Aesthetics
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Our
beautiful grounds attest to what we do. We have several work parties every
year. Be ready to sign up for the next one if working in the dirt with lots
of fun folks appeals to you.
For more information contact Pat McLachlan |
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| Adult
Religious Education |
For
more information visit the Adult RE
webpage or contact Luci Phillips. Meets the fourth Thursday of the month,
7pm at the church. |
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| Board
of Trustees |
For
more information visit the board's webpage
or contact Melissa Denton at president@olyuu.org
Meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 pm at OUUC. |
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| Buildings
and Grounds |
Our
job is to maintain OUUC buildings, grounds and related mechanical systems.
For more information contact Tyra Lindquist. This committee holds one
annual meeting in February and organizes several workparties throughout
the year. |
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| Care
Committee |
Coordinates
support for members and friends in times of personal crises and need, such
as transportation, shopping, friendly visits and hugs. For more information
contact Mary Walton Cameron & Sally Brownfield. |
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| Committee
on Ministry |
For
more information contact Bonnie Shorin.
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| Communications |
The Communications
Committee supports the OUUC leadership team, committees and staff by helping
to coordinate and enhance communications within the congregation and with
the larger community. The committee is working to develop appropriate
policies and tools to aid the dissemination of clear messages, and is
exploring new ideas to increase our effectiveness in reaching out to the
community. Committee members include the editor of the Unitariana, OUUC
Webmaster, Publicity committee representative, Membership committee representative,
church administrator, two members-at-large from the congregation and a
Board liaison. For more information contact Erich Brown or Bernard Brady. Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7p.m. offsite.
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| Finance |
People
who are good with numbers are fun. If you enjoy working with numbers and
budgets, this is your group! They meet regularly to prepare the annual budget
and to monitor expenses while they have fun. Meeting times vary. |
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| Fundraising |
Our job is to raise
money to meet the finanical needs of the congregation, in a way that fosters
goodwill, strengthens community, and enhances the spiritual rewards of
the Congregation. We oversee the major fundraising functions of the church,
like the canvass and the auction. We're always looking for good ideas
and for helpers. For more information visit the fundraising
webpage.
Meets the fourth Thursday of the month at OUUC.
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| Green
Sanctuary |
The Green Sanctuary
committee focuses on helping OUUC make good environmental choices in six
areas of church life:
- Energy Conservation
and Environmental Practices
- Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle
- Church Communication
- Religious Education
- Worship
- Environmental Justice
For more information
visit the Green Sanctuary Webpage
or contact Leslie Romer |
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Hospitality
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The
hospitality committee coordinates Dinners for Eight and other events. |
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| Membership |
Promotes
opportunities to strengthen ties between members and friends with programs
like New Member Class. Provides outreach to and follows up with new visitors.
Assimilates new members and friends into the life of the congregation. For
more information contact Gail James. |
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| Music |
The
choir sings for many Sunday services and have two special concerts each
year. Several times a year we have wonderful guest performers from the community.
New members need not audition and ability to read music is helpful but not
required. Rehearsals are usually Wednesdays @ 7PM, at the church. For more
information visit the choir webpage
or contact Denise Livingston. |
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Nominating
Panel
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This
group helps to fill vacancies on the Board or other groups. For more information
contact Ruth Abad. |
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| Partner
Church |
We
have a Partner Church in the village of Kissolymos in Romania. For more
information contact Tom Mumford & Arlene Colerick. Visit the Partner
Church website for more information. |
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| Personnel |
For
more information contact Joe Dear. |
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| Religious
Education |
OUUC
is dedicated to religious education for all ages. Classes for Pre-school,
K-1st, 2nd-3rd, 4th-5th, and Middle School age groups meet Sunday mornings
during each service. The Youth Group meets Sunday evenings at 6PM. Opportunities
for involvement range from teaching or assisting with Sunday School to designing
bulletin boards for the classrooms to stuffing envolopes for mailing to
church-school families. Parents and non-parents are both always welcome
volunteers. For more information visit the religious
education webpage or contact Melissa Axtell. |
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| Social
Justice |
We
work on issues to promote social justice locally and globally. We are focusing
on issue(s) selected by this congregation and will be offering opportunities
for members to take those small, necessary steps to make a difference. For
more information visit the social justice
webpage or contact Howard Rosenfeld.
Meets the third Wednesday of every other month at 7 p.m. at OUUC. |
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Space
3.0
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The Space Committee has completed a Master Plan for future expansion of the church facilities. A preliminary assignment of phases has been prepared. Work has begun on Phase One as sketched by applying for a city conditional use permit. As architectural design drawings are developed, they will be posted for information purposes and to receive comments and suggestions.
Contact Warren Dawes. |
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| Worship
Arts |
This committee is
responsible for providing the Sunday services when our minister is not leading worship. These services may be lead by outside guest
speakers or members of our congregation, and our role is to coordinate
with these participants. Committee members receive training to serve as
celebrants who assist in most Sunday services. We are responsible for
the supplies required for most services. We meet the first Wednesday of
each month at 5:30 PM at OUUC. For more information contact Jean Phillips.
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| Youth-Adult
Committee (YAC) |
For
more information contact Melissa Axtell. |
