C/'rf!!.!:~~ 'Y,ire Prairie Unitarian Universalise Society As the prairie stretches out until it becomes one with the sky, let us reach out to touch and be one with the natural world, and with one another. Prairie's Bond of Union 2010 Whenona Drive P000 Box 5362 (608)271-8218 Madison, Wis. 53705

Leland & Alice Bullen, Editors 838-8055 Mike Briggs, President 256-3445 Mary Beth O'Halloran, R.E.Director 221-8583

Volume 22, Number 20 September 25, 1984

CALENDAR SUNDAY, SEPT~t:-IBER 30

10:00 a.m.--ARE MUSIC AND RELIGION STRANGE BEDFELLOWS? with Les Lyons and guests Ells~orth Snyder and Susan Chapman

10:00 a.m.--R.E.Classes, baby & child care

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 10:00 a.m.--CANADA'S OCTOBER CRISIS, 1970 by

Les Lyons 10:00 a.m.--R.E.Classes, baby, & child care Last day to get agenda items into PRAIRIE FIRE for the fall parish meeting.

OCTOBER 12, 13, & 14 No service at Prairie. Upham Woods Retreat.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 10:00 a.m.--THE UNITED NATIONS--OUR BEST

HOPE FOR A PEACEFUL WORLD by Les Lyons

10:00 a.m.--RoE.Classes, baby & child care

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 8:00 p.m.--Theater Party: The Servant of

Two Masters (see story)

FRIDAY :- SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2-3 Growth Workshop: Save Friday evening and all day Saturdayo Information in this PRAIRIE FIRE (see story) --

THANKS! Prairie members contributed $33021 to the Sanctuary Project at the September 23 service o Lance Green

NEXT PRAIRIE FIRE DEADLINE: OCTOBER 7

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R.E. CORNER PRESCHOOL & B~BIES - Here are some of the activities for the preschool children and babies.

We need socks , In October the preschool­ ers will be making puppets out of socks and having a pup?et show. If any Prairie members have old or unmatched socks they were going to throw a:;<Jay, they should bring them to us o

· The children will be learning a new name/ greeting s0~g, hearing a story ab0ut a group of sad, plain turtles who they can make happier by decorating, stop and g0 movement activities, and of course the puppets.

We·will continue to play with the babies and help them to start feeling comfortable -away from their parents. Also our basic philosophy will be to teach them about the things they discover in JUr facilitating environment •• " Cathy Butts

K-1-2 These youngsters continue their study. of·religious heroes and heroines with Solo­ mon on September 30 an1 Elijah on October 7 and 21. Besides constructing an Ark of the Covenant (on display in their classroom), they are enjoying the story-telling aspect of the curriculum. 3-4-5 Continuing their st~dy of Holidays & Holydays, this class will celebrate Rosh Hashanah on September 30 ani Columbus Day on October 7. They have been making calendars of major days to celebrate, including their birthdays. 6-7-8 The midile schoolers have started their project on w0rld hunger by participat­ ing in the adult program on Peru. They will continue this study later in October. On September 30 they will talk about peace, and

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on October 7 they will learn about the UU Service Committee and historical UU's recog­ nized for their work toward social change .. YOUTH GROUP Lynda Lewis and Gail Ostler have -::iffered to advise the older youth group. The first planning will ta~e place at Upham Woo1s, and we hope to start the group by late October. R.E.TEACHERS Fall and spring R .. EoTeacbers and RoE. Committee members are invited to a workshop on Saturday, October 29, 8:38 a.m. to 12: 30 in the Prairie R.E.. room. A w-::irking breakfast will be served by volunteers. The morning will include sessions on the purposes of R.E., child development, activities for kids, and classroom management and planning. If you have thought about tea~hing R.E. but are afraid you don't know how, this workshop should be a good way to start. If you are not already signed up to teach this year but would like to attend, call Aile2n Nettleton to register (238-6053). SUNDiY SCHOOL REGISTRATIO~S - We still have m:::>re people than paper~ The RoEo registration form included a permission slip which we must haveo If you have not registered your child officially this year, please bring the RoEo form (or pick up a new one) next week.

Mary Beth O'Halloran, R.E. Director

CENTRAL AMERICAN DELEGATION TO VISIT UW-M A delegation from 5 Central American

universities will make a public presentatio3 on Friday, September 28 at noon in the Wis­ consin Center, 702 Langdon St. All are ~·;;d­ come. Details are available from Ibero­ American Studies, 262-2811.

Kitchen Sept 30 Oct 7 " 21

PRAIRIE CLIPBOARDS Cleanup

Alice & Lee Bullen Anne Reardon & Kathy Laux Erin Bosch & Marty Drapkin

Building­ Sept 30 Oct 7 " 21

Cleanup David McKee & Dorothy Wetherby Rick Ruecking & ?? Barry Heist & Robbyne Martin

Snacks for Ro E. Sept 30 Shirley Grindrod

• Oct 7 Carol Ives (?) " 21 Martha Fineman

Nursery Sept 30 Oct 7 II 21

helper McKee

? Mike

PLAYREADERS' 1984/85 SCHEDULE: Please save

planning other October 20

CONFERENCE ON CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN This conference on Central America and

the Caribbean will be on the UN-Madison cam­ pus aud is open to the public. It"will con­ sider· in depth issues raise1 by the current conflict in Central America and the role of the U.S. in that conflict." Please see the announcement on the Prairie bulletin board.

Dave Zakem wants to sell his 1975 Honda 360. He says it only has 10,000 :miles and is in "terrific shape". He is offering it at $450 or best offer and will give anything over $375 to Prairie. Call Dave at 836-6633.

Brent and Dayle Haglund have a new phone number: 837-0713. Please make the change in your Prairie Directory.

November 10 December 29 January 26 February 23 March :.ts April 13 May 18 June 15

and post for reference in year round activities.

Theater Party: _!he Servant 2..f tw2. ~asterso At Nettleton's At Watkins' At Dorney' s At Siegfried's Theater Party--Extremities At Birong's At Martin's Annual Fish Dinner followed by reading at Wetherby's.

THEATER PARTY We will be seeing Goldorii's The ~~rv~g~

..£...{ :£.wo Masters, an Italian farce, at the Mitchell Theater in Vilas Hall on the U.W. campus, on Saturday, October 20 at 8:00 p,mo

If you're on campus, you can pick up your mm tickets ($5.50 each) between 11 a cm, & 5 p.m. at the Vilas Hall box office. If that's not your neighborhood, get your checks (made out to: University Theater) to Pat Watkins, and I'll get your tickets for you. Let.Pat know if you'd like your name added to the reservation list for an after theater snack or drink.

RETHINKING WAR & PEACE:CHALLENGE TO EDUCATION There will be an all day conference, Sat.,

Oct. 20 at the Wisconsin Center. It offers over 30 workshops on war, violence, anded­ ucating for peace.

Keynote talks will be given by Rear Ad­ miral Gene LaRocque (ret.), Gene Sharp, and Roberta Snow. Cost: $15. For more information call 238-5092 or 273-0955. Lance Green

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THE GROWTH WORKSHOP, NOVEMBER 2 & 3 Prairie is a growing concern~ Our active

adult membership is at an all-tim2 high of about 115, and our RoEo enrollment is ap­ proaching 600 Our recent grow-th, which has already brought a certain level of discom­ fort, calls us to deal with some important questions. For example, is it Prairie's duty to grow? How fast do wa want Prairie to grow, and to what size? Can we control our growth? As we grow, how will we provide the space we need? Is growth, indeed, desirable, or would it be preferable to limit our size? If we wanted to stop growing, how would we do it, and what would the consequences be? Either way, what do we need to do to preserve that special Prairie character and continue to provide ourselves a vital and enriching liberal religious environment?

The Growth Workshop, a service provided free-of-charge by the UU~, is designed to help us grapple with such questions in a structured setting with the guidance of a trained facilitator, and to set goals for ourselves for the future. The workshop will not solve all our problems instantaneously; its purp0se is to launch us, so to speak, on a longer process of dealing with growth and to equip us with a comprehensive resource-­ THE GROWTH BOOK--that wa can use at our own pace in assessing and meeting our needs for space, advertising, integrating new members, program, outreach, leadership, finance, or­ ganizational structure, and so on.

Prairie's Growth Workshop is scheduled for Friday evening, Nov. 2, and Saturday, Nov" 3u Save those dates~ Everyone needs to take part. The questions to be considered are toe important to be decided by only a few people.

Our facilitator will be Mso Carol Ruxton) a member of the UU Society of Racine. Carol will also be gLlest speaker at our Nov. 4, service; her topic, appropriately, will be "Growing UcJ.itarian Universalists".

Les Lyons

HJ~ HOSPITALITY NEEDED Prairie will be playin~ host to local

UUSC representatives fro~ around Wisconsin on O~tober 19-20. We will ne~d to house about 10 people overnight on ~ 19 with breakfast o a October 20. If y01.1 could put up one or m.Jre of these folks, please contact Barb Park at 635-7519.

SANCTUARY COMMITTEE (THEATER) BENEFIT. Several Guatemalan refugees will speak

before 2 showings of "The Guatemala: When the Mountains Tremble." This will be at the Majestic Theater, on Oct. 2: 7:15 & 9 p.m. Cost: $5.00. Lance Green

NOTES ABOUT UPHAM WOODS Registration: Do it now, or sooner. Extra

registration blanks are on the table under the bulletin board.

Supper on Friday night: Begins at 6:45. If you want a full meal, plan accordingly.

! teen-agers' cabin: There will be a sep­ arate one with a.pro-rata charge of approx­ imately $3 per teen for a "house fellow," i.e. a young adult who'll keep it down to a dull roar and be available for emergencies.

Thin&e. not to bring: Bathing suits, fire arms, alcohol or any other mind-altering substance.

Things to bring: Musical instruments, cameras, jig-saw puzzles, board games, and props or costumes for your act in the talent show, Saturday evening. Also, your own canoe if you prefer it to those the camp furnishes.

Special requests: Call 255-3536 if you can bring any of the following: Trivial Pur­ suits, board game; a volleyball, copies of Bertrand Russell's WHY I AM NOT A CHRISTIAN, and instruments for the annual kazoo band performance.

Activities will include: A photographers nature walk, canoeing in the Upper Dells, folk dancing, lots of singing, discussion of the Russell essay (plan to read it ahead) New Games, a workshop on men's issues, an exploration of the island, a play reading and/or none of the above. You may choose to use your time for solitude or totally un­ structured chats with people you'd like to know better

Th~ Sunday service: The campfire theme will be:"Changing Seasons: Endings and Begin­ nings". Some singing and a time to share favorite readings, your own writing, and/or new ideas that have begun over the weekendo

A MAP WITH DIRECTIONS TO UPHAM WOODS IS INCLUDED IN THIS PRAIRIE FIRE

CHAN~ING-MORRAY NEWS September 29 & 30 Channing-Murray retreat

at Wildwood Lodge, Spring Green area. For more information call 238-9884.

September 27, Thursday noon, Channing­ Murray brown bag lunch at Memorial Union. Assoc:i.ate Professor, Roger Williams, Dept. of Health & Human Services, U.W. Extension, speaks on "friendship".

October 4, Thursday noon, Channing-Murray brown bag lunch at Mem.Jrial Union. Courtie Demarus, Counselor in the Dean of Student's Office, speaks on "Alcohol Related P'rob Lema'J

ROUTE TO UPHAM WOODS

To Baraboo

Proceed about 2 miles on County A to Upham Woods

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FIFTH ANNUAL UU YOUTH CONFERENCE ON DISARMI\­ MENT AT THE UNITED NATIONS: N•)VEMBER 8-11, NY

This conference is sponsored by the UU United Nations Office and the Young Religious UU'so Details about the conference are on a green sheet on the b~lletin board. Or call B~rb Park. The deadline for applications is October 8.

MEET UU's IN ST" LOUIS, NOVEMH~R 9-11 For an interesting weekend of ple~sure

and business, join with old and new U[J friends at the 1984 Annual Meeting of the UUA Central Midwest District in St. Louis, Missouri. The First Unitarian Church in St" Louis, invites teens and adults to regtster now for this November 9,10, & 11 event.

HJghlights include the Clark Lecture (Dr. -. Rosemary Radford Ruether, feminist theolo­

gian, speaking on "Feminism and Jewish­ Christian Dialogue: Universalism and Partic­ ularis::n in the Quest for Religious Truth"), the installation of Rev. Denise Tracy as the new District Executive, and an address by UUA President Gene Pickett.

Workshop topics include philosophy-making, death an1 dying, the nurturing church, social action, canvassing, yout h affairs, feminist theology, worship, and the church's role in the com.~unity. Look for complete registra­ tion information at Prairie an1 be sure to register by October 18. Les Lyons

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PROPOSED 1985 BUDGET

OPERATING EXPENSES 1984 %

INCREASE

Program: Lay ministry compensation Program expenses Publicity Song books

Total Program

$ 950 400 300 so

1,700

1,050 400 350 so

1,850

10.5 0.0

16.7 0.0

8.8%

----------------------------------------------------------------------- Religious Education l)Director's salary 2)Preschool teacher 3)Preschool aide

Curriculum Materials and supplies Books fo~ library

4)Conferences and training expenses

Total R.E.

3,000 475 111 so

100 75 so

3,861

3,600 432 168 100 100 75

200

4,675

20.0 -9.1 51.4

100.0 0.0 0.0

300.0

21.1%

1) Increase based on acknowledging 12 hours/week, rather than 10 hours/week. (Average 15 hours) $6/hour X 12 hours/week

2) Increase based on $12/Sunday from $10, one aide rather than two.

3) Preschool Aide increase based on $4/Sunday from $3.

4) Expenses for RE Director, teacher training: l-1ke Geneva TLC District Training, AYS.

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Denomination Affairs: UUA Annual Program fund (due June 30)

(107 members (1984) X $12/member) 1,200 Central Midwest District dues (due Spring)

(107 members X $1/member) North Central Area Council dues (Spring) UU Service Committee General Assembly scholarship (Atlanta,GA)

(2 delegates X $100/delegate) UUA Pamphlets GA Banner

100 25

100

200 45 0

7.0

7.0 0.0 0.0

o.o 66.7 -.-

Total Denominational Affairs 1,670

1,284

107 25

100

200 75 39

1,830 9.6%

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Membership: Directory (150 copies) Name tag holders Introduction to Prairie sheets Other

Total Membership

1984 1985 % INC.

$ 60 75 25.0% 15 15 0.0 10 10 o.o 15 15 0.0

-------------------------- 100 115 15.0%

----------------------------------------------------------------------- Long Range Planning: so 0 -100.0

----------------------------------------------------------------------- Upham Woods Scholarship: 100 150 50.0%

----------------------------------------------------------------------- Prairie Fire:

26 Issues X $47.60/issue (rounded up) Annual Permit fee

Total Prairie Fire

1,240 40

-------------------------- 1,000 1,280 28.0%

Costs per issue: Postage $.052/copy Labels+ copying

7 sheets@ $.25 Ave. 2 address changes Printing (Instyprint) Editing/typing/layout Bindery/maiiing operations

11.70

1. 75 .so

21.25 6.20 6.20

$47.60

Average issue: 3 sides Average mailing: 225 with 5 extra copies

----------------------------------------------------------------------- Office:

P.O. Box Telephone Contingencies Minutes, stamps

30 410 so 75

0 450 so 85

-100.0 9.8 o.o

13.3

Total Office -------------------------- 565 585 3.5%

----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ceremonies:

60 60 0.0

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Housing and Property: Mortgage Utilities Insurance Supplies Janitorial

f

PROPOSED 1985 BUDGET 1984 1985 % INC.

$, 4,286 4,286 0.0% 1,500 1,700 13.3

585 585 o.o 350 350 0.0 390 390 0.0

Total Housing (Operating) expense

-------------------------------------r-------------------------------- TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES:

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 7-day thermostat Sidewalk repair Tree removal Basement windows Sound Insulation Building improvements w/o windows

7, 111

$16,217

7,311 2.8%

$17,856 10.2

200 200 300

2,500 1,400

600

----------------------------------------------------------- - - TOTAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMEiTS $3,200 2,000

----------------------------------------------------------------------- =================================================-==---=----------- .--- TOTAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS: $19,437 $19,856

-37.5

2.2% ==========================================--====-----------------------

The proposed 1985 budget, which has been endorsed by the Prairie Executive Board, will be presented for the Society's approval at the parish meeting scheduled for Sunday evening, November 18, 1984.

PRAIRIE U U SOCIETY PLB0GE FORM

I/we pledge$ ·----- to the January 1 - December 31, 1985 bud-get of the

Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society.

Name(s) _

Address

Your pledge is needed to help our Prairie gro;-;,;;:d-flourish. Pledg;; are P;;irie's major source of income. Our propQsed 1984 budget WQuld require an average pledge of approximately $365 per pledging unit. Please consider the important contribution Prairie makes to your life and to the lives of others. Then, please consider a generous financial contribution for Prairie.

Return your Pledge Form to Carol Dopp, 5010 Marathon Drive, Madison Send pledge payments to Mel Micke, 636 Sheldon Street, Madison WI

WI 53705. 53711.