Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Duluth
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Duluth Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Duluth
Unitarian Universalist News of the Twin Ports August 2009 In Medias Res * It’s August. I’ve been in Duluth a year now. It has gone quickly and you have accomplished so much! You are well settled in the new space, you hosted a fabulous Prairie Star District conference, your Ministerial Transition Team have walked you through a number of the congregation’s interim tasks, and your search committee is hard at work preparing your packet and getting ready to search for your new minister. Summer worship attendance has averaged about 50 per Sunday and your first garage sale in this garage was a smashing success. As we move into our second year together many things will be the same. We will continue working on the congregational interim tasks – exploring your history, clarifying your strengths and unique identity, building connections to your community and your district, developing infrastructure and training new leadership, and getting ready for the settled minister. This fall, that will mean working together to re-envision the adult portion of your lifespan religious education/faith development programming and taking some time to develop a congregational covenant of right relations. UUCD is hosting the Interfaith Thanksgiving service this November and you can anticipate a congregational workshop titled “Beyond Categorical Thinking” which is a part of the Search process. At the same time that you will be entering search looking for a new minister, I will be entering search seeking a settled ministry. Beginning in October and running through the winter holidays there will be lots of phone calls and packet exchanges as the congregations and ministers in search get to know one another. Pre-candidating interviews begin in January and run through March or April – which means I will be away a fair amount in the winter and spring. Everything crescendos in April or May with a week long interview where minister and congregation meet and decide if there is a call. If all goes well, by the end of May you will call a settled minister and I will accept a call to a new congregation. The grand finale of our time together will be General Assembly next summer in Minneapolis. My personal goal is to persuade at least one quarter of the members of UUCD to attend (that’s somewhere between 50 and 60 people). I can imagine no better gift to leave for my successor than a congregation that has done its work and then been energized by the ideas and creativity unleashed at General Assembly. In the mean time, summer lingers with long days on the lakes. When you’re in town stop by and enjoy our second session of Sunday Morning Summer Camp from August 16- September 6 th . The theme is UU history and Identity. On Sunday September 13 th we move back to two services (at 9:30 and 11:30) and celebrate the beginning of our church year with the water ceremony. Don’t forget to collect some water from someplace you have been this summer! Have a wonderful August. Blessings, Gail Report from UUCD President, Kathy Heltzer By the time you read this we will be in August…so where did the summer go? Those of you who have been members or friends of UUCD may remember a time not so long ago that we all “took the summer off,” closed our doors and all came back, more or less in September. Our minister headed for the cabin on Rainy Lake and UU visitors to Duluth were on their own. In case you have not noticed, those days are gone! Under the leadership of our Interim Minister, Gail Marriner, we have had a very full summer of activities and worship here at UUCD including on site “summer camp” for kids and adult forums for adults as well as “Family Friendly Excursions” for anyone and everyone. Folks visiting Duluth have had a UU community to connect with and those of us who are here on the weekends have had an opportunity to stay connected with one another. I have to admit that I was initially skeptical that folks would show up but apparently the “if you build it they will come” philosophy is working - 2 - 835 West College Street Duluth, MN 55811 218/ 724-0308 http://www.uuduluth.org
Unitarian Universalist News of the Twin Ports August 2009 and attendance has been great! If you have missed a bunch of Sundays, August is a great time to re-connect so come check it out. In my July Newsletter article I indicated that it was my hope that we would engage ourselves more with the larger community in areas of social and economic justice this next year. An opportunity for this is in a few days as CHUM celebrates National Night Out on Tuesday, August 4 from 5:45-7:30pm at 1 st Avenue East between 1 st and 2 nd Streets in downtown Duluth. UUCD is bringing the Potato Salad! Please come if you can. See additional information in this newsletter about this and other ways to participate in a variety of community activities. As for the UUCD Board of Trustees, we actually did take the month of July off….or at least we did not meet as a full Board. In June we accepted Gloria Walters offer to serve as Treasurer and in August we will identify a Vice President and complete the assignment of various “liaison” positions to other Board members in order to have the interests of various committees and groups represented at our monthly meetings. In June we also approved the Charter for the UUCD Personnel Committee. Well, that about sums it up for this month! Board of Trustees 2009-2010 We welcome your input. Feel free to contact board members with questions, concerns, or compliments. President: Kathy Heltzer 724-3228 kheltzer@charter.net Board Members: Alison Lutterman 348-7359 alutterman@duluthmn.gov James Lund 525-0308 jlund@lakenet.com Tara Richter 341-5486 tararichte@gmail.com Carol Michealson 727-1754 cmicheal@d.umn.edu Gloria Walters 624-4021 dansing52@yahoo.com Beth Marks 349-5091 marksbeth@gmail.com Koresh Lakhan 724-7421 jillkor@gmail.com Ruth Strom McCutcheon 727-5842 mmccutch@chartermi.net Protect Our Walls Please do not use tape on the painted walls. (That goes for me too!) It pulls off the paint when removed. Instead, you can stick your notices to the glass windows or the wood parts of the building with masking tape or post-its (no scotch tape, please, it leaves a sticky-icky residue). Post-its are OK. They do not damage the surfaces. And please do use the bulletin boards as first choice for posting things. Money Talks ...About Various Things Building Fund - Last Call By August 31, all balances on BFA pledges must be paid in order for us to earn the 2-for-1 match. We also still need about $6,000 more in new gifts from those who have fully paid their pledges in order to collect the match on the pledges we know we won’t be paid. Cash Flow Issues - Can You Pay Ahead? Because some of our revenue sources don’t come in until later in the year, and because summer always slows down our revenue stream, our bank balance is getting low. To meet our summer payrolls, I ask if any of you can fulfill most or all of your 2009 prediction this month. It would be greatly appreciated. - 3 - 835 West College Street Duluth, MN 55811 218/ 724-0308 http://www.uuduluth.org
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<strong>Unitarian</strong> <strong>Universalist</strong> News <strong>of</strong> the Twin Ports<br />
August 2009<br />
and attendance has been great! If you have missed a bunch <strong>of</strong> Sundays, August is a great time to re-connect so<br />
come check it out.<br />
In my July Newsletter article I indicated that it was my hope that we would engage ourselves more with the larger<br />
community in areas <strong>of</strong> social and economic justice this next year. An opportunity for this is in a few days as CHUM<br />
celebrates National Night Out on Tuesday, August 4 from 5:45-7:30pm at 1 st Avenue East between 1 st and 2 nd<br />
Streets in downtown <strong>Duluth</strong>. UUCD is bringing the Potato Salad! Please come if you can. See additional<br />
information in this newsletter about this and other ways to participate in a variety <strong>of</strong> community activities.<br />
As for the UUCD Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees, we actually did take the month <strong>of</strong> July <strong>of</strong>f….or at least we did not<br />
meet as a full Board. In June we accepted Gloria Walters <strong>of</strong>fer to serve as Treasurer and in August we<br />
will identify a Vice President and complete the assignment <strong>of</strong> various “liaison” positions to other Board<br />
members in order to have the interests <strong>of</strong> various committees and groups represented at our monthly<br />
meetings. In June we also approved the Charter for the UUCD Personnel Committee. Well, that about<br />
sums it up for this month!<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees 2009-2010<br />
We welcome your input. Feel free to contact board members with questions, concerns, or<br />
compliments.<br />
President: Kathy Heltzer 724-3228 kheltzer@charter.net<br />
Board Members:<br />
Alison Lutterman 348-7359 alutterman@duluthmn.gov<br />
James Lund 525-0308 jlund@lakenet.com<br />
Tara Richter 341-5486 tararichte@gmail.com<br />
Carol Michealson 727-1754 cmicheal@d.umn.edu<br />
Gloria Walters 624-4021 dansing52@yahoo.com<br />
Beth Marks 349-5091 marksbeth@gmail.com<br />
Koresh Lakhan 724-7421 jillkor@gmail.com<br />
Ruth Strom McCutcheon 727-5842 mmccutch@chartermi.net<br />
Protect Our Walls<br />
Please do not use tape on the painted walls. (That goes for me too!) It pulls <strong>of</strong>f the paint when removed.<br />
Instead, you can stick your notices to the glass windows or the wood parts <strong>of</strong> the building with masking tape or<br />
post-its (no scotch tape, please, it leaves a sticky-icky residue). Post-its are OK. They do not damage the<br />
surfaces. And please do use the bulletin boards as first choice for posting things.<br />
Money Talks<br />
...About Various Things<br />
Building Fund - Last Call<br />
By August 31, all balances on BFA pledges must be paid in order for us to earn the 2-for-1 match. We also still<br />
need about $6,000 more in new gifts from those who have fully paid their pledges in order to collect the match on<br />
the pledges we know we won’t be paid.<br />
Cash Flow Issues - Can You Pay Ahead?<br />
Because some <strong>of</strong> our revenue sources don’t come in until later in the year, and because summer always slows<br />
down our revenue stream, our bank balance is getting low. To meet our summer payrolls, I ask if any <strong>of</strong> you can<br />
fulfill most or all <strong>of</strong> your 2009 prediction this month. It would be greatly appreciated.<br />
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835 West College Street <strong>Duluth</strong>, MN 55811 218/ 724-0308 http://www.uuduluth.org
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