Vol. 29, No. 5
May 2008
May 2008
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CONTENTS:
SUNDAY SERVICES
Rev. Lyn's Plumb Line
Grain of the Board
“Herding Cats” Leadership Development
Upcoming Programs for 2008 at the Murray Grove Retreat Center
Summer Splash 2008 – Silent Auction Round I
It’s Time for Another Pictorial Directory
CHURCH NEWS & CORNERSTONES
Mark Your Calendar
LIFE SPAN EDUCATION
YOUTH PAGE
OUR CONGREGATION
EZ, No Pain Collections
Needlework Circle
Green Sanctuary Meeting in May!
Help AUUC Recycle
AUUC recycles:
Thank you from Coal River Mountain Watch!
Women’s Book Discussion Group
Accotink Seeking Applications for Membership Coordinator
Help Our Wounded Military Personnel
May's 2nd Sunday Collection Goes to Women in Afghanistan
Pastoral Care is Available
OUR GREATER COMMUNITY
Association Connections
General Assembly Contacts
Inspiring Ideas, Sharing Resources, Working Together
2008 Unitarian Universalist Leadership Team Institute
Postal Food Drive Supports ECHO
Take a Walk and Pick Up the Trash
Memorial Society of NoVA Meets May 10
Torture Awareness Month
Our Sporadically Appearing Editing Notice
NUTS &BOLTS
2005-2006 Board of Trustees
STAFF
Council Members
We welcome all members, friends and visitors to our Sunday services. Religious education programming is available for toddlers through 8th graders at both services. Nursery space is provided for infants. Please join us for conversation and coffee after each service.
May 11
Tradition! Tradition!
Rev. Lyn Plumb
When is tradition a beneficial thing, and when is it not? How do we determine when a tradition has outlived its usefulness and meaning? Rev. Lyn will outline the history of Mother’s Day, the traditions that have evolved around it, and explore the implications of traditions in all aspects of our lives.
May 18
RE Sunday
Join us for this special Sunday service. Our young people will help Rev. Lyn Plumb and Sarah Edelson, Director of Lifespan Education, lead the service. We will have a special time to honor our volunteer RE teachers for all the wonderful work they have done this year.
May 25 (Note: ONE service at 10 a.m.)
Creating An Ethical Will
On this Memorial Day weekend, we remember the fallen but also ponder what we wish to leave behind as a statement of belief.
June 1
Godspeed
Whether you are saying "goodbye" to someone or to some phase of your life, creating closure can become a fine art and an inspiriting experience.
The renowned Universalist minister, Rev. Clarence Skinner, over a half century ago wrote:
“The Beloved Community is not an organization of individuals seeking private and selfish security for their souls. It is a new adventure, a spontaneous fellowship of consecrated men [and women] seeking a new world.”
This quote struck me as I encountered it recently, for this congregation in its transition time, here at Accotink UU Church, has spent the better part of a year now in living a new adventure in the life of your “Beloved Community.” I have had the pleasure in walking with you on this adventure and witnessing many new ways of being and thinking evolve as our months together have passed. You are indeed a community that not only seeks the “private and selfish security of your own souls,” but endeavors to work together as a fellowship of people striving to create a new world both for yourselves and for the world beyond.
New ideas are circulating, percolating, and are being tried on for size and fit. Congregational gatherings this past month have asked you to come to agreement on important issues for you future, not the least of which involved the choosing of your new settled minister to follow me, your interim minister. Other congregational gatherings will be occurring soon of other important matters as well, soon after I am gone, and indeed, long after I am gone, too.
You, as a congregation, have done good work this year, and I just want to raise up that fact, as we travel the last part of our road together these last couple of months. Let us pause in our work with each other to say: “A job well done!” and bask in the knowledge that you, both as individuals and as a collective community, have made it happen.
In gratitude, praise and love,
Rev. Lyn
By Doug McCusker, AUUC President
It’s official, Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael will be Accotink’s next settled minister starting Aug. 15, 2008. Wow, that sure felt good to write. The past week was amazing. Long-time members who hadn’t graced us with their presence in quite a while, newcomers and everyone in between showed up at one point or another last week to meet Scott and catch his two services. He made the rounds among the Council clusters, staff and leadership groups in a whirlwind tour of Accotink. They must have liked what they saw because for the first time in Accotink’s history we called a minister with a unanimous vote. Congregational participation was excellent all weekend. At the Annual Meeting on Saturday, April 26, 50% of the members cast ballots for the 8 candidates running for a variety of church offices. The next day, 70% of the congregation turned out for the ministerial vote. It was great to see that kind of enthusiasm. It gives me great hope for the future of this church.
At the Annual Meeting, the congregation heard the President, Council Vice-Chair and several members of the Commission on our Ministry (COOM) give their summaries of this past year’s accomplishments and our challenges for the future. In a prelude to what was to happen the next day, the slate of candidates offered by the Leadership Development and Nominating Committee (LD&NC) was unanimously elected. The slate consisted of Mary Kringer for Vice President, Dean Wanderer for Financial Advisor, Mimi Konoza for At-Large Trustee, Matt Dunham for Youth Trustee, Anna Cochrane and Celeste Fritzson for the COOM and Bobbie Williams and Susan Brown for the LD&NC. Congratulations to all. Following the vote, the congregation approved an ambitious Charge for the next year’s COOM.
On April 8, the Board made a number of decisions in a highly productive meeting. The Board approved a proposal by the Pastoral Care Team and Lifespan Education Committee to create a Youth Grief Garden where the children and youth can express their feelings and move through the grief process when they experience a sense of loss in their lives. A proposal from the Denominational Affairs Committee to endorse the Accotink delegates for the 2008 General Assembly was approved. Pete Fontneau, Doug McCusker, Judy Robison and Sarah Edelson will be representing AUUC this year at GA in Fort Lauderdale on June 25-29. Next, the Board approved with changes a new rental contract for the Spring-Mar Preschool.
Ed Cochrane, Finance Committee Chair, presented the first-quarter budget assessment. Pledges are coming in right on schedule, expenses are tracking along nicely and best of all, the Ministerial Search Committee looks like it will only spend about 30% of its budget. That means that about half of the money that was provided by donors for the Ministerial Search will be turned back into the general fund. As a result, the Board voted to reinstate cost-of-living and merit raises for the staff and hire a custodian. The final decision of the evening involved sponsoring a troop of Earth Scouts that meets in our facility. Earth Scouts is an inclusive, co-educational scouting program, in which facilitators provide a cooperative learning environment for future community leaders and change agents seeking sustainability, equity and nonviolence. These are principles that match our church’s mission and connect us with our greater community.
Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael and his wife, Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael,
minister of the Unitarian Universalists of Sterling.
Have you ever wondered how things get done at Accotink UU? Have you asked yourself what role you could play in the church? Have you wondered how your committee or task force could run more smoothly? Have you taken some time recently to think about leadership skills and dynamics and how Accotink can make a place for everyone who wants to be active in making AUUC a great place to be?
Well, plan some time to attend a session of “Herding Cats – How We Move Together in the Same Direction to Get Things Done.” The Leadership Development and Nominating committee is offering the workshops in May and June. And they are offered in a variety of sizes so you can find just the right fit for you.
A series of sessions will be offered on three consecutive Sundays during the second service. Just enjoy the 9:30 service, share some coffee and fellowship, and head on down to Room 126 at 11:15. Join us on May 25 to learn how AUUC is organized, the roles of the various leaders and organizations and how they interact. We’ll also take a look at the larger Unitarian Universalist picture to see how we interact with regional and national groups. On June 1, we’ll explore the nuts and bolts of committee work and what characteristics successful teams share. Rounding out this series on June 8 is a discussion of what leadership is, the variety of leadership styles, how followers can help lead too, and how best to help every member contribute to a successful ministry.
Not up for a three-week commitment? Then pick just the sessions that speak to your interest. Or, commit just one afternoon and experience the full gamut of the Herding Cats topics on Saturday, June 7, from 2-5 p.m. in Room 121. Refreshments will be provided at this session.
Sign up for the sessions on the sheet in the foyer, or let any member of the L&N committee know which session(s) you plan to attend. Members include Susan Brown, Anna Cochrane, Doug Ryan and Bobbie Williams.
Seasons of Sage-ing: May 15-18 and Nov. 6-9
Led by Rev. Patricia Hoertdoerfer
Explore the paradoxes of the seasons as reflected in the challenges and blessings of aging – celebrate the poetic beauty of your one wild and precious life!
Ways to the Spirit: July 11-13
Led by Rev. Karen Foley and Rev. Craig Hirshberg
A Weekend of Spiritual Practice for Unitarian Universalists, with prayer • meditation • art • music • movement • yoga • t’ai chi • labyrinth • silence • spiritual direction
1st Annual Community Drum Festival: Aug. 15-17
Led by Tom Brown, Skip Leib, Amy Schindler and Maire Tashjian (ViRAGO), Lara Gonzalez and Yael Schacham (Marafanyi)
Join us for an exciting full-moon weekend filled with opportunities to express yourself creatively and spiritually through the magic of drumming and dance: ancient practices with roots in ritual, religion and celebration!
Homecoming 2008: A Mid-Atlantic Celebration: Sept. 27, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
A regional UU gathering to celebrate our roots, spirit and future.
Murray Grove is also available for congregational and family gatherings, pool parties, family reunions, etc.
Call 609/693-5558 or go to www.murraygrove.com for more information.
Sharing our time, talents and friendship
It’s time for our mid-year fundraiser, the Summer Splash! This is a silent auction only, with all items posted on the walls with bid sheets attached. This auction will include some tangible goods but nothing can be stored at the church, so we’ll have a photo and description for these items. It’s not an evening event so you don’t have to get a baby-sitter. You don’t even have to register for a paddle number or bring food.
Just come to the church on one of these three Sunday mornings (or during the week) and put your name on the bid sheets that will be posted in the hallway and gallery. Call or e-mail Judy Robison or the church office, accotinkuuc@verizon.net, with your bids if you’re unable to get to the church.
We’ll have two groupings of things to bid on. The items below will be offered in the first batch, which will remain posted at the church for May 11-25; winners will be notified after May 25.
NOTE: We’re still looking for donations for the second round of this silent auction. The next deadline is May 25 to turn in your donation forms. The second set of auction donations will be posted June 1-15. Watch your newsletter or go to the church website for details
| Baby Quilt in Blue Kumutha Lane
Est. value: $30 Min. bid: $10 Fine French Cognac Bid on this bottle of “Maison Samalens – Bas Armagnac,” straight from Paris. Share it with friends or save it for a special evening. Ooh-la-la! Est. value: $40 Min. bid: $15 This event is coming this summer! Find a partner and enter as Min. bid: $20 per team Get into the SUUSI experience! Here’s a deal for first-timers going to SUUSI. Todd will pay the registration fees, tuition, room and board for a first-timer attending SUUSI 2008, scheduled this year for July 20-26 at the Radford campus. See the SUUSI catalog for details, www.suusi.org. Payments will be arranged with the top bidder. Est. value: $750 Min. bid: $250 Coffee with Friends at Starbucks The top five bidders will join Lisa at Starbucks for drinks, dessert and good friendly conversation. You’ll meet for an evening in late June (date TBD). Est. value: $5 Min. bid: $5 Hear Izhak Perlman at the Kennedy Center Concert goers will want to bid on this pair of tickets to hear Ishak Perlman conduct the National Symphony Orchestra playing Mozart, Bach and Tchaikovsky on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m. These are prime seats, in the First Tier Center. (Tickets have been ordered; the Kennedy Center will mail them out in late July or August.) Est. value: $120 Min. bid: $90 |
“Not the Messiah!” starring and created by Eric Idle of Monty Python fame Doug McCusker If you’re a Monty Python fan, don’t pass on this chance to bid on a pair of tickets to this special show. Monty Python’s “Life of Brian” meets Handel’s “Messiah” in this comic oratorio performed by a cast of thousands (well, an audience of thousands plus the National Symphony Orchestra chorus soloists, bagpipers and a sheep!) One bid is for both tickets: Thursday, July 24, 8:15 p.m., Center Loge! Est. value: $80 Min. bid: $70 Sailing Cruise on the St. Mary’s River A day sail for up to 3 persons on a 28-foot sailboat with lunch provided. Day to be determined; postponed if threatening weather is predicted. Est. value: $85 Min. bid: $50 Two Hours of Housecleaning Service Dread that spring cleaning? This husband and wife team will provide two hours of housecleaning including small area carpet shampooing. Est. value: $80 Min. bid: $50 Oil Paintings Our own talented John Simmons is offering several artworks to this year’s auction. Photos of the paintings will be displayed with the bid sheets in the hallway for your perusal. Look for these two items in the first auction this month: “The Golden Gate” (framed) Min. bid: $75“Sayonara” (no frame) Min. bid: $60 Kitty’s Krunch Min. bid: $5 Your Own Reserved Parking Spot Running late and can’t find a spot to park on Sunday? Are you always carrying a hefty load into church? Not eligible for a handicapped sticker, but your arthritis is acting up? We have just the answer ! We’ll put your name on that coveted reserved parking spot, reserved just for you from July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009. (Note: This offering will remain open for bidding through the second round of this auction.) Min. bid: $100 |
by Judy Robison
To celebrate our congregational life, we will be producing a new pictorial directory featuring our church families. The last time we did this back in 2002, we had great participation and we hope to repeat that experience.
We’ll work again with Lifetouch Church Directories and Portraits to provide a directory at no cost to our church. Photo shoots at Accotink will be scheduled for afternoons and evenings over four days, June 11-14. (If your family can’t make these dates, there will be other ways to be included.) This will give us time to assemble the pages during the summer and distribute the new 2008-2009 directories in September, in time for the start of the church year with our new minister. Every family that participates will receive a free copy of the directory and a $20 gift certificate that can be used toward any photo package. There is no obligation to buy anything.
Between now and June, though, there will be some tasks to get ready. Some of the volunteer positions include coordinators to help with publicity, sign-ups and scheduling, mailings, telephone follow-ups, hostess coordinator and page layout. If you’d like to help, look for the display poster in the church for volunteer forms or call Judy Robison.
Watch your mail for more information and details on schedule. We’ll be starting signups on May 11 to schedule your family’s photo session. We’ll also be looking for candid shots to use on our activities pages so remember to set those photos aside. Mark your calendar for June 11-14 and smile!
Newsletter deadlines are normally the last Thursday of the month. The publishing date for mailing is the following the first day of the next month
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Accotinkers participate in several ongoing collections for worthy causes. Your donations of any of the following items are greatly appreciated!
Clean, Folded Paper Grocery Bags: to bag food at the Lorton Community Action Center on Route 1; place next to the Social Justice table in the gallery.
Box Tops for Education/ Campbell’s Soup/Pepperidge Farm Products: for our Fairview fa
milies’ school, Fairview Elementary, to support educational programs; place in the orange can on the Social Justice Table in the gallery.
Gently Used/New Children’s Books and Magazines: for low-income children at Weyanoke Elementary School where AUUC members Helen Heald and Ann Smith teach; place in the collection box on the Social Justice table in the gallery.
Join us for hand work, our project or yours on most Tuesday mornings in the gallery from 9:15-11:15 a.m. For e-mail reminders or questions, contact Marsha White. Be green and save gas by bringing a bag lunch and staying for nUUners twice monthly.
Come join the Green Sanctuary team on Wednesday,
May 7, from 10 a.m. until noon in the gallery at AUUC. We will assess our accomplishments against our Green Sanctuary path.
You are welcome to be a part of this group without attending meetings. Contact Marsha White, Sharon Jaffee or Maureen Gray and let us know what your interests are.
How well does AUUC recycle? Are you setting a good example both at home and at church? Since our church does not pay for separate recycling pick up at this time, the only way for our recycled materials to avoid the landfill is for church participants to take it home and place the items in their residential recycling bins. If you see a container at AUUC is nearly full, please grab the bag, place another liner in the can (available in the kitchen pantry), and take it home to recycle with your items. Together we can make AUUC and Fairfax County greener.
Mixed paper: orders of service, office paper, newspapers
Plastic, glass, and food cans: #1 & #2 plastic and all glass bottles (swish with water, drain, and remove lids); cans- rinse
Aluminum cans: quick rinse, use can crusher in kitchen
Cardboard boxes: break down, take home or leave in the file room near the west door
Thank you from Coal River Mountain Watch!Coal River Mountain Watch is very grateful for the $1,564 Accotinkers generously donated to their worthy cause on the Second Sunday in April. If you have been listening to NPR last week, you heard the folks from CRMW lobbying Congress for the Clean Water Act.
May 12, 7:30 p.m.
All women are welcome to join this group which now meets on the second Monday of each month. In May we will be discussing A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini. This breathtaking story is set against the volatile events of Afghanistan’s last thirty years—from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to the post-Taliban rebuilding—that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations caught in a struggle to survive, raise a family, and find happiness amid the history playing out around them.
Jessica Burmester will be our hostess for this meeting at her home; contact her if you plan to attend.
This position, funded in part by a Chalice Grant, is intended to facilitate growth at Accotink UUC. We’re looking for an outgoing, organized, motivated person to welcome newcomers, integrate new members into the church community, and help to coordinate the work of volunteers. This person will consult with church committees and the minister. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, ability to manage multiple tasks, and respect for confiden¬tiality are a must. This position requires 10 hours a week year-round, including three Sundays a month and some evening hours. The position pays approximately $15 an hour. The position is open to members of the church and those who are not members. Please e-mail resume - Attention: Search Task Force to auucmembership@yahoo.com. All submissions will be kept confidential. A job description will be provided upon request. Deadline is May 23. Please speak to Judy Robison, Harriette Winingham, or Dotty Smith if you have questions about this position.
On Sunday, June 8, there will be a Second Sunday Collection for the Yellow Ribbon Fund. This local organization, founded in 2005, assists injured service members and their families while they recuperate at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center. They provide transportation and housing for visiting family members, as well as tickets to sporting events, concerts, plays, and other activities for the wounded and their families. Look for further information in next month’s newsletter.
Our Second Sunday collection in May will go to Women for Afghan Women (WAW), an organization committed to ensuring the human rights of Afghan women with programs that span a range of activities carried out in the U.S and in Afghanistan. WAW raises funds for the reconstruction of Afghanistan, particularly schools and health facilities for women and children. Humanitarian assistance is funded through the Afghan Women’s Fund.
Fahima Vorgetts, a board member of WAW and the director of our Afghan Women’s Fund, makes periodic trips to Afghanistan taking with her contributions of funds, computers, sewing machines, medical equipment and other supplies to distribute among the projects. She will be our guest on May 11, so please come and welcome her to our fellowship. For more on WAW and a report from Ms. Vorgetts on her latest trip to Afghanistan, go to www.womenforafghanwomen.org.
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The AUUC Pastoral Care Team is available for support and care of all members and friends of the AUUC community. If you wish to contact a member of the team, telephone 703/503-4579 during non-church office hours, or send a confidential e-mail to us at Your fellow AUUCers are here to help! |
Pete Fontneau
Doug McCusker, Sarah Edelson, Pete Fontneau and Judy Robison will be Accotink's delegates at General Assembly in Fort Lauderdale in June. Contact them to name that workshop you wanted to attend or that you feel provides tools that Accotink needs.
The General Assembly program will be posted on the UUA/GA site after the first of May, so not only can you provide general needs and desires, you can send a list of workshops by number to a delegate if you wish. We can't guarantee that we'll cover all requests, but our procedure is to review requests in a daily planning session and, as delegates, do what the congregation requests.
Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice presents a workshop with congregations sharing ideas, resources, best practices and opportunities to work together on Saturday, May 31, 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the UU Church of Arlington (www.uucava.org). Workshops by congregations will include topics such as programming on anti-racism work, fundraising for social justice, involving young adults, and more. AUUC’s Social Justice Committee will be presenting a workshop on connecting to the local community through social justice work. Attendees are welcome to stay for lunch from 1-1:30 and the UUSJ board meeting to follow. Register by sending you name, congregation, phone, e-mail and mail address to info@uusj.org or UUSJ 8605 Cameron St., Suite 200, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Come learn from and share with each other.
Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA
July 28 – August 3
Grow your congregation into a more loving, thriving community of prophetic word and deed. The UULTI (Unitarian Universalist Leadership Team Institute) is a remarkable week-long residential learning experience to renew faith, embrace congregational growth and change, welcome and nurture all, and fulfill the hopeful loving promise of Unitarian Universalism in the wider world. Individuals will forge new partnerships, teams will be strengthened, and all will be inspired and empowered. Return to your congregation with practical tools and powerful ideas.
Who should attend? Board members, ministers, committee chairs, religious education professionals, treasurers, administrators, musicians, and other current or emerging leaders. In particular:
- Individuals from smaller congregations, encouraged (by discounts!) to form geographically-based learning teams.
- Teams from larger congregations that include lay leaders, part-time or full-time ministers, and all other congregational staff.
To get more information, visit www.jpduua.org or www.ulti.org.
The Annual Postal Workers Food Drive is a wonderful benefit to people in our community who are
not able to afford adequate food for their families. On May 10, Springfield and Burke postal workers will collect non-perishable food from people along their routes. That food will go to ECHO (Ecumenical Community Helping Others) for distribution. The hard work of the postal workers and the generosity of donors often result in as much as 20,000 pounds of donations. If you can help sort these donations any time between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., any day between May 12 and 15, please call Gloria Loew at 703/426-1335 to volunteer.
ECHO cannot accept some kinds of donations because of lack of space, lack of volunteers to fix broken equipment, and/or lack of need among our clients. As an aid to donors, they list all the things they cannot accept on their website: www.echo-inc.org. They also have suggestions for recycling items that they cannot take. Several other websites may be helpful:
Items ECHO currently needs are: bed sheets, sewing machines, laundry detergent, powdered milk, pasta, jelly, juice, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and new socks in child and adult sizes.
Mark your calendar now for the next edition of Adopt-A-Highway on Huntsman Boulevard. We gather at the Huntsman Square Shopping Center parking lot at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 7.
The Memorial Society of Northern Virginia will hold its mid-year meeting at UU Congregation of Fairfax on Saturday, May 10, at 10 a.m. in the chapel. The title of this year’s program is “Elder Concern: Is it Depression?” The meeting will present a brief video describing the issue and have conversation facilitated by Rev. Sandi John, Senior Manager for INOVA Congregational Health Partnership. Sandi is a registered nurse and an ordained minister. She has been a valuable resource to our Pastoral Care Associates. All are invited. Kathy Birnbaum, 703/620-6079. Contact Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, Program Building Chapel, 2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton, VA 22124
June is Torture Awareness Month. Look for signs and information about this event at AUUC during the month of June. The National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) is sponsoring a Banners Across America campaign in June to have congregations in all 50 states display banners that proclaim “Torture is a Moral Issue” and “Torture is Wrong.”
NRCAT has issued a statement of conscience that you are invited to sign at their website www.nrcat.org. "Torture is a Moral Issue” Statement of Conscience:
Torture violates the basic dignity of the human person that all religions, in their highest ideals, hold dear. It degrades everyone involved -- policy-makers, perpetrators and victims. It contradicts our nation's most cherished ideals. Any policies that permit torture and inhumane treatment are shocking and morally intolerable.
Nothing less is at stake in the torture abuse crisis than the soul of our nation. What does it signify if torture is condemned in word but allowed in deed? Let America abolish torture now -- without exceptions.
The Newsletter Staff wishes to remind our esteemed readers that for reasons of space, clarity, or editorial amusement, all materials submitted are subject to being shortened, lengthened, rewritten, or otherwise messed with as part of our efforts to put out a nice product
| Name/Position | Term |
| President: Doug McCusker |
'08
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| Vice President: Pam Cox | '09 |
| Secretary: Judy Robison | '09 |
| Matt Dunham Youth Representative |
'09 |
| Bobbie Williams | '08 |
| Todd Akers | '09 |
| Mimi Kanoza | '09 |
| Dean Wanderer | '09 |
| Position | Name |
| Chair | Robert Laskey |
| Vice Chair | Phil Runge |
| Secretary | Vacant |
| Committees: | |
| Circle Of Caring | Jane Mintz |
| Communications | Judy Robison & Shelley Brosnan , POC |
| Denominational Affairs | Pete Fontneau, POC |
| Endowment & Bequests | Vacant |
| Finance | Ed Cochrane |
| Fundraising | Vacant |
| Green Sanctuary | Marsha White, POC |
| House/Grounds | Oliver Easterwood |
| Human Resources | Connie Diamant |
| COOM | Herb Bartlett |
| Leadership Development And Nominating | Susan Brown |
| Lifespan Education Committee | Julie Schuck |
| Membership Committee and Welcoming Congregation Committee |
Phil Runge |
| Pledge | Vicki Long |
| Public Relations | Vacant |
| Rental | Oliver Easterwood |
| Social Justice | Clair Brown |
| Transitions Team (formerly Ministerial Relations) | Celeste Fritzson |
| Worship and Music | Warren McLean (POC) |
| Special Participants: | |
| Interim Minister | Rev. Lyn Plumb |
| Board Vice President | Pam Cox |
| Director Lifespan Education | Sarah Edelson |
Kumutha is offering this lap-size baby quilt in three shades of blue. The quilt has a blue border and is tied together in the back.