Past Dean’s Columns

April 2019
Dean’s Column

Five centuries before Christ, Greek philosopher Anaximander constructed the first map. He made Miletus - a city in western Turkey where he lived – the center of the world. Perhaps his decision was less ego than experience. How tempting it is to consider our lives being the center of the world, myopically seeing only what is important to us and our personal pursuits and responsibilities. In this season of Lent, as I take time to focus inwardly, I’m reminded daily that life does not center...
March 2017Smorgasbord of News!

March 2017
Smorgasbord of News!

This month's Dean’s Column is a smorgasbord of important news items for our membership: Plans for the Chicago area memorial service for Dick Enright are evolving. The service will be Tuesday, May 9, at 7:00pm at Fourth Presbyterian Church (126 E. Chestnut, Chicago). ...

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January 2017Ordinary Time, Take 2

January 2017
Ordinary Time, Take 2

We had a wonderful Epiphany party last night!  (Read more in the Recent Event Review.)  Also take particular note of the Other News section this month - there's a lot of important information there about various items. My husband, the preacher, has always been...

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December 2016A New Chapter Initiative

December 2016
A New Chapter Initiative

Your NSAGO board met last month, and discovered that our recent attention to rebuilding our efforts in the area of chapter scholarships dovetails beautifully with the recent national AGO initiative that I wrote about last month in the Dean's Column - the Committee on...

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October 2016New Beginnings

October 2016
New Beginnings

In a few short days, we begin our 2016-17 program season with a long-anticipated and exciting program by Vincent DuBois, from Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. This program is part of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ernest Skinner,...

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