<html><div>Dear Fellow UU's~~~ Please consider helping out Our fellow UU Congregations to grow and continue their good works. Past Chalice Lighter grants have helped LCUUC to both obtain and improve Our facility and I hope You will assist the MidAmerican Region to help others to do the same.</div><div> There are links in the call message for easy online donations. </div><div> </div><div> Thank~You for Your Consideration, UUly Yours, Jim</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br><br>---------- Forwarded Message ----------<br>From: "MidAmerica Region UUA" <info@midamericauua.org><br>To: James Hansen <gymbeau@netzero.com><br>Subject: Chalice Lighters Call - Winter 2016<br>Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 10:01:40 -0600<br><br></p><p><img src="http://www.midamericauua.org/images/stories/logos/CL-call-letter-header.png" alt="Chalice Lighters" width="317" border="0"></p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">January 2016<br> <br> Dear James,</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Chalice Lighter grants are funded by small donations from Unitarian Universalists across our large MidAmerica Region of the UUA, pooled together to help congregations with specific growth projects. The MidAmerica Regional Chalice Lighter Committee, comprised of representatives from all three of the former districts, considered the six applications that were received. We are pleased to announce the results of the Winter 2016 Regional Chalice Lighter call:</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><a href="https://www.midamericauua.org/_MA/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=60&qid=7917" target="_blank"><strong><img style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; float: left;" src="https://www.midamericauua.org/images/stories/churches/uu-fellowship-mankato-sq.JPG" alt="uu fellowship mankato sq" width="100" height="100">The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Mankato, MN</strong></a> will be given a grant to increase the hours of their Coordinator of Faith Development and also their Office Administrator. They are hoping to create a youth program for the recent graduates of their OWL class. Recently they have hired a fulltime minister and improved their facilities. With better youth programming, they will be better poised for growth.</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><a href="https://www.midamericauua.org/_MA/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=61&qid=7917" target="_blank"><strong><img style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; float: right;" src="https://www.midamericauua.org/images/stories/churches/uuf-northfield-sq.jpg" alt="uuf northfield sq" width="100" height="100">The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northfield, MN</strong></a> is seeking Chalice Lighter funds to increase the hours of their administrative and bookkeeping staff so their minister and DRE can focus on growth-oriented goals - adding summer services, beginning small group faith formation and deepening social justice engagement. The Northfield Fellowship has experienced steady growth in membership and budget since 2007 and is aiming to move from a family-sized congregation to pastoral-sized with the help of their continued focus and a Chalice Lighter grant.</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><a href="https://www.midamericauua.org/_MA/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=62&qid=7917" target="_blank"><strong><img style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; border: 0px solid #000000; float: left;" src="https://www.midamericauua.org/images/stories/churches/jruuc-sq.png" alt="jruuc sq" width="100" height="100">The James Reeb Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Madison, WI</strong></a> will be awarded a grant to expand their professional staff, and to bring them into alignment with fair compensation goals, all as part of their three year plan to grow the congregation, and expand religious education programming and justice work.</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><a href="https://www.midamericauua.org/_MA/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=63&qid=7917" target="_blank"><strong><img style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; float: right;" src="https://www.midamericauua.org/images/stories/churches/uuf-decatur-sq.jpg" alt="uuf decatur sq" width="100" height="100">The UU Fellowship of Decatur, IL</strong></a> requested Chalice Lighter funds to develop and manage a new website along with additional outreach initiatives. They have been energized this year working with their first interim, full-time minister and are using some special funds to increase staffing as they pursue a three-year strategic plan for growth.</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">For this Call, please make an online donation or send in your check by March 31, 2016.</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">You can make the check out to MidAmerica Region, with a note “Chalice Lighters Fall 2015 Call” in the memo line and mail it to:</p><p style="margin-left: 30px; font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">MidAmerica Region, 2355 Fairview Avenue #312, Roseville, MN 55113</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">We deeply appreciate your generosity in contributing to the MidAmerica Chalice Lighter program. There are several ways you can participate in the Chalice Lighter program, with four suggested levels of donation. These are amounts that would be donated three times each year (Fall, Winter & Spring Calls) upon receipt of the Call Letter. </p><ul><li style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">$20 Believer</li><li style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">$50 Builder</li><li style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">$100 Benefactor</li><li style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">$250 Beacon</li></ul><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">There are several ways you can donate:</p><ul><li style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Mail a check as described above</li><li style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><a href="https://www.midamericauua.org/_MA/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=64&qid=7917" target="_blank">Donate online</a></li></ul><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">If you’d prefer, for tax purposes, to make one donation per year (please send the $60 minimum donation or any greater amount to be divided among the next three Calls) you can send in your check now, and we will hold the funds and divide them equally across the three Calls. If you want to make an annual donation, please be sure to note “Annual” in the memo field of your check.</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">For those of you who are <strong>annual donors</strong>, you are receiving a Call Letter and will receive subsequent letters to keep you updated on what your funds are being used for. You are not being asked to send more money once you have made your annual donation for a given calendar year unless you wish to do so. We know that many of you prefer to receive U. S. mail notices and send in your checks three times a year for each of the Chalice Lighter Calls. We will continue to gratefully handle your donations this way. However, if at all possible, we would like to convert the majority of both announcement letters and donations to electronic, since this saves the program money and time. Please consider <a href="https://www.midamericauua.org/_MA/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=65&qid=7917">switching to use the online system</a> if you are not currently using it.</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Again, please know that we and the congregations who have and will receive Chalice Lighter Grants are deeply grateful for your generosity!</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Sincerely,</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><strong><em>The MidAmerica Region Chalice Lighter Committee</em></strong><br> Emily Jaycox, St. Louis, MO<br> Heidi Lackmann, Des Moines, IA<br> Karen McMillin, Oak Park, IL<br> Kathy Silver, Dexter, MI<br> John Blevins, Kansas City, MO<br> with staff support from Rev. Phillip Lund and Dori Davenport Thexton</p><div class="float_center"><img style="display: block; border: 0; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" src="http://www.midamericauua.org/images/stories/logos/Color_Stripe.png" alt="UUA color stripe" width="590px" border="0"></div><p style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><strong>MidAmerica Region of the Unitarian Universalist Association</strong></p><div class="location vcard"><span class="adr"><span class="street-address">2355 Fairview Ave N. #312</span><br><span class="locality">Roseville</span>, <span class="region">MN</span> <span class="postal-code">55113</span></span></div><p> </p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><strong>Web:</strong> <a href="https://www.midamericauua.org/_MA/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=66&qid=7917">http://midamericauua.org</a><br><strong>Phone:</strong> 312-636-9724<br><strong>Email: </strong><a href="mailto:midamerica@uua.org">midamerica@uua.org</a></p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><em>Central Midwest, Heartland, and Prairie Star Districts of the Unitarian Universalist Association joined together as MidAmerica Region in July 2013.</em></p><div class="float_center"><img style="border: 0; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" src="http://www.midamericauua.org/images/stories/logos/Color_Stripe.png" alt="UUA color stripe" width="590px" border="0"></div><p style="text-align: center;">You may unsubscribe here: <a href="https://www.midamericauua.org/_MA/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/mailing/unsubscribe&reset=1&jid=178&qid=7917&h=680ed48b55e2584e">UNSUBSCRIBE ME</a></p><p><img src="https://www.midamericauua.org/_MA/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/open.php?q=7917" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0"></p></html>
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