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Chalice
Lighter Update/1st Annual NC Choral Festival
A Victory for
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Mind the Gap
Walking
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Rev. Bill
Sinkford to Keynote TJD Anti-Racism Conference / TJD Young Adult & Campus
Ministry Midwinter Retreat
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TJ District Fair Share
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Ministerial Matters
News By, For & About TJ Ministers
...Introducing
Rev. Dana Reynolds, III, Interim Minister, UU Church of Chattanooga, TN
for 2002-03.
Rev. Reynolds obtained a Masters of Divinity from Meadville/Lombard
Theological School in 1999 and has served churches in Brighton, MI; La
Crescenta, CA, and Houghton, MI. Prior to the minisitry, he worked for
more than fifteen years as a Certified Public Accountant in the
not-for-profit sector.
His three children are in college studying music (Dana IV), writing (Liz),
and art (John) in Boston, Ohio and Chicago, respectively. Newly married to
Wendy Waller, membership director of the First Unitarian Society of
Chicago, Rev. Reynolds’ parents live in Columbus, OH, where he grew up.
His sister, Sally, lives with her family in Silver Springs, MD. In
addition to love of family and his UU ministry, he lists basketball,
guitar, singing, gardening, study of Eastern Philosophy, the Sierra Club
and Hemlock Society as interests.
His words:
“My commitment to social justice can be seen in my consistency in word and
deed. I was a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, and I have
been a vegetarian since 1991 for both political, environmental and social
reasons. My compassion informs all that I believe and doing social
justice.”
“Unitarian Universlism exemplifies the values I was taught throughout
childhood. It is important to me to live and express my religious values
among the human community. My call to ministry, in many ways, is a reutrn
to my roots and working for the important things in life.”
“Three things are important to my ministry. The first is serving as a
guide to those trying to negotiate the maze of life. The second is helping
to build a religious community to meet our sense of belonging and to pass
a legacy on to those who come after us, and the third is to take our
message to the wider community.”
...Introducing
Rev. Dr. Janet E. Newman, Interim Minister, UU Church of Charlotte, NC for
2002-2003
The Rev. Dr. Newman is from a small town in northern Ohio, on the shores
of Lake Erie. She is the eldest of three and the only female. Her family
was associated with the Episcopal Church.
She graduated with a B.A. in Hispanic Studies in 1967, after completing
her junior year abroad in Spain. She moved to Washington, D.C. after
graduation and worked for the next eleven years as a computer
programmer/analyst. She also became very active as a volunteer at the UU
Church of Arlington, VA.
After her husband’s death in 1978, she began full-time study at Wesley
Theological Seminary, a United Methodist graduate school. She was, at the
time, the only UU on campus. She subsequently transferred to
Meadville/Lombard Theological School. She earned an M.A. from the Divinity
School of the University of Chicago in 1982 and a D.Min. from
Meadville/Lombard in 1983.
Before entering the interim ministry, the Rev. Dr. Newman served two
congregations as a settled minister. Since 1987, she has served as Interim
Minister to thirteen congregations: six in Florida; one in Virginia; one
in Maryland; one in Deleware; three in Massachusetts. Her last interim
position was at the First Universalist Church of Denver, CO. UUC Charlotte
is her fourteenth interim congregation. In addition, during fall quarter
of 1991, she served at Meadville/Lombard as the Acting Associate Dean,
Assistant Professor of Ministry and Minister in Residence.
The Rev. Dr. Newman says: Each of these experiences was a unique joy and
challenge. I recall with great fondness many of those who were active in
the congregations I served in the past, and I follow their doings, through
their newsletter, with interest. I am sure that we [UUC Charlotte] shall
have a fine year together!
Gift to UUA Designated to Women Ministers
The UUA's Charitable Gift and Estate Planning office has received notice
of a very generous estate gift from Ingeborg Haseltine, who died last
January.
Thanks to her commitment to Unitarian Universalism, she designated a
little over $780,000 to go to the the UUA to be used for scholarship
assistance and education debt reduction for women preparing for or serving
as UU ministers.
Ms. Haseltine was a lifelong Unitarian Universalist and was aware that
many of the women preparing for ministry are in their second or third
career. She worried that they would not be able to save for retirement if
they were burdened by excessive student loans. She hoped that prospective
candidates for the ministry would not have to be concerned about possible
financial hardship.
Lanning Memorial Fund
The UU Women’s Federation continues to actively publicize its Lanning
Memorial Fund in order to reach candidates who may qualify. This
restricted fund benefits “widows and dependent daughters of deceased
Unitarian ministers.”
Earlier this year, UUWF used this fund to send $7,400 to provide
assistance to 37 widows of Transylvanian ministers. They have also
recently assisted a recipient to alleviate a burden of debt and restore
financial stability through referrals to other sources. In the past,
awards have also been made for tuition payyments for retraining, for
health insurance premiums, and for stipends to provide cultural
activities.
If you know of anyone in need to financial assistance who might qualify
for a Lanning award, please contact Ellen Spencer at the UUWF Office,
617-948-4692 or espencer@uua.org. All inquiries will remain strictly
confidential.
Blessed Are Those
(excerpted from the Oak Ridge UU Church Newsletter, The Exponent, July 8,
2002)
Blessed are those who speak to a new person at Coffee Hour, for theirs is
the action of friendship.
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO ARE KIND, THOUGHTFUL AND CARING
Blessed are those who get mad at the church, and increase their pledge,
all in the same year.
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO SPEAK WITH A FRIEND ABOUT THIS CHURCH, AND WHO THEN
INVITE THEM TO A SERVICE.
Blessed are those who wear their nametags, for they shall be called by
their proper name, and be known to many who might otherwise not have a
clue.
BLESSED ARE THOSE FOR WHOM SMALL THINGS WORK GREAT MIRACLES.
Blessed are those who know that whatever It is, It is right here - in our
midst - if we, but have the eyes to see and the ears to hear and the faith
to act as if It is all right here, in all Its mystery and all Its wonder.
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THE BLESSING OF LIFE ITSELF.
Pulpit Supply:
The following ministers are available for pulpit supply:
The Rev. Dr. Maureen Killoran
(828) 697-2872 or revglenrose@bellsouth.net
The Rev. Byrd Tetzlaff
(276) 466-6418 or uurevbyrd@hotmail.com |
