Unitarian Universalists Host Honcho

William F. Schulz,was guest speaker today

"Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, the U.S. division of Amnesty International, from March 1994 to 2006. He is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, and served as president of the Unitarian Universalist Association from 1985 to 1993." - Wikipedia entry

Quite an inspiring speaker, is Rev. Shulz. I wish I'd videotaped it for YouTube. Some key points: wisdom does not equal power, and everyone should choose a real rose over a gold or silver one. He also spoke of the daily struggle for faith, when faced with horrible human suffering during his days as head of AI USA.

However, given the value of gold, compared to roses, I had to question the wisdom of the second bit of advice, which Rev. Shulz took good naturedly, before posting photo with the congregation's regular minister William Sasso (left in photo).

Sunday 3

Today I went to Ruby J's house to follow up on plans to publish a bound collection of the best essays from her late husband's almanac, the Waterman & Hill-Traveler's Companion. Afterwards, the Church of the Good Shepherd, where I spoke to Rev. Kim Magwire and snapped some photos.

Sunday 2

This week I didn't attend church, but rode my bicycle south of town to Lucky's place for coffee and advice about movie script on diet and spirituality.

I need a new collaborator. Someone to travel with each Sunday morning. It can be done alone, but not as much fun.

The list of churches compiled years ago should be revised. The letter to the pastors written 9 years ago still works, though. The original material was compiled on an old Macintosh, in storage. Will try to have it located by next Sunday.

This project is dedicated to Imogene & Bill Warner.

Sunday 1

It's been a while since I last attended church to photograph and document the people and places for a coffee table book about Southern Illinois churches. Not sure which one this week. Maybe one in Jackson County.