The Candle
The Voice of Liberal Religion on the Kitsap Peninsula

THE CANDLE
June 2003

INSIDE THE CANDLE
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Scintillations
Worship & Event Schedule
News from the Book Clubs
New Members  
A Thank You
KUUF & UU Announcements
Social Concerns Committee News
Gay Pride Month Announcements
Conscientious Objector Counseling
Latina/O Concerns
President's Corner
Interim Minister Update
UUs for Jewish Awareness
Guatemalan Dinner
34 Million Friends Campaign
Religious Education
Rainbow World
Office Contacts

SCINTILLATIONS - A COLUMN FROM YOUR MINISTER

Tink, ta-tink, tink, tink, tink, tink….. There’s a goofy little woodpecker here at KUUF who seems to spend a whole lot of time pecking away at one of the big aluminum ladders we have stored under the deck connecting our office and sanctuary buildings.

Tink, ta-tink, tink, tink, tink, tink….. I hear him often for he makes this wild and weirdish music at all times of the day right under my office window.

I wonder what he’s up to. Is there some evolutionary advantage in making a bigger noise than the one he’d make by pecking on a tree? Or does he just like the sound? Is he well-fed and bored, looking for entertainment? Perhaps he’s just confused.

I don’t really need to know, of course. I do like listening to his “tink, ta-tink, tink, tink, tink, tink….,” and then peeking over my window to catch a glimpse of him, all glossy dark and red feathers bursting into flight.

He’s become a symbol for me of what it’s like to be KUUF’s minister as we head into my last month here. For example: I am unsure of how much “noise” I need to make about various things. I till very much enjoy singing on Sundays! I like ladders -- we’re trying to write down policies and procedures that have needed writing down for years. I startle easily, and burst into flight quickly from task-to-task, since there’s still so much to do. Being in transition is definitely 
confusing.

Tink, ta-tink, tink, tink, tink, tink….. There is a “wild and weirdish” music to the process of ending my ministry with you, and to the process of saying goodbye. Goodbye to so many people individually and goodbye to our congregation as a whole. It’s not music I’ve sung before, even “tap-tap-tinked” out, so I’m learning as I go.

And I know you’re learning, too. KUUF is a wonderful place, a wonderful people. Saying goodbye is hard. It’s been so good to be your minister, and I’m pleased to have served you with all the best that’s in me. And I’ll continue to do so until my last day here – July 18th. My last Sunday with you will be July 13th, and some time over that weekend there will probably be a “goodbye Suzelle” event.

In the meantime, we continue the good work of liberal religion together.

Blessings to you,
Suzelle Lynch, Minister

P.S. I will be out of the office from June 22 through 29, representing KUUF at the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly and attending the UU Ministers Assoc. meetings in Boston. Our office staff (360) 377-4724 and Paul Flemm, KUUF’s President (360) 697-2639, will know how to reach me in case of an emergency.

SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES AND OTHER JUNE EVENTS

Sunday, June 1, 2003 – 10 a.m. – The Rev. Suzelle Lynch, PRIDE SUNDAY, “What Does it Mean to be a Welcoming Congregation?” Our Fellowship did some excellent work educating ourselves about homophobia and heterosexism, made some bylaw and policy changes, and took other actions a few years ago and were recognized by the Unitarian Universalist Association as a Welcoming Congregation for persons who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender. Today, as we enter Gay Pride Month, we look back at how far we’ve come, and what it means to be a Welcoming Congregation! The KUUF Choir sings today.

Sunday, June 8, 2003 – 10 a.m. – The Rev. Suzelle Lynch, “Kindness: A Spiritual Practice for Our Time.” The KUUF Choir sings today. 

Sunday, June 15, 2003 – 10 a.m. – The Rev. Suzelle Lynch, FATHER’S DAY, “Letting Go.” The phrase “letting go,” means to give up control, to release, to surrender, to unclench our hands and our hearts and open, open…. Not an easy thing to do, but also the simplest thing in the world. The KUUF Choir sings today. Today is Neighborhood Groups Sunday – please look for your Neighborhood Group after the service today! For more information, contact Lene Hajek.

Sunday, June 22, 2003 – 10:00a.m. – The Rev. Dr. Sandra Bochonok "What's for Lunch?" Some thoughts on the spirituality of food, famine, fasting and feasting." Last year, guest speaker Rev. Dr. Sandra Bochonok received an unexpected email from Zimbabwe that transformed her life, ministry and response to local, national and international hunger realities. Retreat facilitator, labyrinth provider and interfaith speaker, she is also the internet author of "To Zimbabwe with Love" devotional series at http://soulfoodministry.org/docs/English/ZimLoveIntro.htm before deciding what's for lunch on June 22, come learn how we can win the fight against hunger."

Sunday, June 29, 2003– 10 a.m. – KUUF Member, Mark Frost, "The Power of our Symbols." What power is exerted on us every day by the symbols we see, what symbols do we give power to and what do we expect in return? Come find out.

NEWS FROM THE BOOK CLUBS

Men's Book Club
The KUUF Men's Book Club will be meeting at Mark Mosely's, June 18, 2003 at 7:00 PM to discuss the book Wicked. Details and driving directions can be obtained from Mark or Jim Chapin. The 2nd weekend in August is the Ozette River backpacking adventure.

Women Who Love to Read
The group will meet Monday, June 23, at 6:00 p.m. at the home of Lene Hajek to choose next year’s reading selections. All women members and friends of the fellowship are invited. Please come with a book in mind and something for a potluck. Please contact Lene Hajek for information or directions.

Spiritual Book Discussion Groups
Group 1 will discuss Everyday Spiritual Practice, Simple Pathways for Enriching Your Life, Edited by Scott W. Alexander, a Skinner House publication. We will meet at 9 am Sunday, June 8 in the Elmore room. Contact Sunday Farr.
Group 2 will discuss Rocks of Ages, Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life, by Stephen Jay Gould. We will meet at 1:30 pm, Wed., June 18 at the home of Lois McAllister. Contact Bob Trainer. We discuss books having to do with Wisdom, Insight and Truth. 

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS 

Brian and Claudia Sorenson became members on May 13th. They began coming to KUUF in 2001, and enjoy the common interests, common ground, friendships and spirituality they are finding here. Claudia works part-time as a registered nurse for a rehabilitation center in Gig Harbor, and Brian works full time as a carpenter, and both enjoy parenting their children Paula, 8 and Thomas, 21 months. Claudia is originally from Venezuela, and the whole family is Spanish-English bilingual. They also are members of Eitz Or, a Jewish Renewal Synagogue in Seattle. Brian and Claudia met in Miami, and moved to the Kitsap area to be closer to Brian’s family. Both Paula and Thomas are homeschooled, and Brian and Claudia would love to meet other UU homeschoolers. Paula and Brian play chess, Brian plays African drum, and they all love reading. Welcome Brian and Claudia!

Shawn Ultican signed the membership book on May 15th. He’s been coming to KUUF for about seven years with his wife, Kaela, and their two boys Christopher, 7 ½ and Conor, 5. Shawn decided it was time to formalize his relationship with KUUF, since he has for a long time thought of it as “his church.” He enjoys the welcoming, respectful and open nature of KUUF and Unitarian Universalism, saying that it fits well with his ideas about faith and spirituality as personal, individual paths. Shawn is originally from Port Orchard, and Christopher and Conor are the sixth generation of his family there. He works in surface water quality monitoring for the Kitsap County Health District, including monitoring marine, lake and stream waters, as well as coordinating the shellfish monitoring and swimming beach bacteria monitoring programs. Here at KUUF, Shawn has assisted in Religious Education, and he also designed and made our nametag board. He and Kaela enjoyed the Seabeck Retreat in the Fall and the opportunity it gave them to get to know people better. When he has spare time, Shawn enjoys hiking, bicycling and skiing, as well as woodworking and blacksmithing. Welcome, Shawn!

Liz Clouthier became a member of KUUF on May 19. Liz sings in the KUUF Choir and serves on our Technology Committee, and calls herself a “former computer geek” who now runs a home-based business, Pigdog Farm www.pigdogfarm.com. Her business markets knitting patterns, hand made soap and bath products, and soap-making supplies. Liz is married to Tom Clouthier and mom to Caitlin, 20, and Jack, 3 ¾. She and Tom were married in the UU church in Racine, Wisconsin, and they have attended various UU churches in the different places they’ve lived over the years. Tom began coming to KUUF in 1999, and reported back to Liz that KUUF was a “good place,” and they have been coming ever since. Liz has enjoyed finding like-minded people here, and a spirituality that fits for her family. In her spare time, she raises chickens, reads sci-fi and fantasy, sings in the Bremerton Symphony Chorale, and enjoys making things: she says she’ll try any craft at least once. Welcome, Liz!

A THANK YOU

Thank you to the many members and friends of KUUF who provided our family with meals over the last few weeks. We greatly appreciated the 22 meals you provided. Knowing that a prepared dinner was going to arrive most evenings relieved our minds and gave us the time and energy to concentrate on caring for a new baby. We're getting the hang of fixing our own meals again and your kindness has helped us in so many ways. 
                                                         Elizabeth Roberts and Brian Watson

KUUF & UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST ANNOUNCEMENTS

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISM and REAL ZEN
July 25 – 27, 10:00am Friday - 1:00pm Sunday
Cost: $100
Great Vow Zen Monastery,79640 Quincy-Mayger Rd., Clatskanie, Oregon
Led by: James Ford, Sensei, Chozen Bays, Roshi, and UU Minister Alex Jimyo Holt
The focus of this retreat is to explore the relationship between Unitarian Universalism and Zen, and to look at the various ways spiritual practice can manifest within the lives of lay-people. James has been a student of Zen since the late nineteen sixties, beginning his studies with Shunryu Suzuki and Mel Sojun Weitsman. James is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister currently serving as senior minister of the First Unitarian Society in Newton, Massachusetts. He is the guiding teacher of the Zen Community of Boston. James has written chapters for several books, pamphlets published by the Unitarian Universalist Pamphlet Commission, as well as "In This Very Moment: A Simple Guide to Zen Buddhism" (Skinner House Books). 

Jan Chozen Bays, abbess of the Great Vow Zen Monastery was ordained as a Soto Zen priest in 1977 and received Dharma transmission (authority to teach) from Taizan Maezumi in 1983. She is continuing to deepen her own practice by studying with the Rinzai master Shodo Harada of Sogen-ji Monastery in Japan. She is a wife, mother, and pediatrician working in the field of child abuse. Chozen is the author of "Jizo Bodhisattva: Modern Healing and Traditional Buddhist Practice" (Tuttle) Great Vow Zen Monastery PO Box 368 Clatskanie OR 97016 registrar@greatvow.org  503-728-0654

KUUF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Carl Hajek and Paul Wilson need volunteers for three specific projects to be completed by October 2003. We hope to paint the exterior of the Learning Tree building, build a tire wall between the Learning Tree and KUUF's administration building, and build a small play structure on the Learning Tree playground. Project managers are required for these tasks. Put your managerial skills to work, have fun, and feel the satisfaction that comes with a job well done. Be a KUUF project manager--see Carl or Paul now!! 

KUUF COMMITTEE on MINISTRY REPORTS "REVIEW OF MINISTRY" RESULTS to BOARD 
On June 5, the Committee on Ministry (COM) will share the results of its semi-annual "Review of Congregational Ministry" with the KUUF Board of Trustees. It is noteworthy that the COM received a larger number of responses this year (100) than in any previous year, and that some areas targeted for improvement in previous years' reviews were evaluated by respondents as having become better. With Board approval, and after feedback has been shared with KUUF committees and staff, the COM's summary will be published on our website at http://www.kuuf.org, and copies will be made available upon request in the KUUF office. If you have questions, please contact Sara Campbell, COM Chair. 

NEW KUUF INTEREST GROUP FORMING!
Out of the Creating a Just Economic Community study group is the creation of a new study group on Socially Responsible Investing. The focus will be to learn and explore ways that we can make a difference individually and ultimately as a congregation. If you would like to learn more and explore this topic please join us for the first gathering on Tuesday evening June 3; 7-9pm. For more information contact Diane Haas.

TWO WOMEN - TWO SONGS
KUUF member Claire Favro and friend of KUUF Margaret Miller have an exhibit of their contemporary art quilts at the Jewel Box Theater in Poulsbo, produced by friend of KUUF Linda Gunby. The exhibition gallery is open Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 2-5 pm and Friday and Saturday evenings during the run of the next play, "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday" from June 6 to July 5. For more about this exciting local theater group at 225 Iverson (across from the Post Office) and the gallery show, visit www.jewelboxpoulsbo.org  or call 360 779-6946.

SOCIAL CONCERNS COMMITTEE NEWS
The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee: advancing human rights and social justice in the United States and throughout the world.

ACTION ALERT! Support steps to end isolation of Cuba and improve tense U.S.-Cuban relations Actions by UUSC members and supporters can support a more humane policy to Cuba, register concern for the recent crackdown in Cuba and help sustain momentum for votes projected for this summer in the House and Senate on issues such as on the right of Americans to travel to Cuba. For an action alert, visit http://www.uusc.org/news/cubaalert043003_1.html. UUSC condemns the arrests and long-term imprisonment of Cuban dissidents and reiterates calls for conflict resolution through diplomacy and an end to U.S. isolationist policies that only hurt the Cuban people. Visit http://www.uusc.org/news/cubastat043003.html. 

SOCIAL ACTIVIST TOM HAYDEN is among highlights at General Assembly 2003 Join UUSC at the UUA's General Assembly, this year held in Boston, Mass. At GA, you can learn more about our work with grassroots organizations around the world and how we are responding to the challenges to our civil liberties here at home. Stop by the UUSC booth and attend one of our many workshops and other events, including our presentation by Tom Hayden on Friday, June 27, and our annual meeting on Saturday, June 28. For more information about UUSC events at General Assembly 2003, visit http://www.uusc.org/news/generalassembly043003.html. 

INDIGENOUS WOMEN ORGANIZE FOR PEACE, SOCIAL JUSTICE in SOUTHERN MEXICO
On Nov. 23 and 24, 2002, in honor of the International Day Against Violence Against Women, the State Assembly of Women of Chiapas, Mexico, a UUSC partner, met to form the Independent Movement of Women of Chiapas. The State Assembly continues to carry out activities to promote peace and women's rights and to end impunity for violators of human rights in Chiapas. The two days of workshops, speeches, and the development of a platform of action culminated in an evening demonstration and march to downtown San Cristobal de las Casas. For more details and to see a pictorial essay of the visit http://www.uusc.org/info/chiapas_intro.html 

INTERFAITH DELEGATION VISITS NICARAGUA to UNDERSTAND IMPORTANCE of FAIR TRADE 
As part of the UUSC Coffee Project, four Unitarian Universalist activists accompanied UUSC staff, representatives of the fair trade company Equal Exchange and representatives from other faith communities in February 2003 for an eight-day visit to coffee cooperatives. The UUSC activists who participated were able to witness the importance of fair trade and its human rights lications. For more about the delegation's experiences, visit http://www.uusc.org/news/Interfaith043003_1.html
 
NEW UPDATES to WORKCAMPS SCHEDULED for 2003
Join other UUSC members and supporters in participating in the 2003 UUSC workcamps: North Carolina Farm Worker Workcamp Greenville, N.C., July 14 - 20, 2003 and July 28 - Aug.3, 2003. Join an intergenerational team of activists this summer to learn about the situation facing North Carolina's migrant farm workers and how they are organizing for change. General Assembly Workcamp Boston, Mass., June 2003, details to be announced A day-long workcamp activity for youth and the adults who support youth leadership development. Our activity will be an extension of work already begun by participants of the What's Your Profile? anti-racism training and Free Speech Project of UUSC. New dates! On the Border Workcamp for Adults Arizona/Mexico Border, Oct. 15-19, 2003 UUSC has teamed with BorderLinks, an Arizona-based nonprofit organization, to offer this workcamp. Volunteers will gain an understanding of the unique70 issues that face those who live along the border. 

ACTION ALERT! Aggression in Chiapas rainforest threatens to divide indigenous Mexican communities Recent aggressions in Chiapas point to a renewed effort by the Mexican government and international conservation groups to expel Zapatista and other indigenous communities from the Montes Azules Biosphere. For an action alert and analysis written by a group of Mexican human rights organizations that includes UUSC partner, the Chiapas Media Project, visit http://www.uusc.org/news/Chaipas043003_1.html. 

JUNE is GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL and TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH!!

Brief History   On June 28th, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village. In a spontaneous gesture of defiance, the patrons, including men and women, fought back. This event marked the beginning of a new era for the gay and lesbian community. This is generally considered the beginning of the Gay Rights Movement. Every year since then, the anniversary of the “Stonewall Rebellion” is commemorated with Pride Parades and Festivals in New York City as well as most other large metropolitan areas throughout the United States. 

The Rainbow Pride Flag  Use of the rainbow flag by the gay community began in 1978 when it first appeared in the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Parade. The 6-color rainbow flag, (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) spread from San Francisco to other cities, and has become the most widely known symbol of gay pride and diversity. Look for the new addition to the KUUF street sign.

LOCAL PRIDE EVENTS
June 9, 16, 23, 30 at 10:00 pm on Bremerton/ Kitsap Access Television (BKAT), PFLAG Presents the four part series A Question of Equality. This series documents the hard-fought gains and heartbreaking losses in the struggle for BGLT equality using archival footage and eye-opening first-hand accounts. It starts with the Stonewall riots of 1969 and goes up to the visionary efforts of 1990’s youth.
June 7 (Saturday)  OUTKITSAP’s Annual Prom “My Big Fat Gay Wedding” 
http://www.outkitsap.org/events/prom2003.htm 
June 14 (Saturday)  Seattle Men’s Chorus in Bremerton. See separate article in this newsletter.
June 29 (Sunday) Seattle Freedom Day Parade and Festival (also known as Seattle Pride)  http://www.seattlepride.org 
July 19 (Saturday)  OUTKITSAP Pride Celebration http://www.outkitsap.org  

          5 WAYS for HETEROSEXUAL ALLIES* of GLBT PEOPLE
                             to CELBRATE PRIDE MONTH
Heterosexual Allies, according to Brian McNaught in Now That I’m Out, What Do I Do? sees homosexuality as intrinsic to the being of gay and lesbian people, just like race and gender. Thus they give heterosexism and homophobia the same weight that they give racism and sexism.”

1. Speak Up! – Don’t let homophobic remarks or jokes go unchallenged this month, or any month!
2. Become informed on GLBT issues in Washington State and beyond. Buy an issue of The Advocate (available at Barnes and Noble). Check out the KUUF Library and read one of the many GLBT related books there. Go to one of the many web pages with current information, including: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender persons (PFLAG), http://www.pflag.org; the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), http://www.ngltf.org; and the UUA Office of Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Concerns, http://www.uua.org/obgltc/.  Include workplace issues. Notice what companies advertise during TV shows that show gay characters and issues in a positive light, and support those businesses. Or go to a web page like Out and Equal Workplace Advocates, http://www.outandequal.org. 
3. Use inclusive language. Using terms “partner” and “significant other” instead of “boyfriend”, “girlfriend”, “husband” or “wife,” shows that you recognize different kinds of relationships.
4. Find out about what PFLAG and OUTKITSAP are doing with local issues and activities and get involved. http://www.outkitsap.org and http://www.geocities.com/kitsappflag. 
5. Attend a Pride Event (see list of local events below). Or better yet – Participate by marching in a Pride Event! (Marcie Stilwell has information on how you can participate in the Seattle Pride March June 29th).

SEATTLE MEN'S CHORUS IN BREMERTON, JUNE 14th

Once again KUUF is co-sponsoring with PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), the Seattle Men's Chorus in Bremerton.
This has become a fun and exciting annual event. This year's concert is "Clouds In My Eyes" The Music of Elton John."  Few artists speak to, and for, an entire generation quite like Sir Elton John. Now the Chorus takes its own unique look at the songs that touched our lives as we grew up and the artist who made them a part of our collective conscience. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Daniel, Crocodile Rock! Our gift is our song and this one's for you. Please join us this year for a great community and musical event! June 14th at the Admiral Theater Tickets are available directly from the Admiral (360) 373-6743. For more information or if you are interested in volunteering, please contact Marcie Stilwell.  For more information about the Seattle Men's Chorus, go to: http://www.seattlemenschorus.org.  For more information about PFLAG go to: http://www.pflag.org

WELCOME and GOODBYE DANCE
Saturday, June 14, 2003, 8-10 PM
East Shore Unitarian Church Spring Hall

Please Join the East Shore Welcoming Congregation Committee in celebration of our participation in the Seattle Pride 03 March and Rally on June 29, 2003. We will dance to the tunes of local DJ “Jusie” Forest. There is no admission charge! In conjunction with our kick-off of the Seattle Pride March will we also say goodbye to our long time Religious Education Director, Cathy Cartwright. Cathy is moving on to Portland First Unitarian Church. Please come and say goodbye.

COUNSELING re CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS
On June 7th, 10-5 there will be a workshop/ training for lay and clergy in the Seattle area on information to help UUs counsel our youth and parents regarding conscientious objection. Howard Welsh, a former CO from Tacoma, will begin by grounding us in the historical GA resolutions on this topic. He will review the current law, the application process to the military, and the filing process with the UUA. Location to be determined, but in Seattle. Any lay or clergy person interested, email Peg Morgan at pegmorgan@mindspring.com.  There is no fee.

HOLA! HELLO!
The Unitarian Universalist Association now has an Office of Latina/o & Hispanic Concerns (located in the Identity-Based Ministries Staff Group at the UUA). Our Office hopes to contribute to the continual development of diversity within our UU communities. We are in the information-gathering stage, seeking to pinpoint specific areas of concern which we hope will then be addressed within UU communities. To this end we've prepared a questionnaire that we'd appreciate having your response to. You may choose to identify yourself at the end but it is not a requirement. We would like you to at least identify your congregation. You may complete the survey online at www.druumm.org, or if you prefer, obtain a copy of it in your congregation and return it to us at:UUA Identity-Based Ministries Office of Latina/o and Hispanic Concerns 25 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108. Gracias! Thank You!, Marta I. Valentin, 617.948.6453 http://www.uua.org. 

PRESIDENT’S CORNER
Paul Flemm, 2003-2004 Board President

Boy was I right. I wasn’t ready for this. Three days into the Presidency and we have a budget crises and division over “representative” governance. By the time you read this, I hope we will be over those hurdles. At least we will know the measure of our strength. As I write, the pledge drive extension is not bringing in enough money to do all that we hoped. The Trustees are going to have to make some cuts. I use the word Trustees, because we sometimes lose sight of the fact that we have given responsibility to folks (commonly called the Board) to act as a Board of Trustees to carry out the wishes of the members. We, as Trustees must listen to the members. We did so. We “paused” this past month to be sure that we had the time to allow for listening. Ultimately, the members must speak with a clear voice. That requires continued activism of the members. It requires being there when needed. Let your voice be heard. We will provide the opportunity.

The good news is that the Interim Search Committee has recruited, and the Board has affirmed an Interim Minister, the Reverend Margaret Keip. The details of the Interim appointment have yet to be worked out and await the passing of a firm budget for the Fellowship. We are grateful that Reverend Keip has been flexible in awaiting that outcome and is still committed to us. We are pleased that we have been able to attract an experienced Interim professional with the skills to help us all work through the gathering of voices to then select the best Settled Minister that we can attract. We will run a separate article next month on Reverend Keip’s background and start time, etc.

We are a strong Fellowship. We are getting stronger by the day. We are gaining new members each week. Let us concentrate on our similarities and not our differences. Mainstream religions too often concentrate on the differences among the people, and that leads to development of sects. 

When we see those differences, let us treasure them, as we treasure the individuals that make up this fine collection of folks we call The Fellowship. We are not mainstream.

In Fellowship,
Paul

INTERIM MINISTER UPDATE

Our new interim minister, Margaret Keip, will be in Bremerton early in June to meet with Paul Flemm and the personnel committee. But she will also be looking for an apartment to live in - from some time in August until some time in June. (The dates will be decided upon at that meeting.)

Here is the kind of apartment she is looking for: "a studio or one-bedroom, as convenient to church as feasible, with off-street parking (hopefully covered) and flexible leasing (i.e. a less-than-twelve month minimum). I comfortably live compactly (and come with excellent references). Views and all are perks, not an issue; I value good apartment management and frugality more (and delight in both at once)."

If anyone has any suggestions about places that would be available and desirable within that time frame, please contact the church office – or e-mail Phyllis Millard so we can forward that information to Margaret.