August 26 - September 2
Sunday, August 31, 2008 There is one intergenerational service at 10:30 am. this coming Sunday. **We resume our regular schedule next Sunday, September 7, with two services at 10 and 11:30 am. **
The 2U Choir is back in session! Rehearsals this year will be on Thursday nights at 7PM beginning THIS THURSDAY, August 28th. All enthusiastic singers are welcome to join the choir. Come to our first rehearsal to learn more about this fun way to serve and be involved at 2U! Music director, Blake Adams, can be reached by email at music_2U@att.net .
Memorial Service for Erik Rasmussen on Saturday, September 6 at 1pm. Erik was a longtime member of Second Unitarian. He died this past week after a prolonged battle with cancer. Beyond our walls, Erik was a much loved and instrumental community leader in Lakeview. Pastoral Care Ministry Team is organizing the reception. Please contact them at secondunitarian@att.net or 773-549-0260 ext. 11 if you would like to bring refreshments for the reception.
Want an easy, creative, fun way to help?! The Lifespan Faith Development team is looking for volunteers interested in helping us get the Spirit Play story baskets ready for the childrens’ classrooms in the coming church year. This can be a fun and meaningful way to make a lasting contribution to the Spirit Play program at 2U. We are adding about a dozen new stories drawn from our UU Sources and need assistance gathering the materials (i.e. props) for the telling of each story. If you are interested in participating in this, please contact faithdev_2u@att.net .
2U’s Nursery is looking for “partime paid nursery attendants” to work with the infants and toddlers (ages newborns through 3yrs). The attendant would need to be available to work on a Sunday, beginning in September. There may be some weekday evenings available as well. If you know an experienced sitter that you would highly recommend, please pass on their name/email address and phone # to lani.schuster@gmail.com.
Cooking for the Night Ministry starts soon! Our summer break is over and we are in need of volunteers to start cooking meals again for the Night Ministry bus. Volunteers meet at 2U between 5 and 5:30pm to cook. The staff will meet you at the church at 7pm to talk about the goals of the Youth Outreach Team, youth homelessness, and the plan for the evening. Together, you’ll head over to the distribution point (near the corner of Belmont and Halsted just a few blocks from the church). We then head to the distribution spot and serve the meal until a little after 10:30pm. Coming for just part of that time is fine. Contact secondunitarian@att.net to let us know in advance when you are available. We need 4-6 volunteers for each night. Please let us know if you are available and interested in volunteering on any of these nights, especially the rapidly approaching September dates!
Thursdays 9/4/08; 9/11/08; 10/2/08 and 10/30/08
WIDE Community is the new name of the 2U initiative formerly known as ‘Anti-Bias’. We chose this name as a way to describe the goals and work of our ministry in a way that everyone can understand and appreciate. W.I.D.E. is an acronym for:
*Welcoming *Inclusive *Diverse *Equitable
Looking forward, WIDE is excited about our plans for the future! We had an excellent meeting on August 9th and are working on some exciting plans! Look for our coffee hour hosts in the near future, and the upcoming Parenting in Multiracial Families discussion group. Blessed be!
Membership 101 orientation class will be held the third Sunday of every month in the coming church year. Sunday, September 21 will be the next opportunity. We meet from 12:30 - 2:30pm in the Loft. Please join us for a light lunch and a discussion of Unitarian Universalism. This class is a great way to meet other folks at church and is also a requirement for anyone wanting to become a member of Second Unitarian. If possible, read the Sources of Our Faith sermon series beforehand and come with your questions. Please contact Lisa Todd if you plan on attending at secondunitarian@att.net.
The Fall 2008 issue of UU World (the magazine of the Unitarian Universalist Association)is now in the mail, but you don’t need to wait for your copy to arrive to start browsing the magazine: http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=jlejsqcab.0.0.oa4ailcab.0&ts=S0363&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uuworld.org%2Fissues%2Ffall2008.shtml%3Fn&id=preview
Jane Addams Senior Caucus
During the month of August we will be sharing our collection plate cash with the Jane Addams Senior Caucus. Jane Addams Senior Caucus is the largest grassroots organization for older adults in Chicago. JASC creates opportunities to train older adults to organize themselves and their communities, to take responsibility for solving problems in our communities and to renew the interest of older adults in public life. JASC continues to expand its role as an organization dedicated to organizing seniors into a powerful group of civic leaders able to advocate for the welfare of seniors.
Older adults are a vital resource to their communities - but problems like the lack of quality in-home care forces seniors to be isolated in institutions or to be relocated far from their communities late in their lives. JASC continues to move forward with its efforts of developing relationships between diverse sets of seniors, creating
a place where seniors’ values can be heard, giving seniors an opportunity to participate in public life, and establishing a culture, where public and private decision-makers are accountable to the people affected by their actions. If you have any questions about the Jane Addams Senior Caucus, please feel free to call their office at 773-404-6429.