Parents and guardians, are you worried about your children starting school during these uncertain times? Do you need someone else to help to engage your child? Would you be interested in having an adult church member paired with your child for tutoring, storytelling, or even as a pen pal to practice writing? If you could … Continue reading Help for School at Home; Volunteers sought

“Will the new minister hear me? Will my concerns and needs be met? Will the minister understand what I’m living with? How will the community respond to our minister?” In answering these questions, a picture of the “ideal minister” (categorized by age, gender identity, nationality, physical or cognitive ability, race, sexual orientation, etc.) comes to … Continue reading Ministerial Search: Beyond Categorical Thinking Workshop

Cottage meetings are open groups of congregants invited to gather and discuss our search for a new minister. All members and friends of First Unitarian Church are invited to register and attend a cottage meeting. Each cottage meeting will last for 1.5 hours, with 8-10 congregants, a facilitator, and a note-taker. The facilitator will pose … Continue reading Attend a Cottage Meeting

Focus groups differ from cottage meetings in that they are targeted at specific groups within the congregation. The focus groups will be organized, structured and operated in a similar fashion to the cottage meetings. All focus groups will be held in September and October via Zoom by invitation from the Ministerial Search Committee. If you … Continue reading Focus Group Meetings Planned

As the closure of the First Unitarian Church building continues and as planned “openings” in many places around the country are being rolled back or rescheduled, we increasingly realize that where we are is our “normal,” for now. We know, of course, especially during this transitional time for you as a congregation, that change is … Continue reading Paving the Way for A New Normal