<html><div>Hey You UUs~~~The Chalice Lighters Fall Call has arrived~!~! Let's help other Congregations grow and spread Our Faith. LCUUC has been awarded funds in the past to help Us purchase and improve Our little round church with the party hat on top! Now it's Our turn to help others. UUly Yours, Jim<br><br>---------- Forwarded Message ----------<br>From: "MidAmerica Region UUA" <info@midamericauua.org><br>To: James Hansen <gymbeau@netzero.com><br>Subject: Chalice Lighters Call -<br>Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 16:19:43 -0500<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';">October 2016<br> <br> Dear James Hansen,</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Every once in a while we have a Chalice Lighter call cycle when we do not receive any applications. This fall is one of those times. When this happens, it’s been our practice to put a call out for funds to support congregations in their work around a specific area, like support emerging congregations or youth and young adult programs.</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><img style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; float: left; border: 0px #000000;" src="https://www.midamericauua.org/images/stories/logos/BLACKLIVESofUU-logo-black.png" alt="BLACKLIVESofUU logo black" width="259" height="121">Your MidAmerica Regional Chalice Lighter Committee has decided to apply funds from the Fall 2016 Call to assist congregations in supporting Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU).</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">According to their website (www.blacklivesuu.com), “Black Lives of UU provides information, resources and support for Black Unitarian Universalists and works to expand the role and visibility of Black UUs within our faith.”</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">One of the ways congregations can do this is use Chalice Lighter funds to cover the cost for Black UUs who wish to attend upcoming Unitarian Universalist gatherings, like BLUU 2017 Convening in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 9-12, or MidAmerica’s Regional Assembly in Oak Brook, Illinois, April 28-30, or next year’s General Assembly which will also be in New Orleans, Louisiana, June 21-25.</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Funds could also be used to help MidAmerica congregations create and display their own Black Lives Matter banners, or help cover the cost of replacing banners that have been vandalized.</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Another way congregations could help support Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism could be to respond to BLUU’s call of action encouraging UU congregations to open their doors and make meeting and healing space available to Black organizers during times of crisis, such as the recent shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Congregations could use Chalice Lighter funds to cover expenses related to refreshments, copy services, and use of office space.</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Bringing speakers to a UU cluster event might be another way to use a small grant from Chalice Lighters.</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">For this Fall 2016 Call, <a href="https://www.midamericauua.org/_MA/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=77&qid=10195" target="_blank">please donate</a> by Saturday, <strong>December 15, 2016</strong></p><hr><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">We thank you for your support of the growth of Unitarian Universalism in our Region!</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">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 style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><li>$20 Believer</li><li>$50 Builder</li><li>$100 Benefactor</li><li>$250 Beacon</li></ul><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">There are several ways you can donate:</p><ul style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><li>Mail a check as described below</li><li><a href="https://www.midamericauua.org/_MA/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=78&qid=10195" target="_blank">Donate online</a> per call or Annually</li></ul><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 Winter 2016 Call” in the memo line and mail it to:</p><p style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; margin-left: 30px;">MidAmerica Region, 2355 Fairview Avenue #312, Roseville, MN 55113</p><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 annual donors, 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. <a href="https://www.midamericauua.org/_MA/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=79&qid=10195" target="_blank">Switch me to email.</a></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, DesMoines, IA<br> John Blevins, Kansas City, MO<br> Jennifer Thomas, Bowling Green, KY<br> Dan Talhelm, Lansing, MI<br> with staff support from Rev. 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