We have been welcoming many new students this semester and are providing a lunch every 1st Sunday after worship for the UKirk McKinley and UCC students. There will be a lunch this Sunday, October 2. We would like many of these monthly lunches to be home-cooked including soups, salads, casseroles, etc. If you are willing […]
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McKinley Foundation Pridefest Celebrations
As part of the Pridefest celebrations this week, McKinley Foundation is hosting two events. • This Sunday at 4 PM, join us for a free screening of “Paris is Burning.” This 1990 documentary is “a chronicle of New York’s drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those […]
Worship on September 25 – Welcome Rev. Connie Bandy!
This Sunday, we welcome back Rev. Connie Tapp Bandy as guest preacher. In her sermon, “Late? Or Too Late?” Rev. Connie will explore the story of the rich man and Lazarus from Luke 16. Naomi Jakobbson and Rev. Heidi will serve as liturgists. Margo Chaney and Kevin Kato will lead the music. The congregation will […]
McKinley Fall Family Cookout
McKinley children and youth and their families are invited to the Fall Family Cookout this Sunday, September 25 from 4-6 p.m. Join us at Jane and Mike Cain’s house, 3602 E. University Ave. Urbana, IL for games, face painting, dinner, and a campfire with S’mores! Besides your family bring some lawn chairs and a friend. […]
Green Team Dates to Save
McKinley’s Green Team asks you to save the following dates: Clean Up Day! – Saturday, October 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We need help with general landscaping cleaning such as raking and pruning, but we also require assistance putting our community garden to bed for the winter. This task includes cleaning tools, pulling […]
You’re Invited to a Presbyterian Women Presentation
The women of McKinley are invited to attend a presentation titled “Sabbath: Hearing and Answering God’s Call.” The speaker is Dr. Laura Aull Johnston, the pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church. It will be held on Saturday, October 1, 11:00 a.m. in Westminster Hall of First Presbyterian Church, located at 302 West Church St. Champaign. For […]
Mark Your Calendars – Pridefest is October 1!
Mark you calendars now for Pridefest, on October 1! Watch this newsletter and the McKinley Church and Foundation Facebook pages for details as they unfold. There will be a parade which begins at 11 a.m. Lining up for the parade will most likely be around 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. There will be a McKinley table […]
Worship On September 18
Oh no! It is time for the parable of the dishonest manager! This Sunday, Pastor Heidi will preach from the lectionary passage, Luke 16:1-13, in which the financial manager’s ethically questionable behavior is praised by Jesus. The choir will sing and Kevin Kato will return to the organ!