July 15 - 22
Sunday, July 20, 2008 Karen Mooney, long time member and Meadville Lombard Seminary student, preaches, “Faith, Truth & Inspiration - the G-d of our Making” and the 2U Band plays for worship. There is one service at 10:30 A.M.
**Special Request**
Volunteers needed to prepare and paint the Fleishman Hall floor. We are looking for people who can help prep and paint the basement floor. Dates set aside for this project are: August 20, 21 and 22 and August 27, 28 and 29. Please contact Suzanne Larimer at office_2u@att.net or 773-549-0260 ext. 10 if you are available to help for any portion of time.
Lifespan Faith Development Council meets this Wednesday, July 16 from 6:30-8p.m. in the Faith Development Office.
Lakeview Action Coalition (LAC) will hold its Annual Community Walk this coming Sunday July 20, 1PM to 4PM starting at 835 W. Addison. To participate, pick up a form at the “What’s Happening” table and raise or contribute $25 or more in pledges. As a longtime member organization of LAC, Second Unitarian Church will be one of the stops on the walk. If you cannot attend the Walk, consider giving a pledge in any amount to one of the 2U walkers (look for the bright yellow T shirts on Sunday). Contact Gene at (773)561-5296 if you have questions. Go to www.lakeviewaction.org to learn more about the work of the Coalition in our community.
Green Sanctuary group will meet this Sunday, July 20 from 12:00 - 1:00 downstairs in Fleishman Hall.
Membership 101 orientation class is held the second Sunday of every month. August 10 will be the next opportunity. We meet from noon-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 June collection plate was split with the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Because of your generosity we were able to give the UUA $1212.76 and an additional $141.50 to UUA Flood Relief. If you would like to learn more about the UUA or about Unitarian Universalist programs go to http://uua.org/
Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice will hold its Summer Quarter Meeting on Sunday, August 17, from 2 to 5 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70 Sycamore Dr., Park Forest. The program, between 2 and 3 p.m., will feature a panel addressing the subject “War With Iran: Not Inevitable”, which will be followed by a discussion with the audience. This program is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice Peace Task Force. The program will be followed by a UUSJ Board of Directors meeting, which is open to all. For driving directions or for a pick up from a Metra stop near Park Forest write to uusj@sbcglobal.net or phone 773-643-8061 at least two days in advance.
2U Young Adult Group receives UUA recognition
The UUA Office of Young Adult Ministries selected Second Unitarian as one of three churches to receive recognition as a young adult Anchor Congregation! Erik Kesting, the Acting Co-Director of Young Adult Ministries at the UUA wrote, “We believe that other congregations can look to yours for leadership and best practices in ministry to and with young adults and that the commitment you have made to young adult ministry is especially commendable. Thank you for prioritizing this important work and congratulations!”
The Anchor Congregation certificate will be presented at General Assembly later this week. The two other recipients are First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego and Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock.
This recognition comes as a result of the commitment and leadership of many people, most recently Quinn and Rachel and the continued service and care of Liz. The recognition also comes as a result of how many young adults are involved in key leadership positions throughout the church. We are so proud of the Young Adult group and look forward to experiencing all the ways that the church will transform as this ministry continues to develop.
Howard Area Community Center will receive the July collection plate. Howard Area Community Center (HACC). Located in Rogers Park, HACC provides comprehensive social and educational services to low and moderate-income neighbors. Many of the clients at HACC survive on less than $8,000 per year. Money raised at 2U will go towards their Special Assistance Fund to help people with small one-time expenses.
Stuart Iseminger, Director of Social Services at HACC, and 15 year member of 2U recently cited these examples of using the Special Assistance Fund:
“Reyna recently came in with her two pre-school aged children. She had a black eye and could not tolerate another beating from her boyfriend. HACC bought her a bus ticket to re-locate to a city out of state to escape her boyfriend. This family only had what they wore into HACC so we also helped with bags of food, clothes, and toiletries for the trip.
Richard, recently out of prison, needed steel-toed boots for his new job which HACC purchased for $50.
Donald struggled with unemployment for a year. He successfully completed his food sanitation certificate. HACC bought his $185 uniform for his new job at a catering company.
For many of us, these one-time expenses would not cause us an economic hardship. However, for many of HACC’s clients, the Special Assistance Fund can make a crucial and often life-changing difference.”
Stuart is thrilled to be part of 2U - a church that shares its resources with the wider community and knows the difference it can make in the lives of our neighbors.