Index of Past Issues

Rev. Grey's column, "Both Sides," is available here.

Committee Meetings this Month

Caring Comm. - Tues. March 4 at 5:30 p.m.
Charlotte Lackner Anti-Racism - Sun. March 23 at 1:00
Communications - Tues. March 11 at 6:00 p.m.
Environmental Task Force - Sun. March 9 at 11:45 am
Executive Comm. - Wed. March 5 at 7:00 p.m.
Membership - Thurs. March 27 at 7:00 p.m.
Program Council - Tues. March 4 at 7:00 p.m.
Racial Justice - Thurs. March 27 at 7:00 p.m.
RE Council - Tues. March 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Social Justice - Thurs. March 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Trustees - Thurs. March 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Worship & Music - Thurs. March 6 at 7:00 p.m.

Church Directory Update
We are creating an update of our church directory. Please call Rick Brown at the church office with changes of name, address, phone number and email address.

Office Volunteers Needed
The church office is always in need of helpers to assist in the administrative life of the church. The commitment can be as brief as an afternoon or two or as extended as a scheduled weekly stint. If you would like to join this lively and highly appreciated corps of volunteers, give Administrator Rick Brown a call at (773) 324-4100.

Committee Meeting Not Listed?
To get the meeting date of your committee listed in the newsletter, you need to place it on the church calendar kept in the church office (on the computer).

COMMITMENT FOR NEXT YEAR, COMMITMENT TO OUR FUTURE
First Church Canvass Campaign 2003-2004

Our annual canvass is the process of approaching every member and every supporting friend to help support our church and its ministry. In March and April we will all be asked to pledge -- to promise -- to make financial contributions in support of First Unitarian Church during the 2003-2004 church year. We will not make those contributions during this March and April, (while we're still paying our 2002-2003 pledges) but month by month from July 2003 through June 2004.

Beginning in early March, sign up for one of the coming canvass dessert events, most of them early in April. Sign up right away and be sure to come when the date arrives. At these events each of us will enjoy one another's company, have plenty of opportunities to get answers to our questions about the church and its finances, and to fill out and sign a pledge card. Our warm thanks to those who have agreed to host canvass desserts in their homes and to those who have agreed to serve as pledge captains, providing the answers to your questions and collecting your signed cards before you leave.

If you stayed after church on February 23, you heard a frank assessment from the Board and from other members of the congregation about the hard realities of our financial situation, thanks to the weak economy and the need to remove our spire: Our ministry for religious education is at stake at the very time when it is vital to our future. This is a critical time for us as a congregation. This is the opportunity for each of us to step forward and make the difference in the life of the church we share.

How can you help?
1. Read the coming materials with care.
2. Come to your canvass dessert with questions.
3. Think NOW about your financial options, and about the importance of this congregation to you and your family. Can you give it a larger proportion of your personal contributions next year? Can it take relatively higher priority among the institutions and causes you support?
4. Make the most generous pledge that you can commit to pay. Don't give until it hurts. Go beyond that: give enough that it transforms you, which feels very good indeed!
5. If you become unable to attend your scheduled canvass dessert, let Cindy Pardo know so that she can schedule you for a different one.
6. If you cannot turn in your pledge card before leaving your host's home, PLEASE GET THE AMOUNT OF YOUR PLEDGE TO YOUR PLEDGE CAPTAIN WITHIN 7 DAYS. Ann Collins is leading the follow-up effort. That ought to be a short mop-up of those who can't get around or were out of town throughout the canvass, not a main event that tries to reach a majority of the congregation. Be prepared to look Ann in the eye and truthfully say, "I gave (my card) at my canvass dessert."
7. Volunteer to help as a host or captain (we still have some slots to fill) or to make phone calls.

We can see ourselves as, and, more importantly, can rally together and act like a determined, vibrant congregation despite the tough choices confronting us. If we can enter the canvass campaign with spirit and dedication and give high priority to our support of the church for the coming year, we will have made a vital and necessary commitment to our future.

To help, call or e-mail Cindy Pardo (canvass desserts: pardoquilts3@juno.com), Ann Collins (calls and follow-up: ecoll24068@aol.com), or Joan Pederson (captains, other matters: GeogJoan@aol.com).

Facilitators: Rev. Nina Grey, Rev. Dr. Marlene Walker, Stefanie Etzbach-Dale

Welcome to Stefanie Etzbach-Dale
We welcome Stefanie Etzbach-Dale, a second year Master of Divinity student at Meadville/Lombard Theological School, who began a four and a half month Field Education experience with First Unitarian Church on February 1. Rev. Nina Grey is her Field Education Supervisor.

Stefanie's undergraduate education was at Queens College and the City University of New York, where she majored in Medieval German Literature. Before coming to Meadville/Lombard, she completed a two year program for ordination as an Interfaith Minister at The New Seminary in New York City. She was ordained an Interfaith Minister by the Interfaith Fellowship in New York. Then Stefanie chose to enter Meadville/Lombard Theological School to study for the Unitarian Universalist ministry.

She has served as a Chaplain Intern at the New York Medical Center and at the University of California in Los Angeles.

Stefanie recently married George Dale and has three step-children. They are living in Los Angeles. She loves walking along the lake and point, water color painting and etching and has recently discovered crocheting. Stefanie lives in Chicago with her two cats, Prissy and Houdini.

Stefanie's Field Education experience at First Unitarian Church will be primarily focussed on Pastoral Care and Small Group Ministry. She will also gain some experience in worship and generally in learning about the roles of Ministry in the Unitarian Universalist church.

Please welcome her warmly.

From the Board
By Cynthia Oakes
Congregation President

I am writing this column on my iBook while listening to a lullaby playing on iTunes. I have an increasing need to find ways to soothe my soul and calm my mind. Reverend Nina has eloquently articulated our congregational concerns in her column. These concerns seem, at times, to consume my waking (and sometimes, sleeping) thoughts. It is not an easy time to be serving as President of the Congregation. In addition, with the impending threat of war, it is not an easy time to be a citizen of the United States. And as my daughter prepares to leave home for college, it is not an easy time to be Mom. Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ra

What sustains us during difficult times? For me the answer is easy -- you. You sustain me. I need to thank Richard Pardo for his unfailing tenacity in ensuring that the spire work moves forward. His tireless effort toward that end is nothing short of spectacular. This congregation is indebted to him. I need to thank Bette Sikes for the long, hard hours she has put in on the budget proposal for fiscal year 2003-2004, for her work as Parish Clerk (there is more to that job than meets the eye, I assure you!) and for the often hilarious and always true tag line attached to her e-mail. Another person I need to thank is Rick Brown, our Church Administrator, who cheerfully follows through on my often harebrained requests.

And where would we all be without our selfless Board of Trustees? They have worked into the night and attended extra Board meetings, wrestling with the difficult issues that we are facing. They do this cheerfully and with grace and humor. And speaking of grace...Grace Williams has been my right-hand woman, sounding board, shoulder to cry on and dear friend this year. You will be thrilled when she is the President of First Church. (As will I.) Her wisdom astounds me. My list could go on and on -- Cindy Pardo, for her counsel and fund raising efforts; Tom Huyck, who never chastises me when I am late with my column; John Saphir for his financial acumen and twinkling eyes; Julie Neuman who has given so much to this church including, but not limited to, her work as Church Treasurer; Patty Stark who always consoles me; our wonderful Ministers who have inspired me throughout. There is always a danger when thanking people, or expressing gratitude that one will leave someone out. It seems to me that this shouldn't allow us to limit our expressions of gratitude to each other. Let us not wait until the Annual Meeting to acknowledge how we are helped, sustained, and cared for by each other throughout the year -- especially this year. I thank you...all!

Board Actions taken at the February Board Meeting:
Adopted proposal from the Social Justice Council to call a Congregational Meeting to consider an official declaration to oppose the war in Iraq (see official call below)
Tabled proposal to take a mortgage on Fenn House to pay for spire demolition; will vote on said proposal at special budgetary meeting of the Board to take place on March 9

Issues before the Board that will need timely resolutions:
Projected $14,000 budget shortfall for fiscal year 2002-2003
Projected $30,000 budget shortfall for fiscal year 2003-2004

CALL TO THE CONGREGATION
The Board of Trustees of the First Unitarian Society of Chicago issues a Call to a special Congregational Meeting to be held on March 30, 2003 to be held immediately after the church service in the sanctuary. The members of the Society are called to consider, and possibly adopt, the following resolution:

Opposition to War in Iraq is growing worldwide. The Rev. John Buehrens, former President of the UUA, along with other leaders from a variety of faith traditions, called such pre-emptive war immoral, illegal, and theologically illegitimate. We hold that this coming war goes against at least three of our UU principles (justice, equity and compassion in human relations; the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large; and respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part). Because of our deep concern, we members of the First Unitarian Society of Chicago express our opposition to the war.

A Congregational Informational Meeting will be held March 16 immediately after church in the sanctuary to discuss the Opposition to War.

Big Basement Cleanup Phase 2
By Allan Lindrup

The U.U.s for Social Justice Task Force Against Homelessness organized a second round of sorting through items in the Big Basement on Saturday, February 8, looking for clothing and other items that could be donated to the homeless. Allan Lindrup, Ellen LaRue, Gene Horcher and Harriet Byrd-Scanlon worked a combined 26 hours. Ten boxes and large (33 gallon) bags were filled with sorted clothing for men. This accumulation, estimated at a combined 225 pounds was removed by Allan for washing before donation through VietNow. Another 25 to 30 boxes and large bags was filled with sorted clothing (plus two boxes of lines and one of toys)for women and children. It is estimated that these contain about 650 pounds of goods. It is hoped that the Southwest Women Working Together shelter for families made homeless by domestic violence will accept these items as they accepted a similar load last summer. If they do not wish to accept the items an alternate organization serving homeless families will be sought. It is expected that those items will be moved out via cargo van sometime in March. In addition, a dozen large bags of items deemed trash were removed to the dumpsters. This trash amounted to about 250 pounds.

Church Leaders and Staff, please take note
by Julie Neuman
Church Treasurer

Our Financial Secretary, Marissa Zagone, is now working in the church office on Mondays and Thursdays (instead of Thursdays and Fridays). The change to Mondays was designed to provide her with uninterrupted, quiet time for accounting tasks. To make sure that this plan succeeds, I am asking all of you not to interrupt her in any way. She will not answer the phone or open the office door on Mondays, which is a day when the office is officially closed. If you have a request for information from Marissa, please write it down and place it in my mailbox (marked 'Treasurer'). To save her time, I may choose to respond to your request myself; if not, I'll make sure she gets it. Check requests continue to be due on Tuesdays by 5:00 pm. Please place them in the special check request box within the Treasurer's mailbox. These requests are reviewed on Tuesday evening so that checks can be cut on Thursdays. If there is a problem with your request (such as the absence of receipts), we will call you. Assuming that your request was made on time, you can expect the check to be signed and ready for distribution by 2:00 pm on Friday of the week it is needed.

Great Books
The Great Books group will be meeting on Sunday March 16 at 11:30 a.m. in the Choir Room. We will be discussing the first half of the novel "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison. Call Gloria Gnatz or Kennie James for further information. Newcomers are welcome.

Quick movie review (by Finley Campbell): THE QUIET AMERICAN, starring Michael Caine. A movie showing the interaction between the personal and the political. The film recounts the true story of how a CIA agent carried out a terrorist act and blamed it on the Vietnamese Communists in order to get congressional support for the first stage of intervention in Vietnam in 1952. This movie was kept out of movie houses for two years because Miramax, the distributor, thought that the allegation in the movie might be connected in the viewers' mind with the 9/11 tragedy.

To the Members and Friends of First UU Church
It is with deep humility and gratitude that I acknowledge your get-well wishes and inquiries during my recent illnesses. I am getting better and stronger each day, and hope to rejoin you soon.
Herga Taylor

Six Organists to Perform at Dedication Gala
The First Unitarian Church will celebrate the restoration and modernizing of its Skinner organ with a gala concert on Sunday, March 9 at 4:00 p.m.. Initially installed in 1929, the instrument was rebuilt during 1968. The organ was again rebuilt and its technology was enhanced from 2001-2. Now, the instrument's controls permit expansion and new software programs to facilitate flexibility.

Six organists will play a varied musical program and the church choir will perform. The organists are: Patricia Spencer, Music Director-Organist of the Hyde Park Union Church and Choir-Accompanist at Temple KAM; Mark Sudieth, Professor of Music at Chicago State University; Clinton Velandia, Director of Instrumental Music at the First Unitarian Church of Chicago; Grant Venerable, a member of our congregation; Tom Weisflog, Organist of Rockefeller Chapel/University of Chicago, St.Thomas Church and Temple KAM; Walter Whitehouse, Assistant Organist of Rockefeller Chapel/University of Chicago.

Conducted by Ron Wentzel, Vocal Music Director of The First Unitarian Church of Chicago, the Church Choir will offer a range of selections. A reception will be held shortly after the performances and a free-will offering will be accepted.

Among Us

• We are thinking of Devon and Tinessa Moss, and their children, Holden and Zachary McCann and Duncan Moss, as Devon serves in our armed forces and is expected soon to be sent abroad.
• We are also thinking of Pat Lucas' sister who is serving in Kuwait.
  
• We are holding Wallace Rusterholtz in our minds and hearts as he recovers from shingles. We send him best wishes in his new apartment at the Windermere. Our thanks to those members and friends who are helping with companionship and support. Wallace welcomes your cards, calls and visits.
  
• Our warmest get well wishes to Vi Stark, who was scheduled for surgery on February 27.
  
• Our warmest get well wishes to Polly McCoo.
  
• Our warmest get well wishes to Winston Kennedy.
  
• We hold Michael Green's wife, Lucy, in our minds and hearts.
  
• We are holding Rev. David Arksey's father in our thoughts as he recovers from surgery.
  
• Our very best wishes to our own Rev. Marlene Walker and Gloria Perez who were joined in a Service of Commitment on Saturday, February 15.
  
• We hold Barbara Thomas in our hearts as she continues to recover from her leg injury.

Annual Talent Auction
Our Annual Talent Auction Fund-raiser will be held on Sunday, March 23. Last year's auction was most successful. With your help this year we hope to double our success. We value your donation of time, events, talents as well as your quality items used for our Silent Auction.

On March 16th we will have a light lunch and a preview of Silent Auction items. The big event will be Sunday March 23, following our usual tasty lunch
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These are some of the ideas for contribution: Dinners, luncheons, group outings, repairs, and carpentry, shared talents. We need someone to write wills and/or trusts, take photos, share one of -a - kind recipes, and make a favorite dessert. The limits are only as large as our congregation. Margaret Kennedy may also call you regarding last year's donation.

Please see Polly McCoo or Madeiria after church on Sundays if you can join the committee and help. Your participation is needed at all levels for this to be a successful event.

Walker-Perez Commitment Ceremony
By Margaret Huyck, Reception Coordinator

Rev Marlene Walker and Gloria Perez celebrated their Commitment Ceremony on Saturday, February 15. Rev. Nina Grey and Rev. Kate Walker (Marlene's step-daughter) officiated, and Lia McCoo provided the music. About 45 of the relatives and non-church friends of the couple attended, as well as 82 from First Church. The youngest guest was the grandchild only a few months old, who added his lusty voice to the readings and vows; the oldest was probably Wallace Rusterholtz.

After the service in Hull Chapel, the group moved to a gala supper, organized and provided by the congregation. Many people made it happen. The core organizing committee included Margaret Huyck, Betty Holcomb, Madeiria Myrieckes and Cindy Pardo; we planned the menu (in collaboration with the couple), shopped, enlisted helpers, and collected contributions. The tables reflected the lilac and white color motif in the flowers (by Marge Saphir and Anita Orilikof) and the cloths (white ones cleaned by Madeiria Myrieckes, purple from the Huyck collection). Two different vegetarian casseroles were made by Anessa Ali, Joan Bernstein, Bobby Campbell, Katari Coleman-Daniels, Mary Lee Greenlee, Betty Holcomb, Pat MacClarence, Jarmila Zdenek, Jasna Lappin, Steve and Ann Ploum, Ken Schug, Cathy Stern, and Grace Williams; Irene Krull Vitaliano prepared zucchini bars; Margaret Huyck and Madieria Myrieckes made marinated chicken breasts; Cindy Pardo made salads (and the special "ropes" for the Handfasting Ceremony, and a new liturgical stole for Rev. Nina). Two friends of Gloria contributed ham. We had special serving staff - drawn from the youth: Zarina Ali, Ryan Greenlee, Moira Harden, Anne Jonas, Alec Lappin. We also had others who served - Ellie Hall, Pat Lucas, Raffaella Pretini & Guiseppe Latino, Lorie Rosenblum. And a spectacular cleanup crew to help Mike rearrange chairs, including Tom Huyck, Ivan and Alec Lappin,, David Puszkiewicz, and Ken Schug; laundry service by Margaret Huyck.

Music for dancing was organized by W. Saphir - and especially entertaining dancing was provided by Ian & Zoe Saphir, and Ethan and Kate Ploum. There was some lively line dancing revealing the multiple talents of our members!

THANKS to all who contributed to this special celebration!

Environmental Task Force
By Ellen LaRue

The Environmental Task force is planning a picnic for June 21 (summer solstice) as a talent auction offering. At the next meeting (March 9) Dave Segel of Elgin Unitarian Church will be present to provide information and enthusiasm about the Green Sanctuary Project. Anyone with an interest in this program of our denomination is most welcome to attend. (Contact: Ellen LaRue)

Green Corner. The trouble with taking personal responsibility, however limited, for one's environmental footprint is that it often makes one's life less easy or more expensive. So, besides the satisfaction of doing the right thing, why would one take on the trouble and the expense? Is there more of a reward than self-righteousness?

One thing that can work for me is to remember that it's about fairness and that other beings need my efforts. Fair Trade coffee is better for the migratory birds that winter over in the shaded coffee plantation, and for the farmers that receive a better wage for their labor. Compact fluorescent light bulbs cause less CO-2 generation, and that is better for the polar bear, which is in grave danger from global warming. A fuel-efficient car can save some oil for the people who will live on earth 2, 3, or more generations from now. They are going to need some oil. Riding a bike can save even more oil and it's non-polluting. But, hey -- riding a bike is its own reward.

Hyde Park and Kenwood Interfaith Council Winter Quarterly

The Hyde Park and Kenwood Interfaith Council held its Winter Quarterly on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 at Congregation Rodfei Zedek. Ten faith communities participated: Congregation Rodfei Zedek, Ellis Avenue Church, Fifty Seventh Street Society of Friends, First Unitarian Church of Chicago, Kenwood United Church of Christ, Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church, St. Paul and the Redeemer Episcopal Church, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, University Church, and the Vivekananda Vedanta Society.

The participants reviewed the Council's vision and mission before hearing a presentation by Swami Varadananda of the Vivekananda Vedanta Society. Rev. Nina Grey, president of the Council said that the vision of the Council is to encourage more and more participation in Quarterly meetings by all the faith organization members of the Council. "We are working toward the time in the near future when the Quarterly meetings will become decision making bodies of the Council." Swami Varadana reported on the new Council initiative: Interfaith Dialogue. He shared the history of interfaith cooperation in Chicago, including the long history of the Council itself, the oldest continuously operating interfaith organization in the city. Then he spoke of the two meetings of the new Interfaith Dialogue Committee. His presentation was followed by discussion of the reasons and purposes for developing a new interfaith dialogue initiative and various possibilities to strengthen interfaith relationships.

Allan Lindrup gave an update on the Hyde Park Transitional Housing Project. Participants talked of new possibilities for the Council, including the possible making of public witness, a crisis response effort, or a referral service to community resources and many others.

Three small groups gathered at tables to discuss: a resolution against a War against Iraq; Interfaith Dialogue; and Publicity and Communication..

First Unitarian Church delegates participating were: Joanne Kent, Allan Lindrup, and Rev. Nina Grey.

Reports of the Social Justice Council
By Finley C. Campbell

As usual we have been quite busy, being led by the activities of the 9/11 Discussion group. The group co-sponsored, along with Hyde Parkers Against the War, a community forum on aspects of the war, with Tim Black, Alderperson Hairston, Prof. Pape of the University of Chicago, and Brother Noah, a student activist. Some 50 people plus showed up for an informative session. Prof. Pape presented the controversial notion that a war against Iraq would trigger more terrorism, not less. Sister Hairston described how the Aldermanic Board passed the antiwar resolution. Tim Black described the negative civil liberties consequences of the coming war. And young brother Noah described why the so-called silent generation of college students found their voice when foreign policy issues became the key focus of social activism. Brother Dave supplied us with music.

Ten members and friends of the church took part in the big February 15th worldwide demonstration, which, according to one newscast, saw over 12 million people participate from Angola to Zimbabwe. We marched along with 4500 people down Devon Avenue on that date. It was quite a sight. Scores of UU's from other churches were present. At our last SJC meeting, we came up with a resolution against the war which we hope that we can get a congregational vote on as soon as the process is worked out through the Board of Trustees. The wording of the resolution is not available at this time. Hopefully, it can be submitted to the Newsletter as an emergency addendum. If not, copies will be available on the church's e-mail.The Environmental Task Force had Jackie Grimshaw to present information on the transportation situation in the Chicago area and its environmental impact.

The Racial Justice Task Force was not able to have its guest speaker for its First Forum, so it had an open forum instead on the issue of anti-Muslim racism. Sister Aneesah Ali shared her experiences, describing why she became a Muslim and then why she left the structure but has kept many aspects of the faith.

UU News

Midsize Congregation Conference

Rev. Nina Grey will be in Kansas City, Missouri on March 6-9 for "Virtuosity in the Face of Limits: The Spiritual and Ethical Challenges of Leadership in Midsize Congregations," the Fifth Conference for Midsize Congregations in the Unitarian Universalist Association. She looks forward to a strong program, complete with a theme presentation by Dr. Sharon Welch, an assortment of workshops, team learning opportunities and Sunday worship with All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church. Conference participants are preparing by reading Dr. Sharon Welch's book, Sweet Dreams in America: Making Ethics and Spirituality Work.

Rev. Grey will return in time for our very special Organ Dedication Program featuring six organists, held in our sanctuary on March 9 at 4 p.m.

Central Midwest District Assembly

The annual district assembly will be held at the Evanston UU church, April 4-6. Keynote speaker is Dr. Sharon Welch, who will speak on "Pushing the Comfort Zone: Engaging in diverse community." A number of workshops will be held. The food "will represent the diverse cuisines of Chicago." There will be jazz entertainment Saturday evening. Combined choirs of the Chicago area (including our choir) will sing on Friday evening.

If you are unable to locate the brochure that was sent out on January 10, you can visit the CMwD website at www.cmwd-uua.org and, on the home page, find the link to the Annual Assembly brochure. It is presented in both .pdf format and Word format for both Windows and Macintosh users. You may also call the district office at 708-236-0831 or e-mail at chosmer@cmwd-uua.org if you have questions about Annual Assembly.

The district office is excited about this year's Annual Assembly. It is the first time the assembly has been held in the Chicago area in approximately 10 years. The keynote speaker, Sharon Welch, will be speaking on a subject that is very timely. There are many interesting workshops lined up and the entertainment and hospitality provided by the gracious planning committee at the Unitarian Church of Evanston promises to be most enjoyable! Add to that, all the points of interest around Evanston and Chicago. How can you go wrong?! This is a wonderful opportunity for you to connect with UU's from all over the Midwest and share UU ideas.

United Nations Seminar
The Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office announces its 2003 annual intergenerational spring seminar, which will take place in New York City April 10-12. The topic is "Water: Our Right, Our Responsibility," in recognition of the International Year of Freshwater, 2003. For information: (212) 986-5165 or uuuno2@aol.com. The Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office, Inc. is an associate member organization of the UUA. It welcomes new members and contributors.

Carolyn and Donald Neeper
Carolyn (Cary) and Donald (Don) Neeper, who will lead the Sunday service and First Forum on March 9, are Scholars in Residence at Meadville/Lombard Theological School.

Donald A. Neeper is a semi-retired physicist from Los Alamos, New Mexico. During twenty-five years at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and with an environmental consulting firm, he worked on nuclear weapon design, solar energy for houses, and environmental restoration. He has been an environmental activist for 30 years. Although his research efforts are still related to the environment ("how the earth breathes"), he says his favorite subject is still passive solar houses because of their esthetic impact on the people who live in them.

Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper took an unofficial minor in religion at Pomona College while majoring in Zoology-Chemistry. After receiving graduate degrees in Microbiology from the University of Wisconsin Medical School in 1962, she re-examined her Methodist roots, became RE Director of the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, and took up her true vocation, writing, after doing database consulting with Los Alamos National Laboratory. She has published newspaper and magazine articles, a newspaper column, scientific papers, book reviews for The Christian Science Monitor, and the novel "A Place Beyond Man."

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