March 24, 2018 Not one more. We cannot allow one more child to be shot at school. We cannot allow one more teacher to make a choice to jump in front of a firing assault rifle to save the lives of students. We cannot allow one more family to wait for...
For the month of February, half of our undesignated plate offering will be donated to the Delaware Theatre Company, whose mission is to create theatre of the highest professional quality in Delaware and thereby enrich the vitality of the area through artistic programming, education and community service. Since 1979, the...
$8606.80 On February 14, 2006, Mill Creek sent a donation to the Food Bank of Delaware for $149. Since then many more donations have followed. In total, we have collectively donated $8606.80 to this worthwhile local organization.
Our member giving to Heifer International (HI) during our annual December Alternative Gift Market totaled $1499. This equates to 2 goats, 1 sheep, 1 pig, 1 draft animal, 8 flocks of chicks, 2 rabbit trios, 8 hives of bees and 2 bundles of tree saplings. Thank you for your continued...
The Mill Creek Social Justice Committee continues the collection of hats, gloves, mittens, scarves and socks. There is a collection bin in the cloak room. Store-bought and handmade items are welcomed. These items will be donated to the needy in our area.
The Social Justice Committee completes the collection of Thanksgiving meals this weekend. All filled boxes or loose food items need to be brought in on Sunday, November 12. All will be distributed to the Kennett Food Pantry (PA) and the YWCA Home-Life Center in downtown Wilmington (DE). Thank you for...
Mill Creek’s Social Justice Committee begins this annual tradition of providing Thanksgiving meals to local needy families by assembling boxes filled with donated non-perishable food items which will be distributed to the Kennett Food Pantry (PA) and the YWCA Home-Life Center in downtown Wilmington (DE). The boxes, donated to us...
When we disburse our Share Our Plate funds to the local charities we support, we receive acknowledgements and letters of gratitude, but we don’t always find out how the money is put to use. The recipient of our July and August donation, Arts Holding Hands and Hearts in Chester County,...
The events in Charlottesville, Virginia are a frightening and disheartening reminder of how hate and intolerance in the US resurface when bigots feel empowered to act on their prejudice. Cornel West described the rally that took place on August 12 as “the biggest gathering of a hate-driven right wing in...
Mill Creek’s Social Justice Committee and Religious Exploration continue to collect gently used children’s books which will be donated to Nemours Jessup Street, a children’s clinic in Wilmington. Nemours Jessup Street provides premier primary care services in a comfortable, family-centered environment, serving a disadvantaged population. Please place new or gently...
Thank you to everyone who participated in our annual school supplies drive. We collected 24 book bags filled with supplies, and had a surplus of extra materials. The bags and supplies were distributed to Family Promise and East Side Charter School.
We will interrupt our normally scheduled worship service and join over 600 other UU congregations in what is called a #UUWhiteSupremacyTeachIn.