President’s Report to the Board Pam McIntire February 2022 I greatly appreciate all the thought and care our congregation is putting into making sure we are not a vector for COVID infections while also caring for the spiritual needs of each other. Our pastoral care team has been a mainstay...
The Board met Wednesday December 8, 2021 at 6:30 pm. This brief summary is to inform the congregation before the minutes are approved and posted. Following a brief check-in with Board members, there was public time for congregants. Officer and staff reports were reviewed and accepted. We discussed the impact of...
While there are core strengths apparent at UUCVille, there are a number of spiritual and structural areas of growth, needed to nurture the health and effectiveness of all that the congregation seeks to do and be – for itself and the world. Five areas of Developmental Needs – not in...
After numerous conversations with the congregation, Rev. Linda, and the board, the Developmental Minister Search Committee has come up with a draft of the final goals for our Developmental Ministry. These goals will be a part of our application for our Developmental Minister which we will submit to the UUA...
From President Pam McIntire It is heartening to witness how despite continuing COVID restriction, our congregation is coming together for fellowship and deepening understanding of our passions and needs. The board facilitated three Listening Circles for congregants to explain what goals are important for our upcoming developmental ministry years. As...
The Board of Trustees met Wednesday, October 27th at 6:30pm for our monthly meeting. At this meeting, we heard congregants concerns during our open community time, approved the thorough work that the personnel committee has done to update staff benefits and contracts, discussed the gift and grant policies that the finance...
The UUCville Board is in the process of identifying goals for our Developmental Ministry period. The board developed a draft of goals (shown below) to be used to start off Listening Circles in September and early October. We have also summarized the Listening Circle comments in a separate document. We...
The UUCville board facilitated Listening Circles to discuss Developmental Ministry Goals on September 21 and 26 and on October 10. Forty eight people participated. Congregants spoke with appreciation for each other and many aspects of church life including: How well staff and many volunteers have kept us together and thriving...
We did a brief check-in and approved the pre-submitted reports. Under “old business”, we discussed several issues at some length. VP Elizabeth Breeden had provided a one page written summary of the designated gift policy and why it can be controversial to just accept designated gifts outright. We discussed the...
President’s Report September 2021 Pam McIntire This month we have begun preparing for the Developmental Minister search. The board selected members for the Developmental Minister Search Committee and met to discuss what goals we will have for the developmental ministry years. We will have two Listening Circles to talk with ...