Committees, Board, and Council

It takes a large number of volunteers to help run an organization as large and active as First Parish Church of Stow & Acton! Getting involved on a committee is a good way to "get your feet wet" participating in our church's life. Our Board and Council are elected democratically by the members of the congregation to oversee our operations. It is hard work but very fulfilling. Won't you help?

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is made up of 9 Elected Members, led by our President, and including the Vice President, Treasurer, Clerk, and Minister. The Board is responsible for the general health and well being of the congregation and the functioning of the church. They meet on the second Thursday of each month in the church. Meetings are open to the church community.

See the Members & Friends Area for the Board of Trustees Meeting Summaries.

Current Officers, 2016-17

Lynda Layer, President
Mark Koenig, Vice President
Helen Jones, Clerk
Lee Cooprider, Treasurer
Board Members: Chris Lang, Barbara Raab, Ann Sadler, Margaret Tucker, Carolyn Zettler

Bylaws. See the bylaws for rules of the church operations, and duties of elected positions.

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. You can also look up the chair's contact information online in the Members & Friends Area. Chairs serve one or more years after election at the annual meeting in May.

Committee	Current chair(s) 2016-2017	Activities
Adult Programs	OPEN	Arranges adult educational programs such as classes, lectures and discussion groups.
Archives	Wanda Null, Betty Selling & Liz Moseley	Responsible for the identification, retention, and maintenance of the archive collection, which consists of permanent records describing the history and functioning of the church.
Buildings and Grounds	Bill Froberg	Handles care of the church buildings and grounds.
Communications	Rebecca MacNeill	Oversees communications within and outside the congregation including the website, electronic communications, church member/vistor database, and newsgroup moderation.
Denominational Affairs	Elizabeth Drake	Is the point of contact with the UUA, the district organization, other UU churches and related organizations.
Facilities	Steve Evans	Recommends the creation of, or modification to, existing policies and guidelines relative to facility usage priorites, fees, and rules of church and non-church function.
Finance	Laurie Proulx	Prepares annual budget with input, recommends financial courses of action.
Fundraising Council	OPEN	Coordinates various fundraising activities throughout the year.
Hospitality	Michele Wade & Keith Lundberg	Coordinates coffee hour.
Investment	Tom Moses	Monitors the investment of the Endowment.
Lay Ministry / Caring Committee	Contact the Minister or office	Provides support to members of the church in need.
Membership	Hector Constantzos	Welcomes new and prospective members with the membership Development Coordinator and Minister.
Ministerial Committee	Rick King	Aids the Minister in carrying out an effective ministry.
Music	OPEN	Spreads the joy of music through the care of the Church's musical instruments, bringing beautiful, inspiring music to both Worship services and the greater community, and supports the Music Director.
Nominating	Ingrid Holcomb & Nollie Srivastava	Prepares a list of nominations for each elective office to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting.
Personnel	Ann Walker & Marcia Rising	Conducts annual and new employee reviews, CORI checks, recommends salary and benefit structures, and resolves issues that may arise.
Religious Education	Wiley Cordone & Deb Brunelle	Develops and coordinates religious education programming for children and youth, with the Director of Religious Education and the Youth Coordinator.
Retreat	Margaret Tucker	Provides communication, coordination, logistics and inspiration to make the springtime Ferry Beach retreat a reality.
Social Justice Council	Donna Lang & June McKnight	Provides opportunities for every member to express, individually and collectively, concern on ethical, social, political and economic issues.
Social Programs	Cece Braun & Aimeé Ledwell	Organizes adult and family social activities.
Stewardship	OPEN	Educates the congregation on how to be good stewards of our church, including the giving of our time, talent and treasure.
Worship	Ann Gillespie	Helps the Minister with regular Sunday, special, and summer services.

Policies Page - Policies for various committees.

Projects and Task Forces

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

Program Council

The Program Council comprises most of the elected committee chairs. Led by the Vice President, it meets 3 to 4 times throughout the church year. The meetings are open to the church community.

Moderator

The Moderator is elected for a one year term to preside at all Special Meetings and at the next Annual Meeting.

Current Moderator: Ingrid Holcomb