Sacred Places Fall 2009 | Page 13

UPDATE on Partners: Chicago Office Workshops The Chicago Office has added free workshops to its spectrum of services. Last September, Rolf Achilles, co-Chair of the Chicago Advisory Board and Curator of the Smith Museum of Stained Glass at Navy Pier, spoke about “Stained Glass Windows of Our Sacred Places” at St. James United Methodist Church. A second stained glass workshop is currently being planned for early 2010. Two additional workshops have been planned for 2009: “The Bare Necessities of Life – Why Development is Fundamental for Congregations” will be presented by Gianfranco Grande, Director of the Chicago office in November, and in December, architect George Halik, Director and Principal of Booth Hansen & Associates, will lead “How to Choose an Architect for Your Sacred Place.” (For details check the Chicago office website www.sacredplaces.org/offices_chicago.htm) Workshops and a lecture series being planned for 2010 include “Sustainability and Green Issues for Older Sacred Places;” “What to Know About Structural Engineers – What They Do, How to Choose One, How to Use Some Chicago Advisory Board Rolf Achilles, Co-Chair Corlis Moody, Co-Chair Barbara Abrajano Rabbi Michael Balinsky Joel D. Bookman Ettore Christopher Botti Jay Braatz, Ed.D. The Very Rev. John Canary Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos Steve Edwards Sunny Fischer Suzanne Germann Brian Goeken, AICP T. Gunny Harboe, AIA Nevin Hedlund, AIA Marilyn Hennessy Lisa M. Klein Jody Kretzmann The Rev. George A. Lane, S.J. Ken Marchetti The Rev. James M. Moody, Sr. Michael P. Mosher, Esq. Andrew Perlman Joan C. Pomaranc David L. Sauerman Royce A. Yeater, AIA of their Jargon;” “Don’t Jeopardize Your Not-for-Profit Status or Your Property-Tax-Exempt Status – A Legal Workshop;” and “The History of Religious Art in Chi