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Until We Are All Free
June 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Online and in-person
Rev. Allison Farnum & Keith Talley In challenging times that call us to live out our religious values, join Rev. Allison Farnum and Keith Talley of the Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of Illinois as we explore how we “get free” from the lens of Unitarian Universalist prisoner solidarity work.
Keith Talley (he/him) is a system-impacted Muslim leader working at the crossroads of reentry, faith, and narrative justice. He serves as Prison Solidarity Specialist with the Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of IL, Reentry Program Coordinator at Phalanx Family Services, and Founder & CEO of Revolutionary Reentry Hub. Introduced to UUPMI through the Pen Pal Program while caged, Keith found not a call to conversion, but a deep alignment of values. Today, he works to build bridges between spiritual traditions and to transform how we see and stand with those returning from prison.
Rev. Allison Farnum (she/her/ella) is the Director and Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of IL, and a lifelong Unitarian Universalist. She is dedicated to the vision of collective liberation, one mindful act of care at a time.
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The Racial & Economic Justice team will meet in the library after service this Sunday
Eco Justice June Event
Planting Day at Wild Roots Nature Center at Prairie’s Edge
Saturday, June 13, 9am-12pm
888 S. Lyford Road
In lieu of a regular Wonderful Wednesday event, the Eco Justice Team has decided to directly support an event of one of our partners, Severson Dells (which is going through a rebranding and will be known as Wild Roots Nature Center going forward). We will be joining the Wild Roots team at Prairie’s Edge (the former Elliot Golf Course) to help plant native plant plugs on the property.
This is an all-ages event, and you do not need to commit to attending for the full morning – if you have something else going on that overlaps the planting window, you are welcome to attend for just part of it. Every little bit helps! Staff at Wild Roots encourage you to wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and sun protection. Bring a water bottle and a shovel of any size if you have one! Park in the main parking lot by the clubhouse and look for Liz or Caedyn, who will be wearing orange safety vests.
If you would like to participate, please talk to Rebecca Beneditz after service or email her at rebecca.beneditz@gmail.com so she can let the Wild Roots staff know approximately how many people will be in our group for planning purposes. We hope you will join us!
Past Sunday Services
Did you know you can watch past Sunday services anytime? We have them on our website under past worship services so you never have to miss a Sunday! Click here to find a service that you haven’t seen yet! You can also always go to our YouTube page.
The Board of Trustees:
President: Wendy Bennett
Vice President: Diane Kuehl
Clerk: Scott Garwick
Treasurer: Bob Spelman
Trustees: Kendra Asbury, Clark Logemann, Neita Webster
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