t’s the beginning of May, that means the General Assembly (GA) is right around the corner. Are you planning on attending GA in June? More information can be found on the UUA’s website. Whether you are attending online or in person, please let us know if you’re willing to be a delegate for our Congregation. Delegates are asked to attend 12.5 hours of business sessions between June 21- 25. They cast votes on behalf of the congregation about the future of our shared faith. There is no cost to attend online as a delegate. Learn more about being a GA delegate.
Summer institute (SI) is also coming up soon, and registration is open! This is a chance to join with other UUs from the Central East Region for a week of spiritual exploration, relaxation, and fun! SI will be held July 9-15 on the campus of Penn West University in California, PA, south of Pittsburgh. You can see a sampling of who is attending from our congregation on the bulletin board next to the kitchen, and if you are attending SI, please add your name there! For more information, please check out the CERSI website.
This Sunday May 7th, Rev. Meg McGuire will be preaching at First UU. Join us after the service in Beach Hall for refreshments to help celebrate Rev. Meg’s recent ordination.
There is so much to get involved in here at First UU as a participant or as a volunteer. There are volunteer opportunities available both big and small; from coffee hour support, welcome table greeter, or to help run our Sunday morning technology and online streaming equipment. If you are looking for a way to get involved we all would be very grateful. Please contact Andi for more info.
We’ve begun looking at next year’s budget options. Thank you to those that have returned their pledge amounts (40% pledges submitted). On average there was nearly a 9% increase to the pledge amounts. Thank you, thank you!! We are excited and grateful to see this encouraging increase. There are still 60% of our pledging units that have not responded. Guessing at a 60% unknown budget amount makes it stressful, hard, and potentially risky. The Stewardship team offers many response options for returning your pledge unit. If you have not returned your pledge yet, please make a commitment to respond as soon as possible, regardless of the amount.
Your First UU Board of Trustees,
Jan Phillips, Billy Davidson, Shelly Casto, Jim Conlan, Julie Pinsonneault, and Cindy Whicker
The next board meeting is June 7th at 7:00pm in 301 or hybrid on zoom.
Contact: board@firstuucolumbus.org
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