First Unitarian Church of Chicago
Excerpts from the June,
2000
First Unitarian News
The Candidate and the Candidating Process
The Rev. Dr. Marlene R. Walker will be with us for Candidating Week June 2-11, during which time she will twice be in the pulpit and take part in two Sunday worship services.
First Church MRE Search Committee enthusiastically presents Rev. Walker to you as candidate for the position of Minister for Religious Education. Rev.
Walker has been most recently the Interim Minister of Religious Education at the UU Church of Greater Lynn in Swampscott, MA. She has attended a number of institutions of higher education, completing her theological education at Starr King School for the Ministry (M. Div.) and Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA (D. Min.). She has formally studied early childhood education, religious studies, and Native American religions.
Members are encouraged to take time during the week of June 2-11 to welcome and get to know Rev. Walker. During that week she will meet with various individuals and church groups and take time to get to know the church and the neighborhood. Look at the packet of materials on her in the Church Office.
More details will be coming your way soon about the schedule for the week.
After the June 11 service and a brief social hour, a special congregational meeting will vote on whether to call Rev. Walker as our Minister for Religious Education. Child care will be provided during the meeting.
After the congregational meeting, join in the Annual
Intergenerational Picnic (sponsored by the R.E. Council). Join us for
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Bobbi Lammers Campbell, Chair
April's Social Justice Council activities began on April 2 with our early celebration of Earth Day (which falls on Easter weekend this year). The Earth Day service was followed by a discussion of "Responsible Consumption: A Moral Imperative," the new study-action issue approved at last summer's General Assembly. We will be forwarding our commentary to Boston for incorporation into the denominational discussion of the topic. There was general agreement that we needed a lot more information about many of the issues that were raised. A most exciting development occurred when four of the forum participants agreed to form an Environmental Task Force to begin to provide that information. At the April meeting of the Social Justice Council, the Environmental Task Force was approved as a task force of the Council. The new Task Force has been meeting weekly to work at formulating their mission, and they invite your participation.
On April 4, the anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination, nine members and friends of the congregation participated in the March for Dignity organized by Jesse Jackson. The march began near Roosevelt and Western at one of the oldest public schools in the city.
The conditions at this school were contrasted with the facilities at the new Juvenile Detention Center across the street, and it was pointed out that if the children wanted air-conditioning, computers, small classes, better paid teachers, and toilet paper in the bathrooms, they could get arrested so they could go to school in the detention facility! We then marched to 28th and California (yes, it was a LONG WAY), but it was very exhilarating to be able to march with other members of the church.
Members of the Council also participated in the Mid-South Hunger Walk on April 9.
Two members of the Council (Finley and Bobbi Campbell) will be First U's delegates to the General Assembly at the end of June and look forward to participating with other UUs in the wider denominational social justice conversations.
The Social Justice Council First Forum in May is scheduled for May 7, at which Kristy Sanford, of the Chicago Interfaith Committee on Worker Issues, will speak on "Sweatshops in Chicago: How the Community of Faith Can Respond."
Finally, we are planning to choose a substitute for our former
Grove Parc project, and we would like to involve as many people in
the congregation as possible in that discussion. We are planning to
have a Saturday retreat at the church, possibly in early October,
where members and friends of the congregation could bring their
proposals and as much information as possible for us all to consider.
We are hoping to have someone from the UUA facilitate the discussion.
We will have more information about this during the summer, but
please bring any ideas or suggestions to Cindy Pardo or Bobbi
Campbell. We hope to find a project where many people of diverse
perspective could become involved, and one that would make a
difference in the lives of the people we would work with.
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Criminal Justice
Committee
by Evelyn Bomer
Update on Mumia Abu Jamal
Throughout the years we have asked for support in signing
petitions to stop the execution of Mumia Abu Jamal. Your help is
needed again, as time is running out.
Mumia has long been supported by many black and white organizations
throughout the United States. He is again seeking to obtain a new
trial because of errors in earlier trials, and a hearing on this is
scheduled in the U.S. District court in early May. Please join us by
again signing petitions, taking a bus ride to Philadelphia for the
next hearing, making a donation, and/or writing to the judge. For the
local group working on this issue, contact Stan Willis of the
African-American Committee to Free Mumia Abu Jamal, 407 S. Dearborn,
Suite 1395, Chicago 60605 (ph: 312/554-0005; fax: 312/554-1012). The
text of the petition for a new trial can be found in the Blue
Newsletter folder in the church office; included with the text is the
name and address of the federal judge in the case.
Visitation to Tamms Maximum Security Prison
On May 13 at 12 noon from 87th and the Dan Ryan a group of prisoners' friends and family members will leave for a visit to Tamms Maximum Security Prison recently built in an isolated location in Southern Illinois. This prison is a "Supermax" operation, with extreme restrictions on prisoners' activities and limited visitation from family members. Prisoners have been placed there because they are perceived as quite violent. Because of the extreme nature of the incarceration, many believe that few incarcerated there are expected to leave alive or if they do be competent to return to society.
A very special thank-you to Allan Lindrup for his support in the past two years in helping to raise the funds from Unitarian Universalists for this trip and to First Unitarian's congregation for supporting in a special offering the costs of renting a bus to take 47 people on this one-day trip. Many friends and family members contributed $25 per person to be part of this trip.
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Helping Our Ministers Grow
From Beth Williams's Personal Advisory Committee
As you know, Beth Williams, our Interim Minister for Religious
Education, will be completing her ministry with us on June 15. We are
very grateful for all she has done for the R.E. program and wish her
the very best. We also encourage you to speak with Beth or any member
of her Personal Advisory Committee about the R.E. program. Your
comments, suggestions, and ideas are important, especially at this
time of transition, to help our R.E. minister and program grow and to
reflect the needs of our congregation. Please contact Beth or any
member of the committee: Hank Henriques, Vivian Burns, or Diane Ryan
Broz.
Committee on Ministry
by Neil Gerdes
The newly formed Committee on Ministry, established by a vote at our
last annual meeting, is studying a review and renewal process for
improving all the ministries, both clergy and laity, of our church.
The Board is considering our proposal to enter into such a process.
Suggestions from members of the congregation are also welcome. The
committee includes Hank Henriques, chair; Grace Williams, Rachel
Cole, David Puszkiewicz, and Neil Gerdes from the congregation, and
Rev. Nina Grey from the staff.
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Our continuing well wishes to Florence Teegarden . . . to Richard Jones, who is recovering from surgery . . . to Andy Berquist, who has mononucleosis . .
. to Michael Donner, who continues to suffer from severe back pain . . . to Ernest Echols, who has been ill.
Our best wishes to Rachel Cole, as she goes for a program in the Dominican Republic. We wish her the best and look forward to her return in the fall of 2001.
Congratulations to Anthony David, who will be in a Clinical Pastoral Education program this summer at Montgomery Place.
Stephen Stern, Litigation Director for the Leadership Council, appeared on Chicago Tonight on May 18 in a program about a suburban homeowners' association's limitations on the number of persons permitted in a given residence.
Our deep sympathy to Tom Weisflog and Cindy Pardo and all whose lives were touched by the life of William Ferris. William Ferris, great composer and conductor of the Ferris Chorale, died suddenly during a rehearsal for the Verdi Requiem, on May 16.
Congratulations to Thandeka and Naomi King, who will be joined in a service of holy union on June 20 in Nashville at the UUA General Assembly
Lifespan Religious Education
by Rev. Beth Williams, Interim Minister for Religious Education
The time for me to end my interim ministry with you and this congregation is finally here. But my heart cries out "not yet, not yet." It seems like only yesterday that we started on this road to ministry together. There is still so much I would like to do here and so many people still to get to know.
Since that will not be possible, at least during this ministry, I acknowledge with gratitude those I have come to know as we have done this work of religious education together. Many thanks to our R.E. Councils past and present for their hard work and dedication to this congregation. Members have included Diane Broz, Joe Cherry, Cynthia Echols, Laura Finnegan, Margie Gonwa, Jordan and Mary Lee Greenlee, Allen Harden, Catherine Harth Stern, Pat MacClarence, Gordon Medlock, Enid Norman, Marge Saphir, and Wendy Whaley.
A special thanks to Mary Lee Greenlee, the current chair of the R.E. Council, whose caring for children, knowledge of education, graciousness, and sunny disposition have been an inspiration. To our many church school teachers, mentors, parent volunteers, and adult religious education facilitators who have volunteered their guidance over the yearsÑthank you, thank you, thank you! We could not have created a religious education program without you.
We have new leadership in the area of adult religious education: Adult R.E.
Committee acting co-chairs Finley Campbell and Paul Ulbrich. Along with Phiefer Browne, Paul is also co-chair of the First Forum subcommittee. With the help of Kennie James, Allan Lindrup, Joe Cherry, Ioanna Crawford, and Margaret Huyck, and Rev. Nina Grey, these committees have created the beginnings of an excellent program for adults. I am grateful to Anne Morrill-Ploum and Steve Ploum for their generosity, creativity, and sensitivity toward children they displayed for many summers as creators and leaders of the Summer Arts Program. I also thank Diane Broz, Vivian Burns, and Hank Henriques for making the beginnings of a helpful Personal Advisory Committee, and also Anthony David, our R.E. Assistant from Meadville/Lombard Theological School, who has helped our program in numerous ways. I feel very fortunate to have had Rev. Nina D. Grey as a ministerial colleague this year.
Her intentionality and generosity in helping to create our ministerial partnership for this congregation has been a blessing to me and to us all.
Most of all, I want to thank all the members, friends, children, and youth of this congregation for being exactly who you are. I love you, and I will miss you.
Children's Religious Education Highlights
Summer Sunday Program for Kids: On June 11 we begin the Summer Sunday Program. This year we are taking a break from our arts program. Instead we will offer two themes, each with a particular age group in mind. Our younger children, age 3 through Grade 1, will use the Dr. Seuss & Me curriculum. Each week a different Dr. Seuss book will be read as the focus of the class. We will explore experiences and feelings that are brought out by the book, and engage in an activity and discussion centered on the book. Our older children, in Grades 2 through 6, will use curricula that have our relationship to our planet earth as their focus. The Honoring Our Mother Earth curriculum is an exploration of Native American spirituality. It is experiential in approach, using ceremonies and rituals, myths and stories, song and dance, and arts and crafts. The Caring for Our Planet Earth curriculum uses music, ritual, creative activities, and discussion of ecological issues to heighten the awareness of our children for the need to respect and care for the delicate balance of the planet on which we live. Our Summer Sunday Program for Kids will be staffed by the many wonderful volunteers of our congregation. We hope that you will participate and enjoy this summer at First Unitarian Church of Chicago.
Intergenerational Church Picnic: Get ready to throw a shrimp on the barbie--hamburgers, hotdogs, and veggie burgers will do just fine, too. Help us celebrate the end of the church year and the coming of summer with an intergenerational Church Picnic on Sunday, June 11 after the congregational meeting at Harold Washington Park and Playlot. We will gather on the 53rd Street side of this park which is located at 53rd street and Hyde Park Blvd.
Bring a potluck side dish and a beverage, a blanket or lawn chairs, and your love of the outdoors and our intergenerational church community. Rain location is the Garden Room. This event is sponsored by the R.E. Council.
Great Books for June
The text for the June Great Books gathering is Flannery O'Connor's Everything That Rises Must Converge. Meet June 18, 11:30, in the Choir Room.
June Calendar Events
Thursday, June 1: Worship & Music Committee, 7:30 pm Sunday, June 4: Flower CommunionÑIntergenerational Worship, 10 am, Sanctuary: First Candidating Service for Rev. Marlene Walker How Can I Help? Adult R.E. class, 7-9 pm, Chris Moore Parlor, pre-registration required.
Tuesday, June 6: Property Committee, VOV, 7:30 pm Wednesday, June 7: Committee on Ministry, VOV, 7:30 pm Thursday, June 8: Social Justice Council, 7 pm Fridays, June 9, 16, 30: The Fullness of Silence: Noontime Meditation, 12:15-1 pm, Chris Moore Parlor
Sunday, June 11: Summer Sunday Program for Kids Begins, 10
am, various locations in Pennington Center
Special Congregational Meeting to vote on the call to the Minister
for Religious Education
Intergenerational Church Picnic, after congregational meeting, Church
grounds
Tuesday, June 13: Membership Committee, 7 pm, R.E. Room
Thursday, June 15: Board of Trustees, 7 pm, R.E. Room
Sunday, June 18: Social Justice First Forum: Political
Asylum, 11;30 am, Chris Moore Parlor
Great Books, discussing Flannery O'Connor's Everything That Rises
Must Converge. Choir Room
The Nature of Racism: The Defeat of Racism (1863-1885), Adult R.E.
class, 1 pm, VOV
Tuesday, June 20: Montgomery Place Vespers Service, 7:30 pm Wednesday, June 28: Executive Committee, 7 pm, Rev. Grey's Office
Sunday, June 25: Bylaw amendment hearing, 11:30 am, Chris
Moore Parlor
New Talent Auction Event: A Cuban Evening Joan and Chuck Staples
offer an another opportunity for First Churchers who like adventure!
Their Cuban Evening, inadvertently left out of the final Talent
Auction catalog, is available. The Staples' long-time friend Donna
Schultz first visited Cuba in 1979. This April Donna returned to Cuba
for a bicycle trip sponsored by a Canadian organization. She will
share her experiences and a few pictures. She is fluent in Spanish,
so she could communicate directly with local residents. After a
dinner of Cuban-style foods, Donna will provide the program. The
Staples can accommodate up to 12 people at $10 each. The date is to
be set. Call the Staples if you are interested.
Meet Our Newest Members
by Phiefer Browne, Membership Committee
Beverly Bennett for the past five years has been the principal at Simpson High School, an alternative high school for girls. She is a veteran of the Chicago Board of Education, where she has served as both an administrator and a teacher. Her 7-year-old daughter Paige has been enjoying the church's religious education program and was dedicated on May 14. Beverly was formerly active with the Unity Church; she was drawn to First U by its programs for families and children. She enjoys travel, having visited Spain, Switzerland, and South America.
John Berquist is a self-employed folklorist and musician who is involved in producing six ethnic folk festivals in Minnesota this summer. His wife Carol Hepokoski is an Assistant Professor of Ethics at Meadville/Lombard Theological School. John and Carol have two children: Andy, 12, and Jonah, 13. John is also working with the Sea Scouts.
Shama Blaney is a youth counselor with Jobs for Youth, serving as a mentor for young adults studying for their GED exams. A native of Colorado, she moved to Chicago a year ago from California. Shama is a long-time Unitarian. She relaxes with capoeira, a form of African Brazilian martial arts. She plans to join the choir in the fall.
Robert Chenoweth retired as an accountant in 1984. After retiring he traveled the U.S. to visit relatives and to pursue an interest in genealogy. His volunteer work has included tutoring adults in reading and telephone crisis counseling. He retired in December from the North Shore choral Society. Robert first attended our church in 1959 and, over forty years, attended three other UU churches and two other Protestant churches. He felt compelled to sign the Membership Book this year because of Nina Grey's ministry and Norman Hines's welcome statement in fall 1999. He is enjoying the church's adult education classes.
Information about Emily Derr is forthcoming.
Paulette Dodson is senior counsel with the Tribune Company. Her husband James is advertising manager for the Hyde Park Herald. Paulette and James are the parents of Alexandra, 5, who participates in the Adventurer class in church school, and Julius, 9 months old.They, too, were dedicated in May. Paulette taught in the Adventurers class in the second term. She was drawn to First Church because of its openness to children and the diversity of its religious ideas.
Colleen Grogan is an Associate Professor in Public Policy at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration. Her husband Michael Grosse works in finance. Colleen and Michael have two daughters, Addie, 7, in the Discovers group, and Ellie, 2, who were dedicated in May. Colleen recently became a teacher for the Discovers and enjoys the experience of religious education with her daughter. The family moved here recently from New Haven, CT, where Colleen taught at Yale. She enjoys camping, hiking, baking, and playing with her kids.
David McNutt is a consultant. Vicki McNutt is a homemaker. They have two children: Oliver, 9, and Hayley, 7. The family moved to Chicago in June 1999 from Hillsdale, NJ. David and Vicki have been Unitarian Universalists for 7 years and were active with the UU Church in Ridgewood, NJ, and the Berrien UU Fellowship in St. Joseph, MI. They enjoy the cultural life of the city, especially art museums, plays, and the symphony.
Social Justice Council
by Bobbi Lammers Campbell, Chair
Thanks to Evelyn Bomer and Allan Lindrup, more than 40 family members of Tamms prisoners were recently able to visit their imprisoned loved ones in southern Illinois. Evelyn and Allan organized for a busload of people to visit Tamms during Mother's Day weekend. A longer story on the trip will appear in the next newsletter. Evelyn, Allan, and the other passengers thank all First Unitarian members who contributed financially to the trip.
The Council's First Forum on June 18 will present Sister Simerette, an Ethyopian who is seeking political asylum in the United States.
We remind you to be thinking of community organizations or agencies with which we might work as a replacement for our Grove Parc project. Early in the fall the Social Justice Council will sponsor a retreat for the entire congregation to participate in considering alternatives you come up with.
Chicago CeaseFire Day, June 3
Mayor Richard M. Daley has proclaimed Saturday, June 3, 2000 CeaseFire Day in Chicago in support of efforts by clergy, community organizations, and the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention to end gun violence in our city. To observe this day, selected neighborhoods throughout the city will conduct marches and other positive activities. Rev. Nina Grey and Rev. Beth Williams have signed the covenant to actively work against violence and for peace.
They invite First Unitarian Churchers to support the Grand Boulevard Community at their CeaseFire March on June 3, beginning at 9 am, at the Progressive Community Church, 56 E. 48th St. Contact Rev. B. Herbert Martin or Marlita White at 773/538-2677 for more information.
NeighborWorks Day 2000
Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice is encouraging Chicago area UUs to volunteer to help with one of two NeighborWorks community renewal projects on Saturday, June 3. While these projects can sometimes last from about 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, you may choose to work from 8:30 am to about 12:30 pm, then leave just before or just after the lunch provided for volunteers.
The projects UUSJ has chosen to work on are sponsored by Neighborhood Housing Service (NHS), which has during the past 25 years provided $244 million in loans in Chicago neighborhoods needing revitalization and has built or rehabilitated many housing units.
UU volunteers are encouraged to wear UU shirts or some other form of UU identification. The work First Churchers will do involves landscaping at People's Park at 3257-9 East 91st St. in the South Chicago neighborhood.
Volunteers from First Church: get a Volunteer Sign-Up form from Allan Lindrup and return it to him before June 3.
Beccie Bruckner Going on 500-Mile AIDS Ride There's still time to pledge to support Beccie Bruckner's bike ride to raise funds to help fight the battle against AIDS. In July, she will ride her bicycle 500 miles from Minneapolis to Chicago with more than 1,750 others in the Twin Cities to Chicago AIDS Ride 5. Look for her at church or e-mail her at BeccieB@worldnet.att.net.
Old Bikes Needed
A member of our Sea Scout program, Josh Hatchett, works at the Blackstone Avenue Bicycle Works at 61st and Blackstone. He urges you to donate your old, unused, or broken bicycle to the Bicycle Works. Bicycle Works does bike repair and sells used bikes.
This program is a subsidiary of the Resources Center, Chicago's oldest and largest not-for-profit recycler. The bike shop grew out of a need to utilize the abundance of bikes encountered in the waste stream and a desire to explore avenues of alternative education in the local community. Donations are tax-deductible.
Out-of-Town Visitors
In church on May 21 was Karen Day, our former Director of Religious Education and student at Starr King School for the Ministry. Karen was here to be present with her daughter Anne Jonas for the Coming of Age Service.
Dan Lappin, who grew up in the church, was home to visit his father Ivan. Dan is now a massage therapist and was called into service after church to assist Joanne Kent, who suffered a fall at church on Sunday, May 21. Joanne said that after her fall, she had an overwhelming need for someone to put hands on her, and Dan's presence and massage work was like manna from heaven.
If you have taken home a hymnal from church, please bring it back.
Are You Dividing Your Irises This Summer?
The Landscaping Subcommittee of the Property Committee is working on a grand plan for the space in front of the ramp into the church. We would love to have some irises if you have more than you need to plant in this space. Let Richard Pardo or Bette Sikes know if you have plants to share with us.
Bylaw Hearing Set
Come to a hearing on June 25 after church to review amendments proposed to our bylaws to address the new position of Minister for Religious Education for the first time. A congregational meeting to vote on the bylaw amendments will be called later this summer.
The Wider UU Scene
Central Midwest District
The incoming Congregational Services Director (CSD) for the District is Angela J. Merkert. Angela has much experience in leadership development in more than 40 congregations and 7 districts. If you go to the UUA General Assembly, seek her out. We look forward to working with her in coming years.
Those of us who have been active at the denominational level have quite mixed feelings, since we highly value the work and insight of the current CSD, Helen Bishop. We will sorely miss her.
WomanSpirit Summer
The District Women and Religion Committee announces its summer gathering at Camp Ronora in Watervliet, MI. WomanSpirit Summer will be held Aug. 4-6. This annual summer event is considered a true refresher by the women who had attended. Details at www.buuf.org/ronora.htm. Registrar Gretchen Ohmann (shadetree@parrett.net); 616/926-9750.
Homecomings International Needs more B&Bs in Chicago
Many First Churchers know about the Homecomings program: B&Bs provided by UUs around the country (and world) to "fellow travelers." Viola and Robert Moore are the only Chicago participants in this program. They have had many wonderful guests, but would like to encourage more of us to welcome UUs to our homes. The May First Church News has an article on Homecomings; write to them at Homecomings International, Inc., P.O. Box 670505, Coral Springs, FL 33067; 954/346-4727.
Executive Assistant to President Wanted.
Meadville/Lombard is seeking an Executive Assistant to the President beginning September 2000. This full-time position requires excellent "people skills," working knowledge of MS Word and other applications, skill at Internet navigation, organizational and analytical skills, attention to detail, ability to meet multiple deadlines. Good benefits package. Send resumes to Dr. William Murry, Meadville/Lombard Theological School, 5701 S.
Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL 60637. For more information about Meadville/Lombard, see the web page at http//www.meadville.edu .
Ministers on the Move
Sydney Wilde and Dennis Daniel have been called to the ministry of the Reston, Va., UU Church. Sydney will be in town a week or two in July to begin work on a Doctor of Ministry degree at Meadville/Lombard Theological School.
. . Terasa Cooley has been called to the church in Hartford, CT. Her husband Justin Osterman will be serving the church in Paramus, NJ, that Sydney and Dennis served before they came to be our Interim Ministers. . . Lynn Ungar, minister of Second Unitarian Church, is leaving that post. . . During June 3-11, Rev. Beth Williams will be candidating for the position of Minister of Religious Education at the UU Church of Greater Lynn in Swampscott, MA.
News of Our Youth
May offered some special rites and activities for children and youth in our church. The weekend of May 5 took Andy Berquist, Anne Jonas, Adriana Puszkiewicz, Jessie Saffold, and Nico Echols on a trip with Joe Cherry, Tinessa Moss, Anthony David, Beth Williams, and Joan Pederson to Plymouth, MA, and Boston. On May 8 the group visited the headquarters of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
On May 14 a number of children were dedicated in a moving service. The children and their parents were Paige Malaika Bennett and her mother Beverly Bennett; Isaiah Noel Brown and his parents Jerry and Pauline Brown; Alexandra Vermont Dodson and Julius Burke Dodson and their parents Paulette and James Dodson; Adelaide Baer Grosse and Eleanor Marx Grosse and their parents Colleen Grogan and Michael Grosse; Jonathan Bennett King and Wilson Alexander King and their parents Adrienne and Erik King; and Zoe Michaela Saphir and her parents Tina and W Saphir. Many of the children were also accompanied by grandparents and other relatives.
On May 21 the worship service featured a coming of age recognition of junior high and senior high youth who have taken part in the Coming of Age Programs this year. The junior high youth are Andy Berquist, Anne Jonas, Adriana Puszkiewicz, Alexis Roberts, and Jessie Saffold; the senior high youth are Nico Echols, Jordan Greenlee, Kelsey Harden, Rachel Orlikoff, Lauren Shevell, and Lee Shevell. Also recognized were their parents, their mentors, and adult program leaders.
Congratulation to Anne Jonas on winning First Place for Fiction in the Harper Court Arts Council 6th Annual Creative Writing Contest. Her story "Music Wars" was published in a supplement to the Hyde Park Herald in May.
Congratulations to Tiade Williams and Jordan Greenlee, who are both graduating from high school and will be honored on Flower Communion Sunday. Tiade will be attending Mount Holyoke College; Jordan is going to Grinnell College.
Nina Grey: Tuesdays 2-6, Wednesdays and Fridays 10-2 and other times by appointment. Mondays off. E-mail NinaGrey@aol.com.
Beth Williams: Wednesday, Friday 11 am-3 pm, other times by
arrangement. Mondays off. At church most Sundays from 8 am to noon.
E-mail UUBETHNW@aol.com.
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