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SUMMARY:UUCC Harvest Auction
DESCRIPTION:Save the date and plan to donate! Join us for a family-friendly\, fun-filled evening of fellowship\, refreshments\, bidding\, and entertainment. The auction planning is in full swing and the team is looking to everyone for your support. What can you do? \n\n\n\nWays to Participate\n\n\n\n\nPlan to attend and invite your friends and neighbors!\n\n\n\nConsider what you may donate for the auction: a gathering\, a themed basket\, a gift card to your favorite restaurant or tickets to local attractions/performances. Perhaps you bake\, craft\, sew\, stitch\, or otherwise create something that others will appreciate! Child and Pet care services\, or personal expertise in some area may be just what someone is looking for!\n\n\n\nIf you are more of a setup/clean up worker bee\, and would like to help in that way\, let us know!\n\n\n\nContribute a scratch-off lottery ticket for our lottery tree\, or one or more bottles of wine for one of our Wine Bins (Red\, white or mixed.)\n\n\n\n\nIf you donated to an auction in a previous year\, you will likely be hearing from someone on the auction committee directly to see if you would like to donate a similar or different offering this year. We believe everyone has something to contribute!  \n\n\n\nContact us at auctionteam@uucleveland.org. If you are ready to let us know what you will donate\, use our donation form to let us know!
URL:https://uucleveland.org/uucc_event/harvest-auction-saturday-nov-1st-530-830-pm/
LOCATION:Fellowship Hall at the UU Congregation of Cleveland\, 21600 Shaker Blvd.\, Shaker Height\, OH\, 44122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Auction
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SUMMARY:Does the Great Replacement Theory Underlie Current Policies?
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Marvin McMickle\, Pastor Emeritus\, Antioch Baptist Church of Cleveland; Professor Emeritus\, Ashland Theological Seminary \n\n\n\nAdherents of the Great Replacement Theory—the belief that there is a deliberate effort to replace white Americans of Northern European descent with people of other races—frequently oppose liberal immigration policies and Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Critics\, however\, often dismiss this theory as a fringe\, right-wing conspiracy with little grounding in reality. Even among those who support equal rights for all\, there is debate about whether compensatory policies for historically disadvantaged groups are fair. For example\, the Supreme Court recently ruled against affirmative action in college admissions for Black Americans\, while special services continue to be provided to other groups\, such as Native Americans. \n\n\n\nThis raises difficult questions: How do we determine the facts in such polarizing debates? Can justice for some inadvertently lead to injustice for others? \n\n\n\nIn person in Fellowship Hallor via Zoom https://bit.ly/UUCCForumsFall2025.
URL:https://uucleveland.org/uucc_event/does-the-great-replacement-theory-underlie-current-policies/
CATEGORIES:Forums,News
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T113000
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SUMMARY:Appreciation and Thank You to the Youth Academy Team
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we recognize the Youth Academy team after the Sunday service on November 2. Despite the dedication and efforts of the Youth Academy team\, it is formally winding down as a McKimm Fund project. Come to Fellowship Hall and enjoy treats as we uplift the work and commitment of the anchors who worked tirelessly to bring the Youth Academy to life: Valerie Hura (Project Coordinator) and Heather Craigie (Project Team Leader). Support was also provided by volunteers Stephanie Fowler\, Ray Gonzalez\, Emily Jureki\, Beth McClelland\, Caryl Yoo and many others. Please join us in expressing gratitude for their countless hours of support toward this endeavor.
URL:https://uucleveland.org/uucc_event/appreciation-and-thank-you-to-the-youth-academy-team/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T150000
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SUMMARY:Unlikely Friendship of Mary Bethune and Eleanor Roosevelt
DESCRIPTION:Racial Equity Buddies is sponsoring “The Unlikely Friendship of Mary McLeod Bethune & Eleanor Roosevelt\, A Dramatic Performance\,” 3 -5:15 PM\, November 8 at the Community Church of Chesterland\, located at 11984 Caves Rd\, Chesterland\, OH 44026. \n\n\n\nThe play features talented Women In History actors\, Ruth Pangrace as Eleanor Roosevelt and Jeannine Gaskin as Mary McLeod Bethune. RSVP to racialequitybuddies@fhcpresb.org to reserve a seat. \n\n\n\nBethune and Roosevelt’s backgrounds were drastically different\, which makes their friendship all the more interesting and remarkable. Mary McCleod Bethune was born in 1875 in Maysville\, South Carolina\, the 15th of 17 children to formerly enslaved parents; while Eleanor Roosevelt was born in 1884 in NYC into American aristocracy\, the niece of former president Theodore Roosevelt. Yet\, their paths crossed in 1927\, and an unlikely friendship ensued.
URL:https://uucleveland.org/uucc_event/unlikely-friendship-of-mary-bethune-and-eleanor-roosevelt/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T113000
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SUMMARY:Fall 2025 Path to Membership Class\, Session 3
DESCRIPTION:If you’ve been planning on joining UUCC\, now’s the time! Our three session Considering Membership class starts on Sunday\, October 19. During this time\, you’ll learn some UU and UUCC history\, ways to get involved\, and the rights and responsibilities of membership. RSVP here (using link I previously sent). If you have questions\, reach out to Membership Committee chair\, Liz Kantor at Liz.h.kantor@gmail.com \n\n\n\nRSVP here
URL:https://uucleveland.org/uucc_event/fall-2025-path-to-membership-class-session-1-2/
CATEGORIES:Community,Membership,News
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T113000
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SUMMARY:November 9 Congregational Conversation: McKimm Fund Update
DESCRIPTION:Next month’s Sunday brunch and Congregational Conversation will feature an update on the McKimm Fund initiatives. If you’ve been following along over the years\, you know that this initiative was approved by the Board in late 2021 to solicit and make investments in a limited number of initiatives that further the mission\, vision and strategic plan of UUCC. \n\n\n\nAttend this session to learn more about what was funded\, how they’ve proceeded\, and the current status of the McKimm projects. The presentation will be made by members of the Strategic Investment Task Force (“SIT Force”)\, the group chartered by the Board to develop the process used and to oversee and support the funded initiatives. Members of the projects that are still in operation will be present to help answer questions.
URL:https://uucleveland.org/uucc_event/november-9-congregational-conversation-mckimm-fund-update/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T113000
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SUMMARY:November 2025 2nd Sunday Meal: Kitchen Crew + Potluck
DESCRIPTION:Now that we made it past Daylight Savings Time & the wonderful 2025 Auction Event\, Harry’s Kitchen Crew is back to prepare another delicious lunch on Sunday\, November 9 after the Sunday service. \n\n\n\nThis month’s dining theme is “KISS…. Keep It Simple Soup” \n\n\n\n\nHarry’s Kitchen Crew will fill your “bowls” with … Chicken Noodle Soup\, either Tomato Bisque or Butternut Soup\, Black-Bean Soup and fresh GF bread and regular bread. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe ask that you\, if you can\, bring the following to share:The congregation member(s) with last name that begins with letter A thru K will supply the DESSERT dish for 8 people.ANDThe congregation member(s) with last name that begins with letter L thru Z will supply the SALAD dish for 8 people. \n\n\n\nYou can drop off your shared dish at the Kitchen Window and the Crew will tag & place them on the tables in the Fellowship Hall. \n\n\n\nWe all look forward to seeing you on Sunday\, November 9th. \n\n\n\nThe “ZOUP” will be provided by the happy members of Harry’s Kitchen Crew. \n\n\n\nThis month also features a Congregational Conversation\, sponsored by the Strategic Investment Team (AKA SIT Force\, the sponsors of the McKimm Projects)\, where we’ll reflect together on the current status of the McKimm Projects. \n\n\n\nWhether you bring a dish or just yourself\, you are always welcome at the table. And if you’re able\, please lend a hand afterward with putting away tables and chairs in Fellowship Hall—it makes a big difference!
URL:https://uucleveland.org/uucc_event/202511-2nd-sunday-meal/
CATEGORIES:Community,Congregational Event,News
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T150000
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SUMMARY:FaCT Distinguished Speaker Series presents Sharon Kiesel
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Dr. Sharon KieselOn her new book\, WE REACT TO EVERYTHING! A guide to avoid toxic triggers\, manage chronic inflammation\, and embrace healthy living. \n\n\n\nRev. Dr. Sharon Kiesel\, an ordained Disciples of Christ minister and early FaCT member who turned full-time RV’er\, has faced Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) head-on—and now she’s sharing her journey and that of many others like her. In her groundbreaking new book\, Sharon reveals powerful coping strategies for the millions worldwide battling this condition\, where the body’s mast cells overreact to perceived toxins\, sparking chronic inflammation and social isolation. But this isn’t just a survival guide—it’s an inspiring call to action\, showing readers how to reclaim their lives and embrace their full potential. Sharon also sounds the alarm on the urgent need to create a safer\, healthier environment for all.REGISTER ONLINE NOW AT FACTSUSTAIN.ORG/DISTINGUISHEDNote: Event will be recorded
URL:https://uucleveland.org/uucc_event/fact-distinguished-speaker-series-presents-sharon-kiesel/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T100000
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SUMMARY:Confronting Authoritarianism
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Cherie Strachan\, PhD\, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics \n\n\n\nHistory shows a familiar pattern: regimes weaken the press\, universities and courts in the guise of protecting the public while amassing ever greater personal power. While some citizens are willing to trade freedom for promised security; others just feel helpless. But is that helplessness real? What power do we truly have\, and what actions can drive real governmental change? \n\n\n\nIn person in Fellowship Hallor via Zoom https://bit.ly/UUCCForumsFall2025.
URL:https://uucleveland.org/uucc_event/confronting-authoritarianism/
CATEGORIES:Forums,News
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T114000
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SUMMARY:Learning\, Leading & Loving It - LDC: Making Sense of the Google Suite at UUCC
DESCRIPTION:Learning\, Leading and Loving It!The Google Suite at UUCCSunday\, November 16\, 11:40 amand Thursday\, December 4\, 7 pm on ZOOM \n\n\n\nThe Leadership Development Committee at UUCC is holding learning sessions for current and potential leaders in the congregation. Most will be held in-person following a Sunday Service. The sessions will last an hour and include some learnings presented by congregation leaders\, followed by sharing amongst the participants. \n\n\n\nConfused about Google Drive? Google Docs? Google Sheets? Google Groups? Lost? Need some help? Our November/December offering is a beginning session on the Google Universe at UUCC. We’ll talk why we use it\, how to access it\, how to navigate it\, some about the different tools. \n\n\n\nAll leaders and congregants are welcome\, we do ask you to register using https://forms.gle/zm9wHrRNfVXcpUNr5 so we know how many to plan for. \n\n\n\nWe currently have three sessions scheduled through January. We may add additional sessions in the new year if there is interest.Sunday offerings are in person following the Service \n\n\n\nSunday\, November 16 – Google at UUCCThursday\, December 4\, 7 pm – Google at UUCC (via Zoom)Sunday\, January 18 – Meetings with Meaning \n\n\n\nPlease send comments and questions to leadership.development@uucleveland.org
URL:https://uucleveland.org/uucc_event/learning-leading-loving-it-ldc-making-sense-of-the-google-suite-at-uucc/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T183000
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Youth and Youth Allies Night: Sketch Your Own Drag Show Persona
DESCRIPTION:The Youth Academy of UUCC is thrilled to partner with The LGBT Center of Cleveland to host an inclusive evening of exploration\, expression and connection for LGBTQ+ youth and youth allies. This special event is designed to foster joy\, growth\, and a deep sense of belonging. \n\n\n\nAfter we sketch out and share (if you choose to) our Drag Show  personas\, we’ll keep the good vibes going with a choose your own adventure night—complete with snacks\, art\, games\, and a space to relax and connect. \n\n\n\nEvent Details: \n\n\n\n\nWhat: Sketch your own Drag Show Persona\n\n\n\nWhen: Friday\, November 21st\, 2025 | 6:30–10:00 PM\n\n\n\nWho: LGBTQ+ Youth & Youth Allies (ages 12–18)\n\n\n\nWhere: 21600 Shaker Blvd\, Shaker Heights\, Ohio\n\n\n\nHow to Register: Email Valerie Hura\, at valerie.hura@uucleveland.org\n\n\n\n\nA flyer outlining the program details is attached below.  Please feel free to share with Teens ages 12-18 who may be interested in joining us.  Don’t forget to register your teen for the programming by emailing Valerie Hura.  
URL:https://uucleveland.org/uucc_event/lgbtq-youth-and-youth-allies-night-sketch-your-own-drag-show-persona/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251124T190000
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SUMMARY:UUs Together virtual November meeting- Pretrial Support!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for some inspiring initiatives! UUs Together November meeting. We all know the current pretrial system is harmful\, especially to those with few resources. Join us for our last virtual meeting in 2025 to learn about 2 initiatives to disrupt the current pretrial system\, to bring some dignity to those arrested by police but have not had their case resolved. We will learn about past and current Pretrial Justice Initiatives by Greater Cleveland Congregations\, at both the local and statewide levels. AND we will learn about UUCC’s Pretrial Support program\, which has trained over 40 volunteer navigators to accompany people in the Pretrial period. Join us to hear some good news!  We will hear from Pat Dillard\, who co-chairs the GCC Pre Pretrial Team and also leads the UUCC Pretrial Support team.  Joining her will be fellow UUCC Pretrial Support team members Nan Middaugh and Louise Mosher. We meet Monday November 24 from 7-8:30pm. Please email Laurie at sunnyskies2023@yahoo.com for the link!
URL:https://uucleveland.org/uucc_event/uus-together-virtual-november-meeting-pretrial-support/
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