First Unitarian Church of Chicago
A Month of Sundays
May, 2005
Worship services begin at 10:00 am
Index of Sunday Services 1998-2005
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May 1 Choir Sunday: Jazz Mass Sermon: Unexpected Wisdom Michael Thorn, who began his tenure as Director of Music at First Church last September, studied piano with Hyde Parker Gavin Williamson and organ with Edward Mondello. He received a Masters in Music Theory and Composition from Roosevelt University. Michael is a prolific composer, writing music for organ, piano, chorus, voice and chamber groups. He and his wife, Eva, lived for several years in Sweden, where he was music director at Arentuna Kyrka, a parish of 7,000 members. One of his many compositions while living in Sweden was an early version of this "Jazz Mass." Rev. Barker writes, "As the strains of a jazz mass remind us, life can dip and rise unexpectedly. And in those variations there can be born new understandings about the meaning of our days.”
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Children in the Village Kathleen Green Kathleen Green is pursuing a Master of Divinity degree at Meadville Lombard and has recently accepted an internship at the Unitarian Church of Evanston. Ms. Green and her husband Mitchell and son Adam moved to Chicago from Connecticut just one year ago. The Greens feel at home at First Unitarian Church and are involved in a number of activities in the life of the church. Kathleen also enjoys music, theater, knitting, and looks forward to working as a parish minister in the future.
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May 15 What Did You Learn in Sunday School? Rev. Millie Rochester, As we near the end of the church and academic year, children, youth and adults share with the congregation some of their experiences. Prepare to be impressed! |
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.. I'll Meet You There Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt, The mystic poet Rumi invites readers to a place "out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing," a place where "the world is too full to talk about." In a world full of labels, judgments, and chatter about moral values, what invitation might religious liberals offer a needy world? A former editor of The New York Times Book Review, Rosemary Bray McNatt is a widely anthologized writer whose work has appeared in such magazines and newspapers as The New York Times, Ms., Glamour, Essence, and Redbook. She is the author of several books, including Martin Luther King, a children's biography; the memoir Unafraid of the Dark, and the forthcoming Beloved One: Prayers for Black Children. She is a contributing editor to UU World, the magazine of the UUA.
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Special Places Rev. Millie Rochester All of us hold certain places in our hearts as special. They may be associated with special times in world history or our personal history. This morning we reflect on how such a designation is religious.
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