Every year we try to correct our flaws, be better people, strive for perfection.  Some of us see ourselves as perfectionists.  But, is perfection what we need?  Or someone, something, that’s good enough?

The Rev. Suzanne Wasilczuk is a 2007 graduate of Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago.  Her previous career was as a registered nurse, primarily in Sitka, Alaska.  In her journeys south and east she has lived in Vancouver, British Columbia where she was a docent at a maritime museum; and in Missoula, Montana where she volunteered at the local food shelf and as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate for children who were in the judicial system because of abuse or neglect.  She now lives in Duluth, Minnesota, preaches at the Mesabi UU Church in Virginia, Minnesota and serves as a part-time consultant to the Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Along with her MDiv from Meadville she has earned a MA in Philosophy/Emphasis on Teaching Ethics from the University of Montana, and a BA in English Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.  In her volunteer career she has been copy editor for a feminist newsletter, on the advisory board of a gay newsletter, a docent at a museum featuring Alaska native artifacts, a deejay at a public radio station, an actress and stage manager at a community theater, and a dancer in a “hula art action” highlighting local water pollution.

Suzanne is married to Tim Stratton, a professor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and a registered pharmacist.  She has one son and three grandchildren who live in Milwaukee.

 

 

Topics: Balance, Beliefs, Mind, Purpose, Re-committment, UU Principles