by Professional Alliance member Dan Ruzic of Chicago
Project Management.
be made publicly available on social media outlets such as
YouTube.
Later this season, the Chicago Office will be offering an
enrichment lecture series covering a wide range of issues.
Ticket information will be available online on Partners’
website and Facebook page, as well as on the Chicago
Office blog at www.sacredplaceschicago.blogspot.com.
Also starting this spring, Partners will provide educational
opportunities to students in fifth through eighth grades.
Working in collaboration with faculty from the school
of St. Mary of the Woods (a Catholic parish from the
northwest side of Chicago), a sixth-grade class will tour
Quinn Chapel, Second Presbyterian Church and Holy
Family Church, then use digital technology in conjunction
with traditional lesson plans to learn about the three key
aspects of each sacred place: its heritage, its faith, and its
community.
Expanded Programming
The Chicago Scroll Project is a new program designed
to document the rich heritage of Chicago’s historic
congregations. Clergy and lay leaders will be interviewed
and encouraged to share their experiences as members of
congregations that worship in historic religious buildings.
An architectural component will be incorporated by
interviewing local architects experienced in working with
historic religious structures.
Historic preservation, journalism and film students from
Creighton University, Columbia College, the School of
the Art Institute of Chicago, and the University of Chicago
will assist with the project, giving them an opportunity
to demonstrate artistic creativity, build their portfolios,
and document the rich heritage of Chicago’s historic
congregations. Short films, produced by the students, will
New People
The Chicago Office is pleased to welcome Elizabeth
Blasius as an independent consultant working with
Partners’ team. Elizabeth is a graduate of the School of the
Art Institute of Chicago’s Historic Preservation program
and has worked on numerous projects with the City of
Chicago and the National Society of the Colonial Dames of
America.
Also helping with various projects and services are seven
new interns and volunteers: Katie Chiu, John Michael
Jurica, Lisa Napoles, Kyle O’Reilly, Jessica Ross, Jon Vogel,
and Christine Whims.
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