Prairie Circle Unitarian Universalist Congregation

06/01/2026

Waukegan Pride Parade 30 May 2026

06/01/2026

Speaker Tamara Wanshek

Sunday, June 07 at 9:00am in the Colby Barn or on Zoom

"Tree Hugging Dirt Worshipping Heathen"

For those who feel a sense of awe and wonder when you are outside with nature, paganism may be the path for you. Tamara will provide information on walking a pagan path and how to unlock your power and create magic all around you.

Tamara has been a member of PCUUC since 2012. She wears many hats as the chair of both Social Justice and Welcoming committees, and is a current member of the Nominating Committee. She also frequently serves as service leader and helps read the story for all ages when needed. She lives in Round Lake Park with her husband Kent and children Aiden (18) and Zach (14), she is owned by two curious cats - Shrub and Millie.

Services held in person in the Colby Barn are also available on Zoom. To join us on Zoom, please go to the WORSHIP SERVICES tab on our website and click on the blue Zoom link.
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For Our Zoom Participants:
Please see the links below to hymnary.org, a database which contains the lyrics to most of our songs contained in our standard gray and "teal" hymnals.
Link to Gray Hymnal (For Hymns through #415)
Link to Teal Hymnal (For Hymns #1000 and up)

05/31/2026

They joined thousands of marchers in Selma and Montgomery for the day of protest.

05/30/2026

Join us tomorrow at 1:30pm for this important training conducted by the incredible organization Mano A Mano. Hope to see you there!

Know Your Rights Training

Sunday May 31 at 1:30pm Byron Colby Barn 1561 Jones Point Rd Grayslake, IL

Join PCUUC and Mano A Mano for this important and informative training.

Mano A Mano will provide information on our civil rights and constitutional rights, regardless of immigration status, when encountering ICE, as well how to become involved in volunteer support to our immigrant and undocumented communities through information, education, mutual aide efforts, and rapid response interventions.

This training is free and open to the public, conducted in-person and in English.

Invite your friends, neighbors, and networks.

05/29/2026

Two great pride events working together to bring love and community to Lake County! Join us with Waukegan Friends for their amazing parade and lakefront festival. Then join us on June 20th from noon to 8:00 at the Round Lake Beach Civic Center for Lake County Pridefest!

05/28/2026

It's my honor to announce that the recipients of the 2026 Volunteer Service Award are Minnesota Unitarian Universalists, for their tremendous dedication and faithful commitment to justice in organizing UUs from around the country to join in training, worship, and historic anti-ICE protests last January. We are grateful for their activism, community care, and resistance ministry.

The Volunteer Service Award will be given to Minnesota UUs during General Assembly, as part of the General Session on Tuesday, June 16. Please join us in celebrating at GA. Learn more and register at the link in the comments below.

05/26/2026

05/25/2026

Speaker Mary Sheldon

Sunday, May 31 at 09:00 am at the Barn and on Zoom

“Embracing the Spunky Girl Heroine”

Our service will consider what can happen when we -- all of us -- embrace the spunky girl heroine within ourselves and in one another.

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Dr. Mary Lamb Shelden is a lifelong, second-generation UU, a writer, a credentialed and commissioned spiritual director and, as of June 1, will return to Countryside Church UU in Palatine as their Director of Religious Education for young people. Mary's hometown is Libertyville, Illinois, and her family were members at North Shore UU in Deerfield.

Services held in person in the Colby Barn are also available on Zoom. To join us on Zoom, please go to the WORSHIP SERVICES tab on our website and click on the blue Zoom link.
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For Our Zoom Participants:
Please see the links below to hymnary.org, a database which contains the lyrics to most of our songs contained in our standard gray and "teal" hymnals.
Link to Gray Hymnal (For Hymns through #415)
Link to Teal Hymnal (For Hymns #1000 and up)

05/25/2026

On this Memorial Day, let us be ever mindful of the high cost of war as we honor the dedication and courage of military service members and their families. I offer my deep gratitude to all who have served and are currently serving in all branches of the military.

As Unitarian Universalists work and witness for peace and justice in ourselves and in our wider world, may we continue to recognize and uplift the humanity of military service members and their families. On this day and in all the days, may you know that you are loved and not forgotten.

05/22/2026

Democracy is more than a system of government. It is a shared promise that every person matters, every voice carries value, and our lives are bound together in collective responsibility.

But democracy does not sustain itself. It requires participation, courage, protection, and care for one another—especially in moments when fear, disinformation, voter suppression, and attacks on democratic institutions are growing in strength.

As Unitarian Universalists, we are called to help build communities grounded in dignity, safety, and collective care. UU the Vote’s weekly Democracy Defense and Community Safety Training series offers practical tools for protecting elections, responding to threats, and strengthening our communities together.

We invite you to learn more and register at UU The Vote - link in the comments below.