[Fuusm-l] Congregational Leadership

[Owen Cejka]

Hello this is Owen. This doesn't have anything to do with the service or
anything like that. I'm just letting you all know that I don't know when I
will be able to make it to church next. The transmission is my car needs
replaced and I don't know when I'll be able to afford it. I'm sorry for the
inconvenience because of the nursery staffing. I will try my best to find
rides as I can but I don't know when I will get rides.

On Fri, Apr 25, 2025, 10:59 PM Rebecca Phillips via Fuusm-l <
fuusm-l at fuusm.org> wrote:

> I am totally on-board with UU sainthood for those three!
>
> Rebecca Phillips
>
> "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."--
> Cicero
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Fuusm-l <fuusm-l-bounces at fuusm.org> on behalf of Kim Mc Michael
> via Fuusm-l <fuusm-l at fuusm.org>
> *Sent:* Friday, April 25, 2025 2:22 PM
> *To:* George Banziger <gbanziger497 at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* FUUSM <fuusm-l at fuusm.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [Fuusm-l] Congregational Leadership
>
> Thank you for bringing your idea forward George. Always good to have
> creativ=
> e options to consider!
>
> Kim McMichael
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 25, 2025, at 10:03=E2=80=AFAM, George Banziger via Fuusm-l
> <fuusm-l=
> @fuusm.org> wrote:
> >=20
> > =EF=BB=BF
> > FUUSM Members and Friends:
> >    I have presented the following idea about congregational leadership
> ora=
> lly to some individuals and received a favorable response--so I am
> presentin=
> g it in writing in anticipation of our Annual Meeting.
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> >     In her report a few weeks ago about the Board discussion concerning
> a =
> FUUSM minister, Robin  Bozian mentioned four primary tasks of the minister:
> >      -Worship Services
> >      -Caring/Outreach
> >      -Administration
> >      -Face of the congregation.
> >=20
> >    I propose that we use the funds allocated in our budget for the
> half-ti=
> me minister to augment the budgets of the first three entities of this
> task l=
> ist. We should also increase the membership of the Worship & Music
> Committee=
>  and of the Caring Committee and ask these committees, if they are
> willing, t=
> o share the tasks that had been done previously by the committee chair.
> The=
> y may opt to designate a person as the primary lead for their function. If
> t=
> here is an agreed-upon committee chair, we should consider a part-time
> wage f=
> or the leader of these committees, using funds allocated to the half-time
> mi=
> nister in the FY 2026 budget.
> >     In the case of the "administration" tasks, we can increase the hours
> (=
> and wage rate) of our extremely competent administrative assistant, if she
> i=
> s willing.
> >     In the case of the "face of the congregation," we can ask the Board
> to=
>  designate someone for this purpose on an annual, quarterly, or some other
> b=
> asis.
> >=20
> >     This idea obviously needs a lot more discussion, but I wanted to get
> t=
> he ball rolling before the Annual Meeting.
> >=20
> >    We owe a huge debt of gratitude for the people who have thus far
> manage=
> d the tasks of these two important committees and to our administrative
> assi=
> stant for the dedication and creativity she has shown in her work.  Martha
> M=
> cGovern (Worship & Music) and Cathy Rees (Caring) have carried out the
> respe=
> ctive tasks of their committees with dedication, creativity, and assiduous
> a=
> ttention to detail. I would like to nominate those two, along with Dawn
> Hewi=
> tt, for Unitarian sainthood! =F0=9F=98=84
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> >     Maybe the Board has a person in mind for a half-time position.If
> they d=
> on't, I think it would be very difficult to find someone to assume such a
> po=
> sition by July1, 2025.
> > =20
> >      =20
> > George  Banziger; 740-434-5685; 740-434-3354 (mobile)
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