Here’s what’s happening at Mill Creek:
** Congregational Life
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** Upcoming events, meetings and news to know
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** No Kings Protests this Saturday
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Wilmington and Newark
The Indivisible Groups in Newark and Wilmington are sponsoring a “No Kings” protest this Saturday, March 28. All are welcome to gather together for this important opportunity to peacefully protest actions against democracy.
Wilmington: 9:30am-11:30am, Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park
*Newark: 2:00pm-4:00pm, The Green, University of Delaware
*Anyone wishing to carpool to the Newark event by meeting at Mill Creek may contact Suzanne Smith; click HERE (mailto:suzannedsmith3@gmail.com) to make arrangements.
** Have you made your donations yet?
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*Donation Line is Open*
Tickets on Sale this Sunday
DONATE HERE (mailto:david@dlsk.net)
Earth Day
Saturday, April 18 – 5:00 pm
Our annual Service Auction is quickly approaching, and every person’s participation truly matters. Now is the time to step in, share your gifts, and help ensure this beloved tradition is a success.
We invite you to submit your offerings — dinners, outings, events, services, experiences, and physical items — for both the live and silent auctions. Your contributions are the foundation of our most important fundraising event in support of our congregational programs, care, and community.
OUR DONATION LINE IS OPEN – click either ‘donate here’ button and let us know what you’ll be contributing.
The Service Auction is a fun and entertaining evening of fellowship enjoyed over a delicious meal, and features a little good-natured bidding competition. But its main purpose is to raise funds to support our operating budget and help offset our pledge drive deficit.
With this in mind, we humbly ask our members and friends to consider offering more than one item, outing, event, or service this year. There are no limits – donate as much as you like. Use the resources below to assist you with coming up with a desirable and profitable combination!
Donation Inspiration Center
We’ve put together some resources to help you decide what you’d like to contribute to make our auction a big success.
**Click HERE (https://fundraiserhelp.com/500-silent-auction-basket-ideas.htm) to see a list of over 500 auction donation ideas.
**Click
HERE (https://www.uusmc.org/wp-content/uploads/50-auction-item-ideas.pdf) to see a list of 50+ customized donation ideas.
**Click
HERE (https://www.uusmc.org/wp-content/uploads/100-plus-gift-basket-ideas.pdf) https://www.uusmc.org/wp-content/uploads/100-plus-gift-basket-ideas.pdfto see a list of 100+ gift basket donation ideas, including suggestions for what to put inside each one.
**Click HERE (https://www.uusmc.org/wp-content/uploads/FAQ-Service-Auction-2026.pdf) for our Auction FAQ page.
DONATE HERE (mailto:david@dlsk.net)
TICKETS ON SALE THIS SUNDAY:
$20 per person
See your friendly ticket seller after church service this Sunday, March 29 to purchase your tickets – CASH or CHECK.
Purchasing tickets in advance is recommended – it gives the team the numbers they need to prepare enough food for everyone.
Consider purchasing an extra ticket for a family member, friend, or neighbor!
** Coming Soon to Mill Creek: Free Little Library!
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8th grader Brandon Teague, David & Laura Bonner’s eldest grandson, approached the Board with his idea of a community service project – constructing and installing a free library to serve not just our church but the local community and surrounding county park.
The Board supported Brandon’s project and he quickly got to work purchasing the needed supplies.
With his father Dan’s supervision, Brandon is learning to use a table saw, track saw, and router, and is doing all the assembly himself.
If you’d like to support Brandon’s project by donating some books, bring them with you to church this Sunday, March 29.
** Sunday Worship Service Information
March 29, 2026
10:30 am
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Image (used with permission): “Abundance Mindset” by Cedar Lee, artbycedar.com (https://www.artbycedar.com/)
As Unitarian Universalists, we cultivate a spirit of gratitude and hope. We give thanks for the web of connections that link us to each other, to our neighbors and wider community, to the earth, and to the past and future.
One of the ways our gratitude, hope, and love manifest is through the practice of generosity. Financial generosity is only part of it. We also practice generosity of heart, opening our awareness to the ways our wellbeing and liberation are bound up together. May the assurance that we are part of something larger than ourselves spiritually, temporally, and practically, lead us to giving and receiving with abundance.
This Sunday, join us when we welcome our guest speaker, Rev. Lyn Cox, and their exploration of what it means to be generous of heart. Rev. Lyn serves the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) as a member of the Congregational Life Field Staff for the Central East Region. They served in a similar role in 2007-2008. In between their terms of service with the UUA, Rev. Lyn served in consulting and interim roles for congregations of various sizes. They live in Baltimore.
Music for this service will be offered by Mill Creek member Emma Marino. Emma has been attending Mill Creek since high school and became a member in 2022. She is a current member of the music committee and has always had a deep love for music. Although she has been a part of several choirs in the past, recently she has been exercising her passion for singing here at church by leading hymns and occasionally performing as a guest musician. She is accompanied by her father, Chris Hull, on guitar.
Connect with Us In-Person
* Service begins at 10:30 am
* Children’s RE programming is available for ages 4 and up
* Child Care available (infant/toddler, ages birth to 3)
Connect with Us Virtually
* Click the link below: ‘Sunday Livestream’ (bookmark it on your preferred device for quick and easy access on Sunday morning)
Sunday Livestream – CLICK HERE (https://zoom.us/j/97806427419)
Meeting ID: 978 0642 7419
** Webinar: Reducing Our Landfills
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This informative webinar, sponsored by Newark Interfaith Green Team, will share important information about composting and plastic recycling. This event, originally scheduled for Monday, February 23, is now offered on Monday, March 30, 7-8pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Click HERE (https://www.uusmc.org/wp-content/uploads/REDUCING-OUR-LANDFILLS.pdf) https://www.uusmc.org/wp-content/uploads/REDUCING-OUR-LANDFILLS.pdfto view the flyer in full
Click HERE (https://udel.zoom.us/j/97095134761 ) https://udel.zoom.us/j/97095134761to attend the webinar
** Ways to Support Our Natural Lands
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This fox has found favorable hunting grounds in the meadow!
The meadows have been cut, and weekly maintenance is now a top priority. Warmer weather and longer days have propelled our Lands Stewards into full swing by gathering every Wednesday around 5:30pm, weather permitting.
There are many opportunities to get involved, but It’s not all about getting dirty! We’ve put together a list of suggestions for ways anyone can help – from minimal effort, to moderate activity, to using shovels and pulling weeds. Check it out and be inspired!
Click HERE to learn how you can help (https://www.uusmc.org/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Support-Our-Natural-Lands-2.pdf)
Here’s what’s happening In the meadow now through October:
* Weekly work sessions: every Wednesday around 5:30pm (weather permitting)
* Monthly pizza & social time: second Wednesdays at 6:30pm
** Unitarian Universalist Delaware Advocacy Network Monthly Meeting
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Everyone is welcome to attend the UUDAN monthly meeting on Monday, April 6 at 7:00pm via Zoom. The meeting will feature several important and timely discussions, including immigrant justice.
Meeting ID: 938 4488 1522P
Passcode: 423338.
Attend the meeting HERE (https://zoom.us/j/93844881522?pwd=9bi6DrL73bBbj6ZgFgP9yHaf8kRT4u.1)
UUDAN, the Unitarian Universalist Delaware Advocacy Network, brings together the five Delaware UU congregations to engage in local legislative action. Their mission is to inform, recruit and mobilize UU advocates to work, in partnership with other advocacy organizations, for the many social justice issues in the state of Delaware. Membership in UUDAN is free and open to any person who resides in Delaware, self-identifies as UU (congregational membership is not required), and supports UUDAN’s purpose and objectives.
** Book Discussion Group
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Join us as we explore the last of four powerful books that shed light on racism in America and how we can work toward achieving equity and justice. Together, these books reveal how racism shapes our society through denial, injustice, economic harm, and backlash, and invite us to imagine and work toward a more just and equitable future as we uphold our Unitarian Universalist values.
Book 4 of 4:
White Rage:
The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
by Carol Anderson
Wednesday, April 29
Discussion occurring afternoon @ 2pm in the conference room, or evening @ 7pm via Zoom.
Click HERE to participate, and indicate your attendance option (afternoon in-person or evening via Zoom). (mailto:tacrook@swbell.net)
** Newark Garden Tour
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Save the date and stay tuned for more information about this event. Our meadow & grounds will be included on the tour!
** Yoga Extended through June
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Join Margaret in the library, 8:30am-10am, for gentle yoga & meditation on Fridays through June – except the last Friday of each month:
April 3, 10 & 17
May 1, 8, 15 & 22
June 5, 12 & 19
To register or with questions, contact Margaret HERE (mailto:margaret_bodine@comcast.net) .
** Current Share Our Plate Recipient
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We regularly donate a half of our undesignated plate collection to a local charity or non-profit organization. For the months of March & April we are supporting:
Sierra Club – Delaware Chapter
The Sierra Club dates back to 1892 and is the oldest and largest environmental advocacy organization in North America. Their mission is to explore, enjoy, and protect the planet. Since 1992, the Delaware Chapter has blazed trails to protect the environment and to provide opportunities to enjoy and explore the natural beauty of our state.
As a volunteer-run grassroots organization, they work to protect our air and water quality and supporting state legislation and policies to reduce the negative impacts from climate change on those precious resources now and in the future.
Learn more about Sierra Club – Delaware Chapter HERE (https://www.sierraclub.org/delaware)
Support this organization with your online donation HERE. Be sure to select ‘Share Our Plate’ as the giving fund. Thank you! (https://onrealm.org/MillCreek/Give)
** Dungeons & Dragons
A Recurring Event
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Sundays, March 29; April 12 & 26
(every other week)
12:00 pm, Classroom 4
D&D is a role-playing game about storytelling in worlds of swords and sorcery. Each player creates an adventurer (also called a character) and teams up with other adventurers (played by friends). Working together, the group might explore a dark dungeon, a ruined city, a haunted castle, a lost temple deep in a jungle, or a lava-filled cavern beneath a mysterious mountain. The adventurers can solve puzzles, talk with other characters, battle fantastic monsters, and discover fabulous magic items and other treasure. No registration required – just drop in. All are welcome to join the group in classroom 4. Occurs every other week on Sundays.
Realm is our church management software program. We use it exclusively for accounting, pledge data, membership, registration events, and more. Use the button below to access your Realm profile to make sure we have your most recent contact information, and make pledge payments and contributions.
Access your Realm profile HERE (https://onrealm.org/MillCreek/SignIn)
Fun fact: you can use Realm to set up recurring online monthly pledge payments using a credit card or your checking or savings account!
Mill Creek Staff
Rev. Christe Lunsford, Minister
Sundays, when preaching: 9am – 3pm
Monday & Tuesday, 10am – 4pm
Thursday by appointment only, click HERE (https://calendar.google.com/calendar/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ08wOXSmX5fNN_vySxfpLP9VL2QqSZF5spIx5_9rxZm3e25LNywCGk4WoIlyFMvdn84osyy8XZl) (https://calendar.google.com/calendar/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ08wOXSmX5fNN_vySxfpLP9VL2QqSZF5spIx5_9rxZm3e25LNywCGk4WoIlyFMvdn84osyy8XZl)
Or email minister@uusmc.org (mailto:minister@uusmc.org)
Debra Damiani, Congregational Administrator
Monday-Thursday 9 am to 2 pm
administrator@uusmc.org (mailto:administrator@uusmc.org)
302-369-2712
Margaret Borror, Faith Exploration Teacher
Sundays, and by appointment
dfe@uusmc.org (mailto:dfe@uusmc.org)
** Connect with the UUA, Central East Region, and Delmarva Cluster
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** UU the Vote 2026
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Ignite Solidarity, Reimagine Democracy
Click HERE to learn more about the 3 core components of UU the Vote: Voter Engagement, Community Safety, and Solidarity Summits. (https://sidewithlove.org/ourstories/2026/3/17/democracy-is-a-practice-lets-build-it-together?emci=2dec9f1c-4622-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&emdi=e6e0c12c-4622-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&ceid=26372818)
** Central East Region News Update
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MARCH 2026
The 1000+ Unitarian Universalist congregations in North America are grouped into 5 regions: Pacific Western, MidAmerica, Southern, Central East, and New England. The Unitarian Universalist Society of Mill Creek (UUSMC) is part of the Central East Region. To learn more about what’s happening in our region, click the button below.
Central East Region Update – click HERE (https://www.uua.org/central-east/blog/news/cer-news-0326)
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