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Calendar.

September 1-4. Elmwood Park
September 5. 10:00 a.m. Harwood Heights.
September 6. 11:00 a.m. Edgewater Mutual Aid Network.
September 7. 11:00 a.m. Edgewater Presbyterian Church
September 7. 2:00 p.m. Mary Beth
September 8. 9:00 a.m. Harwood Heights.
September 9. 1:00 p.m. Homeland Security Fall Religious Observance Safety and Security Briefing
September 13. 8:30 a.m. Chicago Presbytery Assembly at Garrett Theological Seminary
September 20. 9:00 a.m. Harbart Payne Park Cleanup for Evanston Nouveau Rotary Club
September 27. 10:00 a.m. Session Records Review Meeting at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago
October 23. TBA. Purple Pinkie Fundraiser at Sketchbook Brewing Co. Evanston for Evanston Nouveau Rotary Club

Announcements.

Gerry became President of Evanston Nouveau Rotary Club on July 1, 2025.
Gerry was appointed to the Presbytery of Chicago Commission on Preparation for Ministry as Elder Commissioner.
Gerry was appointed to the Chicago Presbytery Assembly as Elder Commissioner.
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

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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.

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

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Recent writing.

Gerry writes on Substack.com

Gerry blogs at EdgewaterPCUSA.org

Gerry writes news on GoPride.com

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People, even those who claim to follow Jesus, say that victims of floods and other disasters somehow deserved what happened to them because of how they vote or where they live.