[Fuusm-l] FUUSM Order of Service, Sunday, April 23, 2023: Spring Congregational Meeting

Fri Apr 21 15:16:27 CDT 2023

Please join us at 11 a.m. Sunday in person in the sanctuary, via Facebook Live, or on Zoom, at https://zoom.us/j/94822183499?pwd=ZVhkMHZWSnR1bTI5czZWRk1zdFFmQT09 Meeting ID: 948 2218 3499 Passcode: fuusm2323

Sign-in is no longer required upon entering the sanctuary per the FUUSM Board of Trustees. Masks are optional, but friendly. 
Order of Service	_______________________________________	April 23, 2023
Spring Congregational Meeting	
Welcome Song   	“Welcome Song” 						                Hal Walker

Welcome  									          Rev. Kathryn Hawbaker
Acknowledging Native Lands							           

Chalice Lighting 

FUUSM Affirmation (see inside cover of hymnal or screens)

Sending Song  		“Song of Seven (8)”       (tune: “Do Re Mi”)

1  Each person is important,		2  Be kind in all you do
3  We’re free to learn and grow 	4  And search for what is true
5  All people need a vote		6  Build a fair and peaceful world
7  We care for earth our home	& 8  We build Beloved Community

Collection of Offerings   
Offertory	“What Gift Can We Bring”   							   Jane Marshall
       Hymn #404  in Singing the Living Tradition		                     Randall Kidder, pianist

Reflection    We Are Focused on Our Mission and Living Our Values	     Rev. K. Hawbaker

Closing Words (unison)	“One Love”  				         	         Rev. Dr. Hope Johnson

We Are
Living our answers
Learning to love our neighbors
Learning to love ourselves.
Apologizing and forgiving with humility
Being forgiven, through Grace.
Creating the Beloved Community—Together
We are ONE.

Facebook Live ends

Wheel of Life, Joys & Sorrows

Transition to annual congregational meeting

Announcements

➢ Lela Erb and Deborah Lauer will provide childcare from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 
➢ We are grateful to our childcare staff; our pianist, Randall Kidder; our tech crew, Mike Bailey and Ralph Olander; our coffee hour volunteers; today’s host, Elaine Barr, and greeters, Jonathan Brier and Judy Segall; and our minister, Rev. Kathryn Hawbaker. 
➢ If you would like to learn more about membership or participation in FUUSM congregational life, please speak to today’s host during Coffee Hour.
Today
* Coffee Hour! Please join us downstairs in the social hall. Jonathan Brier, Joan Coffey and
Jay Warmke will be your servers today.

Monday, April 24 
* 7 p.m., Finance Committee via Zoom

Tuesday, April 25, 3:30-6:30 p.m., Girl Scout troop meets in social hall.
Wednesday, April 26
* Noon, meditation via Zoom.

Sunday, April 30
* 9:30 a.m., Today’s Issues discussion, RE parlor; Choir practice, sanctuary.
* 11 a.m., Sunday service, sanctuary.
* Coffee Hour! Social hall. 
* Dancing ’round the May Pole!

aMAYzing Month of Art needs volunteers!
See Roger Kalter to sign up to help art with the aMAYzing Month of Art.

Marietta’s Warming House needs volunteers to provide a lunch. Contact Beth Lepore.

Dawn Hewitt will be out May 1-5. During her absence, Danielle Thrasher will be our
substitute office assistant. Regular office hours will be maintained. 

FUUSM office hours: Mon., Tu., Th., Fri. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. (740) 373-1238, fuusm at suddenlinkmail.com or fuusm.office at gmail.com. 

Rev. Hawbaker is generally in the office Mon., Wed., and Friday, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Appointments available by text or phone at (937) 470-4151, or via email to revkatgreen at gmail.com.

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Note: Documents relating to this meeting were emailed recently list in two batches. Limited copies of the entire packet will be available during the meeting. The meeting agenda (below) and congregational budget (attached) will be distributed with the order of service. 

FUUSM Congregational Meeting
April 23, 2023  Sanctuary

I.	Call to Order:	Karen Binkley, President of the Board of Trustees
	Quorum count – Nancy Luthy

II.	Minutes of the April 24, 2022 and September 18, 2022 Congregational Meetings
	Nancy Luthy, Secretary of the Board of Trustees

	MOTIONS: (1) Approve April 24, 2022 minutes; (2) Approve September 18, 2022 minutes

III.	Proposed Budget for 2023-24  -- Ted Goertzel, Treasurer

		MOTION: Approve budget for 2023-24 as presented

IV.	Revision of FUUSM Bylaws  -- Tom Cunningham

		MOTION: Approve Bylaw revisions as presented

V.	Slate of nominees for Board of Trustees --  George Banzinger, Nominating Committee

		ELECTION:  Nominees to Board

VI.	Slate of nominees to Committee on Ministries – Rev. Kat Hawbaker

		ELECTION:	Nominees to COM

VII.	Minister’s Report – Rev. Kat Hawbaker

	Minister’s Planned Sabbatical 

		MOTION:  Congregational approval of sabbatical timing

VIII.	Committee Reports

IX.	General Assembly Info & Nomination of Delegates

		ELECTION: Delegates to GA

X.	Service Recognition

XI.	Items for the Good of the Society

XII.	Adjournment

See the attached document for the congregational budget. 

Dawn Hewitt
Office assistant
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta

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