News & Events

30 November 2025

Interested in learning about church, membership, baptism, and all the big questions of life and faith? Come to our Big Questions membership exploration class, led by Pastor Hannah right after worship in the sanctuary, November 30th. If you do end up wanting to become baptized or become a member (no pressure), you will be invited to do so the first week of December!

Mini-Charge Conference next Sunday, December 7th, after worship. This follow-up Charge Conference, which is the primary decision-making body at UCRP, will finish up with elections of our leadership in the Simplified Accountable Structure and a budget update.

Christmas Choir Worship! In worship on December 14th, our choir will share the incredible Advent and Christmas songs they have been working on! This music will be the heart of worship. If you would still like to contribute to music that day, reach out to Jeremy Ramey.

Improv Christmas Pageant! In worship at 10:00 am on December 21st, we will be having an improv Christmas Pageant! If you are a child or teen who would like to read aloud, talk to Pastor Hannah about getting your part prepared. If you are a child who would not like to read, dress up as any animal or creature you want to come and be present at the birth of Jesus (in the past we have seen dinosaurs and lions—live out your heart’s desire). If you are an adult, be prepared to play or watch others play as we laugh and enjoy the story of Jesus’s birth together.

Longest Night Service: We will be having a Longest Night service on Sunday, December 21st, at 6:00 pm. This meaningful tradition takes place on the longest night of the year and is a place to bring any feelings of sadness, grief, and pain we may have during this season (in some communities it’s called “Blue Christmas”). All are welcome for a time of quiet care and introspection.

Christmas Eve Service: We invite all to participate in a Rogers Park tradition! This year we will be worshiping with Carols and Lessons at 7:00 pm on December 24th. All are welcome; we hope to see you there!

Building Business!

Did you know UCRP often hosts community events that match our mission that need large or centrally located spaces? In the past few weeks for example, we hosted an Employers Know Your Rights training put on by several local Aldermen and immigrant rights groups, and every week we host multiple AA and CMA recovery groups. In the next few weeks, we will host the Femmes & Thems biking group's whistle packing event to support community safety here and in other cities. Contact the church office for more information on the various community events happening in our beautiful building!

The Howard & Evanston Community Center food pantry at Howard and Paulina plays an important role in the food assistance ecosystem that feeds our community. Unfortunately, due to recent disruptions with SNAP and USDA funding, they are facing a pressing need for financial and in-kind support to restore their inventory to meet rising demand. Although the government shutdown has been resolved, the impact of these disruptions still lingers. 

If you are able, please consider donating what you can to help support nearly 300 families every week. $25 supports 2 families for a week and $50 supports 4. They are also accepting grocery store gift cards, baby care items, hygiene items, and menstrual products. If you would like to donate these items but cannot make it up to the food pantry, please reach out to Gray Alexander after service so they can take them there for you. Please use this QR code to donate.

Our Wednesday night Bible study will now be going through The Gospel of Thomas! You can join any Wednesday at 7 pm at ://calendar.app.google/MESsmWoE1o3r8png9, or contact leader Ron Johnson at ronpianos@yahoo.com for details, a reminder, or the link in your email. All are welcome!

24 November 2025

Interested in learning about church, membership, baptism, and all the big questions of life and faith? Come to our Big Questions membership exploration class, led by Pastor Hannah right after worship in the sanctuary, November 23rd and 30th. If you do end up wanting to become baptized or become a member (no pressure), you will be invited to do so the first week of December!

We are looking for singers! We will be having a special service of music in our December 14th worship and are looking for singers to have a choir. Practices will be held on Saturdays at 10 am beginning November 1st. If you’re interested in making a joyful noise with us, email Jeremy at jeremymramey@gmail.com to get on his email list for further information.

BUILDING BUSINESS

We are trying a new section of the e-news each week where we can update you on things going on in our big, beautiful building! Let us know if there's anything else you'd like to hear about what UCRP gets up to between Sundays.

• Keep On Steppin': The broken step on Morse is fixed! Thanks to the generosity of some members of our sangha meditation group, those concrete steps are now smooth and safe for winter!

•  Warm & Cozy: After a year of fundraising and generosity from members of our community and great planning from our Building Manager Tyler Hamlin, we have a new boiler!! The building is warm & cozy for all, the new boiler is more efficient and better for the Earth, and now it will regulate itself based on sensed temperature rather than having to be continually programmed. Big shout out to Venue Coordinator Anna Poeht for doing some window covering and winterizing to help that boiler do its best work!

• Steps Update: Many of you know we secured a state grant to fix the front steps on Ashland, in addition to generous donations of the community. Just to keep you updated, after a lot of hard work we have secured a contractor who meets all grant requirements and has a lot of experience, we have plans and drawings for the work, and the contractor is in the process of securing city permits to carry out the work. We will keep you updated as this process continues. Be ready for a major party whenever we manage to complete it. 

• Come see the Neo-Futurists!: The incredible interactive, wild, theatre and improv and joy group The Neo-Futurists is bringing their show The Infinite Wrench to our ADA Accessible space on December 8th. You can buy tickets here. 

• Puppets Destroy Each Other, Delight You: Get Ready to Rumble!! Several local puppeteering groups will be holding a puppet demolition derby in Overdier Hall on December 13th. Doors open at 7:30, show starts at 8. (No church halls will be harmed in the mutual destruction of these puppets;))s

• Supporting Striking Workers: You may have heard that Starbucks workers are on strike in our area. In addition to supporting those workers through not using Starbucks, UCRP is supporting workers through our kitchen, which will be used once a week to feed workers on strike who won't have income for food they need. If you would like to contribute food to this effort Pastor Hannah can connect you with organizers. 

The Howard & Evanston Community Center food pantry at Howard and Paulina plays an important role in the food assistance ecosystem that feeds our community. Unfortunately, due to recent disruptions with SNAP and USDA funding, they are facing a pressing need for financial and in-kind support to restore their inventory to meet rising demand. Although the government shutdown has been resolved, the impact of these disruptions still lingers. 
If you are able, please consider donating what you can to help support nearly 300 families every week. $25 supports 2 families for a week and $50 supports 4. They are also accepting grocery store gift cards, baby care items, hygiene items, and menstrual products. If you would like to donate these items but cannot make it up to the food pantry, please reach out to Gray Alexander after service so they can take them there for you. Please use this QR code to donate.

Our Wednesday night Bible study will now be going through The Gospel of Thomas! You can join any Wednesday at 7 pm at ://calendar.app.google/MESsmWoE1o3r8png9, or contact leader Ron Johnson at ronpianos@yahoo.com for details, a reminder, or the link in your email. All are welcome!

16 November 2025

Interested in learning about church, membership, baptism, and all the big questions of life and faith? Come to our Big Questions membership exploration class, led by Pastor Hannah right after worship in the sanctuary, November 16th, 23rd, and 30th. If you do end up wanting to become baptized or become a member (no pressure), you will be invited to do so the first week of December!

We are looking for singers! We will be having a special service of music in our December 14th worship and are looking for singers to have a choir. Practices will be held on Saturdays at 10 am beginning November 1st. If you’re interested in making a joyful noise with us, email Jeremy at jeremymramey@gmail.com to get on his email list for further information.

Our Wednesday night Bible study will now be going through The Gospel of Thomas! You can join any Wednesday at 7 pm at ://calendar.app.google/MESsmWoE1o3r8png9, or contact leader Ron Johnson at ronpianos@yahoo.com for details, a reminder, or the link in your email. All are welcome!

11 November 2025

Greetings, community of the United Church of Rogers Park!

We have a few timely things we wanted to make you aware of - you’ll receive our weekly e-news with the bulletin and other community announcements as usual Thursday.

Some fake emails have gone out this week to members of the community pretending to be Pastor Hannah. Just remember - Pastor Hannah will never ask you to send money anywhere except directly to the church, she will never ask you to do anything unusual (buy gift cards, show up to a specific location, etc) without speaking to you about it in person. Emails like this often say things like “I am deep in prayer, I cannot speak with you until later” and that’s always a sign of a scam! Call me at 717-512-8112 if you want to see whether a communication actually came from me, and don’t act on anything until you’re sure.

This Friday there will be a faith-based action at the Broadview ICE facility protesting conditions there and demanding an end to deportations, some members of UCRP will be present. If you want to come or get connected email Pastor Hannah at hannah@northsideco-op.org.

Our partner ONE Northside is having a Town Hall at Senn High School this Sunday from 1:30 to 3:30 and is looking for volunteers to provide child care and/or playkits for children present. If you can help with either of those needs reach out to their Faith Organizer Alissa Berman at aberman@onenorthside.org.

9 November 2025

Want to learn about or practice documenting ICE activity? Come to the sanctuary this Sunday, November 9th at 1:00 pm for a SALUTE training and practice session led by our local rapid response group, Protect RP.

Interested in learning about church, membership, baptism, and all the big questions of life and faith? Come to our Big Questions membership exploration class, led by Pastor Hannah right after worship in the sanctuary, November 16th, 23rd, and 30th. If you do end up wanting to become baptized or become a member (no pressure), you will be invited to do so the first week of December!

Join Circles & Ciphers for a benefit concert on December 5th, 2025, from 7 to 10 PM! Circles & Ciphers, our longtime partner and building sharer that does incredible work to empower the next generation of Black leaders through hip hop, restorative justice, and healing, is having a benefit concert called Goin' Legit: In Circles We Trust. Please consider attending and/or sharing the opportunity with friends. Join in as they raise funds to sustain their programs, strengthen their networks, and move toward their own permanent space!  

Humboldt Park UMC is a local church particularly impacted by recent events in our city. You can use this QR code to donate to members in need of support.

All are looking for singers! We will be having a special service of music in our December 14th worship and are looking for singers to have a choir. Practices will be held on Saturdays at 10 am beginning November 1st. If you’re interested in making a joyful noise with us, email Jeremy at jeremymramey@gmail.com to get on his email list for further information.

Our Wednesday night Bible study will now be going through the book Galatians, accompanied by the text Galatians Re-imagined, Reading With the Eyes of the Vanquished by Bridgette Kahl. You can join any Wednesday at 7 pm at ://calendar.app.google/MESsmWoE1o3r8png9, or contact leader Ron Johnson at ronpianos@yahoo.com for details, a reminder, or the link in your email. All are welcome!

2 November 2025

Join Circles & Ciphers for a benefit concert on December 5th, 2025, from 7 to 10 PM! Circles & Ciphers, our longtime partner and building sharer that does incredible work to empower the next generation of Black leaders through hip hop, restorative justice, and healing, is having a benefit concert called Goin' Legit: In Circles We Trust. Please consider attending and/or sharing the opportunity with friends. Join in as they raise funds to sustain their programs, strengthen their networks, and move toward their own permanent space!  

Humboldt Park UMC is a local church particularly impacted by recent events in our city. You can use this QR code to donate to members in need of support.

We are looking for singers! We will be having a special service of music in our December 14th worship and are looking for singers to have a choir. Practices will be held on Saturdays at 10 am beginning November 1st. If you’re interested in making a joyful noise with us, email Jeremy at jeremymramey@gmail.com to get on his email list for further information.

Don’t forget to set your clock back one hour.  Before you go to bed on Saturday, November 1st, turn your clocks back one hour since Daylight Saving Time ends.  Otherwise you’ll show up to church worship service early - which isn’t a bad thing.  Only the doors may not be open that early.  

Our new pastor, Hannah Kardon, would love to meet and hear more about you, your life, and your hopes and dreams with the church! You can reach out to her to get coffee or talk by phone at hannah@northsideco-op.org or 717-512-8112 to schedule a time.

Our Wednesday night Bible study will now be going through the book Galatians, accompanied by the text Galatians Re-imagined, Reading With the Eyes of the Vanquished by Bridgette Kahl. You can join any Wednesday at 7 pm at ://calendar.app.google/MESsmWoE1o3r8png9, or contact leader Ron Johnson at ronpianos@yahoo.com for details, a reminder, or the link in your email. All are welcome!

As Chicago is under attack from the federal government, we have been sharing many resources for keeping each other safe in worship we would also like to share here. 

• If you need legal or other immigration support or if you believe you have spotted ICE, call ICIRR at 855-435-7693. You can put it in your phone contacts now so you are always ready. They will verify ICE spottings and send them out to different rapid response group lists. SALUTE is a good guideline for what information to try and remember if you think you see ICE.

• If you would like to join a Rapid Response group to be notified when ICE might be near you, to protect yourself or your neighbors, the most reliable local ones are on the app Signal. We have folks who will help you download Signal at worship or in one one meetings. If you have already downloaded it, contact Pastor Hannah at hannah@northsideco-op.org to get connected to the Rogers Park Rapid Response group or the RR group of your neighborhood or town. 

• Right now, there are many groups doing school pick-up and drop-off ICE watch, to try and protect kids and families. If you would like to volunteer reach out to Pastor Hannah at hannah@northsideco-op.org.

• If you have an immediate need to keep you safe - someone to get groceries for you if you cannot leave the house, for instance, or another kind of support - we and many other local mutual aid groups can meet that need. Just reach out to hannah@northsideco-op.org to let us know and we will connect you. 

• If you are calling electeds, protesting, or taking other action to keep us safe, connect with our Social Justice Liaison Phil Kasper at kasperphilm@gmail.com to get connected to opportunities or to share what you are involved in. 

• We have given out hundreds of free whistles and still have more! Stop by worship or email to arrange a pick-up for you and any friends and family who want - short whistles to alert others in the area ICE is near, long whistles to let people know someone is being taken or harassed and needs help. 

• If you have financial resources you would like to share in this moment, two great places are the United Methodist Northern Illinois Emergency Solidarity Fund, which will be used by our 19 local majority Latiné congregations and other targeted individuals to stay safe, and the Chicago Street Vendor Relief Fund which will offer funds to street vendors who cannot do their work right now.

26 October 2025

Sunday is our annual Charge Conference! We will have friends from all over the co-op join us for worship (pop-up choir rehearses at 8:45a) and for the meeting at 12:30p. In between we would like to share potluck lunch. Please, bring anything you can share to make a beautiful meal together! 

We are looking for singers! We will be having a special service of music in our December 14th worship and are looking for singers to have a choir. Practices will be held on Saturdays at 10 am beginning November 1st. If you’re interested in making a joyful noise with us, email Jeremy at jeremymramey@gmail.com to get on his email list for further information.

Don’t forget to set your clock back one hour.  Before you go to bed on next Saturday, November 1st, turn your clocks back one hour since Daylight Saving Time ends.  Otherwise you’ll show up to church worship service early - which isn’t a bad thing.  Only the doors may not be open that early.  

Our new pastor, Hannah Kardon, would love to meet and hear more about you, your life, and your hopes and dreams with the church! You can reach out to her to get coffee or talk by phone at hannah@northsideco-op.org or 717-512-8112 to schedule a time.

Our Wednesday night Bible study will now be going through the book Galatians, accompanied by the text Galatians Re-imagined, Reading With the Eyes of the Vanquished by Bridgette Kahl. You can join any Wednesday at 7 pm at ://calendar.app.google/MESsmWoE1o3r8png9, or contact leader Ron Johnson at ronpianos@yahoo.com for details, a reminder, or the link in your email. All are welcome!

As Chicago is under attack from the federal government, we have been sharing many resources for keeping each other safe in worship we would also like to share here. 

• If you need legal or other immigration support or if you believe you have spotted ICE, call ICIRR at 855-435-7693. You can put it in your phone contacts now so you are always ready. They will verify ICE spottings and send them out to different rapid response group lists. SALUTE is a good guideline for what information to try and remember if you think you see ICE.

• If you would like to join a Rapid Response group to be notified when ICE might be near you, to protect yourself or your neighbors, the most reliable local ones are on the app Signal. We have folks who will help you download Signal at worship or in one one meetings. If you have already downloaded it, contact Pastor Hannah at hannah@northsideco-op.org to get connected to the Rogers Park Rapid Response group or the RR group of your neighborhood or town. 

• Right now, there are many groups doing school pick-up and drop-off ICE watch, to try and protect kids and families. If you would like to volunteer reach out to Pastor Hannah at hannah@northsideco-op.org.

• If you have an immediate need to keep you safe - someone to get groceries for you if you cannot leave the house, for instance, or another kind of support - we and many other local mutual aid groups can meet that need. Just reach out to hannah@northsideco-op.org to let us know and we will connect you. 

• If you are calling electeds, protesting, or taking other action to keep us safe, connect with our Social Justice Liaison Phil Kasper at kasperphilm@gmail.com to get connected to opportunities or to share what you are involved in. 

• We have given out hundreds of free whistles and still have more! Stop by worship or email to arrange a pick-up for you and any friends and family who want - short whistles to alert others in the area ICE is near, long whistles to let people know someone is being taken or harassed and needs help. 

• If you have financial resources you would like to share in this moment, two great places are the United Methodist Northern Illinois Emergency Solidarity Fund, which will be used by our 19 local majority Latiné congregations and other targeted individuals to stay safe, and the Chicago Street Vendor Relief Fund which will offer funds to street vendors who cannot do their work right now. 

19 October 2025

This week we are celebrating Laity Sunday, when the United Methodist Church celebrates the ministry and witness of laypersons everywhere through a special service. Our special service will be a "behind-the-scenes" breakdown of our weekly worship service, which is largely led by lay volunteers from our congregation. There will be time for Q&A so bring your questions about why we do what we do on Sunday mornings!

We are looking for singers! We will be having a special service of music in our December 14th worship and are looking for singers to have a choir. Practices will be held on Saturdays at 10 am beginning November 1st. If you’re interested in making a joyful noise with us, email Jeremy at jeremymramey@gmail.com to get on his email list for further information.

As we announced last week, we have cancelled the planned Ministry Team Retreat for October 18th to give people time to rest given the last few weeks and/or attend No Kings if they are called. Keep an ear out for a reschedule.

Opportunity to support those in need: one of our longtime members helps to support the school fees and needs of a young man and his mother in Zimbabwe. If you would like to contribute to this community support we will share more details Sunday, or you can get in touch with Pastor Hannah. 

Save the date! Charge Conference, our annual meeting with our church co-op friends and local conference leadership to check in how the church is and what we envision together for the future, has been scheduled for 1:00 pm on October 26th. Location right here at UCRP, lunch included! All are welcome!

Our new pastor, Hannah Kardon, would love to meet and hear more about you, your life, and your hopes and dreams with the church! You can reach out to her to get coffee or talk by phone at hannah@northsideco-op.org or 717-512-8112 to schedule a time.

Our Wednesday night Bible study will now be going through the book Galatians, accompanied by the text Galatians Re-imagined, Reading With the Eyes of the Vanquished by Bridgette Kahl. You can join any Wednesday at 7 pm at ://calendar.app.google/MESsmWoE1o3r8png9, or contact leader Ron Johnson at ronpianos@yahoo.com for details, a reminder, or the link in your email. All are welcome!

As Chicago is under attack from the federal government, we have been sharing many resources for keeping each other safe in worship we would also like to share here. 

• If you need legal or other immigration support or if you believe you have spotted ICE, call ICIRR at 855-435-7693. You can put it in your phone contacts now so you are always ready. They will verify ICE spottings and send them out to different rapid response group lists. SALUTE is a good guideline for what information to try and remember if you think you see ICE.

• If you would like to join a Rapid Response group to be notified when ICE might be near you, to protect yourself or your neighbors, the most reliable local ones are on the app Signal. We have folks who will help you download Signal at worship or in one one meetings. If you have already downloaded it, contact Pastor Hannah at hannah@northsideco-op.org to get connected to the Rogers Park Rapid Response group or the RR group of your neighborhood or town. 

• Right now, there are many groups doing school pick-up and drop-off ICE watch, to try and protect kids and families. If you would like to volunteer reach out to Pastor Hannah at hannah@northsideco-op.org.

• If you have an immediate need to keep you safe - someone to get groceries for you if you cannot leave the house, for instance, or another kind of support - we and many other local mutual aid groups can meet that need. Just reach out to hannah@northsideco-op.org to let us know and we will connect you. 

• If you are calling electeds, protesting, or taking other action to keep us safe, connect with our Social Justice Liaison Phil Kasper at kasperphilm@gmail.com to get connected to opportunities or to share what you are involved in. 

• We have given out hundreds of free whistles and still have more! Stop by worship or email to arrange a pick-up for you and any friends and family who want - short whistles to alert others in the area ICE is near, long whistles to let people know someone is being taken or harassed and needs help. 

• If you have financial resources you would like to share in this moment, two great places are the United Methodist Northern Illinois Emergency Solidarity Fund, which will be used by our 19 local majority Latiné congregations and other targeted individuals to stay safe, and the Chicago Street Vendor Relief Fund which will offer funds to street vendors who cannot do their work right now. 

12 October 2025

****TIME SENSITIVE UPDATE****
There have been three ICE sightings in Rogers Park today. If you are a targeted person, call Pastor Hannah (717-512-8112) if you need any help or anything delivered to your house. If you are NOT a targeted person, rapid response is asking for as many people as possible to patrol the streets and report sightings of ICE to ICIRR (855-435-7693), or to the admins if you are in the Signal group.

As Chicago is under attack from the federal government, we have been sharing many resources for keeping each other safe in worship we would also like to share here. 

• If you need legal or other immigration support or if you believe you have spotted ICE, call ICIRR at 855-435-7693. You can put it in your phone contacts now so you are always ready. They will verify ICE spottings and send them out to different rapid response group lists. SALUTE is a good guideline for what information to try and remember if you think you see ICE.

• If you would like to join a Rapid Response group to be notified when ICE might be near you, to protect yourself or your neighbors, the most reliable local ones are on the app Signal. We have folks who will help you download Signal at worship or in one one meetings. If you have already downloaded it, contact Pastor Hannah at hannah@northsideco-op.org to get connected to the Rogers Park Rapid Response group or the RR group of your neighborhood or town. 

• Right now, there are many groups doing school pick-up and drop-off ICE watch, to try and protect kids and families. If you would like to volunteer reach out to Pastor Hannah at hannah@northsideco-op.org.

• If you have an immediate need to keep you safe - someone to get groceries for you if you cannot leave the house, for instance, or another kind of support - we and many other local mutual aid groups can meet that need. Just reach out to hannah@northsideco-op.org to let us know and we will connect you. 

• If you are calling electeds, protesting, or taking other action to keep us safe, connect with our Social Justice Liaison Phil Kasper at kasperphilm@gmail.com to get connected to opportunities or to share what you are involved in. 

• We have given out hundreds of free whistles and still have more! Stop by worship or email to arrange a pick-up for you and any friends and family who want - short whistles to alert others in the area ICE is near, long whistles to let people know someone is being taken or harassed and needs help. 

• If you have financial resources you would like to share in this moment, two great places are the United Methodist Northern Illinois Emergency Solidarity Fund, which will be used by our 19 local majority Latiné congregations and other targeted individuals to stay safe, and the Chicago Street Vendor Relief Fund which will offer funds to street vendors who cannot do their work right now. 

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Our Wednesday night Bible study will now be going through the book Galatians, accompanied by the text Galatians Re-imagined, Reading With the Eyes of the Vanquished by Bridgette Kahl. You can join any Wednesday at 7 pm at ://calendar.app.google/MESsmWoE1o3r8png9, or contact leader Ron Johnson at ronpianos@yahoo.com for details, a reminder, or the link in your email. All are welcome!

Blessing of the Animals is this week! On Sunday, October 12th Chaplain Red Holdridge will lead us in our annual Blessing of the Animals. Bring your pet to service (as long as it’s not stressful for them or the people around them) or a photo of your pet to be blessed.

Would you like to learn how church leadership happens and be a part of it? We will be having our Ministry Team retreat and training for all ministry teams the morning of October 18th here at the church, and anyone interested is invited! Learn how to care for our people, finances, building, worship or community as part of a team with other church folks, and see what might be the best fit for you to bring your unique gifts and heart to our common life!

Save the date! Charge Conference, our annual meeting with our church co-op friends and local conference leadership to check in how the church is and what we envision together for the future, has been scheduled for 1:00 pm on October 26th. Location right here at UCRP, lunch included! All are welcome!

Our new pastor, Hannah Kardon, would love to meet and hear more about you, your life, and your hopes and dreams with the church! You can reach out to her to get coffee or talk by phone at hannah@northsideco-op.org or 717-512-8112 to schedule a time.

2 October 2025

Our Wednesday night Bible study will now be going through the book Galatians, accompanied by the text Galatians Re-imagined, Reading With the Eyes of the Vanquished by Bridgette Kahl. You can join any Wednesday at 7 pm at ://calendar.app.google/MESsmWoE1o3r8png9, or contact leader Ron Johnson at ronpianos@yahoo.com for details, a reminder, or the link in your email. All are welcome!

COMMUNITY FEAST FALL FUNDRAISER OCTOBER 4, 2025
This October 7th, the Community Feast soup kitchen ministry at United Church of Rogers Park completes its 41st year of serving nutritious hot meals to our neighbors in need every Sunday. To celebrate, we will be having a pancake breakfast and bake sale fundraiser!

Come one, come all on Saturday, October 4th, from 9:00 - 12:00 AM, to share an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast in Overdier Hall of UCRP, and then select from delicious homemade baked goods in the Morse Street lobby. The suggested donation is $9.00 per person. Donated tickets for those unable to buy a ticket are very welcome.

 Pancake breakfast volunteers: please contact Robyn Germaine (rgermaine@mccannpartners.com) and Steven Harris (sharris2244@gmail.com). Volunteer bakers: please contact Jill Graham at jgraham@luc.edu for instructions about how to package and label your creations.

Solidarity Without Scapegoating, a workshop led by Jewish Voice for Peace on antisemitism and Christian Zionism, will be held in the sanctuary following worship from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on October 5th. Food will be provided. Invite any friends who may be interested!

Blessing of the Animals is next week! On Sunday, October 12th Chaplain Red Holdridge will lead us in our annual Blessing of the Animals. Bring your pet to service (as long as it’s not stressful for them or the people around them) or a photo of your pet to be blessed.

Would you like to learn how church leadership happens and be a part of it? We will be having our Ministry Team retreat and training for all ministry teams the morning of October 18th here at the church, and anyone interested is invited! Learn how to care for our people, finances, building, worship or community as part of a team with other church folks, and see what might be the best fit for you to bring your unique gifts and heart to our common life!

Save the date! Charge Conference, our annual meeting with our church co-op friends and local conference leadership to check in how the church is and what we envision together for the future, has been scheduled for 1:00 pm on October 26th. Location right here at UCRP, lunch included! All are welcome!

Our new pastor, Hannah Kardon, would love to meet and hear more about you, your life, and your hopes and dreams with the church! You can reach out to her to get coffee or talk by phone at hannah@northsideco-op.org or 717-512-8112 to schedule a time.

Worship Information for
October 5th, 2025

 Reverend Hannah Kardon will be the preacher for this Sunday's worship service, with guest storyteller Matthew McMunn.
At 10 a.m., we will begin a Facebook Live Stream on the United Church of Rogers Park Facebook page. You can find it here: facebook.com/ucrogerspark/live.
BULLETIN: You can access the bulletin by clicking on the
following link:   ->  Here  <-

DONATE: We are also providing you with a link to donate. We'll have a moment during our service where we'll give instructions to go to the website and offer your tithe, but you can do it whenever works best for you. Please designate tithes to the "general fund" at:

 https://ucrp.breezechms.com/give/online 
OR
text tithes to 773-673-9919

Our Wednesday night Bible study will now be going through the book Galatians, accompanied by the text Galatians Re-imagined, Reading With the Eyes of the Vanquished by Bridgette Kahl. You can join any Wednesday at 7 pm at ://calendar.app.google/MESsmWoE1o3r8png9, or contact leader Ron Johnson at ronpianos@yahoo.com for details, a reminder, or the link in your email. All are welcome!

COMMUNITY FEAST FALL FUNDRAISER OCTOBER 4, 2025
This October 7th, the Community Feast soup kitchen ministry at United Church of Rogers Park completes its 41st year of serving nutritious hot meals to our neighbors in need every Sunday. To celebrate, we will be having a pancake breakfast and bake sale fundraiser!

Solidarity Without Scapegoating, a workshop led by Jewish Voice for Peace on antisemitism and Christian Zionism, will be held in the sanctuary following worship from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on October 5th. Food will be provided. Invite any friends who may be interested!

Would you like to learn how church leadership happens and be a part of it? We will be having our Ministry Team retreat and training for all ministry teams the morning of October 18th here at the church, and anyone interested is invited! Learn how to care for our people, finances, building, worship or community as part of a team with other church folks, and see what might be the best fit for you to bring your unique gifts and heart to our common life!

Save the date! Charge Conference, our annual meeting with our church co-op friends and local conference leadership to check in how the church is and what we envision together for the future, has been scheduled for 1:00 pm on October 26th. Location right here at UCRP, lunch included! All are welcome!

Our new pastor, Hannah Kardon, would love to meet and hear more about you, your life, and your hopes and dreams with the church! You can reach out to her to get coffee or talk by phone at hannah@northsideco-op.org or 717-512-8112 to schedule a time.

The Northern Illinois Conference is offering online, low cost, Safe Sanctuaries training, which equips volunteers to work with children, youth, the elderly, and vulnerable adults with safest best practices. If we do begin a children’s ministry any volunteers would be required to undergo this training, or you are welcome to take it for personal development and growth! You can register online or contact Pastor Hannah to get involved. If cost is prohibitive we can help cover it so just let us know. 

14 September 2025

Support for Immigrants in Our Community is something we regularly practice - if you would like to offer support this week you can through attending Lincoln UMC’s El Grito service Monday between 4 and 8 pm at St. Paul’s at 22nd & Hoyne, if you are able to regularly walk Sullivan students to the train and bus between 4 and 8 pm contact Pastor Hannah to be connected with student organizers, or if you would like to be involved in protesting the Broadview ICE facility on Fridays contact Pastor Hannah for details. 

The wait is almost over! FREE Recovery Community – Chicago officially launches weekly gatherings starting Saturday, September 20th at 7 PM.

A new community at the intersection of spirituality and recovery. Addicts, loved ones of addicts, and spiritual seekers — this space is for you.

3338 N Broadway, Chicago
Gathering starts at 7 PM

Come as you are. Leave connected.

Fall Bake Sale for Community Feast on Saturday, October 4th from 9:00 to noon! We will have our fall bake sale for the Community Feast soup kitchen in the Morse Avenue lobby of the church. TBD But we believe there will also be a pancake breakfast in Overdier Hall that morning. If you can serve or bake please contact Jill Graham!

Solidarity Without Scapegoating, a workshop led by Jewish Voice for Peace on antisemitism and Christian Zionism, will be held in the sanctuary following worship from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on October 5th. Food will be provided. Invite any friends who may be interested!

Would you like to learn how church leadership happens and be a part of it? We will be having our Ministry Team retreat and training for all ministry teams the morning of October 18th here at the church, and anyone interested is invited! Learn how to care for our people, finances, building, worship or community as part of a team with other church folks, and see what might be the best fit for you to bring your unique gifts and heart to our common life!

Save the date! Charge Conference, our annual meeting with our church co-op friends and local conference leadership to check in how the church is and what we envision together for the future, has been scheduled for 1 pm on October 26th. Location TBD. All are welcome!

Our new pastor, Hannah Kardon, would love to meet and hear more about you, your life, and your hopes and dreams with the church! You can reach out to her to get coffee or talk by phone at hannah@northsideco-op.org or 717-512-8112 to schedule a time.

The Northern Illinois Conference is offering online, low cost, Safe Sanctuaries training, which equips volunteers to work with children, youth, the elderly, and vulnerable adults with safest best practices. If we do begin a children’s ministry any volunteers would be required to undergo this training, or you are welcome to take it for personal development and growth! You can register online or contact Pastor Hannah to get involved. If cost is prohibitive we can help cover it so just let us know. 

"A Love Letter From God" 
It's never too late to jump on and join the Wednesday night regulars as they continue to explore the Gospels using the tools of prayer, meditation, and lively discussion. All are welcome. Bring a friend!

Join virtually any Wednesday evening at 7 PM. Hosted by United Church of Rogers Park and long-time member and friend Duffy Poindexter.

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84466512655
Dial by your location: 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 844 6651 2655

Immigration in Rogers Park
- Know your rights
-- What to do if ICE comes to your door
- Differences between ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and Customs and Border Protection [CBP]

Both ICE and CBP are in Rogers Park.

A question to UCRP: What do we do about DEI?

LGBTQIA+ Friendly Clothing Shop Open

The current Lifeline phone number 1-800-273-8255

Volunteers Needed for Community Feast

UCRP Resiliency Fund: Helping those in our community

Volunteers needed for Rogers Park Food Pantry Pop-Up

Need Food?
Care for Real Pop-Up Pantry is available on Tuesdays

Alternative Call to 911 UPDATED - Now 24/7
Call 800-FACT-400 [800-322-8400] instead of 911