Moderator Minute October 2021

Please mark your calendars for the Fall Congregational Meeting confirmed for Sunday, October 3, 2021. The meeting will begin promptly at 11:00 am on Zoom.

We will hear some important information from various UCG members: Agenda Here

  1. Dar Mikula and Allan March will update the congregation on the work of the COVID taskforce: where we are today and our future outlook
  2. Rev. Bromleigh will share more exciting news about the Vinery program which we hope will deepen our ministries’ connections to young adults in our University community
  3. Reisa George will make a historic announcement about our Food for Kids program
  4. Jim White will give a presentation on the Council-approved outlay decisions for the residual 2020 budget funds made possible by the forgiven PPP loan
  5. Karen Johnson will share insight into the work of the expanded Compensation Committee including a recent external pay/benefits survey and upcoming strategy sessions on our staff compensation philosophy
  6. Jerry Steinberg will kick-off our annual Enlistment Campaign with his usual flair

In addition to these updates, we have a couple important action items that you can prepare for in advance:

  1. Approval of the minutes from the Spring 2021 Congregational Meeting: Minutes Here
  2. Presentation and Approval of 2022 Challenge Budget: Budget Here
  3. Approval of the Slate of Board and Committee Members for 2021-22: Roster Here

The Zoom details are here:

UCG FALL 2021 CONGREGATIONAL MEETING ZOOM LINK 
Meeting ID: 939 8977 2536
Passcode: 251723
Dial in: 312-626-6799

  • We will utilize the polling system within Zoom for voting
  • In order to maintain one official channel or flow of information, we will be restricting the use of the chat function. All questions and comments will be conducted aloud
  • To help us facilitate voting, if more than one voting member plans to be sitting together at the Zoom meeting, please reach out to me (donnsmith1@gmail.com) in advance
  • Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Kind regards,

Donn Smith-Lopez

UCG Moderator

 

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