Susan Urban - Unitarian Universalist Circuit Rider

BACKGROUND:

I am a songwriter and singer with a definite Unitarian Universalist viewpoint. In 1987, I began creating services for my then home congregation, Second Unitarian Church of Chicago. In 1997, I began to present services for other UU congregations on a regular basis. Although the subject matter of my programs is wide-ranging, all of them use music combined with the spoken word to create services that provide a satisfying spiritual experience for any Unitarian Universalist congregation.

I have over 20 years of performing experience. In addition, I was the coordinator of None of the Above Coffeehouse at 2nd Unitarian for over 15 years, and so have had a great deal of experience putting together musical events as well as services. I was the Chair of the Sunday Services Committee at Second Unitarian for over three years.

CLICK HERE FOR A SAMPLING OF SERVICE TOPICS:

Click here for a partial list of services that Susan presents with other musicians as available.

SOME UU CHURCHES WHERE I'VE PRESENTED SERVICES:

Beverly Unitarian Church - Chicago, IL
Dupage Unitarian Universalist Church, Naperville, IL
First Unitarian Church - South Bend, Indiana
James Reeb Unitarian Universalist Congregation - Madison, WI
Marquette Unitarian Universalists - Marquette, MI
Monte Vista Unitarian Church, Montclair, CA
Northwoods Unitarian Fellowship, Woodruff, WI
Park Forest Unitarian Universalist Community Church - Park Forest, IL
Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society, Madison, WI
Quincy Unitarian Church - Quincy, IL
Second Unitarian Church - Chicago, IL
Unitarian Church of Evanston - Evanston, IL
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Flagstaff - Flagstaff, Arizona
Unitarian Universalists of Manhattan - Manhattan, KS
Universalist Unitarian Church of Peoria - Peoria, IL
Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet - Joliet, IL
New Garden Community Church UU Faith Community, Chicago, IL
Bay de Noc UU Fellowship - Escanaba, MI
The Unitarian Universalist Church Of Elgin, Elgin, IL
Geneva Unitarian Universalist Society, Geneva, IL
Unitarian Universalist Church of the Lakes, Elkhorn, WI
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Of Door County, Sister Bay, WI

MONETARY CONSIDERATIONS:

I will work within your budget!
I accept the standard fee, if you have one, that your church pays to outside lay presenters.
A concert sponsored by your church the Saturday before a Sunday service may be substituted for or added to the fee for the service (a good arrangement if your budget does not allow you to pay a full standard fee). Concerts may be solo or with other musicians who will also participate in the Sunday service.
A concert may be made into a benefit for the hosting church, with the proceeds split between me, possible other UU musicians and the church in agreed-upon fashion.
Contact me - we CAN work something out!