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"A liberal religious community
where all are welcome"
 

300 Wigwam Hollow Road * Macomb, IL 61455 * Phone (309) 837-4113
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Other e-mail addresses:
Newsletter Editor: Dan Barclay
(Newsletter deadline: The 15th of the month; the newsletter is issued before the first of the month.)

Webmaster: Larry Welch
(Web posting deadline: The 15th of the month, just as for the newsletter.)

Church E-Mail Address: uuf@macomb.com

  Our Principles

We Unitarian Universalists covenant to affirm and promote:

  • the inherent worth and dignity of every person;
  • justice, equity, and compassion in human relations;
  • acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
  • a free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
  • the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
  • the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all; and
  • respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

Sunday School Classes, Youth Group, and Sunday Services

For further information call the Fellowship at 309-837-4113.

Seasonal services:

Holidays that fall on a Sunday are celebrated on that day. Others are celebrated on the preceding Sunday. Some celebrations are unique to us. Here is a list of our special ceremonies. Other holidays may also be celebrated, such as Kwanzaa and Passover.

Special Events

From time to time we host special events, including guest lectures and exhibitions of art and photography. When they are scheduled they will be announced on this Web page.

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Regular Activities at the Macomb UU Fellowship

Religious Education Classes

Children and youth are grouped according to ages infants through high schoolers. Beacon Hill Press curricula are used predominantly.

The children participate in the first part of the Sunday service, leave together to attend religious education classes, then rejoin the adults for refreshments after the service.

Seasonal Activities:

  • Trick or Treat for UNICEF
  • Christmas collection of gifts for the needy
  • Valentine's Day Secret Friends, whereby each child in the congregation receives annonymous letters and small gifts from an adult congregant, whose identity is revealed at the Valentine's Day service.
  • Easter Egg Hunt


For information, call the Fellowship at 309-837-4113.

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Youth Religious Education Program

The mission of the Fellowship's youth religious education program is to develop spirituality, values, tolerance, and a sense of justice. Besides having fun together they also engage in community service. In recent months our youth have participated in the McDonough County Crop Walk, raising mony for the Church World Service, which distributes it to projects like Lovaes and Fishes, Victim Services, and Habitat for Humanity. They have also provided meals for workers for Habitat for Humanity.

For further information call the Fellowship at 309-837-4113.

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Adult Education

Different classes, meditation sessions, and the like are organized each year according to members' interests, and led by the minister or lay leaders.

Classes have included "The History of God," "Ethics," "Women's Spirituality," and "Unitarian-Universalism."

Discussions of movies, videotapes, and books are ongoing throughout the year. Currently several of the Fellowship members are holding a weekly reading and discussion group. The fellowship library has books for loan.

For further information call the Fellowship at 309-837-4113.

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Social Justice

Unitarian Universalism calls on its members to work for the betterment of their world.

The UU Fellowship provides its facilities for meetings of the Alliance for Racial Harmony, Habitat for Humanity, Amnesty International, and other groups.

Special offerings are often made via a Skip-a-Meal program. In the recent past we have contributed in this way to Domestic Violence Programs, Heifer International, Loaves and Fishes food pantry, and The Mitten Tree. Each October for the last couple of years we have been responsible for stocking the shelves at Loaves and Fishes.

In addition, members and young people donate to various civic, humanitarian, and service organizations.


For further information call the Fellowship at 309-837-4113.

Music

Our services are enriched by a variety of music. Hymns are chosen from the new UU hymnal Singing the Living Tradition, which includes the familiar hymns as well as some less well-known.

Special music comes from our members, including our young people, and guest performers. John Murphy, a former member of the WIU Music Department, composed "Wigwam Hollow Stomp" for jazz ensemble, as well as the tune to our usual Sunday invocation. The late Clifford Julstrom wrote a solo for violin and piano, "The Church on Wigwam Hollow Road." Rosa Julstrom coordinates most of the music for our Sunday services and frequently plays the accompaniment to our hymns.

Social Activities

Our social activities vary. We regularly gather on Friday for lunch at either the Lamoine Room at WIU or at a local resaurant, and we hold a potluck lunch at church after the last Sunday service in each month. On a less regular basis we have TGIF and holiday parties, discussions of movies, the enjoyment of live music at the Sullivan Taylor Coffee House, and nature walks. We also host civic groups throughout the year.


For further information call the Fellowship at 309-837-4113.

More About Us

Click here to read about our history.

Are you a Unitarian Universalist without realizing it? Click here to find out.

How to find us

The Fellowship is located on Wigwam Hollow Road between West Adams Street and West Jackson Street (U.S. 136 West) in Macomb, Illinois. But, hey, a picture is worth a thousand words, so:

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Links of Interest to UUF - Macomb

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Online Guide to the Unitarian Universalist Association and its services

Some Women with Unitarian and Universalist Connections

Past Programs at the Macomb UU Fellowship

(Click on a link to see the programs.)

Curious to know more?

Visit the Unitarian Universalist Association web page.

This web site is maintained by
Larry Welch (l-welch@wiu.edu).
Drop me a line if you wish to report a problem, suggest a change, submit a link or other information of interest to UUs, etc.