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CAL_ONLY_0004 CAL_ONLY_4 Calendar Only
  • UUCE Auction Team
Event Registration Event Registration 49 2 000010.0 10 .0001E7 10
CAL_ONLY_0005 CAL_ONLY_5 Calendar Only
  • UUCE Auction Team
Soda Purchase Donation for soda from the bar 91 80 000001.0 1 .00001E7 1
CAL_ONLY_0006 CAL_ONLY_6 Calendar Only
  • UUCE Auction Team
Alcohol from the Bar Donation for Wine or Beer from the bar 91 16 000005.0 5 .00005E7 5
CAL_ONLY_0007 CAL_ONLY_7 Calendar Only
  • UUCE Auction Team
"Broadway in Chicago" Raffle Chance to win tickets to a broadway in Chicago show 20 -5 000025.0 25 .00025E7 25
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  • UUCE Auction Team
Raffle Tickets Raffle tickets purchased for baskets 62 33 000025.0 25 .0001E7 10
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  • Krista Wagner
Flanagan's Irish Dinner Enjoy a homemade Irish dinner courtesy of the Flanagans! Corned beef & cabbage, potatoes, Irish Soda Bread, and more will be provided at either the Flanagan's home or UUCE. Gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegetarian options will be provided. Other dietary restrictions may be accommodated. Tentatively scheduled for April 20. 6 0 000075.0 75 .00025E7 25 9/28/19 5:00 PM
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  • Krista Wagner
  • Tom and Ruth Durkin
Sermon of Your Choosing Yearning to hear a particular message or topic from the pulpit? Collaborate on a sermon with the Worship Team on your topic of choice! Good for one service during the church year.

- Donated by the Worship Team

1 0 000100.0 100 .00015E7 15
LIVE0042 LIVE42 Live Auction Item
  • Diana Heizer
  • Valerie & Jim Howells
Kombucha Making Class Come learn how to make your own Kombucha from home and learn why fermented foods and drinks are beneficial to our bodies. We walk you through the process and then send you home with your own “mother” and directions to start a batch of Kombucha. We will also provide a sampling of some Kombucha and some fermented foods to try and share some info on the benefits of fermented foods to our digestive systems.
Presented by Diana Heizer and Valerie Howells
12 3 000020.0 20 .00015E7 15 2/23/19 1:00 PM
LIVE0041 LIVE41 Live Auction Item
  • Sheena John
Fall Color Walk along Geneva Lake with lunch Walk a quieter section from Williams Bay to Fontana to see the fall colors. Path follows edge of Geneva Lake through homes, camps and woods. About 3.5 miles. At Fontana we'll lunch at Gordy's where they make great soup and the best chocolate cake. 6 2 000020.0 20 .0001E7 10 10/12/19 12:00 PM
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  • Sheena John
Stand Up/Sit Down Group Paddle You can fit 6 paddlers on 1 board! A fun group effort to stay aboard! Best quiet water around: Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake. Light lunch, fees and entrance included. 5 0 000025.0 25 .0001E7 10 8/17/19 12:00 PM
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  • Sheena John
Simple Cafe Lunch & Northwind Perennial Farm Tour Come join me at the best time of year to tour the Northwind Perennial Farm, near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The colors & textures are fantastic at this time! Enjoy the garden antiques and ornaments in the rustic barns and landscape; look for frogs in the delightfully landscaped waterfalls and ponds; Wander through the gardens and visit with the animals. A little later, we'll drive to Simple Cafe for a late lunch from their menu of locally grown organic produce, crafted into delicious meals. We've been known to stop for bakery goods, a walk along Lake Geneva's lake side path and ice cream. The trip is about an hour from in Algonquin. 8 0 000025.0 25 .0001E7 10 7/20/19 9:30 AM
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  • Kathy & Todd Underwood
Pretzel Making 101
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Give a person a homemade soft pretzel and they're happy for a week. Teach them to make pretzels and they're happy for a lifetime! In this class you'll get a freshly made soft pretzel when you walk in the door, make a batch with your classmates, learn the origin story of pretzels while the dough rises, and walk out the door with the recipe and another pretzel that you made yourself. 18 2 000015.0 15 .00005E7 5 1/5/19 2:00 PM
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  • Kathy & Todd Underwood
French Silk Pie (1) and Key Lime Pie (1)
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Made from scratch today. Limes hand-squeezed, graham crust hand-crushed. Each pie sold separately. 2 0 000015.0 15 .0001E7 10
LIVE0036 LIVE36 Live Auction Item
  • Elizabeth Closson
  • Timothy J. Closson
Weekend Bed and Breakfast on Swan Lake, Allegan, Michigan Join your hosts Tim and Elizabeth For a weekend in rural Michigan. We provide a modest comfy bedroom with queen bed, your own bathroom, breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings and great hospitality, including concierge services. Available for your use: a screened front porch overlooking Swan Lake, pontoon boat, canoe and small sailboat. Great fishing lake, you provide fishing gear and license.
Choose your weekend to include Allegan Antique Market( last Sunday of each month April through September. Better than Kane County Flea Market) or Allegan County Fair(Sept 6 through 14, 2019, rated best county fair in Michigan) One half hour from Saugatuck (famous art community on Lake Michigan and in the midst of fruit country (sweet cherries, blueberries, peaches, apples, depending on time of year.)
We will join you or stay out of your way as you choose. Come enjoy the other side of Lake Michigan!
2 0 000250.0 250 .001E7 100
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  • Lydia Larrabee & Bob Peterson
Experience the Garden
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Come enjoy one of the true gems of Northern Illinois in every season! The Anderson Japanese Garden in Rockford is considered one of the premier Japanese gardens in the US. It was designed by a Master Craftsman from Japan. The beauty of the Garden never fails to calm and inspire. We will car pool to the Garden where we will enjoy a stroll through the 12 acre authentic Japanese garden. We will also have lunch at 'Fresco in the Garden', the wonderful restaurant on site that uses locally sourced ingredients. Trip will be held fall 2019 before Nov.1. 8 0 000040.0 40 .00025E7 25 10/5/19 9:00 AM
LIVE0034 LIVE34 Live Auction Item
  • Valerie & Jim Howells
Halloween Movie Party: Hocus Pocus Come to the Fellowship Hall for some Hocus Pocus, ghoulish snacks and Halloween fun! All ages will enjoy this spooktacular film! 20 1 000020.0 20 .00005E7 5 10/26/19 12:02 PM
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  • Sharon Fincher
A Helping Hand 4 hours of service from a multi-talented girl! I can put together ikea furniture, garden, clean, babysit, organize, run errands, pack for moving, help on computers, cook, teach board games and juggle! (expect for the juggling part). I am also a superb wedding date. Good attitude guaranteed! Sarcasm included but, sadly, not optional. 1 0 000150.0 150 .0006E7 60
LIVE0032 LIVE32 Live Auction Item
  • Tom and Ruth Durkin
Airport Transportation Transportation by minivan to/from O'Hare or Midway Airport. Up to 4 people with luggage. Car seats(2)and boosters(2)available. Will do early morning and late night. No Tuesdays and other times may not be available due to our availability. 4 1 000060.0 60 .0003E7 30
LIVE0031 LIVE31 Live Auction Item
  • David Yaeger
Event Admission at 15th Annual World of Faeries Festival First Weekend in August This is a donation of admission for one ticket at $15.00 each or all five for $75.00 to The World of Faeries Festival at Vasa Park, located 35W217 Route 31 South Elgin, IL This annual weekend is scheduled for the 1st weekend in August which will be Saturday and Sunday August 3rd and 4th, 2019. Time of admission is 10 am to 7 pm Saturday and 10 am to 5 pm Sunday. The ticket(s) are for either day. The weekend includes family activities such as faerie tea parties, scavenger hunt, crafts, live demonstrations, shopping in vendor village and non-stop music on the main stage. Food vendors are available. You can also bring picnic baskets. There are picnic tables. In-house toilet as well as porta sans. All information will be posted on the website at http://www.theworldoffaeries.com Listings of musicians, merchants and schedule will be posted as they become available. Also check out our facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/theworldoffaeriesfest/ for updates. This is a rain or shine event. Parking is free. 5 0 000065.0 65 .00015E7 15
LIVE0030 LIVE30 Live Auction Item
  • Mary Alice & Joe Masonick
Wildflower Walk & Brunch
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Enjoy a tasty and healthy brunch followed by a walk into Burnidge Forest Preserve to view woodland wildflowers in bloom. 8 1 000025.0 25 .00015E7 15 4/27/19 9:00 AM
LIVE0029 LIVE29 Live Auction Item
  • Stephen & Jennifer Day
Breakfast for Dinner! Hands down, breakfast has the yummiest selection of foods - eggs, waffles, pastries, mimosas... Unfortunately, breakfast usually takes place in the morning when we just want to lie in bed. Well we have the solution for you: Breakfast for Dinner! Join Stephen, Jennifer, and 7 other breakfast aficionados and tackle the best meal of the day as your last meal of the day! 8 2 000045.0 45 .00025E7 25 2/8/19 6:30 PM
LIVE0028 LIVE28 Live Auction Item
  • Stephen & Jennifer Day
A Day at Six Flags The winner of this item will receive four (4) tickets to join us for a day at Six Flags Great America along with one (1) all-you-can-drink refillable sports bottle. Once we get you into the park, you are free to explore on your own or stick with us. Dates to be determined based on schedules. 1 0 000220.0 220 .0003E7 30
LIVE0027 LIVE27 Live Auction Item
  • Stephen & Jennifer Day
Illinois Winery Tour Join Stephen and Jennifer Day on a day-long tour of Illinois Wineries. We'll leave the church parking lot mid-morning and spend the day visiting 3-4 wineries before arriving back at UUCE in the early evening. Wine tastings are included in the event - you are only responsible for any additional food or wine purchases you make during the day. 5 0 000070.0 70 .00045E7 45 4/13/19 10:30 AM
LIVE0026 LIVE26 Live Auction Item
  • Stephen & Jennifer Day
7th Annual Tapas Dinner Join us for our SEVENTH Noche de Tapas at La Casa de las Dias where Stephen and Jennifer will tantalize your taste buds with a variety of Spanish tapas (and sangria). Last year's dinner included bacon wrapped-dates, salmorejo, garlic chicken, goat cheese-stuffed peppers, creme brulee, and more! 8 -1 000080.0 80 .0003E7 30 8/30/19 6:30 PM
LIVE0025 LIVE25 Live Auction Item
  • Mila & Karl Brinker
Brunch and Drive to "Ginger Blossoms" A healthy brunch will be served at Mila’s followed by a spring road trip to Ginger Blossom’s Fair Trade Store in Richmond, Illinois. We will wander the beautiful barn, out buildings and farm house full of fair trade items from Tibet, Turkey, Afghanistan, Russia, and the America’s including Zapotec and Navajo. You’ll find everything from handmade home furnishing to jewelry. All hand crafted. 10 -1 000045.0 45 .00015E7 15
LIVE0024 LIVE24 Live Auction Item
  • Mimi Locknar
The Everly Set - concert at ECC performing arts theater This sparkling salute to The Everly Brothers stars acclaimed New York singer-songwriters Sean Altman (Rockapella founder, Carmen Sandiego theme song composer) and Jack Skuller (winner of the Songwriters Hall of Fame Holly Prize for songwriting). The performance contains a range of hits (“Bye Bye Love,” “Wake Up Little Susie” and “Let It Be Me”), rarities and Everly-influenced classics—all sung with the iconic and pristine Everly harmonies. 2 tickets 1 0 000070.0 70 .00025E7 25 2/15/19 7:30 PM
LIVE0023 LIVE23 Live Auction Item
  • Mary Alice & Joe Masonick
Frog Hike and Enchilada Dinner
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Enjoy a homemade enchilada dinner followed by a sunset hike into Burnidge Forest Preserve to listen to the mating calls of various frog species. Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 6:00 pm. Rain date May 25. 6 0 000050.0 50 .00025E7 25 5/18/19 6:00 PM
LIVE0022 LIVE22 Live Auction Item
  • Kathie Wachholder
Safari Supper II Our group gathers to enjoy appetizers with a Paris Ritz Sidecar or Harry's Bar Bellini. Then join your first small group seating for Greek Salad and Horiatiko Psomi: Crusty Country Bread. Trek to your next table and meet your companions for a main course of Boeuf Bourguinonne, Risotto de Verona, and Ratatouille. Then you're off to join a new group for our English desserts of Sticky Toffee Pudding and Mixed Berry Trifle. Rejoin the entire group for a nightcap and farewells. White and red wines will be served with courses. Gluten-free and vegan choices will be available. (The menu is subject to slight modifications based on the whims of the chef.) 20 1 000035.0 35 .00025E7 25 4/27/19 6:00 PM
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  • Dotty Carringi
  • Mike Moutrie
UU & Wii Bowling Tournament The ball and pins may be virtual, but the competition and the fun is real! You’ll thrill to curves, straight balls, hooks and full-rollers as you witness the Sixth UU & Wii bowling tournament. You won’t have to cross-over to the Brooklyn side (because it will be held at the Moutrie/Carringi home in Cary). With a fully functional beer frame (with better-than-bowling-alley food), you’ll be sure to have a perfect 300 night. Winner gets the trophy for one year! 12 -1 000030.0 30 .0002E7 20 3/9/19 4:00 PM
LIVE0020 LIVE20 Live Auction Item
  • Mike Moutrie & Dotty Carringi
  • Dan & Kathy Hislip
"Mexican" Train Tournament Chug on over to the Hislip's home in Barrington for this easy-to-learn, exciting domino game and Mexican-inspired finger food and beverages. Winner gets to wear the prize sombrero for one year. Hosted by the Hislips and Moutrie/Carringis. 16 2 000040.0 40 .0002E7 20 9/28/19 5:00 PM
LIVE0019 LIVE19 Live Auction Item
  • Computer Dream Team
Computer Dream Team Computer troubles? Have no fear, The Computer Dream Team is here! And we’re up to the challenge. Want to learn about excel? Hook up a new printer? Set up a backup system or anti-virus? Purchasing this item entitles you to 2 hours of computer help in your home. Sit back and watch your computer frustrations melt away. Date to be arranged with the buyer. 1 -1 000050.0 50 .0005E7 50
LIVE0018 LIVE18 Live Auction Item
  • Andrea & Greg Schmidlin
Ravinia 2019
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The Ravinia Festival is the oldest outdoor music festival in the United States. The sound system is amazing and the atmosphere is something special. Ravinia hosts a diverse mix of concerts all summer long. Our group will hear one of the performances by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (date TBD once the 2019 schedule is available). A lawn ticket and full candlelight dinner with wine is included for each winning bidder. 8 0 000050.0 50 .00025E7 25 8/2/19 5:00 PM
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  • Andrea Schmidlin & Elizabeth Olson
Your Best Friend's Consignment
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Your Best Friend’s Consignment (formerly Your Best Friend's Closet) is a classy consignment store full of designer clothes, accessories, furniture and home decor. Everything is beautifully displayed and well-organized with prices that are reasonable to start and drop at regular intervals as long as they’re on the rack. The atmosphere is warm and wacky with a seasoning of sarcasm–just like your best friend! Each participant receives a $10 gift certificate to get started, and when we can shop no more, we’ll all have lunch as guests of Andrea and Elizabeth at Jiang’s Mongolian Grill. Lots of yummy choices that cater to all dietary tastes and needs. 6 0 000025.0 25 .0002E7 20 3/16/19 9:30 AM
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  • Chris Davis
Lunch at Townhouse Cafe in St. Charles The Cafe is located near the bike trails for those who like to bike and across from a parking lot for those who don’t. 5 1 000025.0 25 .0001E7 10
LIVE0015 LIVE15 Live Auction Item
  • Chris Davis
Trivial Pursuit Party The challenging battle of the wits to find out if the men or the women are the ultimate trivia masters.
Drinks, appetizers, and desserts are provided too.
8 0 000030.0 30 .0001E7 10
LIVE0014 LIVE14 Live Auction Item
  • Jane Kimball
Lunch bag cards
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Let's get together and make 2 cards from lunch bags. Photo may not be the actual card we'll be making. 5 0 000010.0 10 .0001E7 10 1/12/19 1:00 PM
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  • Dan Kalkbrenner & Shari Smagatz
Work on your PHD Do you have a PHD (Project Half Done) sittings at home waiting to be completed? Here's the inspiration you need to finish that blanket, sew on those buttons, finish that scrapbook page, paint those rocks, knit the second sock, finish that necklace, tackle the basket of mending. Bring your portable PHD over for an evening of friendship and food. We'll provide finger food to fortify you while you work on your PHD. 10 4 000015.0 15 .00015E7 15 3/23/19 5:30 PM
LIVE0012 LIVE12 Live Auction Item
  • Kerry Lantau
13th Annual Winemaker's Tasting Party! Enjoy three white wines, three red wines, and two dessert wines - each paired with a different appetizer or dessert. There will also be Kerry's homemade rhubarb wine and other homemade wines to try. This event is scheduled for Saturday, September 7th, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. 10 2 000065.0 65 .00025E7 25 9/7/19 2:00 PM
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  • Steve & Teresa Stultz & Ann Kremer
Beers of the Burbs - The Beer Tasting Event of the Year!
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We did Chicago Beers last year, and I had to leave out so many great breweries in the suburbs! We'll make up for it this year as we sample beers from the Chicago suburbs. This 4D multi-media extravaganza will be held in the comfort and safety of Ann Kremer's garage, and we'll be trying many different types of beer, eating beer appropriate snacks and having Brats and Ann's famous beans for lunch. Look how much fun the people in the photo had last year - don't miss out on what will be the most talked about event of 2019! 24 3 000025.0 25 .0003E7 30 6/22/19 2:00 PM
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  • Kerry Lantau
  • Sharon Fincher
3nd Annual Game Night at the Golden Perch Pub Spend an afternoon enjoying pool, darts, cards, board games and outside games at the Golden Perch Pub, Kerry's old English pub-themed basement! Sharon & Kerry will have plenty of board/card/outside games on hand, but feel free to bring your favorite games along too - the more the merrier! Snacks will be provided throughout the afternoon with plenty of interesting libations. 14 1 000030.0 30 .0002E7 20 6/1/19 1:00 PM
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  • Dan Kalkbrenner & Shari Smagatz
Song Writing Supper By the end of this evening you will have composed your very own song and leave with a recording of it. Be prepared to have some fun with MUSIC. Bring your instrument, voice or some words or phrases and we will coax, message, or hammer it into your very own song. We will watch some beginner helpful videos and do some creative mind exercises accompanied with a finger food dinner.

Place: Shari and Dan's house in Algonquin

12 4 000020.0 20 .0004E7 40 4/13/19 4:08 PM
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  • Dotty Carringi
Portrait or Figure Painting
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Award-winning painter, Dotty Carringi, will create from live poses and/or photos one adult, child or pet portrait, 9 x 12, unframed, in oil or pastel for a memorable family legacy. One month lead time after consultation. 1 -1 000400.0 400 .0025E7 250
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  • Dan & Kathy Hislip
Sharks and Hustler's Pool Party Spend an evening demonstrating your ability as a pool shark! The coveted prize is the shark hat which can be worn with pride for a year; then the current champion gets to return and defend the title. Refreshments and casual dinner. 20 0 000050.0 50 .0005E7 50 2/2/19 3:30 PM
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  • Dan & Kathy Hislip
Texas Hold 'Em Poker Party The River, the Flop, hold ‘em or fold ‘em… Includes casual supper. Grand prize is the right to the Texas Hold ‘Em hat and eyewear for one year. The current champion returns to defend the title! 14 0 000040.0 40 .0003E7 30 1/26/19 4:00 PM
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  • Dan & Kathy Hislip
North Georgia Mountain Retreat Nestled in the North Georgia mountains on a private 6 acre lake a four bedroom, two bath cabin that sleeps 15 will be at your disposal for a week of your choice. It is within driving distance of whitewater rafting, leisure tubing down the Chattahoochee, fishing, hiking parts of Appalachian trail, gold/gem mining in Dahlonega, GA, winery tours, zip lining, Atlanta activities, quaint Bavarian village Helen, Georgia, Babyland General Hospital (home of Cabbage Patch babies) and more. 2 -2 000800.0 800 .0015E7 150
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  • Jameel Abdur-Rafia & Amy Hill
29 or Bust: Third Annual Cribbage Tournament Join us for a lively night of food, friendship and fast-paced cribbage action. Really! No experience necessary! 16 1 000025.0 25 .00015E7 15 4/6/19 5:00 PM
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  • UUCE Auction Team
Reserved Parking Space Right out front for church services. Good for one year, starting October 15, 2017. 1 0 000100.0 100 .0003E7 30 11/4/18 12:00 PM
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  • UUCE Auction Team
Reserved Name Tag Space In Fellowship Hall at the top of the name tag rack. Easy to find ... 1 0 000060.0 60 .0002E7 20 11/4/18 12:00 PM
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  • Sharon Fincher
Crystal Lake Beach Day Spend a leisurely afternoon at Crystal Lake Main Beach! This wonderful venue has something for everyone - playground, swim areas for adults and children, boat rental (for an extra fee), snack bar and much more. We will frolic from early afternoon until dinner time. Snacks provided. Come join us! Tentatively scheduled for 6/15 but I'll have to confirm after CL puts out its schedule for next summer. 20 3 000020.0 20 .0001E7 10 6/15/19 1:00 PM