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TWO LARGE PRINT HYMNALS (WORDS ONLY) ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR FROM ONE OF THE USHERS.

We hope you picked up your nametag or made one as you entered the sanctuary. We ask our members and friends to wear nametags so that we can learn each other's names. If you don't find yours please leave a note on the clipboards.

HEARING ASSISTANCE RECEIVERS ARE AT THE TABLE AT THE BACK OF THE SANCTUARY. Please use the sign-out sheet to record which receiver you have taken (they are numbered) and record its return.

Would you like to be part of the Prayer Chain? They are the folks who pray for those who request prayers in Joys and Concerns or by talking with the Pastors. If you are interested, please put a note on the clipboard with your email address (if you have one) or a contact phone number.

Ushers today: Elaine and Rod Yarling

SUNDAY, MAY 11 - Sunday, May 11, 2008, with joy and thanksgiving, the Angola Partnership Group is leading the worship hour with a focus on Angola, Africa. Please join us in the celebration of Canata School and our Angola based missionary, Donna Dudley. On the Angola bulletin board in the church's dining room are pictures showing the happy faces of children who are enrolled in the Canata School's primary and kindergarten classes. These children are a few of the worldwide yearning among children for education. Education is a part of the Partnership's mission.

UNIVERSITY CHURCH NEEDS YOU.....to sign up for social hour. The sign-up sheets are hanging on the dining room wall. Pick at least one Sunday this year to host social hour. OPEN DATES: June 22, 29 and all of July and August. Hosting Social Hour can be as simple or as elaborate as you want, but usually involves bringing and setting up snacks for about 75 people. The coffee and lemonade mix are provided. This followed by clean up. It's a great way to participate in the life of our church!

MESSENGER DEADLINE: TODAY

There are tapes of most Sunday services available. If you want a tape and want to keep it, please put a note on the clipboards.

The church is again collecting Campbell product labels. PLEASE REMOVE THE LABEL SO THAT THE UPC BARCODE IS INTACT. There is a collection box on the east aisle table. Thank you for your help.

ADULT CLASS:

TRANSITION: This is the second in a series on transition at University Church. In preparation for the arrival of our Interim Minister, Eugene Winkler, and for developing a University Church self-study, the adult class will examine and discuss some of the assets of University Church.

• May 18: NO ADULT CLASSES
• May 25: Linda Larson and Sara Pitcher will lead a class on Palestine/Israel based on Linda's and Sara's recent trips to Palestine. Sara Pitcher and Linda Larson have participated in the Sabeel Witness Visit. They spent time in Jerusalem and Bethlehem with day trips to Ramallah, Hebron, and other villages in the West Bank. They went also to Galilee meeting with Palestinians, Israelis, and Christians. Sabeel (meaning “the way” in Arabic) is the name of the Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem. Part of Sabeel's work is “to promote a more accurate international awareness regarding the identity, presence, and witness of Palestinian Christians as well as their contemporary concerns.”

• WE NEED USHERS AND GREETERS!!!!!! Small requirements, large importance! At most you would be needed one Sunday a month (your choice). Please put your willingness on the clipboard sheet or talk to one of the pastors.
• Volunteers are needed to help monitor the sound system during worship. It is a fairly simple process. If you can help with this essential part of our service please talk to Chuck Jonah.
• CHRISTIAN DEVELOPMENT needs YOU as a teacher or a member of the ministry! Please contact don Coleman if you are partially or totally available to help. No experience necessary!
• DANCE CHOIR PRACTICE: Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Call Madeline Hamblin at 773/643-0325 if you have any questions. We welcome all people at rehearsals – younger, older, experienced or inexperienced dancers, male/female, physically challenged.
• If you regularly need a ride to church, or if you could regularly give someone a ride to church, please write a note to that effect on the clipboard. The Grow the church Ministry is attempting to connect riders with drivers so that everyone who wants to attend worship services will be able to do so.
• CHOIR PRACTICE, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary

Other Organizations

SUNDAY, MAY 11 - Immigration on the US/Mexico Border - Rev. Delle McCormick, Executive Director of BorderLinks will speak at Wellington Avenue UCC, 615 W. Wellington Ave (just west of Broadway Ave.) on May 11th from 6:30-8:30 p.m. At the conclusion there will be a Commissioning Service for those who are participating in the 5th Annual Migrant Trail Walk from Sasabe, Sonora to Tucson, Arizona. There will be a simple meal shared together at 6:30. For more information or to R.S.V.P. call Jenny Dale at the Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance, 773-293-3680.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 - The Coalition for Equitable Community Development will meet on Wednesday, May 14th starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club. All members should plan to attend and become involved in important activities affecting our community.

SUNDAY, MAY 18 - THE SEVENTH ANNUAL WALK FOR A JUST PEACE IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE: Sixty Years: 1948-2008. Palestinians and Israelis. Two Peoples. Two Narratives. One Future. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel and of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe), join with Muslims, Jews, Christians, and secularists in this inspiring and powerful call for peace and justice for both Palestinians and Israelis.
PROGRAM: 1:00 p.m.; sanctuary, First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake Street
WALK: 2:00 p.m.; a one-mile route through downtown Oak Park in solidarity with the aspirations of Palestinians and Israelis for peace
BUFFET/POTLUCK: 2:45 p.m.; Food, fellowship, and advocacy; Centennial Hall, First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake Street For more information: justpeace@aol.com; www.cjpip.org; 312-427-2533 x18

MONDAY, MAY 19 - 5th Annual Meeting of the Hyde Park Transitional Housing Project Time: 6:45-8:45 p.m. Place: University Church 6:45-7, sign in and light refreshments; 7-8, Program: “STREETWISE: It's record of helping the homeless”; 8-8:45, Annual business meeting

SUNDAY, JUNE 1 - The Hyde Park & Kenwood Interfaith Council Dialogue on Questions of Faith and Religion - Time: 5:00-6:30 p.m. Place: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 5200 S. University Avenue (in the Chapel). Today's question: “What is the Meaning of Life from your/your faith's perspective?”

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 - 2008 Hyde Park & Kenwood Interfaith Council Annual Dinner - Time: 6:30 p.m. Place: Lutheran School of Theology, Refectory, 1100 East 55th St; 6:30, Dinner; 7:00 p.m., Panel Discussion: “What Is Your Faith's Most Significant Challenge at This Point in History?” 8:30 p.m., Business Meeting - The cost of the dinner is $12. Tickets are available fro Swami Varadananda at varadananda@sbcglobal.net or 773-363-0027.

The Campaign to End the Death Penalty meets the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 7 p.m. in the library of University Church. C.E.D.P.'s mission is to build the movement to end the death penalty in Illinois and nationwide.