Return to flip book view

Join us for a relaxed evening of music, community, and connection —all in support of LCUUC!Music | 6:00–8:30 p.m.Featuring The Lost Souls — including LCUUC's very own Greg Valde — playing amix of Americana, blues, country, and homemade tunes Come Early | From 5:00 p.m.Bring your picnic, grab a spot by the fire pit, and enjoy some casual social timebefore the music begins.Fire & S’mores | Around 7:30 p.m.As the night winds down, warm up with s’mores by the fire.Lake Country UU Church Concert:The Lost SoulsSaturday, September 13Where: Outdoors by the LCUUC fire pit at W299N5595 Grace Dr., HartlandWhat to Bring: BYOE — Bring Your Own Everything (except s’mores):Chairs or blankets, picnic food, drinks, bug spray, etc.Who: Everyone is welcome — bring friends and family!Cost: Suggested donation: $15/person or $30/family

Join Faith in Place for an Environment and Spirituality Summit featuringKeynote Speaker, Robin Wall Kimmerer. (Her keynote is Sept 30 @ 6:30 pm.)September 29-30, 2025Register to join us September 29-30 as we welcome four remarkablespeakers who will illuminate our theme, "Strong and Supported." Theywill share insights on the profound ways we offer and receive supportand love from the Earth. Through their words, we will explore the deepconnections that bind us to our environment, understanding howthese relationships empower us to stand resiliently together.Meet our 2025 Summit speakers here. Register Today!We invite you to check out the full Summit Agenda here.Environment andSpirituality Summit

Something in the Water (2024) Directed and Produced by Nateya TaylorSomething in the Water is a short film sharing the experiences of Black Milwaukeeans with leadpoisoning. Following five water justice advocates, it explores the city’s racist history ofsegregation that has led to disproportionately high lead exposure in Black neighborhoods. Thefilm examines health impacts, community initiatives, grassroots organizing, and residents’visions for a future with safe water and greater justice for Milwaukee’s Black community.The Good Land: Muneer Bahauddeen: Vision (2023) Directed and Edited by Nateya TaylorThe Good Land is an anthology series featuring interviews of Black community leaders inMilwaukee that encapsulate the Black experience in Milwaukee, the current ways Black residentsare uplifting the community, and the innovative ideas Black residents have to create a betterfuture in Milwaukee.Nateya Taylor is a Milwaukee-based multimedia storyteller. As a strong advocate for healthequity and Black liberation, she intersects written and visual storytelling to interrogate the anti-blackness that is endemic in our social structures and the internalized anti-blackness thataccompanies it. Instead, she reveals the multifacetedness of Blackness through her work. Screening: Films by Milwaukee Director Nateya TaylorFriday, September 12 · 7 pm CDTWoodland Pattern, 720 East Locust Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212TICKETS - FREE WILL DONATION

Sessions, workshops, and opportunities to explore solutions forbuilding a better food system in MilwaukeeHosted by the Milwaukee Food Council, this annual summit brings together farmers,policymakers, activists, educators, community members, and more to address systemicinequities in our food system. Through workshops and dynamic presentations, we exploresolutions for building a better food system in Milwaukee.Last year, our Food Justice Summit drew in 100 people from across the Milwaukee area, andthis year we hope to host even more. Attendees can expect a range of topics to be coveredduring workshops with an extra special keynote speaker being announced soon!This year’s theme, Imagining Future Food Systems, highlights the needs and desires ofMilwaukeeans from the food system, and what building toward a better future food systemmight look like.“Imagining Future Food Systems”Friday, September 19 · 8:30am - 4:30pm CDTUrban Ecology Center - Washington Park1859 North 40th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53208FREE - REGISTER

All Peoples Church2600 North 2nd StreetMilwaukee, WI 53212This is another opportunity tohelp with Veggie Chop Shop!Our program used to run oneday a week, but to be able tomake fantastic-tastingvegtetarian meals in largequantities, we extended ourprogram times.On Tuesdays, we finish cookingand baking, make green salads,pack and organize the meals.Our meals go to over a dozenlocal agencies, ranging fromchildcare centers in low-incomezip codes, rehabalitationcenters, and shelters.The volunteer shift is 10-NOON,but you are free to stay longer ifyou would like, there is just nolunch with this volunteer shift.All ages are welcome. Somemobilty is required, as there is astaircase to the church cafeteria.Please know it can be quitewarm in the summer in fall, sodress comfortably, be okay withgetting a little dirty, wear close-toed shoes, and bring a waterbottle if possible!Sign Up Today!Tuesday Volunteeringwith Veggie Chop Shop

September 21 @ 5-7 pmUnited Methodist Church of Whitefish Bay 819 East Silver Spring Drive IMMIGRANTS IN CRISIS: OUR STORIES Darryl Morin, Forward LatinoCain Oulahan, Immigration AttorneyClaire Reuning, Catholic CharitiesMaryam Durani, Afghan ActivistRegister at bit.ly/4nBlaUc orwith this QR code

Submitting a Posting to"Beyond UU Church West"Anyone from our online viewing communityis invited to submit a posting to this portionof our e-news. Please note the followingrequirements:1.We welcome submissions that are ofinterest to UUCW members and friends andalign with our UU values.2. Files must be a single page .pdf and include a date of expiration in the text.3. Submissions will be added and removed at the availability of UUCW staff.4. Hyperlinks to websites and emails will be added as time allows. Thank You5. Please send submissions to Kelly Bognar, Communications and Marketing Specialist, at kellyb@uucw.org