<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Speaking here as the church lady, not as the co-chair of the Green Sanctuary Committee: the FUUSM Congressional Covenant will be passed out at the service tomorrow per Kat’s request. I didn’t ask why. But that document is the official FUUSM Covenant document, and I presume it was established or updated in 2003. I don’t know that I’ve ever read the whole thing before, but I’m grateful to have the opportunity.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">—dawn<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 29, 2023, at 1:04 PM, Annie Warmke via Council <<a href="mailto:council@fuusm.org" class="">council@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<div class=""><p class="">It turns out I am the only one that received it until tomorrow
when it is supposed to be given out with the OS. I will try to
download it when I get a minute and send it to everyone. In the
meantime this is what it references: It is a copy of the
Congregational Covenant dates 10/19/03 FUUSM Doc. #13 Page 1
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">I'm
curious what you're talking about, I haven't seen such a
statement and can't find it in my email. How did you get it?
Can you forward it to me?</div>
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<div class=""><p class=""><font size="5" class="">I have tried to understand the reasoning
behind the attachment that will be handed out tomorrow
at the Sunday service. It is not clear to me. No one
signed it or is listed as a contact for comment.</font></p><p class=""><font size="5" class="">It seems to have some intent but it isn't
clear. The document is all over the place in what it is
trying to convey. It feels like the intent, and I'm
reading into this, is to squelch disagreement with how
things are being done, or perhaps how the minister is
leading or not leading. Is this in response to my
report last Sunday or Darryl's ideas or something else?
I'd like it to be clear what brought this about and the
solution they are looking for because it feels like it
is saying we have no right to correct wrongs, disagree
with old-fashioned ways of doing business, or with the
minister.<br class="">
</font></p><p class=""><font size="5" class="">This message is the type of thing that
just feeds the gossip and behind-the-back comments. If
there's an issue let's put it out there. Let's state it
clearly. Let's deal with it. If we let this type of
communication, or way of communicating pass how do we
move forward in a positive way?</font></p><p class=""><font size="5" class="">What is the next step? I have filled out
my minister's job review survey and I am sitting on it
for a few days to make sure I am clear in my responses,
and not overlooking what needs to be said. It can be so
easy to back down from a position that is not popular,
and I am determined to remain as neutral as possible in
the observations I offer as the leader of the Chalice
Lighter Project. Annie Warmke</font><br class="">
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