Service Auction

The Service Auction takes place in late winter each year and is one of Prairie’s major fundraisers. Members and friends offer meals, activities, events, and services to each other for a price, and the proceeds go to Prairie.

The Service Auction is a fun way to share time and happenings with our Prairie families and friends and to raise money for Prairie. It is also an amazing time to learn about the many hidden talents among Prairie members and friends!

When is this year’s Service Auction? Prairie’s 2022 Service Auction is April 3rd at 10:00 a.m. at Prairie UU (2010 Whenona Drive).
If you have a party, meal, fun activity, or valuable service to offer your fellow members and friends, enter your idea on the online form. Have a question or want to vet an idea? Contact finance@uuprairie.org

What kinds of things do Prairie members offer? See a list of some things offered at our March 2019 Service Auction.

October 1, 2022

PrairieWOW
October 1, 2022 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Prairie's women's group - Women of Wonder (WOW) - meets the first Saturday of almost every month at 10 a.m online. ALL women associated with Prairie are welcome to attend – especially newcomers.
Join by computer Join by phone: +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 826 4918 9242

October 2, 2022

Service - Animal Blessing (Intergenerational) by Prairie
October 2, 2022 10:00 am - 11:15 am
Humanist Union
October 2, 2022 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

The Humanist Union meets the first Sunday of each month on Zoom only.

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October 6, 2022

Mission/Vision Meeting (Zoom)
October 6, 2022 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Would you like to have input into the future direction of Prairie UU Society? If so, be sure to sign up for an upcoming Mission/Vision Review meeting in October!

It is a best practice for any organization to review its mission and vision from time to time. Your current Board and Reverend Matt are committed to continuing this work that the past Board began at the end of last year towards this outcome.

The goal is for our community to engage in dialogue to re-affirm our shared understandings of Prairie’s purposes, challenge our assumptions, and prioritize our collective actions going forward.

Once feedback has been gathered from the community, a small Task Force will be convened early next year to help prepare a motion at the Spring parish meeting to either maintain the current Mission and Vision for the time being, or to vote upon suggested updates.

Any member of Prairie UU Society in good standing is invited to attend one or more of the meetings listed below. Rev. Matt is also planning to schedule as many one-on-one discussions as he can with long standing Prairie members to ensure their vital perspectives are heard, understood, and included in this process.

Rev. Matt Aspin (He/Him/His) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Rev. Matt Aspin (He/Him/His)'s Personal Meeting Room
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October 9, 2022

Service: "Flashbacks" by Gene Kain
October 9, 2022 10:00 am - 11:15 am

Prairie member Gene Kain is the creator of Prairie's current art installation. Horrific images of war in the Ukraine rekindled his childhood memories of World War II. By the age of twelve he had progressed through the stages of being a war child, a refugee, and a displaced person to that of an immigrant. The pastel drawings displayed in the meeting hall, created in 1988-89, were sparked by memories of those times and later. In his presentation, he will discuss how making art has helped him to cope with trauma, loss, fear, anxiety and emotional stress.

We will meet in person at our Meeting House at 2010 Whenona Drive. There is also an option to watch the service on Zoom: Virtual Service via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86387565125

Meeting ID: 863 8756 5125
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Prairie Bylaws Discussion
October 9, 2022 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

In person after the service, meeting hall.