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Calendar
Saturday January 16
9:45am - Council Meeting
Sunday January 17
Worship at 10:30
Rev. Rudra Dundzila preaches "Homeless African-Amercans Knocking on Our Doors: Can We Open Them?"
CYFD Meeting
Small Group Sign Up
Monday January 18
Martin Luther King Day
9:00am - Employment Group
Sunday January 24
Intergen Worship at 10:30
Rev. Adam Robersmith preaches "Life is for Living"
Monday January 25
9:00am - Employment Group
Tuesday January 26
6:00pm - Social Justice Council
Sunday January 31
Worship at 10:30
Rev. Adam Robersmith preaches "To Quiet the Mind"
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Church
Office Information & Staff
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Communication Deadlines
Sunday Order of Service Mondays by
noon. Please make sure that events are inclusive of all members. No
additional inserts will be included in the order of service without prior
approval of the church office. Send announcement requests to secondunitarian@att.net. The Anvil - 2nd & 4th Mondays of the month.
Send newsletter submissions to secondunitarian@att.net. Scheduling EventsAll space for church
activities must be scheduled in advance through the office secondunitarian@att.net. The church is open for group
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 Rev. Adam Robersmith
The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Rev. Adam Robersmith is with 2U as Consulting Minister through February, 2010
The Rev. Adam Robersmith is a
Chicago-area native who has lived in New York, California, Arizona, and Ireland
on his way back to Illinois. He is a graduate of Cornell University and Starr
King School for the Ministry, earning a Masters of Divinity with concentrations
in contemplative spirituality and Universalist history. He is also a certified
Spiritual Director, having trained at the Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction
at the Redemptorist Renewal Center in Tuscon, AZ. Most recently, he served the
Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, IL as their Associate Minister through
September, 2009.
Prior to entering the ministry, Rev. Robersmith worked
as a writer, musician, puppeteer, and storyteller. He serves our movement at the
district level as a Ministerial Settlement Representative for Consulting
Ministries and at the national level as a representative of DRUUMM to the
Diversity of Ministry Team at the UUA. He lives in Geneva, IL, with his partner,
Don, and far too many musical instruments.
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Town Hall Meetings
Congregational town hall meetings are scheduled for Sunday February 28, 2010 and Sunday April 18, 2010 following the service.
The
incoming Board of Trustees would like to recognize that per the Special
Congregational Meeting on Sunday, November 22, 2009 the first of these
meetings was to take place in January 2010. Due to recent events, this
was not possible.
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Small Group Ministry Registration
Are you looking to build
deeper relationships with your fellow 2Uers, explore your spiritual path, and
serve the wider community? Consider joining a small group. Small groups will
meet for eight weeks starting the week of Jan. 24. Register at church this Sunday, Jan. 17. Or register online at www.secondunitarian.org.
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Child and Youth Faith Development Meeting - January 17
On January 17th the Lifespan Faith Development Council will
hold a meeting after service in the Loft for parents, teachers, and anyone else
who is interested, to communicate the current structure of the Child and Youth
Faith Development programming, discuss future plans, answer any questions and
listen to your suggestions. Childcare and snack will be provided.
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Guest At Your Table
This year 2U raised $184.55 in support of GAYT. Thank you for your contributions.
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Sextons & Event Coordinator Needed
We are looking for Sextons and an Event Coordinator.
The sexton will work with those who contract to use
church space. Sextons open the building, help prep the building and return the space to normal after the event and close the building. Sextons are contracted by the
renter for $15/hour.
The Event Coordinator mainly works coordinating events
like weddings and is paid a percentage of the rental fee.
If interested please contact Business Manager, Chris Engler at office_2U@att.net or (773) 549-0620
x10.
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Church Building Leader Needed
Given the restructuring of staff to focus on transition and day to day
priorities, and the reduction in staff resources who handled routine maintenance
and project work, we are in search of a volunteer Building Leader. This person
would be solely responsible for all building maintenance, repair and minor
improvement projects. He/she would work with the staff for ordering of necessary
supplies and ensuring the building is prepared for any scheduled
events/programming. The role would not include sexton duties for rental events
which are handled separately.
In her former position, Suzanne Larimer developed and maintained a
list of desirable building projects - some of which are still under the review
of the Capital Improvement Committee. To see the list contact the church office at secondunitarian@att.net. The list is
long but it used to be a lot longer! Maintenance duties have been added to make
it complete and are the ongoing priority. The Building Leader would ensure
all maintenance items are cared for and secure volunteer or professional
resources (within the designated budget) to complete projects as prioritized.
If you have the time, interest and talent to fulfill this role please
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 Collection Plate Sharing
December's recipient was the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC). We raised $763.50 in support if the UUSC. Thank you!
Sponsor
an organization to receive our collection plate split. Applications are being accepted for the March - June recipients. Applications
are available here or on the What's Happening Table.
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 Winter WomanSpirit 2010
CMwD Women and Religion presents
"Nurturing Ourselves - Sustaining Our
World."
February 26-28,
2010
First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Our Keynote Speaker
will be STARHAWK!
Her Keynote address
is titled "Earth Spirit, Earth
Justice"
Mark your calendar!
Read details in the BROCHURE then mail in your registration form today! Or register online!
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Choir Opportunity
The UU Choir of Albany, NY is organizing a concert tour of Eastern & Central
Europe in June/July of 2010. Their tour will begin in Bucharest, Romania on
June 23rd and conclude in Prague, CZ on July 5th. Concerts are being planned
in Brasso, Marosvasarhely, Kolozsvar, Budapest & Prague. They currently
have 20 people committed to the trip, but would like to add a few more
voices from other congregations. If you are interested in being a part of
this tour please contact me jdaleuupcc@yahoo.com and I will put you
in touch with the organizers and share with you the detailed
itinerary.John Dale
UUPCC Pilgrimage Service
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