Return to: Non Profit Org. Editor U. S. POSTAGE Prairie U.U. Society Robert & Barbara Park 5213 Milward Drive 561 O Hammersley Rd PAID Madison, WI 53711 Madison, WI 53711 Madison, WI Address Correction Requested Permit No. 1604

Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society 2010 Whenona Drive, Madison, WI 53711

Julia Bonser, President 274-3248 Anne Pryor, R. E. Director 244-7099 Susan Hagstrom, Treasurer 238-4970 Meeting House 271-8218 To Change Address Or Cancel PRAIRIE FIRE, Call Fran Zell 271-8218

Production Assistants- Susan Hagstrom and Dick Bonser Saturday, May 13 Friday, May 26 thru Vol. 33, No. :s,4-26-95 7:00 PM Monday, May 29 SPRING PARTY at the Meetinghouse. Fun and ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY CANOE TRIP. The deadline for the next issue of Prairie games for all ages. Refreshments will be provided Complete information in the next Prairie Fire. Fire will be Sunday, May 7. Submit items for May by Doleta Chapru and Warren Hagstrom to Call Warren Hagstrom for details and/or if you 1 and later. celebrate the second anniversary of their want to help. marriage. Today's Quote Sunday, May 14 "I figure you have the same chance of 9:00 AM winning the lottery whether you play or not." Choir Practice. -Fran Lebowitz 10:00 AM "MOTHERS AROUND THE WORLD" Friday, April 28 presented by Peg Barratt. (See related story) 5:45 PM 11:30 AM - - - FTSFfDINNER CIRCLE meets at the Avenue RE POTLUCKPICNIG (last day of RE classes) Bar, 1128 East Washington Ave. Phone Pat Watkins (233-5795) before 8:00 PM on Wednes• Friday, May 19 day, April 26 for reservations. Everyone welcome. 6:30-9:30 PM SPRING FLING for all RE students-food, Sunday, April 30 games, and special activities. Prairie Patter 9:00 AM We have demonstrated our commitment to Choir Practice. Saturday, May 20 9:30 AM democratic principles this past week. At our 9:00 AM annual Spring Business meeting we elected a Gershwin Band Rehearsal. PRAIRIE WORKDAY, including a POTLUCK 10:00 AM new slate of officers to serve Prairie for the next LUNCH. Come dig, scrape, paint, mop, dust and year. We elected three members to the Commit• "STRIKE UP THE BAND!" Once-in-a-lifetime polish Prairie from stem to stem, top to bottom, tee on Committees-they are Shirley Grind rod, Gershwin extravaganza featuring Prairie and deep into the comers. Dean Schroeder, and Ken Skog. Mary Mullen is musicians, coordinated by Warren Hagstrom. the carry over member from this year. The new (See story) Sunday, May 21 11:30 AM Board will select a representative also. We had a 9:00 AM long and thoughtful discussion about the Women's Group meets, potluck lunch. Choir Practice. proposed by-laws. After many amendments, 10:00 AM substitutions, revisions and votes we have revised Sunday, May 7 "TRANSITIONS" an intergenerational service. 9:00 AM the by-laws pertaining to membership and the Recognition of Eighth Graders by Erin Bosch and membership committee duties. The revised Choir Practice. Anne Pryor. 10:00 AM wording will be published in a Prairie Fire next month. The election of delegates to General "A JURY OF ONE'S PEERS? What's wrong with Monday, May 22 Assembly was deferred to the Board as their may the jury system and what Dane County is doing 7:00 PM be more people interested in attending. The last to fix it." Presented by Pat Watkins. (See related SPANISH SPEAKERS' POTLUCK at the item of business was a presentation of a letter story) Meetinghouse. Bring a dish to pass if you can. from the Prairie Board thanking Dick Bonser for RE Spirit Circle, downstairs. For information or rides, call Rosemary at 238- his service to Prairie via editing the Prairie Fire. 4382 or Kate at 221-2168 . . . . 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 The Oldest and Largest Lay-Led Society in the UUA Thank you, members of Prairie UU Society, Goodbye, Anne! Park, Pat Cautley, and Kay Frazier. Our thanks for electing me to serve as your President for also to Barbara Golden for her donation of a three terms. It was a pleasure to work with you After seven years as Director ofReligious large quantity of fresh fruit for the breakfast shift. to keep our religious community an active UU Education at Prairie, Anne Pryor will be moving presence in Madison. on. We have been very fortunate to have Anne, as Mind-Body Class Blessedbe• she has enriched our children and our programs ·Julie Bonser for them in many ways. She has shown enthusi• Prairie member Michael Schinitsky, M.D., President asm, energy and love which has spread donated to the service auction his course on throughout R.E. and Prairie itself. Thank you, Mind-Body control. This course will teach us Strike Up the Band! Anne, you will be greatly missed! how, by gaining control of our many conditioned If you know of anyone who would like to responses, we can regulate much more of our The music and life of George Gershwin will apply for the DRE position, please let Erin Bosch health, better control our medical problems, as be celebrated with narrative and musical or Dean Schroeder know. well as modify our responses to daily life performances by members of the congregation, situations. We will learn how to make use of the coordinated by Warren Hagstrom. Bring your UU Christianity "placebo effect" for healthier lives. Michael has instrument to help play the title piece even if you presented some of this material during a Sunday haven't rehearsed previously. The choir will The recently formed Christian Exploration program as well as to the Plato group. The first rehearse at 9:00 AM and the band will rehearse at group at James Reeb UU Church would like to session will be primarily lecture and discussion; 9:30 AM sharp! invite all Madison area UUs (whether they are subsequent sessions are for support and follow• Christian or not) who are interested in exploring up. The first sessiop. will be May 7, 1:00 PM, at Gershwin Rehearsals this aspect of our UU heritage within an open• Prairie UU Society. The second will be June 4, minded, nonjudgmental context. Meetings are at 1:00PM. The meeting room will be reserved for choir 5 :30 PM on the first and third Sundays of the Several people donated $20 a person to and band rehearsals before the services on April month atJames Reeb, 2146 E.Johnson St. Prairie UU Society for this training. There is room 23 and 30. Individuals and small ensembles Currently we celebrate Holy Communion on for a total of20 to participate. You can join us by preparing for the Gershwin program will need to the first Sunday, while the third Sunday meeting donating to the Prairie Auction. Please register by arrange to rehearse at another time or place. is devoted to discussing a topic relating to phoningJulie Bonser 274-3248 before May 7. Christianity. Topic for April 16 is what Easter Beltaine Potluck means to each of us. All are welcome. Call the Prairie Kids Need You! church at 242-8887 for more information. First Society invites Prairie members to attend Please volunteer to co-teach an RE class next a Beltaine Potluck Celebration at 6:30 PM on Hospitality Anyone? year. Your guiding hand can bake a big difference Sunday, April 30 in the West Living Room of the to our kids (a nd it's lots of fun!). Please ask Erin church on University Bay Drive. The festivities Wanted: Volunteers for Sunday hospitality Bosch, Anne Pryor.or Dean Schroeder for will include singing, dancing, creating a Maypole, jobs at Prairie. details. and, of course, eating. Please bring a dish to pass, We need folks to sign up for coffee set up, dinner service for yourselves (plates, silverware, greeting visitors, and coffee clean up. slots are etc.), your musical instruments, flowers, greenery open for all upcoming Sundays. and your fun-loving spirit. Everyone-singles, Many people have generously filled in the couples, and families- is welcome. See you gaps on our empty Sunday Service hospitality there. Any questions? Call Rachel at 271-5636. sign-up sheet, especially Barb Park, who makes all the coffee during choir practice, Barbara A Jury of One's Peers? Rames, who greets guests each week, and many who clean up. Pat Watkins headed the League of Women Please sign the schedule when it is passed on Voters study/research project which examined Sunday mornings. Your help is needed to keep the issue of jury makeup in Dane County. She Prairie friendly, hospitable, clean, and on will share the findings and stories with us at the schedule. Thank you. May 7 service. This is only one of the many Please convey your comments or concerns to 6-7-8: Who was Jesus? contributions Prairie member Pat is making to Kerry Beheler-Amass or Julie Bonser. Led by Erin Bosch, the group discussed Jesus' our community! ethical teachings with a lively exchange of ideas. Prairie Women They debated whether they agreed with Mothers Around the teachings such as 'tum the other cheek,' 'the World The Prairie Women's meeting will be after golden rule,' and 'be humble.' the service on Sunday, April 30, instead of on the Longtime Prairie member Peg Barratt is a usual third Sunday. This change was made 3-4-5: Timeless Themes developmental psychologist who studies mothers because of the Easter holiday. Be sure to save the Led by Bob Purvis, the group discussed and babies. On Mothers Day, come and hear her date. miracle stories relating to Jesus: changing water perspectives from work in the United States and into wine, exorcising an evil spirit from a herd of Japan. Thank You All! pigs, multiplying the loaves and fishes, and walking on water. Their favorite story was about A hearty thank-you goes out to the Men's Jesus walking on water, about which they drew Shelter volunteers for April:Judy Skog, Barb pictures while trying to come up with explana-

Page2 4-26-95 tions. Jesus on a surfboard was the most popular them. Through FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE it Homeless Shelter. The shifts are 7:15 PM to image. is hoped that teens will learn the basic tenets of midnight and 5:00 AM to 8:00 AM. The evening adult living in a supportive, loving environment, shifts includes serving dinner and bringing a K-1-2: Caring Hands so that they will be able to live independently as gallon of milk, and the morning shift includes Led by Carl Wacker, the group opened with adults. serving breakfast and bringing a box of cereal. their UU circle and sharing time. They learned If you are interested in becoming a foster Shifts are difficult to fill, particularly the morning about snakes through a story and acting out parent to a teen call Dane County Human shift. Please call coordinator Fran Zell if you can snake like behavior. They went on to talk about Services at 273-6611. take a tum. building a birdhouse, making plans and choosing a tree to hang the birdhouse in. They'll do the May Day in Madison Senior Book Sale actual building in May. Rally for a People's Budget May 1st Noon to The Westside Senior Center, 602 Sawyer Preschool 1:00 PM at the State Capitol Steps. Next 1:00 to Terrace, is collecting books for the annual used Led by Melissa Pokorney, the group took 5:00 PM People's Filibuster in Capitol Hearing book sale to be held on June 3. Books may be advantage of the nice weather to go to the park. Room 421 South. Presentation of the Alternative dropped off at the Center weekdays between They also played games and colored pictures. A People's Budget at 3:00 PM. Also from 1:00 to 9:00 am and 3:00 PM, or will be picked up at your lesson for the day was on com promise. 5:00 PM, New Alliances present workshops and home ( call 238-0196). Funds from this sale are a panel discussions on neighborhood empower• major source of support for the program at the Spring Fling ment, building a third party alternative, Westside Senior Center. Same May 19 for an all-RE Q(-8) spring organizing and coalition building at the State celebration. The usual fun with food and games, Capitol Room 312 SE. Children's Activity Center Drivers Needed plus some special activities. in State Capitol Room 213 SE. Unity Rally at 5 :00 PM on the steps of the Capitol followed by a The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program march to the Wisconsin Manufacturers and (RSVP) of Dane County is looking for older adults Commerce Building on East Washington Ave. (55 plus) to provide rides for seniors and disabled persons without access to personal transportation. Drivers are reimbursed 28 cents Ba by Needs Drive per mile and covered with personal accident, The Community Action Coalition's Baby liability and excess automobile liability insurance. Needs Center helps families provide for infant If you can volunteer call the RSVP office at 238- needs on an emergency basis by providing baby 7787. formula, food, clothing, diapers and transporta• _ Oklahoma City Relief _ tion vouchers. Suby, VonHaden & Associates Braille Course Offered organized a BaoyNeecls-Drive: tJritil May 20, you Anyone who would like to contribute to UU can drop off baby items at the Copp's Food Volunteer Braillists & Tapists, Inc. will offer a relief in Oklahoma City, please send your Center on Whitney Way. For more information nine month course in the transcription of print donation to: please contact Pat Bice 831-8181 into Braille. We urge you to consider this First Unitarian Church worthwhile comm unity service. If you are (Bombing Relief) interested in this or other services for the visually 600 NW 13th Street Food Pantry impaired, please contact Karen or Gail at their Oklahoma City, OK 73103 office (233-0222) between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM Let's not forget to bring those food items for The First Unitarian Church lost two of its or leave a message on the answering machine the Food Pantry of the Allied Drive area. Make members-Mary Rentie and Susan Farrell-in the after hours. sure that your contributions are non-perishable blast. Susan was single. Mary's survivors include and, if you forget the food, money is also useful. her husband ( currently unable to work) and two A drop-off box for food is in the Prairie foyer. teenage daughters. The church also suffered structural damage. Blood Donors Foster Pa rents Don't forget to show up at the Red Cross Blood Donor Center "where the elite meet" Dane County has recently seen a dramatic while giving a pint to unknown, but very grateful increase in the need by teens for foster homes. In people. response, the Dane County Department of Expanded hours at the Sheboygan Donor Human Services has developed FOSTERING Center are Monday, Noon to 4:00 PM;'Tuesday, Peace Internship INDEPENDENCE, a program which recruits and Noon to 6:00 PM; Wednesday and Friday, 9:00 trains people to become foster parents for teens. AM to 1:00 PM; Thursday, Noon to 7:00 PM; and The Fellowship ofReconciliation (FOR), a As a foster parent you will receive compensation, Saturday, 8:00 AM to N(oon. national interfaith peace and justice organization, support, and training for the care you provide. is accepting applications for 1995-96 internships. Directors of the program are aware that a FOR interns work with FOR staff to build racial disproportionate number of today's homeless Volunteers Needed ... and economic justice, peace, and a stronger people were once in foster care. Once their care For the Homeless Shelter. Prairie is movement of faith-based nonviolent activists. is terminated at age 18 most of them do not have responsible for staffing two shifts on the fourth Interns must be at least 21 and willing to make a a family to fall back on if things don't go well for Monday of each month at Grace Episcopal one year commitment. Interns receive room in Page 3 4-26-95 Nyack, NY (20 miles north of NYC), insurance, positive social change. Lots of workshops and paid vacation, and a $600/month stipend. For interaction with D.C. folks. details contact Fellowship ofReconciliation, Box 271, Nyack, NY 10960, 914-358-4601. Information Housemate Wanted is also on the Prairie bulletin board. Deadline to apply is June 1. I am interested in finding a compatible person to share my home. There is a large Building Dedication private room which is part of a nicely furnished older home with kitchen, living/dining room, The Northwoods Unitarian Universalist laundry and semi-private bath. There is plenty of Fellowship invites us to attend the dedication of privacy when desired, storage space available in their new building on Sunday May 7, 1995 at 4:00 the basement and attic, and garage space. If p.m. A potluck supper will follow the dedication. interested, please call Jennifer Parker at 246- Their new building is on the comer of Woodruff 4304. The space is available for May 1. Road and Peggy Lane in Minocqua. Chicago Blues Weekend Leadership Training Join Chicago's Second Unitarian Church for a The Fellowship of Reconciliation will offer weekend offood, music, hoiiie hospitality and three leadership programs this summer for UU Fellowship on June 2-4. See the blue people aged 17-25. Sliding scale fees, based on brochure oh the bulletin board or contact Tom ability to pay, range from $275-$425. For details Hartman of Second Unitarian at 312./404-5320 contact Fellowship ofReconciliation, Box 271, for information. Nyack, NY 10960, (914) 358-4601. Tue programs include: Artful Wtimen **Unitedfor Ch'ange,June 24-30, Santa Cruz,CA. The Ninth Annual Exhibition & Sale of work Application deadline, May 20. by Wisconsin Women Artists takes place the An intensive week ofleadership develop• weekends of April 29 and 30, and May 6 and 7. ment and nonviolence training. Includes meeting from noon to 4:00 PM each day. Opening with local community organizers, skill work• reception is set for Arpil 29. Location is 215 shops, discussions of social change theory, and Forest Street in Madison. (Comer of Forest St. reflections on participants' successes and and Kendall Ave.) challenges in organizing work. **International Training,July 17-31, Grief Support Group Nyack,NY. Application deadline, June 15. Hospicefare, Inc. offers a ''.Journeys through A two week gathering of youth from Bosnia, Grief' educational series to those mourning the Germany, the US, and elsewhere to explore both loss of someone important in their lives. The lckal and global violence, and positive alterna• series examines the grief process in three tives. consecutive sessions and presents very practical **Skiilsfor Change, August 15-22, information and advice. The next session will be Washington, D.C. held Oh three consecutive Tuesday evenings Application deadline, July 15. beginning April 25 at Physicians Plus West, 7102 The focus will be on mulitculturalism, racial Mineral Point Road, All sessions are free. For and social justice, and strategies for creating further information call HospiceCare at 276-4660.

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