A special election was held at the June 2023 Congregational Meeting; Clark Huff and Vivian LIttlefield were elected to the COSM for three year terms. Current COSM goals are to partner with Reverend Roger and the new JEDI Advocate, Reverend Anthony Scott, to lead the JEDI project funded in part by a UUA grant. Reverend … Continue reading Updates from COSM – July, 2023
COSM Election Results Congratulations to Margaret DeLeon for being elected to the Committee on Shared Ministry. Their terms will begin now and run through June 2024. Thirty-five percent of Members voted in this online election, which exceeded the twenty-five percent required for a quorum. They will join existing COSM members, Susan E., Jan C., Alyson G., and Deidre … Continue reading Updates from COSM – May 2021
Dear Members, We currently have two vacant positions on the Committee on Shared Ministry (COSM). This is a very important Committee that is responsible for our Mission and Vision; Right Relations and Ministerial support and evaluation. The Prairie Board has asked that there be a special election to fill these vacancies as soon as possible and that these positions would then … Continue reading COSM Update for April 2021
What is happening with the new leadership development process at Prairie? At this Sunday’s congregational meeting, we will continue the process of revising the way we invite, shepherd, and support people into elected leadership at Prairie UU. We will start with a vote to suspend the section of the bylaws that address nominating procedures, so … Continue reading Leadership Development Process
Current COSM members Susan Ermisch, Allyson Gunn, and Jan Cruz recently reflected on their participation. Committee on Shared Ministry – Three Openings Do you love PrairieUU and its diverse members and beliefs? Are you interested in working with people and helping to guide the spiritual well-being of the PrairieUU congregation? The Committee on Shared … Continue reading COSM Update for March 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
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
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
October 19, 2020 CoSM is proud to announce that Susan Ermisch has agreed to be the co-chair of our team. She will be learning the ropes and will be ready to chair CoSM in the next fiscal year! Yay, Susan and thanks so much!!! Our next new project will be to review the Visioning section regarding … Continue reading Updates from the CoSM – October 2020
September 21, 2020 We have been working hard on making recommendations on the draft for the Nominating Committee policy/procedures and have sent our suggestions to the Board. We are currently working on the Listening Circle presentation for the October 11th PrairieUU Town Hall. In Faith, Fran L COSM Chair September 9, 2020 The CoSM and … Continue reading Updates from the CoSM – September 2020
