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Report of Our Congregational Annual Meeting
Report of Our Congregational Annual Meeting By Stan Haavik, Trustee At-Large After the service on Sunday, April 11th, 130 church members attended our Congregational Annual Meeting. Rev. John opened the meeting with inspiring words and chalice lighting. Jane...
This Sunday! April 11 Congregational Meeting
Congregational Annual Meeting Via Zoom April 11, 2021, 11:10 am to 12:55 pm Pre-Register Here! Update of BEEC2 Phase 1 including construction progress and financing options: BBC Presentation Reports Proposed Bylaw Amendment Election of President, Vice...
Proposed Bylaw Amendment and Board of Trustees Statement
Proposed Bylaw Amendment Pat Fleeharty is proposing an amendment to the UUCA Bylaws, as part of Section E - of Bylaw V – Meetings: Any decision or transaction, duly approved by a majority vote, can only be overturned or significantly modified by a vote at a...
When Are We Having In-Person Services?
When Are We Having In-Person Services? The Re-Opening Team at UUCA has met once and will meet again in April to discuss when it will be safe to return to services on Sundays. We have four places of concern: faith formation for adults and kids, medical metrics, new...
You Are the Church’s Social Justice!
You Are the Church's Social Justice! When you go out into the community to do justice-making work, you represent the UU Church of Annapolis, whether you mention us or not. You carry our living tradition with you because you are living and reflecting our values. NEVER...
April 11 Congregational Meeting
Be Prepared! Heather Millar, President Our Congregational Annual Meeting is scheduled for next Sunday, April 11, after the service. At this meeting, we will elect new leaders, recognize deserving Shining Lights, hear updates on our building plans including financing,...
Let’s Prepare Together for Widening the Circle of Concern
Within the last week, we witnessed and grieved a now-familiar travesty: the wanton, inhumane taking of human life. We know that racism and sexism are part of the disease that led to the taking of Soon Chung Park, age 74; Hyun Jung Grant, age 51; Suncha Kim, age 69;...
Preparations for Our Congregational Annual Meeting
Preparations for Our Congregational Annual Meeting Heather Millar, President Our Annual Congregational Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, April 11, after the service. A Congregational Conversation is scheduled for this Sunday, April 4, during After-Hour to...
Bring the Change, Be the Change Report
"Bring the Change, Be the Change" Report Let's Celebrate! You did it! You donated $2,155.83 in coins for the church. Hooray!! Our goal was to raise $2,021, so well done!! Despite several cancellations due to bad weather, you came through. Thank you for your continued...
Moving Forward, Part 4! – Final Installment
Moving Forward, Part 4! – Final Installment Heather Millar, President This is the final installment of four articles reporting on what you said during our Congregational Conversation in February about Building Expansion Exploration Committee (BEEC2) Phase 1 plans and...
Proposed Bylaw Amendment
Proposed Bylaw Amendment Pat Fleeharty is proposing at the next Congregational Meeting, an amendment to the UUCA Bylaws, as part of "Section E - Vote" of "Bylaw V - Meetings," which states, "Any decision or transaction, duly approved by a majority vote of the members...
Moving Forward, Part 3!
Moving Forward, Part 3! Heather Millar, President The last two weeks of In The Know have contained articles reporting the message clearly heard during our recent Congregational Conversation to give BEEC2 the green light to implement Phase 1 now. Along with support for...
Orientation: Cakes for the Queen of Heaven
In 1977 the UUA General Assembly unanimously passed the Women & Religion Resolution, calling on all individual UUs and UU organizations to examine and put aside sexist assumptions, attitudes, and language; to explore and eliminate religious roots of sexism in...
YOU ARE BELOVED COMMUNITY!
YOU ARE BELOVED COMMUNITY! WHAT JUSTICE-MAKING ARE YOU DOING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE UUCA? Your ministers want to invite you to a zoom gathering to discuss your social justice work in the community. This is work inside or outside the congregation. You will be...
UUCA’s Support for Women’s Rights Worldwide
UUCA’s Support for Women’s Rights Worldwide By Phyllis Marsh As part of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day on March 8, I want to share with you how the Women’s Rights Worldwide program UUCA supported beginning in 2004 is still growing and making a...