and sharing their history and stories.

Register here: Webinar Registration – Zoom

FaCT Distinguished Speaker Series presents Kevin Anderson :"Climate Uncensored: The Unvarnished Truth"
2025-03-01 15:00
Kevin AndersonSat. March 1 @ 3 PM ET on Zoom “Climate Uncensored: The Unvarnished Truth”We are beginning to see that predictions of serious climate disruptions are coming true — far sooner than had been forecast. WHY? What factors had scientists under appreciated? Climate scientist Kevin Anderson will delve into the many factors shaping climate change and bringing it to the world far sooner than expected. There may be no going back from or correction of some important underlying factorsKevin Anderson is Professor of Energy and Climate Change, holding a joint chair in the School of Engineering at the University of Manchester (UK), the Centre for Sustainability and the Environment (CEMUS) at Uppsala University (Sweden) and the Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation (CET) at Bergen University (Norway).In 2016 he began a two year fellowship as the Zennström Professor of Climate Change Leadership in Uppsala, where he continues to work today, and has previously been both Deputy Director and Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research.Prof. Anderson has been a contributor to many climate conferences, including the 4 Degrees and Beyond International Climate Conference in 2009. A video of his presentation is available online.You may visit the Climate Uncensored website at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcodO-vpzMrHtDWjk_iSSMD5bIxYR0N0BldTELLING IT AS IT ISREGISTER

Women Changemakers: Shaping the Political Landscape
2025-03-02 09:00 - 10:00
Speakers: Katie Paris, Founder, Red Wine & Blue; Sue Dean Dyke, Founder, Mobilize the Vote NEO

Red Wine & Blue and Mobilize the Vote are driving transformative change, from the ground up. Starting in the Cleveland area In 2019, Red Wine & Blue mobilized suburban women to engage in politics. It now includes locations across the country. Mobilize the Vote NEO empowers voters via voter registration, canvassing and petition circulating. These groups amplify underrepresented voices and advocate for progressive policies. What are their plans for 2025’s challenges?

In person in UUCC’s Fellowship Hall, 21600 Shaker Blvd in Shaker Hts.or via ZOOM

Build Trans Justice and Safety
2025-03-02 11:30 - 12:30
Facilitators: Jenni Papp and others tba

Dates: February 23 and March 2 & 16

Room 207

Contact: jenni.papp@uucleveland.org to register by February 9

This 3-session offering is based upon a webinar that is provided by the Transforming Hearts Collective to equip Unitarian Universalists to understand the current politically motivated attacks on transgender people, gain tools to advocate for trans rights, and ensure that their congregations are welcoming and safe spaces for trans/nonbinary people and our families in this moment.

We will watch the webinar in parts and curiously explore our understanding of what is needed from us and consider steps and actions both personally and in our areas of influence at UUCC. There will be an opportunity to explore what we are doing now and what other UU congregations are doing that we might learn from or adapt to our own circumstances. There will be room for small group reflection, discussion, and intentions.

Mardi Gras Celebration -Fairmount Presbyterian Church
2025-03-04 17:30 - 19:30
Fairmount is hosting our annual Mardi Gras celebration on Tuesday, March 4 from 5:30-7:30pm. We’ll have live music, art, dinner (gumbo and chicken+waffles), and a magic show. And YOU are invited!

This is an intergenerational, interfaith community gathering. In other words, everyone is invited—people of all faiths, all ages, all everything.

The one difference this year is that we’re branding the gathering as part of our “No Strangers Club.” We’re asking all guests to either leave their phones and other digital devices at home, or to safely leave them at our secure “phone check” when they enter (and receive them back whenever they’re ready to leave). Because we believe the most meaningful connection happens when we put aside our biggest distraction.

You are receiving this invitation as a representative of your congregation/organization, but please feel free to invite others to join as well! Everyone can register here.

Tuesday Readers - Virtual
2025-03-04 19:00 - 20:00
Tuesday Readers is looking for new members. On March 4th meet us on Zoom and we will choose books to read, for the next year, or at least the next few months. Monthly we have a discussion about the current book. Fiction or non-fiction, informative and/or enjoyable, current or classic. Choices will be accessible either in print or e-readers, preferably available through the public libraries. Our choices of books reflect a desire to inform ourselves on a wide variety of issues. The discussions keep us grounded.

if you want more information about the group or if you want the zoom link to our next meeting please contact Mary Schatzman by email maryschatzman@sbcglobal.net

Sign Up Here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44AFA62CA5FAC43-tuesday

Cancer Survivor Support Group
2025-03-06 19:00 - 20:30
Cancer Survivor Support Group is a UUCC small group that provides a safe space for those diagnosed with cancer to share their journey, struggles, and victories with each other. Whether you are newly diagnosed or a long-term survivor, this gathering will give you insight, connection, understanding, and support. We meet in person every 6 weeks. Our next group is at 7 pm on March 6th in the Baker Room. If you have questions, please email or text me. Dennis Grossman 216 346 5740 or abbey216@aol.com.

Cancer Survivor Support Group
2025-03-06 19:00 - 20:30
Cancer survivor small group is a safe space for those diagnosed with cancer to share their journey, struggles, and victories with each other. Whether you are newly diagnosed or a long-term survivor, this gathering will give you insight, connection, understanding, and support. We meet in person every 6 weeks. Our next group is at 7 pm on March 6th in the Baker Room. If you have questions, please email or text me. Dennis Grossman 216 346 5740 or abbey216@aol.com.

Indoor Picnic Fun Night
2025-03-08 17:00 - 19:30
We will picnic in the Fellowship Hall, bring your picnic basket with your plates and utensils, a blanket to sit on (or folding chairs) and a dish to share. Drinks are provided. We will have games, music (perhaps spontaneous dancing, and food to share. As we always do when picnicking we will clean up and pack out our stuff, leaving things just as we found them! Bring a game, fun group toy, or puzzle to share! Who has cornhole, no mid-western picnic would be complete without it!

2nd Sunday Potluck March 2025
2025-03-09 11:30 - 13:00
After the Sunday Service. All are welcome!

This is a full Potluck–bring your favorite dish to share. There will be clearly marked tables for Main Dishes, Salads, Sides, and Desserts in Fellowship Hall prior to the service. Consider labeling your food ingredients: vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, etc.

Life’s Toolbox for Pre-Teens
2025-03-15 10:00 - 12:00
Youth Academy presents “Life’s Toolbox for Pre-teens”. Youth ages 9-12 are invited to explore a Social Emotional Wellness Toolbox with Youth Academy Coordinator, Valerie Hura. Using movement, yoga, art, writing, games, videos, books, and more to discover what tools you have in your toolbox to deal with life.

The First look into the toolbox we explored the tool of yogic breathing. The next workshop will focus on personal space. Join us March 15th, 2025 from 10:00 am till noon at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland (UUCC). The program is free and open to all who are interested (UUCC members, friends, and the greater community) To reserve a spot for your pre-teen email valerie.hura@uucleveland.org with the name of your youth. Valerie will get back to you with more details. Save the dates for future Life’s Toolbox workshops on Saturdays April 12th and May 3rd, 2025 from 10:00 am- 12:00 noon.

Immigration: Net Drain or Net Gain? Effects of Illegal Immigration on America
2025-03-16 09:00 - 10:00
Speakers:

Brian Hoffman, Attorney, Founding Executive Director, Ohio Center for Strategic Immigration,Litigation & Outreach (OCSILIO); Anne Hill, President, Americans Making Immigrants Safe (AMIS).

We have heard about the perils and hardships that people fleeing war-torn and famine-stricken areas endure in order to travel to the U.S. and seek better lives for themselves and their families, albeit without legal status. What are the effects of this current wave of immigration on our social and economic structure, including medical, educational, infrastructure, and housing coffers? What do the data actually show us? In light of the 2024 election, what will be the impact of their leaving our country? What actions can we take?

In person in UUCC’s Fellowship Hall, 21600 Shaker Blvd in Shaker Hts.or via ZOOM

UU's Together: Leading with Love! Saturday March 22nd 10am-4pm Join us!
2025-03-22 10:00 - 16:00
UUs Together is delighted that our local leaders (including Rev Randy) are gathering us up right here at UUCC for “Leading with Love” on Saturday March 22 from 10am-4pm. We need each other in these fraught times, and our leadership has structured a “whole person” gathering so we can draw sustenance and build power. Here’s the description of the day:Community Day facilitated by your local CER/UUA staff from 10am – 4pm.Lots of connection with your UU neighbors facing the same world you are.Agenda:

Worship with local UUs, led by CER staff.

Learn More about Our Shared Values: What UU touchstones can we bring to these times? What parts of our theology do we need to explore and grow?

Lunch and Connect: Nourish your body while connecting with folks from neighboring congregations.

Two Workshops to Choose From: What are these times asking of us as UUs, and what skills and practices will we as leaders need to respond? How do we (re)build communities of joy that help ground us?

Theological reflection time in small groups: Which of our shared values is your congregation wrestling with? What can you share and learn from your neighbors?

Framing for Next Steps: Staying centered and connected as we move together into the future.Everyone is welcome! Board and committee leaders, parents, children, youth, young adults, staff members, religious professionals, ministers, and any committed and engaged folks who love Unitarian Universalism and might not have formal roles. Childcare will be available (register by March 8!), with some light, playful programming to help connect UU children and youth with one another and with the wider community.Registration deadline is March 15. Don’t leave registration for the last minute! Timely registration is important to ensure that our event can take place as planned.

Use this link to register: https://uua.wufoo.com/forms/q1pm44521kw7rmr/

The registration is confusing. When you get to this spot, click on the In Person button, and a drop down will appear, so you can register for March 22

Our next UUs Together meeting will followup on this important experience, and extend our connections and our values into the future. Join us virtually on Monday March 31st at 7pm for UUs Together.

Compelling panels and skills trainings for justice
2025-03-22 11:00 - 17:00
Mark the date. Click here to read about the compelling panels and skills trainings at IRTF’s annual Social Justice Teach-In on March 22 at Cleveland State University. Save your spot today!

2025 Liberation Lab: Chaos or Community

SATURDAY, MARCH 22 2024, 11am–4pm

Cleveland State University College of Law

1801 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Info and registration: tinyrurl.com/irtf25lab

The InterReligious Task Force on Central America (irtfcleveland.org) is pleased to announce that this year’s Liberation Lab (aka Social Justice Teach-In) will be held at the Cleveland State University College of Law with a day of plenaries and skill shares hosted by IRTF and CPAC (Cleveland Palestine Advocacy Community). Each year for the past 25 years, this event has been an informative and educational teach-in for northeast Ohio’s students and justice-minded community members, thanks to the generosity of our event co-sponsors. (Many thanks to the organizations and individuals listed below.)

LOCATION

Cleveland State University College of Law

1801 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115

SCHEDULE and PANELS

11am….check-in and welcome

11:30….Choosing Liberation over Nationalism

1:00……Embodied Sanctuary

2:30……Wisdom from the Future: Student Organizers

SKILLS TRAINING (runs simultaneously 1:00-2:15pm)

De-escalation training

This 75-minute session will train community members in how to de-escalate conflicts they face in the community and as they stand in solidarity with others. Participants will learn specific techniques to use and will practice these techniques in role plays based on real life situations. Presenter: Cleveland Mediation Center

SKILLS TRAININGS (run simultaneously 2:30-3:30)

Know Your Rights

Educating people who attend direct actions about their legal rights to protest and the limits of those rights so that they may make educated decisions about when and how to exercise those rights. Covering issues around planning a protest, preparing for a protest, and attending a protest.

Legal Observer training

National Lawyers Guild (NLG) Legal Observers (LOs) document police misconduct and First Amendment violations at protests and direct actions. LOs are not part of the demonstration. LOs observe and document interactions between law enforcement and demonstrators in anticipation of future civil or criminal litigation under the direction of NLG attorneys. NLG Legal Observers do not negotiate with law enforcement, provide legal advice, or serve as peace marshals. Though NLG Legal Observers are typically law students, legal workers, and lawyers, trainings are open to everyone—EXCEPT those working for or with government or law enforcement agencies. Legal Observer trainings are also closed to the media. Presenter: Cleveland State University College of Law NLG.

PANEL DESCRIPTIONS

Choosing Liberation over Nationalism

Choosing Liberation over Nationalism

In our current national struggle, we seek to uproot the root of religious nationalism.

What are appropriate ways to bring our faith into our activism?

We can look to many historical examples, from the role of Liberation Theology in Latin America to Mohandas Gandhi in the liberation of India. Christians and Jews are calling for an end to the occupation of Palestinian territories and the liberation of the Palestinian people.

Panelists will present historical contexts to better understand current political events. They will reflect on their own experiences.

Presenters: Akshai Singh (Hindu nationalism), Sara Fadlalla (Cleveland Palestine Advocacy Community and Cleveland Sudan Network), Tommy Airey (former evangelical Christian now committed to radical discipleship), Rev. Reegie Bunch (Senior Pastor of Fifth Christian Church), Mara Layne (Jewish Voice for Peace).

Embodied Sanctuary

What does sanctuary mean to you? How do we create a sanctuary for ourselves to stay grounded, sustained, nourished and rested as our most authentic and beautiful self? What does it mean to embody the work of liberation? How can that help us be sanctuary people for one another?

When we say: “We keep each other safe,” or, “We take care of ourselves,” what does that mean? How does that become tangible?

How do we assess our risks AND continue to take brave and courageous actions? What does this mean individually and as a collective of interdependent beings?

What would it mean to rid the self of the need to dominate, “be right,” or “to win”?

How are we meeting this moment and refusing to allow each other to go uncared for in the face of these death machines?

What is our relationship to land/reparations? How does this relate to our bodily autonomy?

Presenters: Paul Edward Montgomery Ramirez (Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance), Dara Adkison (TransOhio), Suncere Shakur (Mutual Aid Disaster Relief), Tori Hamilton (immigration attorney)

Wisdom from the Future: Lessons from Student Organizers

How are today’s students making the interconnections of struggles? What organizing tactics are students using today? What new things are being brought to the movement? What concrete obstacles do they face at their institutions? What repressive experiences are they having? How are they transforming this trauma? Is there any silver lining to the repression and oppression they are experiencing? How can community residents become better allies?

Presenters: to be announced

LUNCH (included with registration fee): vegetarian and vegan. To minimize trash that goes to the landfill, we will use compostable cutlery, cups and plates. Thank you to Rust Belt Riders for helping us out!

RESOURCE TABLES

FAIR TRADE SALES support collectively-owned and democratically-managed cooperatives in Latin America, providing vital income to artisan and farming families.

Pride for All Ages March 2025
2025-03-23 11:30 - 13:00
Pride for All Ages will meet Sunday, March 23 at 11:30 a.m. Pride for All Ages is an intergenerational group that is open to all who identify as LGBTQ+. We meet the 4th Sunday of every month at 11:30 in the Baker Room. We gather as a group for support, for friendship, for event planning, and as a resource to the congregation. All LGBTQ+ people welcome!

Join GCC’s LISTENING SESSION and be part of the change!
2025-03-30 11:30
Greater Cleveland Congregations (GCC) seeks your input! Please join your fellow congregants and UUCC’s GCC Core Team after Sunday service on March 30th in Fellowship Hall for a Listening Session. This is an opportunity to brainstorm and let the leadership of GCC know what ideas and issues are important in effectively standing up for democracy. We will collect your thoughts and share them with other GCC leaders and member congregations. Whether you are just hearing about GCC for the first time or have been active for years, this is a fantastic way to have your voice heard. Let’s design some Good Trouble!!

For more information, please contact Laurie Albright at: ljalbright@hotmail.com.

Cleveland Film Festival & FaCT present Out of Plain Sight
2025-03-30 17:00 - 2025-03-31 17:00
Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) is one of the largest film festivals in the United States, showcasing movies that educate, entertain, and help to build a broad and inclusive community. https://www.clevelandfilm.org/films/out-of-plain-sight-2025

This year, FaCT will serve as Community Partner for two screenings of Out of Plain Sight on

Sunday March 30 at 7:40 and Monday, March 31 at 5:10.

The Festival will be held again this year at the beautiful and historic Playhouse Square. Filmmakers will be available for a Q&A after both screenings.

Following the Monday screening and Q&A, you are invited to a Panel Discussion with:Dr. Ted Auch, Midwest Program Director of FracTracker and President of FaCTDr. Randi Pokladnik, Chemist, Environmental Engineer, EducatorDr. Michael Melampy, Professor Emeritus of Biology at Baldwin Wallace UniversityDrink Local Drink TapOut of Plain Sight documents the devastating effects of toxic waste that was dumped into the ocean off the coast of California 80 years ago. Journalist Rosanna Xia and researcher David Valentine piece together the events that have created an outbreak of disease and cancers in sea mammals and possibly in us. The devastating consequences of throwing our waste into the ocean continue to haunt the world today.Please join us for the screening of Out of Plain Sight, a conversation with filmmakers, and a panel discussion. Use the discount code: FACT to show your support for FaCT and for our film. https://www.clevelandfilm.org/films/out-of-plain-sight-2025

Join UUs Together Monday March 31 to explore our 6 values!
2025-03-31 19:00
Join UUs Together, on Monday March 31 virtually at 7pm to dive into the excellent workshop last Saturday at UUCC. Join us to see how Love and Accountability can help us explore our 6 values!Wow, what a great workshop on Saturday March 22 at UUCC! Happily we had 7 people from UUCC there. If you saw the service on Sunday, you got a hint of what was shared. I especially appreciated the frame that Renee Ruchotske offered. She took the two (perhaps) most controversial terms in our new Article II, and used them to help us think about our 6 values (Justice, Equity, Transformation, Pluralism, Interdependence, and Generosity). Attendees were from Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Youngstown, Akron, East Shore, SWUU, and more.Here are three lines (17-19) from the meaty section on Values and Covenant. I have highlighted the terms:Love is the power that holds us together and is at the center of our shared values. We are accountable to one another for doing the work of living our shared values through the spiritual discipline of Love.UUs Together, meeting virtually on Monday March 31st from 7-8:30pm will dive into the Saturday workshop with you! In addition to the stalwart people from SouthWest UU, West Shore UU, and UUCC, we may also have a few folks from East Shore and Akron, who also attended the workshop.Those of us who attended look forward to sharing this, as well as some great poetry that was created by a group process, and other reflections. Please join us!Send an email to Laurie at sunnyskies2023@yahoo.com for the link.

Join UUs Together Monday March 31 to explore our 6 values!
2025-03-31 19:00
Join UUs Together, on Monday March 31 virtually at 7pm to dive into the excellent workshop last Saturday at UUCC. Join us to see how Love and Accountability can help us explore our 6 values!Wow, what a great workshop on Saturday March 22 at UUCC! Happily we had 7 people from UUCC there. If you saw the service on Sunday, you got a hint of what was shared. I especially appreciated the frame that Renee Ruchotske offered. She took the two (perhaps) most controversial terms in our new Article II, and used them to help us think about our 6 values (Justice, Equity, Transformation, Pluralism, Interdependence, and Generosity). Attendees were from Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Youngstown, Akron, East Shore, SWUU, and more.

Here are three lines (17-19) from the meaty section on Values and Covenant. I have highlighted the terms:Love is the power that holds us together and is at the center of our shared values. We are accountable to one another for doing the work of living our shared values through the spiritual discipline of Love.UUs Together, meeting virtually on Monday March 31st from 7-8:30pm will dive into the Saturday workshop with you! In addition to the stalwart people from SouthWest UU, West Shore UU, and UUCC, we may also have a few folks from East Shore and Akron, who also attended the workshop.Those of us who attended look forward to sharing this, as well as some great poetry that was created by a group process, and other reflections. Please join us!

Send an email to Laurie at sunnyskies2023@yahoo.com for the link.

Reclaiming the Legacy of MLK
2025-04-05 10:00 - 13:00
Join Racial Equity Buddies, the UUCC Pretrial Support team and Racial Justice Leadership Team for Reclaiming The Legacy, Strategies & Actions Of MLK: A Community Forum, April 5, 10 am – 1 pm It promises to be a powerful community gathering honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through music, discussion, and action. The program includes live gospel music, a panel on Dr. King’s unfinished work, interactive breakout sessions, and a closing drum circle to inspire collective action. The date is significant: Dr. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968. It will be held at North Church, 4501 Superior Ave.

Youth Academy of UUCC attends Southeast Teen Summit
2025-04-05 10:30 - 15:30
The Youth Academy of UUCC has been invited to attend MyCom’s Teen Summit, “Know Your Worth” on Saturday April 5, 2025. It will take place at the Warrensville Hts. Library from 10:30-3:30. The program is for youth 12-18 years, includes food and is FREE!

MyCom is a partner of the Youth Academy, and the teen summit is focusing on Social Emotional Wellness. Community organizations Queen I AM and 2nd ACT will be facilitating workshops for the teens. Authors and public speakers, William Aden and Leon Walker will be presenting “Bound by Resilience”. If your teen is interested in attending with the Youth Academy please reach out to Valerie Hura, Youth Academy Coordinator, at valerie.hura@uucleveland.org for more details and to register for the event.Save these Dates for Future Youth Academy programs: “Lifes Toolbox for Preteens” April 12th 10:00- 12noon, “Our Power, Our Planet” Earth Day program for teens 12-18 with Lake Erie Ink, April 12th 1:00-2:30, and “Earth Day Stream Sweep” with Doan Brook Watershed Partnership April 19th 10:00-12noon for ages 9-18.
