Board, Council, and Committees

Board of Trustees.  9 Elected Members, led by our President, and including the Vice President, Treasurer, Clerk, Minister.    Responsible for the general health and well being of the congregation and the functioning of the church.  Meets 2nd Tuesdays of each month in the church, and the meetings are open to the church community. 
Current Officers, 2010-2011:            

  • Neil Saunders, President
  • Hector Constantzos, Vice President
  • Quinci Sprague, Clerk
  • Nancy Friedrichs, Treasurer
  • Board Members: Kevin O'Brien, Pam Cole, Lee Cooprider, Elizabeth Drake, Diane Miller

Bylaws.   See the bylaws for rules of the church operations, and duties of elected positions. (See also: proposed revisions)

Program Council comprises most of the elected committee chairs.   Led by the Vice President, Meets 3rd Tuesdays of each month in the church, and the meetings are open to the church community. 

Moderator -   elected for a one year term to preside at all Special Meetings and at the next Annual Meeting.   Current Moderator: Bob Selling.

Committees
The following committees welcome new members, any time!  See the bylaws for general committee descriptions.  Contact the chair for questions; the church directory, available at the church office, has a listing of each committee chair and their contact information.   Chairs serve one or more years after election at annual meeting in May. 

 

Current chair(s) 2009-2010

Meetings (last updated: 5/08)

 

Adult Programs

On Hold

 

Arrange adult educational programs such as classes, lectures and discussion groups.

Buildings and Grounds

Whitney Granger, Co-chair;
Laura Spear, Co-chair; Gary Pemberton,
Fellowship Hall; Open, Church
Building; Open, Parsonage; Rick Layer, Grounds; Tom McCausland, Sexton

 

Care of the church buildings and grounds

Canvass / Stewardship

 Sharon Brownfield
Katy Weeks

 

Annual Pledging of financial support for church.

Communications

Barbara Raab, Joe Stadolnik

Second Mondays of the month, 7:30PM, Fellowship Hall downstairs.

Publicity, church member/vistor database, newsgroup moderation, Sunday announcements, electronic communications projects, website.

Denominational Affairs

Nancy Banks, Helen Jones

 

Point of contact with the UUA, the district organization, other UU churches and related organizations.

Facilities

Jonathan Daisy 

 

Scheduling the use of all church facilities, for collecting rent, and for liaison with groups which use the facilities. 

Finance

Open

 

General financial administration and preparation of the budget.

Fundraising

Dave Schubert
Deanna Lyons

 

Fundraising events.

Hospitality

Julie Weeks, Rebecca Winborn

 

Coffee hour!

Lay Ministry / Caring Committee

Contact the Minister or office

 

Provide support to members of the church in need

Membership

Betsy Stepp, EJ Labb

 1st Tuesday, 7:30pm Parlor

Welcome new and prospective members

Music

Michael Merrill

 

Music programs and services.

Personnel

Marcia Rising, Shirley Farmer

 

Staff performance, recruiting, contract and salary negotiations.

Religious Education

Nollie Srivastava, Judy Holmes

Generally once per month, Sundays after church.   Contact the chair to confirm meeting date and time.

Coordinating a Religious Education Program for youth. 

Social Action

Nancy Banks (facilitator)

second Sunday of the month at 11:45 am

Providing opportunities for every member to express individually and collectively concern on ethical, social, political and economic issues. 

Social Programs

Open

 

Adult and family social activities

Worship

Carol Watson

 

Special services and regular Sunday services working closely with the Minister. Summer services, ushers, and flowers!



Investment Committee – three members, each elected for a three year term.  Responsible to the congregation for the investments and securities held by the church.  Susan Bak, Greg Jones, Nancy Banks.

Nominating Committee - five members elected annually to serve one year terms, with a maximum of three consecutive terms.  Bob Plaskon, Nancy Cataldo, Rick Lent, Liz Mosely, Steve Evans (Chair).

Committee on Ministry- five church members, each appointed by the Board of Trustees for a three year term, to strengthen and improve relationships between the Minister and the Congregation.   Contact: Peter Fiske.

Coffee House Committee- Ralph Deflorio

Retreat Committee - Dave Kay, Quinci Sprague, Hoff Stuart

Green Sanctuary Committee - Sharon Brownfield

Committee Policies Page - Policies for various committees.

Projects & task forces

These are chartered by the Board of Trustees for specific jobs, and disband when complete.   Currently:

  • Strategic planning
  • 2 Services