January 11, 2021 I hope your New Year is starting well! Here is to a Better 2021! The Board and Finance Committee will be busy in early January building a Dream or Goal budget for Congregational input. A major task is envisioning/imaging when we can return in person which affects our budget in many ways, rent, need … Continue reading Updates from the Board – January 2021
January 25, 2021 The Justice League needs YOU! With the pandemic continuing to impact unemployment, eviction rates, and homelessness, our community needs information of rights and resources. We’re creating an informational flyer to be distributed at apartment complexes and need volunteers to help distribute. If you are able to help, please contact Kim or Melissa. … Continue reading Updates from the Justice League – January 2021
January 4, 2021 We hope that all are having a wonderful and safe holiday season! The CoSM continues to be busy working on suggested adjustments to the nominations policy and drafting a Vision presentation for the January Congregational Meeting. Please plan on attending this important meeting as there will be lots of new information and changes … Continue reading Updates from COSM – January 2021
It’s December! Let’s bring our Thanksgiving gratitude of hope for a healing and healthy 2021! Update on Board Activities: Revised Nomination Policy and Procedures: The Board recommended more work on the revised policies developed with revisions from the COSM and Board members. The COSM is now working on another draft for Board approval in December. We … Continue reading Updates from the Board – December 2020
Book Drive! Get RRRReady for Service Sunday: Book Drive! On 12/27 we will be collecting new books for library donation. Download guidelines here. More info soon, but contact Melissa or Kim for more details!! Contact Kim M. or Melissa B. with any questions. Prairie’s Family Christmas As is our tradition, Prairie is adopting a family … Continue reading Updates from the Justice League – December 2020
Hope everyone had a wonderful and safe holiday! Teams in CoSM have been working on coordinating our AI visioning and Widening the Circle recommendations into one document. We continue to work on the last section of the Circle program on Theology. Susan E. presented updated information on Restoration and Reparations after service this past Sunday! Thank … Continue reading Updates from CoSM – December 2020
See the PrairieUU Calendar for Justice League meetings MUUved to Action meetings and Service Sunday details. Dear Friends: I am writing to you today on behalf of the Justice League and want to ask you to take time to reframe and re-envision what have been our annual Thanksgiving traditions. We have been blessed that our … Continue reading Update from the Justice League – November 2020
November 9, 2020 Greetings! At Prairie UU we address the challenges and issues within our faith, principles and touchstones. We commit to covenant to each other in love and support. The business of the church continues and is steady. The last meeting of the Board on October 20, 2020 was productive and active. We approved 2020-2021 goals (here). Please review … Continue reading Updates from the Board – November 2020
November 16, 2020 The CoSM (Committee on Shared Ministry) team is beginning to integrate our AI visioning and Widening the Circle goals together. This will be a challenging project and very exciting. The Right Relations projects are nearing completion soon. We look forward to continuing to help Prairie accomplish our many worthy goals! Have a … Continue reading Updates from COSM – November 2020
On November 4, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could allow private agencies that receive taxpayer-funding in order to provide government services — such as foster care, adoption, food banks, homeless shelters, and more — to deny services to people such as LGBTQ+, single women, Jewish, Muslim, or Mormon. They claim they have … Continue reading Updates from the Justice League – October 2020
