<div dir="auto">You can watch the video of FUUSM services afterwards on Facebook, you don\u2019t have to miss the Toledo service. </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 1, 2026 at 10:51\u202fAM Rebecca Phillips via Fuusm-l <<a href="mailto:fuusm-l@fuusm.org">fuusm-l@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 1, 2026 10:40 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Darryl Ting via Fuusm-l <<a href="mailto:fuusm-l@fuusm.org" target="_blank">fuusm-l@fuusm.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Joyce <<a href="mailto:joyceoando@yahoo.com" target="_blank">joyceoando@yahoo.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fuusm-l] Our New Minister</font>
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<div dir="ltr">Will we still continue to look for a full time minister?</div>
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<div>On Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 09:42:51 AM EST, Darryl Ting via Fuusm-l <<a href="mailto:fuusm-l@fuusm.org" target="_blank">fuusm-l@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Happy 2026! I am pleased to announce that Rev. Evan Young will be our minister for the next year, on a half-time basis beginning January 1. We are excited to begin his ministry with us. Please join me in extending a warm welcome
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<span style="font-size:12pt">This is the first time that FUUSM has had a part-time minister, and we\u2019ll all be learning how to adjust to the boundaries and limitations of a part-time ministry. Let\u2019s begin with a common understanding of what the Board expects
of Evan and how that fits into his available time. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Our highest priority area is worship services. Evan will be responsible for preparing and leading 26 services per year. This is a high service load (about three fourths of a full-time minister\u2019s load). We (and Evan) estimate
this will take up roughly half of his available time.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Our second highest priority area is pastoral care. While the Caring Committee continues their current scope of activities, Evan will be supporting their efforts with visitations and with counseling for those times when we need
help and support. We estimate this will average roughly a quarter of his available time. But we expect it will vary quite a bit with the circumstances.
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<span style="font-size:12pt">The remainder of Evan\u2019s time will be used for our lower priority areas as time permits. Those areas initially include congregational development (in areas assigned by the Board) and community outreach. Time availability is expected
to vary depending on the congregation\u2019s pastoral care needs. Evan has no responsibilities for staff administration.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">There is also the limitation of distance, and it will affect Evan\u2019s availability for face-to-face interaction. Evan lives in Glouster, Ohio, about an hour\u2019s drive from Marietta. To maintain appropriate boundaries between his ministerial
work and his family and personal life, Evan will keep the following weekly schedule.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt"> Monday home noon - 3:30pm office hours by phone/zoom.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt"> Tuesday Marietta 10am - 3:00pm office hours by appointment.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt"> Wednesday Marietta 10am - 3:00pm office hours by appointment.
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<span style="font-size:12pt"> Thursday home noon - 3:30pm office hours by phone/zoom.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt"> Friday home 10am - 3:30pm interruption-free time for sermon/worship prep</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt"> On those Sundays when he is leading worship, Evan plans to attend the coffee hour.
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<span style="font-size:12pt">We will be making arrangements for backup pastoral care for situations where Evan is not available.
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Here are some the adjustments that we can all make to respect the limits and boundaries of part-time ministry.
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<span style="font-size:12pt"> * Continue to use our office assistant as an initial contact point and information resource.
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<span style="font-size:12pt"> Dawn is the most informed about what is going on in the congregation. If she doesn\u2019t know, </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt"> she\u2019ll have a good idea of how to find out. </span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt"> * Plan ahead and schedule appointments so that your interactions with Evan can occur within
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<span style="font-size:12pt"> his office hours if possible. That will make the most effective use of his time.
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<span style="font-size:12pt"> * Use the phone/zoom office hours option when face-to-face interactions are not needed.
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<span style="font-size:12pt"> That will increase the flexibility of Evan\u2019s Marietta time.
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<span style="font-size:12pt">2026 will be a significant year for FUUSM. We are embarking on our first part-time ministry. We have a good starting point, and I am confident of FUUSM\u2019s ability to learn and adapt along the way.</span></p>
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