Committee

Description
Commission on Our Ministries (COOM)

Develop the long term elements of the vision, mission, goals, and objectives and keep them visible and alive to the congregation. Download the 2010 COOM Leadership Presentation 2.5MB PDF

CHAIR: Paige Wolf This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Communications Committee

Promotes the growth and stability of the church by transmitting information to its members, friends, visitors, other churches and organizations. As an internal organization, its goal is to improve communications between the Board, Council, committees and the congregation. As an external goal, the committee works to increase Accotink's visibility within the community, with publicity and advertising in local media.

CHAIR: Siobhan Green
Denominational Affairs Committee

Represent Accotink Unitarian Universalist Church (AUUC) at Area, District and National Meetings. Communicate Area, District and Continental resources and programs to AUUC members. Provide training and experiences for AUUC members in activities of the larger Unitarian Universalist faith community.

CHAIR: JulieJohn Knott
Endowment and Bequests Committee

Actively solicit gifts and bequests for the endowment fund and to monitor, manage, and recommend disbursements from the endowment fund.

CHAIR: Ann Smith
Finance Committee

Executes a wide variety of church financial responsibilities including depositing of pledge and other income, payment of all church expenses, employee tax reporting, and the preparation of monthly/annual financial reports. It also plays a significant role supporting the Budget Committee in the preparation of annual operating budgets.

CHAIR: Ed Cochrane
Fundraising Committee Monitor the entire fundraising effort of AUUC and to coordinate that effort while trying to ensure that it is sufficient for AUUC’s needs.
Human Resources Committee

Assists, provides advice, and makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees on the development and application of sound principles, policies, and procedures for the management of the Church's human resources.

CONTACT: Kate Dunham
Leadership Developmet and Nominating Committee

We develop leaders for tomorrow and support the leaders of today! We sow the seeds of leadership by educating and encouraging congregants to get involved in church governance. We nurture them by offering training and resources.  Finally, we harvest the crop by recruiting and nominating people for elected positions. We strive to give everyone who wishes to serve as a leader all the resources they need to succeed because effective lay leadership is the backbone of this church.

CHAIR: Herb Bartlett
Lifespan Education Committee

Serve as the governing body for all AUUC religious education (children/youth/adult) and to support YRUU (Young Religious Unitarian Universalists) activities. Our goal is to provide an educational and spiritual environment that serves all members of the congregation.

CHAIR: Barbara Breckenridge
Membership & Welcoming Congregation Committee

Works on attracting people to AUUC; help people make the decision to sign the membership book; and integrates new members into activities and the AUUC community.

CONTACT: Jackie Weisman
Music Committee Helps develop all aspects of our musical program. From guest muscians, special programs and the choir.. they handle it all.
Ministry Reflection Council

Keep an open, healthy line of communication between the minister, the congregation and the resulting ministries of AUUC. It serves to identify and manage conflicts that surface within the church, bringing systemic issues to the Board, Council and/or COOM if further action is needed. It seeks to manage conflict in the spirit of Right Relationship, seeing conflict as an opportunity for clearer communication and deepening relationship.

CHAIR: Celeste Fritzson
Pledge Committee

Responsible for conducting the congregational canvass with the intention to raise funds sufficient to cover a major portion of the church’s fiscal operation budget.

CHAIR: Dick Robison
Rental Committee

Primary contact for all current and potential tenants, and it coordinates the services provided to tenants, the security training necessary for tenants, and the lease text and policies and procedures regarding tenants.

CHAIR: Oliver Easterwood
Social Justice Committee

Provide a forum for social justice issues and actions; to initiate, coordinate, and guide activities to put our UU faith values into action outside the church. Activities are targeted to our local Burke area, the metropolitan DC area, and the world. We are focused on social justice issues of congregational interest, particularly poverty and economic justice, environmental causes, affordable housing and homelessness, peace, anti-torture efforts, and interfaith collaboration.

CHAIR: Ed Kringer This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Worship Committee

Oversee the worship life of the congregation and to plan Sunday services and other worship opportunities to fulfill the worship needs of the congregation.

CHAIR: Connie Diamant