BEACONUnity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation

May 2010

B ecause you have the opportunity to formally "call" Rev. Emily Gage as an Associate Minister of this

Congregation, I want to reflect on the covenantal nature of a minister's relationship to his or her congregation. (For specifics to our situation and Emily's role, I refer you to other columns inside this newsletter). The covenantal nature of this relationship defies the conventional employer/employee norm. This relationship has a decidedly spiritual quality, not only because ministers are leaders in religious community, but because of the element of trust that both the minister and congregation have of each other. There is not a standard contract to be renewed each year but instead a letter of agreement that spells out the expectations and limitations of the covenantal relationship with the Congregation. Calling a minister is one of the most sacred acts a congregation collectively performs. In our tradition, congregations choose their own spiritual leaders. No one outside has formal authority in these important decisions. We can trace our practice of "calling" ministers to our Puritan forbears who wanted to avoid the hierarchy of the Anglican Church. Covenantal relationships in Unitarian Universalist churches stem directly from the Cambridge Platform of 1648. Twenty-eight years after the Pilgrims founded their first church in Plymouth, church leaders of each of the approximately fifty settlements met in Cambridge to determine how their churches would relate to one another. They decided that each church was a Beacon to its community and that no congregation would have jurisdiction over any other--each would retain the authority to call their own ministers and tend to their property as their own. Interestingly, both the first parishes of Plymouth and Cambridge would become Unitarian and now are Unitarian Universalist. And all UU congregations continue to follow the basic organizing principles of those earliest churches on this continent. I appreciate the sentiment of my colleague Howard Dana: "Ministry is not a casual affair. The best ministries blossom and grow over many years. They call forth the best from both minister and congregation. The stability of a trusting relationship allows both minister and

congregation to move beyond personal preoccupations to be of service in the world. The truth of the matter is that great ministers and great churches create one another. The way they do this is by upholding the covenantal relationship they have with one another. And in doing so, they are a joy to behold." It is exciting to me that Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation has the opportunity to enter into a second relationship with our Minister of Faith Development. Shall this congregation formally call Rev. Emily Gage to be a second minister in covenantal relationship among us? I hope so! But this is not my decision--it is yours. I am enthusiastic about her long term presence here at Unity Temple. Not only is Emily fun and engaging to work with, she has earned the trust and respect of the church leadership by fostering and implementing an ever expanding collaborative vision for lifespan faith development. See you in worship! Warmly,

FROM REV. ALAN TAYLOR

Membership Opportunities 2 2010 Annual Fund Drive Update 3 Board of Trustees News 3 Religious Education News 4 Sunday Worship Times Survey 5 Community Minister 7 Music Program News 8 Chalice Circles 9 From the Archives 10 Call for Proposals: Summer Services 10 Social Mission News 11 Annual Meeting Information 12-14 May Events Not To Miss 15

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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Are YOU New? Welcome! Introduction to Unitarian Universalism This course is the prerequisite for Pathway to Membership sessions, and is for all who would like to learn more about Unitarian Universalism philosophy, history and theology. For more information, and to register for this class, e-mail contact Sue Stock at membership@unitytemple,org or call 708/445-0306. Instructor: Rev. Taylor. Date & Time: Sunday, May 23, from 1:30-3:30 P.M. Location: Unity House Cost: No charge. Pathway to Membership This two session class is for those who have already taken Introduction to Unitarian Universalism. It focuses on our congregation and its programs. Partici-pants will have opportunities to discuss their per-sonal attitudes and beliefs about religion and spiritual-ity and to share these with others in the class. For more information, and/or to put your name on the list for a class, contact Tom Hall at 708/848-6588 or sunnytom@sbcglobal.net. Sundays, May 16, 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Location: Unity House Cost: $20 For free childcare at all of these opportunities, contact childcare@unitytemple.org at least one week in advance.

MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Membership Committee Invites You... The Welcoming Ceremony and Celebration of new mem-bers, so important to our UTUUC community, begins with those volunteers who become greeters, give their expertise as facilitators of our Pathway to Membership classes, and/or serve on the Membership Committee which has responsibility for all of these elements in our UT life. If you are already a greeter, we hope that you renew your commitment for next year (and find a friend to join you!) If you are interested in learning more about becoming a Pathway facilitator, please let us know! And, if you want to be involved in planning and thinking more deeply about our UT community, you are welcomed by the Membership Committee. For more information see a Membership Committee member in the foyer on Sunday morning or contact membership@unitytemple.org

Help Build Our Congregational Life Unity Temple doesn’t really need another committee, but we do need YOU! Do you wish we did more to foster community at Unity Temple other than just on Sundays? Do you enjoy planning special events? Do you have ideas for ways to bring UUs of different genera-tions together in meaningful ways? Are you looking for a way to get involved here? We need a group to do some of that…and more, including coming up with a name along the lines of “Congregational Life ___________” (Un-committee.) This is a wonderful opportunity to be a part of traditional UTUUC activities like the Halloween Party, Secret Pals, and Gingerbread House Making and/or cre-ate new congregational-wide activities. Just bring your imagination, UU values and a spirit of fun and fellow-ship! Those interested should contact Rev. Taylor or the Administrative Team at ateam@unitytemple.org.

The Engagement Party Further engagement for all members and especially for our newest, is encouraged with a special invitation to The Engagement Party. Join us on Sunday, May 16 beginning with a free lunch and go from 1 to 3 p.m. You will choose four or five topics of your choice and listen to Committee Chairs and other leaders give 3-4 minute presentations followed by your questions and a few minutes for discussion. This is your finest opportunity to learn about possibilities for sharing your talents and passions with a group in our congregation. If you have questions or know you can attend, RSVP to Jennifer Walters at jjwalters99@yahoo.com or Rich Meyer at rmeyer@unitytemple.org. Arrange Childcare by contacting childcare@unitytemple.org one week in advance.

New Members Welcomed Please greet and get to know our new members and notice their photos at Coffee Hour. Thirty Members were welcomed by the congregation at the services on Sunday, April 25th and honored that evening by the Membership Committee with a wonderful home-made sit-down dinner in Unity House. The twelve new members who joined in the months of March and April are:

John Arguello-Dyck Stacey Arguello-Dyck Michael Filla Chris Nemeth Tara O'Brien Nemeth Ann Weist

Laura Elk Annese Piazza Michael Piazza Phyllis Samore Amy Schoeny Gary Stoppelman

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From Duane Dowell, President president@unitytemple.org

M y, aren’t we fortunate! To have found someone with the enormous talent and background of Rev. Emily

Gage and then to discover the mutual admiration be-tween her and our congregation is a remarkable stroke of fortune. We now have the opportunity to further ce-ment that relationship. You will find more detailed in-formation on the “hire to call” process elsewhere in this issue and in the mailing you have received from the committee. This is a unique opportunity and I hope that we will have a big crowd at the annual meeting on June 6 so that we all may participate in this decision. Ever been to GA? If your answer is a negative, a golden opportunity has presented itself. The General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association will meet in Minneapolis, June 23-27. Take the oppor-tunity to meet with thousands of UU’s from around the continent (and the world), attend workshops and wor-ship services, participate in justice and service activi-ties, attend to the business of the denomination, shop the UUA bookstore, party and deliberate and return in-spired and committed to your faith. Go online at UUA.org or stop by the church office for registration and delegate materials. And speaking of approaching assemblies; Our An-nual Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, June 6 after the services. Please plan to attend and participate in the business of our congregation. We’ll have some rou-tine business to attend to and we will hear about some exciting plans for the future of our congregational life together. On a personal note, I would like to repeat a thank you to the congregation for your gift of over $4000 and provide an update on Hopital Albert Schweitzer in Deschapelles, Haiti. After the earthquake, the out-migration from Port-au-Prince has increased the service population from around 300,000 to about 450,000 which then puts more pressure on the financial and lo-gistical resources of the hospital. HAS has adjusted its services to establish a prosthetics lab and manufactur-ing area (with the help of the Hanger Orthopedic Group, an industry partner) and enhanced their training in physical therapy. The management and staff of the hos-pital remain overwhelmingly grateful for the outpouring of support received after the disaster from individuals and congregations like ours.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

UUA General Assembly The Annual Meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Association Delegates needed! If you are interested in representing our congregation as a Delegate to the General Assembly, contact Duane Dowell at president@unitytemple.org or 708/890-1148. Join thousands of fellow Unitarian Universalists from across the country. Experience wonderful and uplifting worship services with some great worship leaders, with glorious music and inspiring messages. Participate in democratic process. Choose from hundreds of dynamic, entertaining, spiritually nourishing programs. Connect with craftspeople and artisans, social action groups, professional and educational resources, theological schools, UUA organizations and staff, Beacon Press, and the UUA Bookstore in the GA Exhibit Hall. Network with other congregation leaders, share best practices, and learn from one another. Return to our congregation reinvigorated and inspired to put your values to work. Registration and Housing Reservation information can be found at www.uua.org/ga.

It’s Not Too Late! Return Your Commitment Form As Soon As Possible!

O ur congregation has shown incredible generosity during this year’s Annual Fund Drive! As of April 28,

we had received financial commitments of $553,000 from 267 households. These commitments reflect an increase year-over-year increase of 17.8%. Thank You for your generosity!! However, there remain 64 households who have not returned their commitments. If you have not returned your commitment form, please do so as soon as possible! These outstanding commitments are critical to meeting the FY11 operating budget proposed by the Board of Trustees for the coming year. Commitment forms can be downloaded from the Annual Fund Drive web page at http://www.unitytemple.org/AnnualFundDrive.htm. Questions? Email AFD@unitytemple.orgor call Ian Morrison at 708/218-2728 or David Wilke at 708/848-6225 ext 100. Thank you!

2010 ANNUAL FUND DRIVE

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From Rev. Emily Gage Minister of Faith Development egage@unitytemple.org

E very once in a while, I am reminded of one of my favorite quotes about congregations. It’s from Gila

Jones, a member of one our UU congregations. She writes: “What is this church? It is not the building, ex-cept to the extent that we have chosen it and made it ours and adorned it with the fruits of our time, treasure and talents. It is not the minister(s), except to the ex-tent that we have called him or her (or him and her) to inspire and guide our spiritual lives. It is not the music, except to the extent that we make it when we blend our voices together to produce sounds lovelier than any one of us could make alone. It is not even the beliefs, for we UUs have no single unifying belief—only the combined beliefs of each one of us. This church is the people. Without me, without you, this church is nothing. It does not exist. Buildings may fall down, ministers may retire, music may go out of tune and beliefs may falter. No matter. We are this church. Without us it is nothing, but with us, it can be ANYTHING.” You will hear elsewhere about the possibility of calling me as Minister of Faith Development, and I am really pleased about that possibility! My almost two years at Unity Temple have been incredibly rewarding, and I must say that vast majority of that has to do with the people, and the anything that each and every one of you help make happen here. You have often heard me (I hope) say wonderful things about our volunteers, but I also have four paid staff that are an integral part of our faith development programs at Unity Temple. I wanted to take this time to share a little about each of them. Our enthusiastic and energetic youth coordinator is Heather Godbout. Heather works with our senior high youth group, which meets on Sunday mornings during the second service. That group works with Heather and our volunteer youth advisors to choose their program-ming, create worship, and participate in activities be-yond Unity Temple. High schoolers in the Central Mid-west District can participate in district wide youth con-ferences- “cons”-twice a year. Each of these lasts a weekend. Our youth will be planning and organizing the Fall Con in October of this year. Last May, Heather helped organize and lead a youth group UU heritage trip to Boston. Heather is in her second year with us as youth coordinator, but has had 14 years of experience as a youth advisor/coordinator, and has been active in the youth/adult leadership in the district as well. Margaret Reeder, our wonderful and loving pre-

school coordinator, is leaving after two years in the po-sition. She’s done a great job—she directly oversees the preschool programming, plans the lessons and gets the materials, coordinates the teaching and assistant volun-teers (and often teaches herself), and helps create a safe and affirming learning environment for our 3 and 4 year olds. (You graduate out of the nursery around age 3 and after potty training.) She will be missed. (The job posting for a new preschool coordinator is elsewhere in the Beacon.) Sule Kivanc-Ancieta, meanwhile, works with our youngest Unity Temple congregants in the nursery as our nursery coordinator. She’s been with us about a year and a half, and provides a warm, comforting atmosphere and a well run routine in the nursery. It’s so important to have a consistent, professional presence in our nurs-ery, especially to augment our welcoming to new par-ents and visitors. Sule is there for both services. Of course, we often have too many babies and tod-dlers for one person to handle, and through a generous grant, we were also able to hire Julie Rash as our nurs-ery assistant. Julie has been adding her extensive talent and experience to our early service for a few months, and has definitely added a great deal to our nursery pro-gram. I am very grateful for Heather, Margaret, Sule and Julie and all that they do! They-and you--are this con-gregation, and with you, it can be ANYTHING! I am grateful for you, too, and for privilege of being a part of all that we do here at Unity Temple.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Teacher Appreciation Night If you teach or assist in the Religious Education Program, come be appreciated by the Unity Temple RE Committee on Friday, May 7th. Gathering in Unity House at 6:00 p.m., Dinner served at 6:30 p.m. Followed by chocolate fountain, relaxing chair mas-sages, socializing and more appreciating. All teachers and assistants are invited to bring their spouses/partners. Childcare provided with one week’s notice by contacting childcare@unitytemple.org Please R.S.V.P. to Rev. Emily Gage at 708-848-6225 ext 103 or egage@unitytemple.

UU PARENT ALERT! Michelle Richards has a UU parenting blog that’s worth reading. She herself is a former congregational religious educator, and a current Religious Education consultant for the Central Midwest District: http://blogs.uuworld.org/parenting/ She also has a new book on UU Parenting called Tending the Flame, which has just been published. Ask for it at Ex Libris, or order it through the UUA Bookstore. www.uua.org/bookstore.

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Career Transition Outreach Every Monday morning from 8:45am-9:45am at Unity Temple, Diane Wilson, LCPC, helps those facing job loss and career uncertainty. This outreach is designed to help participants manage the psychological and practical as-pects of their job transition through accountability and goal setting. Author of Back in Control, Wilson is a coach, counselor, and neurofeedback specialist. Facilita-tor Diane Wilson: wilson2005@aol.com. No registration or fees.

Need a Ride to the Airport? Your $30.00 fare benefits Unity Temple ($20 to UT, $10 to the driver). Call Russ lorraine: 708/488-1770, Duane Dowell: 708/890-1148, John Frye: 708/456-5266, Tom Hall: 708/848-6588, Lisa Gariota (O'Hare only): 773/594-1426.

ADULT RELIGIOUS ENRICHMENT

READY! SET! REGISTER! Register your child(ren) NOW for 10-11 Children and Youth Religious Education classes! Our religious edu-cation program works most efficiently and effectively when we can plan ahead—Please take the time to stop by the Faith Development table in the foyer Sunday mornings. All currently registered children and youth in our program will have pre-printed sheets, making your job easier. Fees are $50 per child for first time regis-trants, pledging members and friends, and $100 per child for non-pledging members and friends. Scholar-ships are always available. Fees go to support costs of curricula, supplies, and training that make our program strong! The registration sheets also list volunteer oppor-tunities in our program, another way you can help sup-port our program. THANKS for your help!

PRESCHOOL COORDINATOR NEEDED Margaret Reeder, our wonderful and loving preschool coordinator, will be ending her time in this position in June. She has been a great asset to our program for some of our youngest children at Unity Temple. We are looking for a responsible and caring adult to fill the po-sition to begin in September. Experience with preschool-ers preferred. The job posting is below: Responsibilities: Introducing Unitarian Universalist rituals and teaching preschool curriculum to 3 and 4 year old children, providing a safe and fun environment for those children, coordinating teacher/assistant schedules for two Sunday services weekly (during the regular church year September through June), leading the teaching team, collecting resources and planning activities to support the provided curriculum, preparing weekly take home News Notes for Families, facilitating a social action project once a year, and nurturing and sup-porting the spiritual growth and development of the children. The Preschool Coordinator will be supervised by the Minister of Faith Development, and will coordinate with both the Minister of Faith Development and the Reli-gious Education Committee in the execution of his/her duties in preschool programming. Salary: The employee's hourly rate is $10.00 per hour, with an estimate of 8-10 hours per week. Please contact Rev. Emily Gage with your interest. You may also contact Margaret (margaret.reeder@comcast.net) for more information about the position.

We Need YOUR Input! Sunday Worship Times Survey As you may have read, heard or experienced first hand, we are experiencing a great imbalance in our religious education class sizes between the early and late ser-vices. One solution we are exploring, through this survey, is possibly changing the times of the wor-ship services to earlier in the day. Though this idea originated with the Religious Education Committee, it was reflected upon by the Administrative Team, the staff, the Board of Trustees and the Worship Commit-tee, all of whom offered their support for this explora-tion. Shifting each of the two worship times to a half an hour earlier could also provide some other benefits: giving us some time after the second service and be-fore tours on Sunday to use the sanctuary for baby dedications or other small rites of passages, creating smoother transition time into tours, allowing after-noon gatherings to start earlier in the day, and per-haps giving attendees access to more and closer park-ing. Our decision, however, will be based on the feedback you provide in this survey. Please spend just a few moments and complete the online survey found at:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3YCSLXP Paper surveys are also available at the Religious Educa-tion table on Sunday mornings and by request to the office. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts!

Caregiver Support Group The Caregivers Support Group here at Unity Temple is held every third Monday of the month @ 7:00 p.m. in the West balcony of Unity House is a drop in group and no pre-registration is required, come as the spirit moves. This group is open to anyone affected by the caregiver role and will only take 60-90 minutes of your time once a month. Facilitator: Susan Anderson an-der@uic.edu No registration or fees.

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From Rev. Dr. Clare Butterfield Community Minister clare@faithinplace.org

A pril being the month of Earth Day, you might expect that we’re particularly chipper at Faith in Place. Ac-

tually, it puts us more in survival mode, but what an astonishing spring it’s been. We held a container garden workshop at Avalon Park UCC church on the South Side. Watching the lovely ladies from that church, in their Sunday best, share the drill to make holes in a bucket was a highlight of the month (picture silver sandals daintily holding down a five-gallon paint bucket). We also got the word that we’ll be able to go ahead with an architectural ideas competition this year, thanks to the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. We’re offering prizes in three categories – best stand-alone religious building, best multi-use religious building (religious and non-religious uses combined) and best multi-congregational building. If you’re an architect, or you know one, check out our website for competition de-tails. Winners will be chosen in September and awards given at our annual dinner this year. We had our formal ribbon cutting ceremony on the Central Illinois office (it’s a room at the University YMCA in Champaign-Urbana but we rented the big scissors for the occasion). I preached at three Unitarian churches in April, and got around to several more for various events, and while I was doing those things, the rest of the staff and the trained seminary students got out to a good dozen more. With the Green Festival coming up, May will be just as filled with activity. And we have a new event on the horizon – a national town hall meeting (a facilitated nation-wide webcasted meeting) on the federal budget. That will happen on Saturday, June 26, and Faith in Place is one of the groups on the organizing team with America Speaks, to turn out a good cross-section of our area. They will form part of the approximately 500 peo-ple who will spend the day together, hearing from a panel of experts on the economy, having facilitated con-versations with other civic-minded people from across the region, and finally voting on a set of priorities that will be shared with the President’s committee on fiscal responsibility. It’s an exciting project, which feels very germane to us partly because it’s an exercise in civil dialogue, and partly because if we don’t resolve our budget issues federally and at the state level, we’re not going to get good environmental policies passed either. If you’re intrigued by this idea and think you might want to participate, let me know

Unity Temple Gives... The generosity of our congregation is making a difference in people’s lives. Every Sunday our collection plate offerings are donated to a worthy charitable organization in support of our mission and values. During the month of March 2010, your weekly collection basket donations contributed the following amounts to these organizations: Faith in Place: $1,991 UTUUC Emergency Assistance Fund: $1,236 Marjorie Kovler Center for the Treatment of Torture Survivors: $688 Thank you for your generosity!

COMMUNITY MINISTER

Faith Through Cancer Join with other UTUUC members on Tuesday, May 11 at 7:00 p.m. at Wellness House, at 131 N County Line in Hinsdale, for a conversation about the spiritual challenges that cancer often brings. Come for an active discussion with a multi-faith panel, including former Unity Temple minister Rev. Dr. Scot Giles to address challenges & questions about faith during cancer. To register for this free program please call 630.323.5150.

(clare@faithinplace.org). We’ll have the registration information soon, and will include as many of our friends as we can. Unity Temple members are critical in all of this, and your consistent support cheers me more than you may suspect. At a brownbag lunch we had in April with Rabbi Herbert Bronstein, he reflected that each year for the Jewish new year they consider that there is a scale into which all the good deeds for the year and all the bad deeds for the year are thrown. Any good deed can be the one that tips the balance in favor of the good. While we’re very busy we don’t lose sight of the scale of the problem compared to the scale of our efforts. But that thought – that we never know which little act will turn the scales – is a good one to move into the full glory of spring with.

Rain Barrel Workshop May 8, 10:00 am - noon, Oak Park Conservancy. The workshop will demonstrate how to install and effectively use a rain barrel, how to manage it in the winter and how to add additional barrels as needed. Contact the Oak Park Conservancy to register, $20 fee.

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From the Music Director Marty Swisher music@unitytemple.org

M usic at Unity Temple continues to be extremely active during the month of May with music by

our younger members on the 2nd and 23rd, Choir Sun-day on the 9th, popular and folk music by The Unity Temple Players on the 16th, a Unity Temple Choir per-formance for the Meadville Lombard Seminary convoca-tion on the 16th, the exciting Chris Nemeth and Friends performance Expressing the Inexpressible on the 22nd and a solo vocal recital by tenor, Burt Andersen on the 23rd. In addition The Unity Temple Singers will present music for services on the 30th. The Unity Temple Choir is happy to announce its special choral Sunday for May 9th entitled “There is Sweet Music Here”. Featuring oboist Deb Stevenson and pianist Peter Storms, the choir will present a four movement work by Stephen Chatman by the name. This collection of pieces highlights English poetry. Its two joyous settings of poems from Blake’s “Songs of Inno-cence” are coupled with gentler, more inward songs to poems of Shelley and Tennyson. By invitation from president Lee Barker the Unity Temple Choir will perform for commencement at Meadville Lombard Theological School on May 16th. The service begins at 3:00 pm. We are please to be in-vited for two consecutive years and enthusiastically look forward to cheering on our former intern minister and choir member, Michael Leuchtenberger as he is awarded his degree. Taizé at Unity Temple continues to thrive as more and more community members join us for this ecumeni-cal offering. All singers experienced instrumentalists are invited to join our ensemble that performs for the service on the fourth Friday of every month at 7 pm. We welcome those that are in need of an hour of quiet con-templation, chant and prayer. This non-sermon cen-tered experience welcomes all in a spirit of peace. Members Blair Ripley and Julia Bankes will per-form as members of the General Assembly Children’s Honor Choir in Minneapolis on June 27th. Plans to rehearse with area participants are underway with mem-bers from Naperville and First Church of Chicago joining our girls. This should serve as extra incentive to attend this exciting national assembly of our denomination, so register and start forming car pools for an opportunity to witness two of our youth at their best! On Saturday, May 22nd plan to attend a special con-cert inspired by new member, Chris and Tara Nemeth. More about this event is included in this pub-

Taizé at Unity Temple Please join us again for Taizé Service in the Unity Tem-ple Sanctuary, on Friday, May 28 at 7:00 p.m. This service will offer a time for meditation, reflection, and renewal through music, brief words, and silence. Come sing, light a candle, and nurture your spirit during this non-traditional worship experience – and bring a friend. The service will conclude before 8 p.m.. For more information, contact Marty Swisher, Music Direc-tor, at music@unitytemple.org.

lication but I would like to acknowledge that this is a great opportunity for all of us. Look for an article in the Wednesday Journal to come! We enthusiastically encourage you to attend a solo vocal recital presented on May 23rd at 4:30 pm in our sanctuary. Tenor, Burt Andersen has been a mem-ber of our congregation for many years. He has per-formed as soloists for many choral organizations and has been featured here at UT for several major work presen-tations. Local pianist, coach and accompanist extra-ordinaire, Hannah Voigt will accompany Dr. Andersen in a not to miss performance. The Chalice Singer program will be suspended for the remainder of the year due to low atten-dance. Springtime has pulled our children out of doors and into other plans for now. Interested singers ages 6-13 should plan for the program to continue in the fall for a six-week commitment culminating in a two service performance in November. Thanks to the many beautiful young voices that have made Sunday mornings so much more enjoyable for us. It is important to note that the Unity Temple Concert Series has brought incredible musicians to this community. We have reaped the benefits from having such a prestigious group of performers perform in our sanctuary. This highly recommended concert series con-sistently enjoys highest accolades from critics but more importantly has delighted audiences for years. We sin-cerely encourage every member to join in next years series by subscribing to the season. We’re all busy, but how we fill those busy hours makes all the difference in the world! Join us and fill your spirit as only music and great people can.

MUSIC

Vocal Recital by Burton Andersen Vocal Recital by Burton Andersen at Unity Temple On May 23rd at 4:30 PM Burton Andersen accompa-nied by Hannah Voigt will perform a vocal recital at Unity Temple. The program will consist of songs by Schubert, Schumann and Lehar; English and American folksongs arranged by Benjamin Britten, Roger Quilter and Ralph Vaughan Williams; and arias by Gounod, Gilbert and Sullivan, and Puccini. The performance is free and open to all.

8 • The Beacon

Places of Spirit, Spirits of Place Opening Words Many of us who worship at Unity Temple feel a special attachment to the building. The design is admired for many reasons, and in particular for the way natural light filters into the space. I love sitting in the soft, filtered light from the high windows. The openness and the natural light create a sensation of the sacred. One can feel a sense of spirit simply by being in this space. Reading I also like libraries. For years I have spent contented hours or days reading and writing and thinking in li-braries. When I travel, I like to visit libraries. One summer I rode the bus every weekday from my grand-mother's house in northern Virginia to the Library of Congress. I remember how readers submitted requests for books on scraps of paper, and staff members brought the books to your table. I had the luxury of reading for hours undisturbed in those days, before such distractions as the Internet and cell phones ex-isted. I also love being outdoors. I loved running along the lakefront when I lived in Chicago and far out into the prairies when I lived in central Illinois. I loved the solitude of those country roads. I love riding the Prairie Path in the western suburbs. I have loved run-ning mountain roads in other countries and swimming in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the cold Atlantic. If there is no lake or prairie or mountain or ocean, I can find a spot that evokes a similar tranquility. Wherever I am, even on a crowded, noisy CTA train or at a large gathering, I can go within and find a quiet place to be. Focus/Discussion 1. Do you have a special place where you like to go? Maybe it's a place that is quiet, or a place where you can be alone, or a place where no one knows you, or a place where you feel known and accepted. Maybe it's a place where you feel there is something special in the light or the surroundings. Maybe the place has a spirit that you respond to. Describe this place and why it is important to you.

Join a Chalice Circle Chalice Circles Welcome New Members

There are currently 15 Chalice Circles with many possi-ble schedules and times for meeting. Chalice Circles create openings for trust, friendship, honesty, growth and reflection. They are a spiritual practice. We wel-come adults of all ages. Be known as you are, join a group today. For information about joining a Chalice Circle contact Marge Entemann at mee2@pobox.com or 708/445-8544. The group from the SW suburbs – Westchester to Down-ers Grove to Lisle— meets Friday nights and is looking for new members.

M any books changed hands at our annual used book fair this year. The books which were donated were

of especially high quality and we were able to collect more than $400 to contribute to projects to enrich the experience at our church. Many thanks to everyone who donated and purchased books. Unsold books were do-nated to the Oak Park Public Library's book sale. A new order of books has arrived. There are a num-ber of new titles for small children and young adults. Children who enjoy nature and big ideas such as evolu-tion will find interesting new books. We have also added some new books at moderate prices you will be interested to see. As usual, there are a lot of poetry collections. Some are on disc. There is a new collection of Mary Oliver's work. If you have been thinking about using some of your creative energy, look for some of the new books about knitting, crocheting, and assembling books. Other books center on the creative process and how we can use it. Our sale table continues to grow. Generally, Ex Libris books are not expensive, but there are some wonderful values here. Summer is coming. We hope you will find some special books to carry with you to enrich some restful summer days. Let us help you find the books that will fit your interests.

CHALICE CIRCLES

EX LIBRIS BOOKSTORE

2. What places seem difficult or dangerous places to be in? How do you respond when you are in such places? Have you avoided certain places? Have you found any places transformed over time? Closing Words "In quiet places, reason abounds." ~Adlai R. Stevenson

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Third Saturday Coffee House Guy King Sings and Plays the Blues From delta blues to ballads, Guy King will be performing tunes from his influences, as well as originals. His material includes: Robert Johnson, Lightnin' Hopkins, Son House, Muddy Waters, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles and more. As a soloist, with his organ trio, and with the "Little Big Band," Guy King is a hard working mainstay of the Chicago blues scene who performs regularly at venues such as Buddy Guy's Legends, the House of Blues, and Andy's Jazz Club. Join the 3rd Saturday Coffeehouse on Saturday, May 15, for an evening of foot-stomping, heart-stopping music by a man who knows what the blues is all about. In Unity House. Doors open 7:30, Open Mic at 8; feature at 9. Donation $3-5. We are acoustic. Open mic limited to 5 mins. Info at 708-660-9376..

FROM THE ARCHIVES

WHO ARE YOU?

I f you are a new, or relatively new, member of the congregation, it is possible that you don’t know much

about the rich heritage of which you are a part. I would bet, in fact, that you don’t even think about this heri-tage being yours—as if the history belongs to someone else, someone who really belongs. But reflect for a mo-ment: the congregation has always consisted of people like yourself, people who joined, at some point in time, feeling that the religious and spiritual directions of this church resonated with their own sentiments. Some of us have been here longer than others; but no one owns our history any more than you. If you are a member, then: You are us; and in 1871, we built the first church in Oak Park. You are us; and in 1886, we called a woman, Augusta Chapin, to be our minister—only the third woman ever ordained in the United States. You are us; and in 1891, we bid a sad farewell to Rev. Chapin, who, after a highly successful ministry, went on to lead the Women’s Division of the first World Parlia-ment of Religions, held in Chicago in 1893. Later, she became the first woman in America to achieve a Doctor of Divinity Degree. You are us; and in 1905, you mourned the loss, through fire, of Unity Church, but courageously contracted with a young architect named Frank Lloyd Wright, to build a church like no other ever previously constructed. You are us; and we may claim as our legacy the merger in 1935 with 2nd Universalist Church of Chicago, a church dating back to 1856. Our spiritual forbearers from this congregation tearfully sent their young men off to fight in the Civil War, and aided the wounded and maimed, as they returned. In 1871, the church opened its doors to people suddenly made homeless by the Great Chicago Fire, You are us; and if you are a woman, you are among those who established the Clara Barton Guild – named after the Universalist woman who founded the American Red Cross – which made significant contributions over decades to the Clara Barton Camp for Diabetic Girls and the Eliot Joslyn Camp for Boys, world-famous for their contributions to research in Diabetes.

You are us, and you can take pride in the fact that Bea-con Unitarian Church, of which so many of our current members were a part prior to our last merger, was the first congregation in the country to call a lesbian woman to be its minister. You are us, and we can all take pride in our Unitarian and Universalist heritages beyond our local history. Sev-enty-five years before Lincoln was born, our Universalist founders went on record as opposed to slavery in any form. Of the twelve charter members of the first Univer-salist society to form in America, one was an African-American. Our people opposed capital punishment, and introduced the first proposal for parole. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Amer-ica’s first psychiatrist, established humane care for the mentally ill. The first body of women to organize on a national scale in America was the Association of Univer-salist Women. We can also take pride in our Unitarian heritage—it is unlikely that any among us would find fault with the Jefferson Bible, Thomas Jefferson’s New Testament stripped of its supernatural elements. John and Abigail Adams represented our values, and visionaries such as Theodore Parker and Ralph Waldo Emerson enlarged our sense of the spiritual, and held out to us the hope and the challenge of transformation. Our churches were ac-tive in the underground railroad, prior to the Civil War, and prominent once again in the fight for civil rights, in the 1960s. You are us, and together, we can feel privileged and humbled to be part of such a rich tapestry of events and people who have made a difference.

- Ron Moline, Archivist

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The Purple Sages (Senior Women) Will be meeting on May 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Coat Room on the 2nd floor of the Oak Park Library. Bring a brown bag lunch! For more in-formation, call 708-705-1428!

BUY YOUR TICKETS for A GALA CONCERT TO BENEFIT UNITY TEMPLE, Saturday, May 22 Chris Nemeth & Friends Events presents EXPRESSING THE INEXPRESSIBLE ONLY ONE EVENT LEFT in this fascinating series! Get your ticket today! EXPRESSING THE INEXPRESSIBLE follows the journey of three musicians; Chris Nemeth - violin, Nazar Dzhuryn – cello and Mikhail Yanovitsky-piano, as they encounter joy and heartache in the pur-suit of a life in music. Please join us for the Big Event–which will bring all of the pieces from this series together - our Gala Concert on Saturday, May 22nd, 7:00 – 10:30pm at Unity Temple, 875 Lake Street, Oak Park. This will be a one-of-a-kind multi-media presentation combining original photography, documentary film, live performance and commentary together in an his-toric setting for a single night. Profiling 3 friends con-nected to music and through music. Each musician will offer a piece representative of their journey and the evening will culminate with a performance of Tchaikovsky’s monumental and rarely performed Piano Trio in A-minor (op. 50). Following the presentation in the sanctuary there will be an elegant reception in Unity House featuring wine from HouseRed Wine Bou-tique, delicious fare and an opportunity to mingle with the artists and creative team. Tickets are $50, $15 for Students and will be available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/101652 TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!! Please watch the weekly bulletins and visit the Unity Temple website (www.unitytemple.org) for more de-tails. Proceeds from these events will benefit our Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation and the vital building we call home. For all inquiries contact CNFEvents@unitytemple.org or call the CNF events line at 708.848.6225 ext 120.

EXPRESSING THE INEXPRESSIBLE

Summer Solstice Celebration Walk the Labyrinth at the Summer Solstice Cele-bration, Friday, June 18th, 2010 6:30 until dusk. Join us for this ancient meditative rit-ual and celebrate the beginning of summer!

Be A Summer Service Leader: A Call For Proposals The summer services team is looking for proposals from members or friends of the congregation who are interested in leading a Sunday worship service between June 27 (two services) and Sept. 5, 2010 (one service each.) Your proposal should include: *A title for your service. *A brief summary of your message. *A description of your idea(s) for the sevice. (What do you plan to talk about, do, or present? What are your thoughts on readings and music?) *A brief explanation of your motivation for leading the service. *Dates you are available between June 27th to Sept. 5th. If you want to bounce around ideas about how to plan a service or would like help with selecting music or readings, feel free to consult our ministers, Rev. Alan Taylor or Rev. Emily Gage. Please email or give your proposal to Ken Hooker, kh_lw222@gmail.com or drop a paper copy in the Worship mail folder in the office closet. Deadline for submitting your proposal is May 21st, 2010. The summer services team (Amy Clark-Williams, Maria Dahman, Ken Hooker and Shirley Lundin) will review all proposals by the end of May. They promise to select an inspiring mix of layled and minister-led worship services.

Are You Ordering Flowers for Mother's Day?? If yes, then PLEASE consider using Goodshop to benefit our Congregation! Just go to www.goodshop.com. If this is your first time using the site, type in Unity Temple Unitarian Univer-salist Congregation in the charity box. You will be able to choose from all the big name on-line florist such as FTD, Pro Flowers, Telaflora, 1-800-Flowers, Organic Bouquet, FromYouFlowers.com and Florist.com. Each company lists the percentage it donates back to our congregation. Happy Shopping and thanks for supporting UTUUC!

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UNITY TEMPLE RESTORATION FOUNDATION

BEACON Newsletter Submissions Due: Submissions for the June 2010 Beacon Newsletter are due at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 24. Please email submissions to newsletter@unitytemple.org.

Be a Beacon-folding Hero! Come and help us distribute our beautiful Beacon to the masses! Join UTUUC friends for a couple hours of mindless folding and good conversationin Unity House. Our next Beacon folding party will happen on Friday, May 28 at 9:15 a.m. Thank you!

South Roof Slab Repair & Restoration Project We have entered the final days of the south slab pro-ject! Thank you to UTUUC for putting up with the dis-ruptions caused by construction. The contractor has ap-plied a new coat of plaster to the underside of the con-crete roof slab, using the historic recipe of gray Portland cement, lime, sand, and goat hair. Since replicating the historic paint finish will have to wait until a later time, the contractor will use a vegetable glue to adhere a fine layer of paper to the plaster, and will then paint it to match the existing colors in Unity Temple. (This will allow a future painter to return to the bare plaster with-out too much trouble.) Once the paint is up, the last portion of the work can begin. While the concrete work was underway, the art glass conservator was restoring the south wall’s ten art glass windows in his studio. He has repaired broken solder joints, injection-glued hair-line cracks in the glass, and re-painted the stand-off plates. As soon as the painting is complete, the art glass conservator will reinstall the windows. With plas-tering, painting, and window installation complete, the contractor will then dismantle the exterior and interior scaffolding. Celebrate & Appreciate! UTRF invites you to celebrate the completion of the South Roof Slab Repair and Restoration Project at our annual meeting on Tuesday, May 18th, from 6-8 pm. Please join us for refreshments and a special apprecia-tion of the funders – including UTUUC -- who made this project possible, and help us thank the architects, engi-neers, contractors and many volunteers who made it happen. To RSVP, call 708-383-8873 or email info@utrf.org. We look forward to having you join us. Break the Box 2010 Reading Wright: Furniture as Compositional Object Thursday, June 3, 7:30 pm We tend to think of Frank Lloyd Wright's furniture within the context of the buildings for which it was designed, or as stand-alone collectable objects. Yet Wright’s furni-ture exhibits design principles that we see in his build-ing architecture and are relevant today. Contemporary furniture designer S.L. Natof -- great-grandson of Frank Lloyd Wright -- will discuss his great-grandfather’s furni-ture designs and will give a tour of his own furniture making workshop. To see Lloyd Natof’s exquisitely crafted furniture online, visit his website at slnatof.com. Tickets are limited and are $15 for UTRF members and $20 for non-members. To purchase advance tickets, visit www.utrf.org and click on Events, or call 708-383-8873.

SOCIAL MISSION UUs for Social Justice Spring Meeting UUs for Social Justice Spring Quarter Meeting will be held Sunday, May 23, 2010 from 2 - 5 PM at First Unitarian Church of Chicago, 600 S. Woodlawn Ave (1200 east). 2 - 3 PM: Program - “The Peacemaking Congrega-tional Study/Action Issue: What it means to you and your congregation”. Rev. Sharon Welch, Provost and Professor of Religion and Society at Meadville-Lombard Theological School. Sharon has been a guiding light in crafting the Peacemaking Statement of Conscience which will be presented for a vote at GA in June. 3 - 5 PM : UUSJ Board Meeting. All are welcome to attend. For more information or to carpool, contact Janet Holden at janethol-den@sbcglobal.net.

Food Pantry Seeks Board Members The OPRF Food Pantry is seeking its own independent 501 c 3 nonprofit. The Pantry is seeking board members, who during the nonprofit application process, will serve as a “Steering Committee” and then transition to a Board of Directors once the nonprofit status is granted. We are currently seeking three members with the follow-ing specific professional backgrounds: accountant/CPA, commercial real estate, and media relations/public rela-tions. Members need not be from the Oak Park River Forest community. The OPRF Food Pantry has a newly-adopted three-year strategic plan, six part-time staff members, a growing board, and is in a strong financial position. For more information about our programs go to www.oprffoodpantry.org. If you, or people you know, have the professional skills listed above, and are interested in being nomi-nated (self-nominations are fine), please contact Kathy Russell, executive director at Kathy@oprffoodpantry.org and include a statement of interest in being nominated, a bio or resume, and contact information.

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2010 ANNUAL MEETING T he Board of Trustees is delighted to let you know

that we will hold a special meeting at the Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 6, 2010 to vote on the formal calling of Rev. Emily Gage as our Minister of Faith Devel-opment. In brief, this calling would make Reverend Gage's relationship with our congregation a covenantal one, as opposed to being hired. A mailing explaining what this means for the Congregation and Reverend Gage and to the congregation has been sent to all mem-bers and is available on the Annual Meeting web page of www.unitytemple.org. In addition, two drop-in discussions are planned for Sunday, May 16th following first service and Sun-day, May 23rd following second service to listen to your thoughts and answer any additional questions re-garding this exciting opportunity. Furthermore, mem-bers of the hire to call task force may be contacted as further discussion is needed. Members of the Hire to Call Task Force: Jules Ecker-sley 708-358-0552, Tina Lewis 708-383-0887, Barbara Moline 708-524-0857, Dave Ripley 708-386-4266, Rev. Alan Taylor 708-848-6225 x101

The 2010 Annual Meeting of the Unity Temple Unitar-ian Universalist Congregation will be held on Sunday, June 6 at 1:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. All Members are urged to attend. A quorum of 20% percent of voting members is required to conduct business. The agenda includes: ♦ Receiving Reports from the Board, Administration &

Committees ♦ Electing Members to the Board of Trustees ♦ Approving the FY11 Operating Budget ♦ Considering Proposed Changes to the Constitution &

By-laws A special meeting of the congregation will be held immediately following the regular annual meeting with the purpose of formally calling Rev. Emily Gage as our Minister of Faith Development. Annual Meeting Web Page We have set-up a web page that has all of the latest information and documents relating to the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting. Please visit this page for more information: http://www.unitytemple.org/AnnualMeeting.htm Absentee Ballots Absentee ballots for the votes on changes to the constitution and by-laws, as well as the vote to call Rev. Emily Gage will be made available. However, absentee ballots DO NOT count toward the 20% quorum required to conduct business and members are urged to attend in person if possi-ble. Absentee ballots will be available beginning Monday, May 3 on our website at the Annual Meet-ing page, by request to the office at of-fice@unitytemple.org or 708/848-6225 x100, or on the Welcome Table on Sunday mornings. Questions regarding the Annual Meeting should be directed to the Board of Trustees at board@unitytemple.org, or President Duane Dowell at president@unitytemple.org or 708/890-1148.

CALLING REV. EMILY GAGE

Be sure to read pages 12-14 for important information regarding the 2010 Annual Meeting.

CONSTITUION & BY-LAWS CHANGES

T he board has proposed an amendment to the Congregation’s constitution, as well as several

changes to our by-laws. The amendment to the constitution removes the re-striction that the Annual Meeting be held specifically in the month of June. This will provide greater flexibility in scheduling the meeting with the hopes of choosing a date that will allow the most members to participate. The changes to the by-laws are part of the transition to policy governance that began by vote of the Congregation in 2008. These changes include reducing the size of the Board of Trustees and changing the reporting structure of committees. These specific language of these changes were included in the April Beacon and two information sessions were held during April. Copies of the proposed amendments are still available on the Annual Meeting webpage: www.unitytemple.org/annualmeeting.htm. Absentee ballots will be available beginning May 3. Contact the Board of Trustees at board@unitytemple.org with any questions or concerns.

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T he following members of our congregation have been presented by the Nominating Committee as candi-

dates for the UTUUC Board of Trustees. If elected by vote of the Congregation at the Annual Meeting on June 6, 2010, they will serve a 3 year term beginning July 1, 2010 and ending on June 30, 2013. A fourth candidate has not yet been confirmed, but once that process is complete, the information will be passed on via the weekly enews, the Sunday bulletin, and the June Beacon. DIANE SCOTT Diane Scott joined Unity Temple in 1998 because she wanted to give her son Byron a different religious edu-cation than the Roman Catholic version she was brought up on. She was delighted to learn about UUism in a new member class taught by Carol DiMatteo and Tom Dun-nington, whom she and Byron love. She taught religious education, hosted a Marwood reunion for 30+ kids, and found herself being pulled into the congregation through a women’s spiritual reading group. She has done the publicity for the 3rd Saturday Coffeehouse Open Mic Night since its inception and helps out as a proud member of their “Ambiance Committee.” She has led writing workshops with Marilyn Myles at the women’s retreat for the last three years, and is a member of the UT writing group. She regularly donates food to West Suburban PADS, and was a morning shelter volunteer for years. In her spare time she works full time as a cus-tomer service rep at a financial printer. She thinks chil-dren, social mission, improving communication, and building a base of volunteers are important focuses for our congregation. JAY PETERSON Jay, a native Minnesotan, was raised Lutheran and has worked as a zoo keeper and zoo manager for the past 32 years. Jay moved with his wife, Jody and children, Jesse and Maia , to Oak Park in 1992 to work at the Brookfield Zoo where he is now employed as the Curator of Carnivores and Primates. Jay and Jody joined UTUUC in 2000. Jay has been in-volved with small group ministry since 2001 as a chalice circle member, as a chalice circle facilitator for the past 7 years, and as a member of the Chalice Circle Ministry Team for 6 years, 2 of those years as the Team Coordi-nator. Jay served as the chair of John Cullinan's Minis-terial Intern Committee in 2005-2006. He has been an usher for Sunday Services for the past 6 years and has

assisted with Pathways class facilitation intermit-tently. Jay continues to belong to a Men's group organ-ized through UTUUC and enjoys taking part in the an-nual Men's retreats. JEAN BORELLI Jean Borrelli has been a member of UTUUC since 1996 - the year she made Unitarian Universalism her practicing faith. After a year-long search for a connection with a church and denomination in her community (she lives in Park Ridge) Jean found herself back where she grew up, regularly attending services at UTUUC. It is the congre-gation and faith tradition that have helped her live her values and be honest in her spiritual practices. Jean’s contributions to UTUUC include membership on the Worship and Music Committee (1997). She was a choir member from 1997-1999. She has been a pastoral associate since 2000. Jean is a mother of two daughters. Julia is eleven years old and Jenna is nine. She has been married to her husband, Tony Borrelli, for twenty-two years. Her family is primary in her life, yet she has remained pro-fessionally active through her work as an advanced prac-tice nurse. She has held many positions in health care settings including staff nurse and nurse manager roles, clinical systems analyst and consulting, and clinical nurse-midwife positions. She has been in private prac-tice in collaboration with a physician colleague since 1997. She is an active citizen of her personal and pro-fessional communities. She has served as a board mem-ber for the Park Ridge Civic orchestra, has chaired nu-merous benefits for fine arts organizations, and has taken an active role in school district initiatives. She is a member of the American College of Nurse-Midwives and the Illinois Association of Advanced Practice Nurses. Jean is humbled to be a nominee of the Board of Trustees. Her goals as a Board trustee are to help exe-cute the strategic plan; address the challenges of our historic Unity Temple and space needs and require-ments; to respond to individual and collective congrega-tional concerns; and be a steward of our faith principles and traditions. UTRF Board of Trustees Nominations The following members of our congregation have been presented by the Nominating Committee as candidates for the UTRF Board of Trustees, and if elected will serve the terms as indicated. JEFFREY STOCKER—to serve a one year term DENNIS RYAN—to serve a three year term DAVID BRUMIRSKI—to be appointed by the UTUUC Board of Trustees to serve a three year term

BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOMINATIONS

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2010-2011 OPERATING BUDGET This operating budget is recommended by the Board of Trustees for approval at the Annual Meeting. An information session will be held on Sunday, May 16 following the second service for those who have questions regarding the budget. You may also contact David Wilke, Director of Administration at dwilke@unitytemple.org or 708/848-6225 x100 with questions.

The 2010-2011 Operating Budget can be found on the Annual Meeting web page:

http://www.unitytemple.org/AnnualMeeting.htm

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Board of Trustees board@unitytemple.org Duane Dowell President Brent Stratton Vice President Margaret Ewing Secretary Glenn Brewer Treasurer Betsy Davis Julia Eckersley Nina Gegenheimer Sonja Hall Diane Ratekin David Ripley Jennifer Walters Polly Walwark Our Staff For all calls, please dial 708/848-6225 and then your party’s extension: Rev. Alan C. Taylor, Minister x101 minister@unitytemple.org Rev. Emily Gage, Minister of Faith Development x103 egage@unitytemple.org Rich Meyer, Membership Director x102 rmeyer@unitytemple.org David Wilke, Director of Administration x100 dwilke@unitytemple.org Martha Swisher, Music Director music@unitytemple.org Heather Godbout Youth Coordinator X107 indigo1370@aol.com Meridian Herman, Rental Manager x108 rentals@unitytemple.org Sule Kivanc-Ancieta, Nursery Coordinator David Osorio, Sexton Margaret Reeder, Preschool Coordinator Rito Salinas, Sexton Peter Storms, Accompanist Tracy Zurawski, Bookkeeper x104 bookkeeper@unitytemple.org Rev. Dr. Clare Butterfield, Community Minister clare@faithinplace.org

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May2010 Events Not To Miss

May 7 RE Teacher Appreciation Dinner 6 p.m., Unity House May 15 Third Saturday Coffee House 7:30 p.m., Unity House May 16 Calling Rev. Gage Info Session 10:45 a.m., West Balcony May 16 Budget Information Session 12:45 p.m., East Balcony May 16 Engagement Party 1:00 p.m., Unity House May 16 Pathway to Membership Class & 23 1:30 p.m., West Balcony Room May 18 UTRF Annual Meeting & South Roof Project Celebration 6:00 p.m., Unity House May 22 Expressing the Inexpressible Gala Concert 7:00 p.m., Unity Temple Sanctuary May 23 Calling Rev. Gage Info Session 12:45 p.m., East Balcony Room May 23 Intro to Unitarian Universalism 1:30 p.m., West Balcony Room May 23 Burton Andersen Recital 4:30 p.m., Unity Temple Sanctuary May 28 Taize Service 7:00 p.m., Sanctuary

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Upcoming Services

Sunday, May 2

Creating the Bridge: Connecting Youth and Adults High School Youth Group & Rev. Emily Gage Offering: CROP Walk

Sunday, May 9

There is Sweet Music Here The Unity Temple Choir Offering: Maywood Fine Arts Association

Sunday, May 16

What If It Were You Rev. Alan Taylor Offering: CROP Walk

Sunday, May 23

Is Love Explainable? Junior High Youth & Rev. Emily Gage Offering: Faith in Place Sunday, May 30

Don't Forget the Forgotten Rev. Alan Taylor Offering: Disabled American Veterans

Friday, May 28, 7:00 p.m.

Taizé Service at Unity Temple