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OUR NEW SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULE

• 9:30 A.M.: ADULT BIBLE CLASS
• 10:45 A.M.: WORSHIP IN THE SANCTUARY

GENE WINKLER IS AVAILABLE:

1. In the office Monday through Friday mornings, 8:30 a.m. - Noon 773-363-8142
2. By e-mail: genemimi@prodigy.net
3. At home, 312-612-5297
4. In case of emergency, 312-480-0075

THE SOUND AND THE FURY

Two of our city's prophets recently died. Two of my heroes, two men whom I admired and worked with and loved.

Rabbi Arnold Wolf died on December 23 of a heart attack, and the Rev. Arthur Griffin died on the same day. Arnold Wolf led Temple KAM Isaiah Israel, Chicago's oldest Jewish congregation, for twenty years, 1980-2000. In 1957 he helped launch Congregation Solel in Highland Park, and at both congregations he helped his people ask the right questions. The Chicago 7 defendants and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., were among the invited speakers.

Art Griffin served for thirty years as pastor of First Congregational Baptist Church on Chicago's West Side. Every U.S. President since Abraham Lincoln (except our present president) has spoken in that church's lofty sanctuary. Dr. Griffin was a man of great compassion but also a man who possessed the confidence and honesty to challenge our city's political establishment - over and over again.

I had the privilege of working with Rabbi Wolf when we served together on the board of Inspired Partnerships. When the discussions about crumbling churches and temples got too hot, Arnold would always inject a note of humor and insight.

When Protestants for the Common Good held our first major rally, Arthur Griffin hosted us. Our speaker was the Reverend James Lawson, the hero of David Halberstam's book, The Children, about the Nashville, Tennessee, sit-ins. Halberstam, the descendent of nine generations of rabbis, came to introduce Jim that memorable day.

Clergy who stand faithfully and prophetically are, sadly enough, few and far between. Most of us go along so that we can get along. Art Griffin and Arnold Wolf remind us of our calling. Peace,

Welcome to Worship at University Church!

We're glad that you have joined us this morning. We're always pleased to see members and friends. We welcome visitors and give thanks for your presence among us. We welcome you to this community which seeks to be faithful people in this day and time. We are a multi-racial, open and affirming congregation which works at being anti-racist. We trust your experience of worship will nourish and sustain you in the week ahead. Please introduce yourself to those around you. Please sign the Friendship and Communication sheets when they are passed around. We hope you will share any comments or needs that you have on the sheets or with the pastor.

Social Hour Immediately following worship, you are invited to the social hour in our dining room located on our first floor, adjacent to the sanctuary entrance. You are important to us. Please join us for snacks and conversation. Hosting today: Stephanie Weaver

CHILD CARE IS PROVIDED for children 5 years and younger during worship and adult church school classes on the second floor in Room 23/24.

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

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.

Christmas cards and letters that have been received by the church can be viewed on the table in the east aisle.

University Church has changed internet service providers. If you have any favorites/bookmarks for the University Church website, please make sure that they do not have rcn.com. Also, all e-mail addresses should be uchurch@universitychurchchicago.org. You may still receive messages with different return addresses, but please use the “universitychurchchicago.org” version. We hope to have all e-mail addresses with correct return addresses in the near future. We will continue to receive e-mails sent to the old rcn addresses, but only for a short period of time.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 4 - There will be a meeting of all who would like to participate in the Social Witness Ministry of University Church at 12:20 p.m. after the social hour, on Sunday, January 4.

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.

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: January 11, 18, & 25; and all of February and March. 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!

NEW OPTION FOR SOCIAL HOUR: There is a new way you can help with social hour. The last Sunday of each month will be Team Sunday for eight people to sign up to bring one food item apiece and to pitch in with set up and clean up. Also one person is asked to sign up to be coordinator to help people locate table cloths, dishes, and other necessary things. This is a great opportunity for anyone who prefers to host social hour with other people rather than being responsible for the entire event. We greatly appreciate your help.

COPIES OF DR. WINKLER'S RECENT SERMONS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE CHURCH'S WEBSITE.

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.

Usher today: Trudy Davis

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.

Church School for children and youth will resume on September 14th.

ADULT CLASS: 9:30 A.M.

• December 7-28: December 7-28: “Secrets about the Coming One” - Jay Wilcoxen leading
• Dec. 7: Ancestresses: Ladies in Jesus' Past (read Matthew 1:1-17)
• Dec. 14: Virgins: What Was the Big Deal? (read Matthew 1:18-25)
• Dec. 21: Shepherds: Tough Guys Are also Included (read Luke 2:8-20)
• January 4: Magi: Wise Guys Are also Included (read Matthew 2:1-12)
• January 11-25: “Desivive Moments in the History of Christianity” - Eugene Winkler leading
• Jan. 11: The Church Pushed Out On Its Own: The Fall of Jerusalem and the Council of Nicaea
• Jan. 18: The Culmination of Christendom: the Coronation of Charlemagne and the Division Between East and West
• Jan. 25: The Beginnings of Protestantism: The Diet of Worms and Catholic Reform and Worldwide Outreach

• 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

SUNDAYS: The Hyde Park & Kenwood Interfaith Council is sponsoring this series of monthly dialogues on questions of faith and religion.
Sunday, Jan. 4: 5 to 6:30 p.m.; St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 5472 S. Kimbark Ave., in the Rectory

Question: “What is your belief about prayer or communion with the divine, and what role does it play in your life?”

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.