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From the Administrator,

Welcome to the newsletter for the 1st of September. You will find contributions from Eleanor, Ellen, Gigi, Glen, Robin, Stephanie that I hope you find interesting. Please let me know if I can be of assistance. My usual Park Hall hours are Tuesday and Friday mornings from 9:00 a.m. and by appointment. Park Hall Voicemail: 608.643.3131 Fritz Parks Upcoming Sunday Programs (10:10 a.m.) Date Program Speaker Topic Sept 5 Spiritual Roundtable Susie Tatone Lessons from Afghanistan Sept 12 U.U. Program Penny Andrews Breathe It All In, Love It All Out Sept 19 Free Thought Forum John Ramthun Circles Poverty Program Sept 26 U.U. Program Rob Brink TBA Oct 3 Spiritual Roundtable Susie Tatone TBA

We invite you to attend our in-person Sunday programs at our newly restored Park Hall.

We need our guests to follow the CDC and local health recommendations. Childcare is provided each Sunday; we have masks available; we cannot accommodate adults or children who are ill.

Our Sunday programs are also available live on Zoom. Please see Zoom instructions on the last page. Notes and Events from/for Members, Friends and Community

The Board of Directors of the Free Congregation will meet on September 12 at Park Hall following the Sunday program. If you have an issue for us to an address, please email Nick Schweitzer, President of the Board at [email protected] so that it may be added to the agenda. The meeting will also be on Zoom.

The What I Believe Now discussion group will next meet on Zoom, Monday, September 27, at 6:30 p.m. The topic will be Human Nature: the Relationship between Mind and Body. Please contact Nick Schweitzer you'd like to receive the material and the zoom invitation, at [email protected].

Stephanie Cloak-Sander has a video to recommend on unification of Germany in the Nineteenth Century, which was the time that our free thinking founders immigrated to Wisconsin. Use this link: https://www.facebook.com/100000093406734/videos/3196941703652245

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Fortepianist Trevor Stephenson and bass-baritone Michael Hawes will present a concert, Franz Schubert–An Evening of Song at Park Hall, on September 3 at 7 p.m. A portion of the ticket sales will benefit the Historic Park Hall Restoration Fund. Wine will be sold by the glass. Wine sales and good will donations for snacks will also benefit the Fund. More information on the poster on page #4.

As promised by Robin Proud, here is a list of books related to her recent talks. The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine - Janice P. Nimura. The Rabbi’s Atheist Daughter: Ernestine Rose, International Feminist Pioneer - Bonnie S. Anderson. Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams - Louisa Thomas. The Peabody Sisters: Three Women Who Ignited American Romanticism - Megan Marshall. : A New American Life - also Megan Marshall. and the Sexing of Science: An Astronomer among the American Romantics - Renee Bergland. Diva Julia: The Public Romance and Private Agony of - Valarie H. Zigler (yes Valarie is spelled that way). Eden’s Outcasts: The Story of and her Father - John Matteson. Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All - Martha S. Jones. Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box - Evette Dionne Frances E. W. Harper - Utz McKnight. Why She Wrote: A Graphic History of the Lives, Inspiration, and Influence Behind the Pens of Classic Women Writers - Lauren Burke and Hannah K. Chapman.

Glen Johnson writes, “Early September I will convene the Outreach Working Group to consider grants/proposals for our Mission In Motion gifts. Anyone interested in participating in this process, or with ideas of worthy grant recipients are urged to contact me.” [email protected]

We are seeking to hire an A-V Technician to operate the camera, microphones, and projector we use to stream our programming on Sundays. It requires moderate skills and comfort with computers and sound equipment. The technician will be needed 4 hours for the 2nd Sunday and for 2 hours for the other Sundays. The pay is $15/hour. We will train you. Contact Fritz Parks for more information: [email protected].

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The thunderstorm of August 10, 2021 brought down some good size limbs, one of which fell across the fence at the Andrew Roll Cemetery outside of Sauk City. Many members and friends of the congregation worked on the clean up with chain saw, tractor, front end loader, wagon, gloves and sweat: in alphabet order, Annette Kuhlmann, Bob Ochsner, Carl Ochsner, Eleanor Chiquoine, Gigi La Budde, Ingrid Greenfield, John Ochsner, Judy Ochsner, Martin Schwarz, Michael Whaley, Todd Statz. Thanks to Gigi La Budde for coverage on this multi-day, very substantial cleanup.

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Franz Schubert — An Evening of Songs Michael Hawes, bass-baritone Trevor Stephenson, fortepiano

September 3, 2021, Friday, 7 pm Free Congregation of Sauk County, Park Hall 307 Polk St., Sauk City, WI

Experience the magical blend of the human voice and the fortepiano of Franz Schubert’s era (1797-1828) in the intimate setting of Sauk City’s historic Park Hall. The program explores and celebrates the unrivaled lyricism and vast emotional range of Schubert’s Lieder.

Auf der Donau (On the Danube), Der Schiffer (The Sailor), Das Abendrot (Evening Glow), Gesänge des Harfners (The Harpist’s Songs), Il modo di prender moglie (How to choose a wife), Der Zwerg (The Dwarf), Geistes-Gruss (Ghost-Greetings), Der Wanderer (The Wanderer), Gruppe aus dem Tartarus (Group from Hades), Litanie auf des Fest Allerseelen (Litany for All Souls Day), Der Sieg (Victory), Die Wallfahrt (Pilgrimage), and Wandrers Nachtlied (Wanderer’s Night Song).

Admission $25, students $15. Limited seating Tickets: Available at the door, or email [email protected] to purchase in advance.

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How to join our Zoom Sunday Programs. 1. Go to the Sunday Programs tab of our website: http://www.freecongregation.org/sunday-programs.aspx 2. Refresh the browser page. 3. Click the “Join Our Zoom Meeting” link in RED TEXT. The “Join Our Zoom Meeting” link will not be visible until 15 minutes before our meeting; typically this is 9:55 a.m. for a 10:10 a.m. meeting. Early birds will see the option to “Join a Practice Zoom Meeting”. Refreshing the page after 9:55 a.m. should reveal the active meeting link. Instructions to join the meeting by telephone are on this same web page. We publish twice a month to our website. We email announcements to our list as each issue appears online. If you no longer desire email reminders, feel free to tidy up our email list with an unsubscribe message. Keep our website bookmarked for future use. FreeCongregation.org our website homepage Other Useful Links: Unusbscribe to Newsletter List use the form below newsletter links. Sign up for Newsletter List use the form below newsletter links.

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