Events

	December 2019
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1 Worship Service Worship Service December 1, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Sanctuary Sanctuary See more details Affirmation activity Affirmation activity December 1, 2019 @ 9:45 am - 11:30 am Bletzer See more details Affirmation activity Affirmation activity December 1, 2019 @ 9:45 am - 11:15 am See more details Pledge Drive Rehearsal Pledge Drive Rehearsal December 1, 2019 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Sanctuary See more details First Sunday Forums First Sunday Forums December 1, 2019 @ 11:15 am - 1:15 pm Room 6 Bletzer Forums are adult education programs concerning issues and concerns of NSUC members. They are presented in a discussion format, led by experts within the Congregation with occasional guest speakers. Most presenters will appear live but some will present to the audience via video teleconference from a remote location. There is not charge to attend. See more details Children/Youth Religious Education Team Meeting Children/Youth Religious Education Team Meeting December 1, 2019 @ 11:30 am - 12:45 pm Room 4 We meet in room 4 to plan religious education programming for children and youth. All members are welcome to participate. See more details Holiday Fair Trade Fair Holiday Fair Trade Fair December 1, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Fellowship Hall Complete all your holiday shopping in one place while helping people throughout the world earn a living wage by attending NSUC's Sixth Annual Holiday Fair Trade Fair. The fair trade fair will be held on Sunday, December 1st from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Items for sale include equal exchange coffees and teas; chocolates, hand-made items from the central highlands of Guatemala; ornaments and nativities, jewelry, scarves, bags, accessories, sculptures, vases, puzzles, all kinds of gift ideas for your holiday shopping! See more details Sunday Night Men's Group Sunday Night Men's Group December 1, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Room 9 The Sunday Night Men's Group is a spiritual support group. This is a closed meeting. See more details • • • • • • • •	2 Loving Kindness Awareness Meditation Group Loving Kindness Awareness Meditation Group December 2, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Room 9 Mindfulness meditation and instruction by Zen priest Chuck Hutchcraft, who is a therapist at Counseling Center of Grayslake. Chuck is affiliated with the Crooked River Zen Center, and is a certified teacher with the Insight Meditation Society. We will be using the Brahma Viharas of kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity. This is an open event. See more details •	3 RENTAL Toastmasters RENTAL Toastmasters December 3, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm See more details Leadership Team Meeting Leadership Team Meeting December 3, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Fellowship Hall Closed meeting of the NSUC Leadership Team See more details KH Adult Education KH Adult Education December 3, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Room 4 See more details • • •	4	5 Staff Meeting Staff Meeting December 5, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Room 5 Weekly Meeting of the Church Staff See more details Weekly Staff Meeting Weekly Staff Meeting December 5, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Fellowship Hall Closed Staff Meeting See more details Choir Rehearsal Choir Rehearsal December 5, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Sanctuary See more details • • •	6 KH Adult Shabbat Service KH Adult Shabbat Service December 6, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Sanctuary See more details •	7 Hanging of the Greens Hanging of the Greens December 7, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Fellowship Hall, Hearth Room, Kitchen See more details Holiday Tea set up Holiday Tea set up December 7, 2019 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Fellowship Hall See more details Holiday Tea - Heart & Hand Event Holiday Tea - Heart & Hand Event December 7, 2019 @ 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Fellowship Hall Join us as we kick off the December Holiday Season. There will teas, cider, scones/jams, pastries, small sandwiches, cookies and other delights. This is a Heart & Hand Event - so plan to make your purchase at the Crystal Ball. Whether it's a table for family and friends or come on your own, the tables will be full of familiar faces. Holiday music will add to the experience. Dress up or not, it'll be a lovely way to get in the spirit. Take a selfie by the tree that will be newly decorated - or have a family shot taken. See more details • • •
8 Worship Service Worship Service December 8, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Sanctuary Sanctuary See more details Green Team Meeting - CANCELLED Green Team Meeting - CANCELLED December 8, 2019 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Room 6 Bletzer The Green Team reviews the status of their projects and discusses new avenues for effecting environmental change. See more details Racial Justice Team meeting Racial Justice Team meeting December 8, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Lucas's office The Racial Justice Team meets monthly to discuss issues of systemic racism and to explore how we can address those issues on a local level. This is an open meeting. See more details • • •	9 Loving Kindness Awareness Meditation Group Loving Kindness Awareness Meditation Group December 9, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Room 9 Mindfulness meditation and instruction by Zen priest Chuck Hutchcraft, who is a therapist at Counseling Center of Grayslake. Chuck is affiliated with the Crooked River Zen Center, and is a certified teacher with the Insight Meditation Society. We will be using the Brahma Viharas of kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity. This is an open event. See more details •	10 Senior Covenant Group Senior Covenant Group December 10, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Room 8 Closed Group See more details KH Adult Education KH Adult Education December 10, 2019 @ 12:30 pm - 9:00 pm Room 4 See more details • •	11 Blue Christmas vespers service Blue Christmas vespers service December 11, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Sanctuary See more details •	12 Staff Meeting Staff Meeting December 12, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Room 5 Weekly Meeting of the Church Staff See more details Weekly Staff Meeting Weekly Staff Meeting December 12, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Fellowship Hall Closed Staff Meeting See more details Choir Rehearsal Choir Rehearsal December 12, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Sanctuary See more details • • •	13 KH Adult Shabbat Service KH Adult Shabbat Service December 13, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Sanctuary See more details •	14
15 Worship Service Worship Service December 15, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Sanctuary Sanctuary See more details Hearthside Chat/Conversation with the Board Hearthside Chat/Conversation with the Board December 15, 2019 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Hearth Room Please join members of the Board of Trustees in the Hearth Room after the service for a Fireside Chat. This is a time to ask questions, share ideas and concerns. See more details RE Pageant Practice RE Pageant Practice December 15, 2019 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Sanctuary See more details OWL Parent Meeting OWL Parent Meeting December 15, 2019 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Room 6 Bletzer RSVP required. Please email DRE@NSUC.org to RSVP. See more details Social Action Committee Meeting Social Action Committee Meeting December 15, 2019 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Room 4 Social Action Committee meets every month to discuss current plans and to plan for future undertakings See more details Sunday Night Men's Group Sunday Night Men's Group December 15, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Room 9 The Sunday Night Men's Group is a spiritual support group. This is a closed meeting. See more details • • • • • •	16 Loving Kindness Awareness Meditation Group Loving Kindness Awareness Meditation Group December 16, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Room 9 Mindfulness meditation and instruction by Zen priest Chuck Hutchcraft, who is a therapist at Counseling Center of Grayslake. Chuck is affiliated with the Crooked River Zen Center, and is a certified teacher with the Insight Meditation Society. We will be using the Brahma Viharas of kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity. This is an open event. See more details Monday Senior Covenant Group Monday Senior Covenant Group December 16, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Room 4 Group meeting for fellowship and support on Mondays. This is a closed meeting. See more details • •	17 RENTAL Toastmasters RENTAL Toastmasters December 17, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm See more details Leadership Team Meeting Leadership Team Meeting December 17, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Fellowship Hall Closed meeting of the NSUC Leadership Team See more details • •	18	19 Staff Meeting Staff Meeting December 19, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Room 5 Weekly Meeting of the Church Staff See more details KH Event KH Event December 19, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Room 6 Bletzer KH Baby Welcoming Ceremony See more details Monthly Staff Meeting Monthly Staff Meeting December 19, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Fellowship Hall Monthly All-Staff Meeting See more details Board Meeting Board Meeting December 19, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Room 6 Bletzer Open Meeting See more details Choir Rehearsal Choir Rehearsal December 19, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Sanctuary See more details • • • • •	20 String Quartet Rehearsal String Quartet Rehearsal December 20, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Sanctuary See more details •	21 Heart & Hand - Yoga with Riley Mort Heart & Hand - Yoga with Riley Mort December 21, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am Fellowship Hall Heart and Hand closed event See more details •
22 Worship Service/Christmas Pageant Worship Service/Christmas Pageant December 22, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Sanctuary Sanctuary See more details Stitching Ministry Stitching Ministry December 22, 2019 @ 11:15 am - 12:30 pm Room 7 The Stitching Ministry gathers monthly for fellowship and conversation about all things stitchy - knitting, crochet, quilting, embroidery, etc. We discuss our ongoing ministry of prayer shawls for the congregation and our regular charity projects. All are welcome and we love to teach newcomers! See more details NSUC Winter Solstice Celebration NSUC Winter Solstice Celebration December 22, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Fellowship Hall, Hearth Room, Kitchen Come one, come all to our family-friendly Solstice gathering! With story, song, dance, and ritual, we will light the Yule Log and call back the Sun! Feel free to bring soup or treat to share afterward (containers for exchange provided) , as well as blankies, floor pillows, even pjs. This is an open event. See more details • • •	23 Loving Kindness Awareness Meditation Group Loving Kindness Awareness Meditation Group December 23, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Room 9 Mindfulness meditation and instruction by Zen priest Chuck Hutchcraft, who is a therapist at Counseling Center of Grayslake. Chuck is affiliated with the Crooked River Zen Center, and is a certified teacher with the Insight Meditation Society. We will be using the Brahma Viharas of kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity. This is an open event. See more details •	24 Family Service Family Service December 24, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Sanctuary See more details Lessons and Carols Service Lessons and Carols Service December 24, 2019 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Sanctuary See more details • •	25	26 Staff Meeting Staff Meeting December 26, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Room 5 Weekly Meeting of the Church Staff See more details Weekly Staff Meeting Weekly Staff Meeting December 26, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Fellowship Hall Closed Staff Meeting See more details • •	27	28
29 Worship Service Worship Service December 29, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Sanctuary Sanctuary See more details Team & Committee Council Meeting - CANCELLED Team & Committee Council Meeting - CANCELLED December 29, 2019 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Room 4 A meeting of all team and committee chairs or representatives, to report on activities and coordinate efforts. Please plan to send someone from your group to attend! Contact Rev. Lucas Hergert with questions. See more details • •	30 Loving Kindness Awareness Meditation Group Loving Kindness Awareness Meditation Group December 30, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Room 9 Mindfulness meditation and instruction by Zen priest Chuck Hutchcraft, who is a therapist at Counseling Center of Grayslake. Chuck is affiliated with the Crooked River Zen Center, and is a certified teacher with the Insight Meditation Society. We will be using the Brahma Viharas of kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity. This is an open event. See more details •	31

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