The Chicago Area Unitarian Universalist Council
Welcome!   The 28 Unitarian Universalist congregations of greater Chicago, northern illinois, and Michiana comprise the Chicago Area Unitarian Universalist Council.  Its membership is composed more historically than geographically:  although the area is designed to include Chicago and its suburbs, some of the members of CAUUC are included because they have an historical tie to one or more of the Chicago-area congregations,  Berrien (in St. Joseph, Michigan), Rockford, Elkhart (Indiana), Joliet.  The mission of the Chicago Area Unitarian Universalist Council is to support the work of its member congregations by:    * Encouraging an interdependent network among the congregations;    * Maintaining a clearinghouse of Unitarian Universalist information and         procedures;    * Performing liaison tasks among denominational levels;    * Communicating effective programming, leadership development, and operational         practices among its constituents;    * Promoting the visibility and presence of Unitarian Universalism and its         values in the greater Chicago area Quarterly, CAUUC publishes "CAUUC News," and annually publishes a Directory.  CAUUC provides major funding for the Chicago-area UUs for Social Justice organization (UUSJ).   CAUUC solicits and provides funding for the Chicagoland Marketing Initiative (CMI).  CAUUC contributes to the work of The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC).  CAUUC administers the Clarence Darrow Fund (funds won in a 1985 suit against the "Red Squad" of Chicago Police which had harrassed individual members and whole congregations for "subversive activity"), established for the promotion of First Amendment freedoms.  CAUUC provides grants for the individual and collaborative work of congregations.  The Social Mission Grant is awarded annually to a congregation to support an on-going social justice activity of that congregation.  Two "Cluster Grants" are awarded each year to support congregations in collaboration to carry off an activity. CAUUC maintains a clearinghouse of information, ideas, and resources, published primarily in its newsletter and website.  CAUUC leadership from time to time sponsors collaborative events, such as "Leadership Days" and training in aspects of church organization.  CAUUC supports its work through contributions from its member congregations, currently established as $1 per church member.		Website navigator: Directory of Congregations Calendar News and announcements Topics Chicagoland Marketing Initiative Resources Links Bylaws Contact Us          Board of Directors Rev. Brian Covell, president Third Unitarian Church          briancovell@comcast.net Dave Karcher, vice president UU Society of Geneva         wdkarcher@hotmail.com Margaret Shaklee, past president and secretary Unitarian Church of Evanston          howshak@att.net John Halbeck, treasurer Unitarian Church of Hinsdale          info@cauuc.org Lynne Garner, liaison to Meadville Lombard Theological School          Lgarnerchicago@aol.com Ken Schug First Unitarian Society of Chicago            kschug@msn.com Ellen Wehrle Unity Temple UU Congregation, Oak Park             e_wehrle@comcast.net The CAUUC Board meets at Third Unitarian Church 301 North Mayfield Av. Chicago, IL  60644-2198 7:30-9:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month bimonthly (October, December, February, April, June)