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ANNUAL MEETING
Sunday, May 20
after service in the Sanctuary
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Church Office Information & Staff
Office Hours
Mon-Tues: 9:00am-1:00pm
Weds: 9:00am-6:00pm
Thurs: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Minister
773-549-0260, ext. 13
Director of Programs
773-519-0260, ext. 12
Business Manager
773-519-0260, ext. 10
Community Minister
773-593-7500
Music Director
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2U Ministry Leaders Contact Information
Board of Trustees
Bookstore
Building & Grounds
Comttee on Ministry
Finance Comttee
Green Sanctuary
Hospitality
Lifespan Faith Dev.
Membership
Music Comttee
Newsletter
Pastoral Care
Religious Services
Safe Congregations
Small Group Ministry
Social Justice
Transylvania Church
Webmaster
Young Adult Group
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To have something included in the order of service, send it via email to Gabrielle by Weds at noon.
The Anvil comes out around the 1st & 15th of every month. The deadline is two business days before the 1st & 15th of the month. Email submissions to Gabrielle.
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From the (newly installed) Minister
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What a wonderful day April 22nd was!
I cannot tell you how thankful I am for everyone's contributions and participation which made that Sunday afternoon a really powerful and gracious event. Our guests and visitors -- lay people and clergy alike -- told me how moved they were by our warmth, generosity, and obvious joy. The music offered by the choir and Marianne set a wonderful tone for the service. Our strong congregational presence was truly wonderful. I heard just about everyone mention how impressed they were with all your gifts of cooking, baking, and hospitality. The goal of the Installation Team was to have this be an event that reflected our community's gifts and the promise of a great future together; we certainly accomplished that! We were visited by over 20 area ministers, some returning to 2U after having served or been members here, and others visiting for the first time. There is no doubt that we are part of a wider community that is excited for our future and our collaboration with our neighboring congregations.
Our service of installation was the culmination of more than 2 years of work and exploration together. It's also the beginning of many more years to come. I can't help but note that a reality of life is part of this moment, too: living things grow and change. Vital congregations are always shifting and transforming with staff changes, membership growth, building maintenance, and new possibilities. The installation was, at least for me, a beautiful and meaningful pause in the flow of congregational life. I hope everyone is basking in the glow of a wonderful accomplishment and also looking forward to the worship, fellowship, and service that are coming up for us. This is only the beginning -- and I cannot wait to see what wonderful things we do next!
As I've said to a number of you -- I'm still smiling, and will be for a good while. I am very grateful for your confidence, kindnesses, and gestures of appreciation. Thank you for everything.
Faithfully, Rev. Adam
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May 6 Intergenerational Service
|  What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
What do YOU want to do with your one precious life? We all have gifts, skills, and interests that we bring to this world. But what is the one thing that you are passionate about doing in the world? If you follow your passion your heart will be fed. We will reflect on what we are passionate about / what we are called to do in the world. During the service, we will consider where we are in figuring out our calling and finding ways to refresh and renew. The steps will be framed by Sue Dunmore's recent move from the corporate world to public school teacher. The final send-off is to ask everyone to consider what they will do in the coming week to move along this path, wherever they start.
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LAC Action Assembly
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"Power With a Purpose"
Sunday, May 6, 2012
2:00-3:30pm | Doors open at 1:30
St. Pauls UCC | 2335 N. Orchard in Lincoln Park
Be sure your calendars are marked.
Spread the word with your friends and colleagues at your member institutions so you have a strong delegation to represent your institution at the assembly.
Six good reasons to attend: - A bus will be leaving from 2U after Coffee Hour and returning to 2U after the action assembly
- Take 90 minutes of your Sunday afternoon to make a real difference in your community, city and state.
- See old friends and meet new people who share your values.
- The meeting is always high energy and lots of fun.
- You can support access to health care, rights for homeless youth, increase affordable housing, and bring about economic justice just by being present.
- We can't do it without YOU!
Sign up at the What's Happening Table. Child care will be provided.
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Chicago River Day
|  2U Team will meet at Clark Park
Saturday, May 12, 2012, 9:00 am
Join 4,000 volunteers at over 60 sites from Blue Island to Lake County in making the Chicago River a cleaner, healthier, more vibrant place! Volunteers will clean up garbage, remove non-native plants, restore trails, and more.
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Rebates for Compost Bins, Native Plants, Trees, and Rain Barrels
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 The Chicago Sustainable Backyards Program is offering residents up to 50% back on local purchases of trees (up to $100 rebate), native plants (up to $60 rebate), rain barrels (up to $40 rebate) and compost bins (up to $50 rebate).
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Young Adults Meet Other Young Adults and Craft!
|  In May, the Young Adult Group (open to anyone between the ages of 18 and 35), will be meeting up with our neighbors, the Wellington UCC Young Adults, on Friday, May 18th. There will be Pizza! On the following Friday, May 25th, Erin and Len will be hosting a Craft Night.
Email 2uyoungadults@secondunitarian.org for more info about May 18th and erinrusmi@yahoo.com for more info about May 25th.
And upcoming in June is the second annual Young Adult graduation party, email Stephanie at stephanie.geistel@gmail.com for information on that.
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RSC Lay Preacher Training June 17
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 Save the date!Rev. Adam and Linda Marquis are planning a training for anyone who would like to present a lay service at 2U. Come explore the possibilities of a patchwork service in which you participate with others or a service you provide. The Religious Services Committee has a support group and worship coordinators to help you as well as an application support person, Janice Stashwick, who can answer questions about applying to preach. So join us in exploring "what is worship?" and share your ideas on what would make for a transforming service. TIme : noon. Date : June 17th Place: 2U For more information contact Rev. Adam or Linda at LKMarquis@mac.com.
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Choir Corner
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 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. |
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Multicultural Leadership School for Youth & Young Adults of Color
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 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. |
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August Nicaragua Brigade Needs Brigadistas!
|  needs at least 5 more volunteers to travel to Nicaragua August 11 - 19 this summer to build houses for the poorest of the poor, and to build community across boundaries and borders. We need five more in order to meet the minimum of 12 required to form a brigade. More than 5 would be even better. If you are interested or know someone who might be, please contact one of the 3 group leaders below. You don't have to be a church-member to be a brigadista. |
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