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CALENDAR
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Saturday July 17
9:45am - Council Meeting
Sunday July 18
11:00 - Worship at Lincoln Park in Grove 15. Picnic immediately after service.
Monday July 19
9:00am - 2U Employment Group
Wednesday July 21
7:00pm - Religious Services Committee Meeting
Friday July 23
6:30pm - 2U Movie Night
Saturday July 24
11:00am - Disability Pride Parade - downtown
Sunday July 25
Worship at 10:30
Rev. Adam Robersmith preaches; music by Kat Wyand
Noon - Community Renewal Society Leadership Training
Tuesday July 27
6:00pm - Social Justice Council Meeting
Wednesday July 28
6:30pm - Lifespan Faith Development Council
Sunday August 1
Worship at 10:30
Rev. Adam Robersmith preaches; music by Carey Farrell & Neal Shankman
11:30 - Orientation
11:30 - IL Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry presentation
Sunday August 8
Worship at 10:30
Rev. Adam Robersmith preaches; music by Tom Clowes
Town Hall Meeting following service
9:30 - Membership Committee Meeting
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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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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
horcher@aol.com
Council
Neal Shankman
nshankma@hotmail.com
Finance
Tom Denio
tadenio@comcast.net
Green Sanctuary
Libby Harvey-Hill
threebmetaldesign@yahoo.com
Hospitality
Pat Zukosky
zukosky@sbcglobal.net
Lifespan Faith Development Council
Alyssa Joy Stowe
alyssa.stowe@gmail.com
Membership
John Broome
uuajohn@live.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
cmwright@sbcglobal.net
Transylvania Partner Church
Kimberly Bares
773-506-9319 kimberlybares@yahoo.com
Webmaster
Dave Maly
demaly@gmail.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
nshankma@hotmail.com
Berlinda Browne, Trustee
berlinda.browne@yahoo.com
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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Collection Plate Sharing
| June's recipient was the Disability Pride Parade. We raised $429.22.
Thank you!
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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 buffet.
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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TOWN HALL MEETING
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 Sunday August 8, after service
Please come to discuss the structure of our worship services. This will include a conversation about children's weekly participation in service.
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2U EMPLOYMENT GROUP
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 Monday July 19, 9:00am
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2U MOVIE NIGHT (a.k.a. Movies with Meaning)
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|  Chunking Express
Join the 2U Young Adults Friday, July 23rd at 6:30 p.m. for a viewing
of Wong Kar Wai's 1994 film Chungking Express, comprising adjacent love
stories set in the "urban jungle" of the Chungking Mansions development
in Hong Kong. Impacting others by their choices in ways they cannot
foresee, the characters of Chungking Express go to great lengths to
create meaning for themselves as they pursue love amidst the chaos of
their everyday lives.
Chungking Express is the film that introduced the West to Wong Kar Wai,
made Quentin Tarintino cry, and earned 96% on the tomato meter. Watch
it, and you will never look at canned pineapples the same again.
Movie night will be hosted again by 2U resident cinephile Margaret
Redlich at her home in Rogers Park (6439 N. Newgard, 3D). RSVP
by phone or email (217-341-6106, mredlich21@gmail.com).
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DISABILITY PRIDE PARADE
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|  Come for the Cause. Stay for the Show.
2U is marching in the 7th Annual Disability Pride Parade, "Pride
Revolution," Saturday, July 24. The parade kicks off downtown at 11
a.m. at Dearborn and Van Buren streets, then proceeds north on Dearborn
to Daley Plaza. Disability and LGBTQ Activist Eli Clare is the Grand
Marshal, who also is the keynote speaker a the program at Daley Plaza,
which begins about noon. Other entertainers (many including
people with disabilities) include: Momenta Wheelchair Dancers, Jesse
White Tumblers, Matrix Puppet Theatre, Praetorium Signing Church, Blind
Blues Musician Willie Williams.
Sign up to march or to volunteer to staff 2U's table at Daley
Plaza after services at the What's Happening table. Or contact Janice
Stashwick at janstash22@gmail.com, 1-866-260-5812. More info on the parade at www.disabilityprideparade.org.
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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, August 1, 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 John Broome (uuajohn@live.com). We look forward to seeing you there! |
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 STREET 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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2U MUSIC COMMITTEE
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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.
The 2U Music Committee is seeking individuals who are interested in
volunteering to manage the sound system during Sunday services. A
training on the sound system is being planned for those interested in
serving 2U in this role. If you are interested, please contact Nanna
Cross at n.cross@sbcglobal.net. You will be contacted for the training.
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UPDATE ON INTERN KATIE NORRIS
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 At this year's Annual Meeting of West Shore UU Church in Rocky River,
Ohio, the congregation voted to ordain former 2U intern minister Katie
Norris into the Unitarian Universalist ministry. Katie's ordination
will be on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 4pm at West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church. The West Shore Board also voted for Katie to be an
affiliate minister of the church. On July 11, she started serving First
Unitarian Church of Shaker Heights as their Killam Fellow for six
weeks. At the end of August, Katie will start her residency as a
Chaplain at The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Katie sends her love and
thanks to the 2U community for being wonderful teachers and guides
during her ministerial formation.
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MONEY MATTERS
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| Fiscal Year 2009-10 Operating Budget Status: YTD thru June
Income
Pledges & Collection Plate $203,509
Other Income $47,470
Total YTD Income $250,979
Expenses
Collection Plate Sharing $16,904
All other expenses $210,686
Total YTD expenses $227,590
Total Annual Budget $375,030
Balance Sheet Snapshot - June
Total reserves & investments $214,444
Land & building (2001 appraisal) $2,060,000
Endowment $1,234
Restricted Funds $8,732
Total long term debt $290,409
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