Our preacher for the Installation with be the Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt, minister of 4th Universalist Church in New York City. Born and raised in Chicago, Rev. McNatt has served on the boards of the UUA and Starr King School for the Ministry, and is also a widely published writer, adjunct instructor at Union Theological Seminary, and founder of the UU Trauma Ministry.

The Installation service will be on Sunday, April 22 at 4:00pm. Reception immediately after the service.

Please join in celebrating this momentous occasion in 2U's history!

Jim Simonis invites anyone interested in preaching at 2U to become part of a monthly support group. Whether you have been to a training yet, come share ideas, get inspired, and support others as we develop lay services. Our first meeting will be 4/25 at 7:00 PM at 2U. For more information contact Jim at jsimonis@rcn.com. 

• Board of Trustees (4 positions):  
• Council Chair (2-year term) 
• Treasurer (2-year term) 
• Trustee (3 -year term) 
• Chair-Elect (3-year progressive term)
• Endowment Committee (1 position): 3-year term
• Nominating Committee (4 positions): 1-year term

Please contact any member of the the 2U Nominating Committee; Dawn Kirschmann, Chair, Michael Bulak, Dana Hill, Sally Harding, Liz Krumwiede, Ian McPhaden, Jim Simonis,as soon as possible if you are interested or have further questions.

Greet spring! Sing! 

The 2U choir rehearses around the piano in the sanctuary every Tuesday evening at 7:30. All voices are welcome - tenors! basses! sopranos! altos!

For more information,email music director Marianne Parker or just come to a rehearsal - or, if you have questions you'd like to ask over the phone, you can call me, Myra Epping, at 773-338-4086.

1) Tuesday April 24 -  Community Renewal Society Lobby Day

Buses leave from several Chicagoland locations for Springfield at 6 AM, returning at 7 PM. We will be lobbying for a felony sealing bill, to allow non-violent ex-offenders the ability to find jobs, education and housing. Other issues we will lobby for are a progressive income tax to more fairly fund public schools and affordable housing funds. Join with the Evanston UU Church, Second Unitarian, Unity Temple UU and 70 other CRS congregations in seeking justice for the least powerful in our society.
Contact - Rich Pokorny - rvpokorny@comcast.net (Unity Temple UU)

2) Sunday April 29th, 4-7pm in the Loft - For Youth Inquiry Performance. Join For Youth Inquiry (FYI) and the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health (ICAH) for an afternoon of art-making to raise awareness for Sexual Assault Awareness Month! Folks of all ages are invited to come envision new worlds of sex positivity through poetry, collage and altered-book making. The books we create will be housed in ICAH's library in the loop. Who we are: FYI has been so grateful to 2U for hosting our rehearsals this year! We are non-profit collective that brings participatory, sex-positive performances to Chicago area youth to engage them in conversations about sexual health and sexual violence. Check us out at www.foryouthinquiry.org. Suggested donation: $10

4) Friday May 4, 2012 @ Second Unitarian Church (2U) - Bill of Rights Defense Committee (UUSC Partnership). In partnership with the UUSC, BORDC is convening a coalition of leaders working on their Local Civil Rights Restoration Campaign platform to build the skills of the activists attending, strengthen the capacity of the coalitions to have a positive impact in their local communities, and build toward a strong national network of civil rights activist. This convening is scheduled for the first weekend in May, part of which will be held at 2U. Also go to www.bordc.org for information about the organization.

5) Sunday May 6th,  2-3:30pm @ St. Pauls Church -  LAC ACTION ASSEMBLY."LAC builds community around leadership, and builds power out of community." Lakeview Action Coalition is a multi-issue community organization, comprised of 49 institutional members of which 2U is a member. For almost 20 years, LAC along with many members of our congregation have fought for justice, solidarity and diversity in Lakeview and in other parts on the northside of Chicago. 2U joined LAC because of the issues that we  share and care about with the LAC community: Affordable Housing, Access to Healthcare, Economic Justice, and LGBT Homeless Youth and Police Relations What is great about LAC is that it allows its members to act on their values in public life by participating in the decision that shape our communities' future. Please join members of the 2U Social Justice Council at the LAC ACTION ASSEMBLY (Sign-up at the What's Happening Table or contact Curtis Smith at cmwright@sbcglobal.net) or go to www.lakeviewaction.org.

The application deadline for Multicultural Leadership School for Youth and Young Adults is May 15!

The Multicultural Leadership School (MLS) is a training designed specifically for Unitarian Universalist (UU) Youth and Young Adults (age 15-30) of Color sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). The goal of the training is to equip participants to be leaders in their UU congregation, district or continental committee. The three and a half day school will feature experienced facilitators who will be intentional in providing participants with experiences that will foster relationship building, leadership skills, racial/ethnic identity development, inter-cultural collaboration and deepening of faith identity. At the conclusion of the training, participants will have a new community of peers, stronger and more confident leadership abilities and a stable foundation for sustainable leadership in Unitarian Universalist congregations and other Unitarian Universalist communities and organizations.All accepted participants will receive full travel, housing accommodations and food for their paid registration. The registration fee for the MLS is $200. The cost of the conference should not stop anyone from applying! Scholarship money is available and the UUA will work with anyone to help them get to the conference if they are interested in attending.

More information is available on the UUA's website.