Week of March 29 – Important information about COVID-19

Dear Friends,

While the Covid-19 crisis certainly presents significant challenges, we are discovering new ways to stay connected in community. We hope you will join us for Sunday multigenerational worship online (see below). 

Soul Matters groups continue to meet virtually, and we’ve organized “Chalice Circles” for those not in Soul Matters groups. If you’d like to know more about Chalice Circles, please plan to attend a Zoom meeting this Sunday at 11:30am. Here’s the link: https://zoom.us/j/125057097 If you want to join by phone, call 1-646-558-8656 and when prompted enter 125057097#.

 Food insecurity continues to be a threat to the fabric of our society, and the need has increased during the health crisis. Here are three ways you can help: Our April “Share the Plate” partner is St Paul CME Church, which offers food assistance and serving a 12 block radius in Chester, acquiring food products through donations, and distributing food to people in emergency situations. During this difficult and unprecedented time, please give as generously as you can.  To do so, text $xx STP to 610-756-8883. XX is the amount you wish to donate. We continue to support the Media Food Bank. If you’d like to make a donation of food and you have a key to the church, the bin in the lobby is emptied every Thursday. Or you can drop off food directly at the MFB on Thursdays. Chester Eastside, Inc. is seeking food donations, too. You can find a list of requested items here. Donations may be scheduled by calling 610-872-4812.  

Online Worship: Our online service begins every Sunday at 10am. https://zoom.us/j/3550891509 You can also join from any telephone by calling 1-646-558-8656 and, when prompted, entering meeting ID 355 089 1509.New to Zoom? If you need some basic instructions on how to connect to Zoom, please take a look here. If you’d like to learn some “Zoom etiquette” tips in an  informative and entertaining way, the Rev. Sarah Skochko has created a Facebook video you can find here   Remember you can access worship and other Zoom events from a regular land line telephone – no special equipment needed.

Online Talent Show: Please join our talent show! This is for adults and kids and we have room for more acts! If you have a talent to share, please sign up to be in our show!  Chrissy will contact you to let you know the order of our acts. Even if you don’t want to share your talent, please log in on Saturday March 28 at 7 pm on Zoom to be an audience member.  

Stay in Touch! It’s especially important that we keep in touch when we can’t be physically present with each other. Never hesitate to reach out to any one of us should you have a particular need, or if you just want to chat. We’re here for you! If you need to reach us:    Rev. Peter: rev.peter@uucdc.org or 207-838-4020,   Chrissy Bushyager:chrissy.bushyager@uucdc.org,  Bob Rowland: bob.rowland@uucdc.org,  Rina Jurceka:  rina.jurceka@uucdc.org (preferred) or 610-809-3293,    Megan Grissom: megan.grissom@uucdc.org.

We hope you stay safe and connected, and that you’ll let us know if there’s anything you need so that we can try to support you.
Your UUCDC Staff,Rev. Peter, Chrissy, Bob, Rina and Megan