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CALENDAR
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Thursday July 1
Noon
- 2U Playgroup
Sunday July 4
Worship at 10:30
Rev. Rudra Dundzila Preaches "FREEDOM"; music by Jonathan Dunmore
Independence Day
Sunday July 11
Worship at 10:30
Lay-Led Patchwork Service on the Peace Corps; music by Rosalind Hurwitz
9:30am - Membership Committee Meeting
11:45am - Orientation
Wednesday July 14
7:00pm - Board of Trustees
Saturday July 17
9:45am - Council Meeting
Sunday July 18
Worship in the park at 10:30 - details to follow
Wednesday July 21
7:00 - Religious Services Committee Meeting
Sunday July 25
Worship at 10:30
Noon - Community Renewal Society Leadership Training
Tuesday July 27
6:30pm - Social Justice Council Meeting
Wednesday July 28
7:00pm - Lifespan Faith Development Council
Sunday August 1
Worship at 10:30
11:30 - IL Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry presentation
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2U Playgroup
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Thursdays at noon.
RSVP to Ian McPhaden at 773-213-4550.
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2U is on Facebook
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Check out our fan page for information, updates and discussion |
Donations Needed
| 2U Member Bill Wiltfong is in need of a couch, a bed lamp, a reading lamp and 2 chairs for his
apartment. If anyone has donations please contact Kathy Koch at 847-567-6811. |
Church Office
Information & Staff
| Office Hours
Mon - Thurs, 9am -
1pm
Additional times available by appointment.
Consulting Minister
Rev. Adam Robersmith
773-549-0260, ext. 13
minister@secondunitarian.org
Director of Programs
Gabrielle Parra
773-549-0260, ext. 12
programs@secondunitarian.org
Community
Minister
Rev. Rudra Dundzila
773-593-7500
rdundzila@uuma.org
Business
Manager
Chris Engler
773-549-0260, ext. 10
office@secondunitarian.org
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2U Ministry Leaders
Contact Information
| Board of Trustees
Mark Sneathen
msneathen@yahoo.com
Bookstore
Gene Horcher
773-478-0923
horcher@aol.com
Council
Neal Shankman
nshankma@hotmail.com
Finance
Tom Denio
tadenio@comcast.net
Hospitality
Pat Zukosky
zukosky@sbcglobal.net
Lifespan Faith Development Council
Alyssa Joy Stowe
312-399-4408
alyssa.stowe@gmail.com
Membership
Melissa Staas
melissastaas@gmail.com
Music Committee
Nanna Cross
n.cross@sbcglobal.net
Pastoral Care
Rev. Adam Robersmith
minister@secondunitarian.org
Religious Services Committee
Gary Bondurant
bondurantgary@gmail.com
Lee-Ann Meredith
badkitty@core.com
Safe Congregations Response Team
Lourdes Guerrero
lsguerr4@mac.com
Lee-Ann Meredith
badkitty@core.com
Small Group Ministry
Amy Markley
amyemarkley@yahoo.com
Social Justice
David Groves
david@grovesology.com
Curtis Smith
773-412-4360 cmwright@sbcglobal.net
Transylvania Partner Church
Kimberly Bares
773-506-9319 kimberlybares@yahoo.com
WIDE Community
Atena Danner-McPhaden
atena.danner@gmail.com
Young Adult Group
Neal Shankman
nshankma@hotmail.com
Carey Farrell
carey.farrell@gmail.com
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Board of Trustees
| Mark Sneathen, Chair
msneathen@yahoo.com
August Staas, Chair Elect
august@staas.com
Jeff Siegel, Past Chair
jsiegel@hntb.com
Laura McKee, Treasurer
mckeelaura@ymail.com
Liz Krumweide, Secretary
liz.krum@yahoo.com
Neal Shankman, Council
nshankman@hotmail.com
Berlinda Browne, Trustee
773-430-8927
Jonathan Dunmore, Trustee
drfooz@comcast.net
Norman Groetzinger, Trustee
groetzinger.n@comcast.net
Curtis Smith, Trustee
cmwright@sbcglobal.net
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Board Minutes
| Available here are the most recent approved
minutes of the 2U Board of Trustees' monthly meeting. As the Board approves
draft minutes in future months, it will circulate them in later issues of the
Anvil. Please note that approved minutes are also posted on the bulletin board
on the north wall of the Palmer Room.
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MUUSA Summer Assembly
| The MidWest Unitarian Universalist Summer Assembly (MUUSA) is a fun,
safe place for families of all kinds, for children, teens, young adults,
singles, couples, and mature adults. MUUSA is a place for creativity,
friendship, learning, relaxing, and sharing time together. MUUSA takes place
from July 4th to July 10th, 2010 in Lake of the Ozarks, YMCA Trout Lodge,
Potosi, MO. Please visit www.MUUSA.org for
more information and to download a full brochure. |
Like Water For Spices
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A Unitarian
Journey to South India, from the Bay of Bengal to the Arabian Sea. March 11 -
17, 2011. Meditate in captivating locations, experience fabulous temples, attend a Sunday service at the Unitarian Christian Church in Chennai, visit
an ashram in Pondicherry, cruise the backwaters of Kerala, learn about
Tanjore painting, enjoy a Kerala cooking demonstration, and watch a
Kathakali Dance presentation. Led by Rev. Wayne Walder. See all details at www.nuuc.ca/Journeys/india2011.htm |
Collection Plate Sharing
| May's recipient was the Lakeview Action Coalition. We raised $932.
Thank you!
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FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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Mark Sneathen  | I feel very humbled and excited as I assume my new role as the chair of your Board of Trustees for the coming year. It was a profoundly rewarding experience serving with our last Board over the past 6 months. Working closely with all of the members of our last Board and observing their compassion and commitment was a constant reminder of the depth of community that 2U provides. I feel tremendous gratitude towards the outgoing Board members for their willingness to generously nurture the 2U community.
Looking forward, I am energized by all of the ways that 2Uers are engaged in our community. Its wonderful to see individuals giving so spontaneously of their time and talents, in ways both big and small, and coming up with new and creative ways to draw us closer together and increase our impact in the world. Your loving kindness towards others is inspiring.
I'm excited to be working with the new team of Board Trustees. In addition to ensuring that we have a strong, vital, and enriching community at 2U, I want to continue to nurture our outreach and positive impact on the "larger world around us." Over the coming weeks, the new Board will be working on defining plans for the coming year. We will keep you informed when we have more to share. To ensure that the community continues to have open dialogue with the Board, please contact me (or anyone else on the Board) if you have any joys, questions, or improvement suggestions that you would like to inform the Board about.
And please consider attending an upcoming Board meeting; meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7pm - our next meeting is July 14th. Board meetings are open to anyone who wants to attend and we welcome your presence. (We usually have snacks too!)
With joy and gratitude,
Mark Sneathen
Chair of your Board of Trustees
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ORIENTATION TO 2ND UNITARIAN CHURCH
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|  Second
Unitarian Church would
like to invite any and all visitors to the orientation we will be
holding on Sunday, July 11, 11:45 - 1:45 p.m.!! This orientation will be
facilitated by
members of the 2U Membership Committee and will be an opportunity to
share
information about the rich history of UUism, the shared values of
UUists, 2U's
own role in the larger UU movement, and what membership at 2U can look
like. Attending an orientation is one
prerequisite for formalizing membership at 2U. So, whether you are a
regular visitor who is ready to commit to
membership, or you are a casual visitor who just wants to learn more
about
Unitarian Universalism, please join us!
Snacks will be provided and
childcare will be available upon request. To register, please sign-up at the What's Happening table at church (the
big table in the middle of the Palmer Room) or contact Membership
Committee Chair Melissa Staas (melissastaas@gmail.com). We look forward to seeing you there! |
2U ON THE LAKE
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 Sunday July 18
After the outdoor service at the park on July 18, there will be a
church-wide potluck picnic. Start thinking about what you can bring. We'll need lawn chairs and portable tables for the buffett.
If your last name begins with the following letter, please bring the following
A-E: Beverages F-L: Dessert M-R: Side S-Z: Main Looking forward to a lovely Sunday in the park. If you're available to help set up and clean up please contact mckeelaura@ymail.com or
anyone else on Membership Committee (John Broome, Barbara Hailey, Sally Harding, David Leaman, Don MacGregor, Fran Simons, Melissa
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IL RELIGIOUS COALITION FOR THE FREEDOM TO MARRY
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|  Come to a special presentation on the movement toward same-sex equality
in Illinois immediately after the service on August 1. Get the latest
information on efforts to pass a civil unions bill this year, as well
as the longer-term strategy of moving toward achieving marriage
equality both here in Illinois as well as nationally. Gregory Potts
will also be leading a conversation about the next steps forward for
the Illinois Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry, a group
founded here at Second Unitarian Church. Snacks will be provided. For more information, contact Gregory Potts, gpottschicago@yahoo.com.
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HALSTED MARKET DAYS
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 We
are helping staff the Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches booth for Halsted
Market Days August 7th and 8th. If you are interested in
working an hour or two, please contact Marilyn Hebda at (773) 857-3035 or email
at mfranceshebda@mac.com or sign up
at the What's happening table.
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DONATION NEEDED FOR THE NIGHT MINISTRY
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|  It is summer time and a lot of people are coming to the Night
Ministry bus. It would be nice if we could offer, in addition to food
and company, some music. We are looking for a CD player, radio and
speakers that we can use for this purpose. It needs to be fairly
powerful as we have up to 100 people gathering. Please let me know if
you have something like this and would like to donate it.
Thank you.
Vishnu. vishnu@ouralife.com
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NEW MEMBERS
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 by Sally Harding
Tom Kepler grew up in Evanston
and attended the Unitarian Church
there. He studied art at Columbia College
and works as a graphic designer. He splits his time between web design and a
family business which helps authors self-publish their books. In his free time,
Tom enjoys music and plays the guitar, accordion, violin, and mandolin. He is
married to Lizzie Kepler and they have a daughter,
Nora, who is eight.
Katherine Wolf ("Katie") hails from Wheaton,
IL. She attended Vassar
College with a major in music and a
minor in German. Katie moved back to Chicago
and trained as an EMT but decided it was not her calling. She relocated for the
summer to Vermont where she worked
as stage crew for the Marlboro Music Festival. Now back in Illinois,
she is a file clerk for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
while she ponders her next career move. Kate enjoys playing the organ and has
joined the social justice committee at 2U. She was looking for a church and is
happy to have found 2U.
Paul Konkoly was born in Dorog, Hungary.
His family left during the 1956 revolution, when Paul was five, arriving in Chicago
with the help of a Catholic organization. Paul grew up in Downer's Grove
and studied for a time at Northern Illinois
University. He is retired from a 25
year career as a telecommunications manager at one of the commodity exchanges
in Chicago. Paul enjoys astronomy,
all the many summer festivals offered in the city, and is passionate in his
work to end the death penalty. He was active at both the Hinsdale
Unitarian Church
and the DuPage
Unitarian Church.
At 2U, Paul has been active in three small groups and is on the social justice
committee. He is grateful the the spiritual support
he receives at 2U.
Welcome to Tom, Katie, and Paul!!!
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SAFE CONGREGATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT
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The Safe Congregations Committee has been busily working
this spring. One of our tasks has been
to review and rewrite the Safe Congregations policy. The policy was originally written several
years ago to keep our children safe from sexual predators. Over time the policy has been expanded. It currently is a mishmash of policies added,
rewritten and even lifted from similar policies of other churches. In many places it is redundant and
inconsistent.
One goal is to rewrite the policy to improve clarity of
intention. This would include such
things as who investigates a claim, what procedures to follow and the
minister's role in the policy. We also
need to evaluate the language to include bullying in the policy. An addition we would like to make provisions
regarding the use of electronic media. There are numerous other areas that need
"tweaking."
The rewriting will take time. We are hoping to have a rough draft by the
August board meeting. When we are
completed the policy will be presented to the congregation for approval. We know that whatever the policy, it will
continue to change as the congregation grows and changes also.
Yours in the journey,
Lee-Ann Meredith
Chair of Safe Congregations Committee |
CALLING ALL MUSICIANS
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 Do you love music?
Do you like to sing? Do you play an instrument? If so, would you be willing to join with other 2U members in providing
music for Sunday Services? We are in need of percussionists who play
small drums and pianists to accompany hymn singing. Please contact
Nanna Cross, chair of the 2U music committee if you would like to
participate in musical groups or if you have ideas for music
programming at 2U. Email:n.cross@sbcglobal.net.
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SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS
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 Annual ICADP Meeting
featuring Scott Turow
The Illinois Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
(ICADP) Annual Meeting will be held
Tuesday, July 13th at 6 pm at the Illinois State Bar Association
Offices, 20 S. Clark St., Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60603. Among the honorees will be the thirty-six Illinois
state legislators who have cosponsored death penalty abolition bills.
Notable author and respected criminal attorney Scott
Turow will also be honored for his outstanding work toward abolition. He successfully represented death row
inmates and wrote Ultimate Punishment
(2003) a non-fiction work that reflects
on how his views about the death penalty evolved. That evolution included serving on an
influential fourteen member commission whose widely-read report detailed the
problems with Illinois' death penalty system. The commission's report influenced Governor George Ryan's unprecedented
commutation of the sentences of 164 death row inmates and the current
moratorium on capital punishment.
The Annual Meeting is free to ICADP members and $40
for nonmembers. Please consider joining ICADP and attending the Annual
Meeting. To join ($40 for General and
$20 Student) ICADP, please call
312-673-3816 or sign up at their web site.
I hope you will
join me at the meeting. Please let me
know if you plan to attend (cell: 312-350-0163 or e-mail: pkonkoly@yahoo.com).
Paul Konkoly
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MONEY MATTERS
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| Fiscal Year 2009-10 Operating Budget Status: YTD thru May
Income
Pledges & Collection Plate $195,490
Other Income $43,577
Total YTD Income $239,067
Expenses
Collection Plate Sharing $7,623
All other expenses $262,203
Total YTD expenses $269,827
Total Annual Budget $375,030
Balance Sheet Snapshot - May
Total reserves & investments $214,394
Land & building (2001 appraisal) $2,060,000
Endowment $1,234
Restricted Funds $8,732
Total long term debt $290,852
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