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Calendar.
August 22. 10:00 a.m. Meeting with Pastor Kristin.
August 22. 5:00 p.m. Elmwood Park.
August 23. 10:00 a.m. Edgewater Mutual Aid Network.
August 24. 12:30 p.m. Session meeting.
September 13. 8:30 a.m. Chicago Presbytery Assembly at Garrett Theological Seminary
September 27. 10:00 a.m. Session Records Review Meeting at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago
Announcements.
Gerry became President of Evanston Nouveau Rotary Club on July 1, 2025.
Gerry became a Rotary Foundation Paul Harris Fellow and sustaining member.
Gerry was appointed Clerk of Session on February 13, 2022 and re-appointed each year since.
For business related to the former publications Gay Chicago Magazine, Chicago Phoenix, and Opus Media, please refer to legal counsel.
Gerry is currently on leave as editor of GoPride.com—Chicago’s LGBT news site.
President of Evanston Nouveau Rotary Club 2025-26
Recent reading.
Did you know? Gerry reads every single day for at least one hour. He’s even successfully done this through two stays in the ICU at the hospital.
As of August 8, 2025, Gerry has read 1,578 days in a row or 227 weeks in a row, non-stop.
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Jezebel by Megan Barnard
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Above the Salt by Katherine Vaz
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Lady MacBeth by Ava Reid
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The Life of Herod the Great by Zora Neale Hurston
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The Liar's Gospel by Naomi Alderman
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Medusa by Nataly Gruender
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The Witch of Colchis by Rosie Hewlett
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The Frangipani Hotel by Violet Kupersmith
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Finding the Dragon Lady: The Mystery of Vietnam's Madame Nhu by Monique Brinson Demery
Recent writing.
Lack of prophetic voice on Gaza by Protestants repeats Pope’s silence during Holocaust
The Vatican got it wrong during World War II. Are we mainline Protestants repeating history with our lackluster messaging about Gaza and Trumpism?
He thanked God for the Iran bombings; fanatic advisors believe Jesus is coming
Standing behind him, in spirit if not on stage, were his warped “faith advisers”—Evangelical extremists who treat the Book of Revelation like a war manual.
Evangelicals want Trump to attack Iran to bring Jesus back; Presbyterians disagree
As the Declaration of Faith reminds us, “We do not know when or how the final redemption of creation will be achieved. But we know that God will win.”
Famine is politically-willed manmade hunger; famine in Gaza is our sin
This is death by policy. Death by blockade. Death by indifference. And famine is always manmade.
Left-wing political violence is rare; right-wing more prevalent
I unequivocally condemn all political violence, including the recent tragedy in Washington, D.C.
this is an lgbt safe space
Please support: Lambda Legal GLAAD It Gets Better The Trevor Project
black lives matter
Please support: Black Lives Matter NAACP Color of Change
Gerry is Chicago Health Care Hero 2020
Other books Gerry has read.
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Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
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Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
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The Familiars by Stacey Halls
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Daughters of Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt
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The Witch's Trinity by Erika Mailman
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The Manningtree Witches by AK Blakemore
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The Highland Witch by Susan Fletcher
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The Coffin Path by Katherine Clements
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The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent
