Council Minutes

Council Minutes

JANUARY 2026 Council Minutes: Jan. 11, 2026

The UUWC Council met in the Conference Room at 12:40 p.m.

Lighting of the Chalice: By Nika Quirk

Members Present: Nika Quirk, Carole Eagleheart, Kathy Wright, Ruth Tucker Bogart, Delbert Schafer, Nancy Hitt

Financial Reports: Ruth

  • Monthly and YTD Reports, plus Budget vs. Actual.
  • Budgeting for 2026. Pledging numbers need for increase. Do we need to cut expenses? Also, costs that may be incurred in a future Ministerial search. Look at cost for expenses. Look at administrative pay increase. Costs for growth of UUWC and how to finance. Perhaps develop an algorithm of costs for each person in the congregation.

Increased usage of the facilities raises costs.

Activity reports: Some mistakes come from communication from Erin, to Ruth, to Josephine. Storehouse West is in error.

Construction loan is a drag. Perhaps conduct a fund raiser that we would match donor contributions to pay down the principal – perhaps in August. Emphasize the celebration year.  

Southwest Reservation Aid will be reported as own line for income and expenses.

  • Stewardship Pledging Update. Some of new people paying at median pledge. We have 71 voting pledged members. Still some people have yet to pledge.
  • UUA Certification. Ran through questions sent out by UUA for comments.

Executive session:

New Business:

  • Request to use UUWC Zoom account for meditation/chanting group. Mercedes has proposed the group. Has contacted Terri and Hobbit. Terri contacted Cathie Frank and proposed on-site chanting group with positive energy. The two groups did not mesh.

Mercedes wants to use Zoom for meditation, probably on Wednesday afternoons.  Mercedes will facilitate.  OK to use UUWC Zoom account but suggest that she start with her own Zoom account.
• Preparing for Annual Meeting on Jan. 18. Nika. Ruth will send out proposed budget this coming week. Will meet in Sanctuary. Slides and sound will be needed. Will have sign-in sheets for voting members will receive ballots. Jackie and Jenny from the nominating committee will assist in the process.  

  • Consideration of software replacement for Breeze. Delbert. Difficulties moving to another platform. The financial and accounting processes work fine. Erin will preserve newsletter list into a spreadsheet to provide backup. Will monitor for continued problems with sending group e-mails.

Old Business:

  • Discussion of Council Retreat agenda – Friday evening, January 23 and

Saturday, January 24. Schedule 5:30 to 8:30 on Friday. Start at 9:30 am. to

4:30 pm on Saturday.

Friday will be a potluck from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at Nika’s home.  Welcome new Council members, talk about how the council works. Nika will send out the job descriptions document. What are our goals for 2026?  

Saturday morning will start workshop at 9:30 am, with setup at 8:30 am. Screen, projector, sound system, whiteboards, and sheet. (Delbert). Nika will provide baked goods. Nancy will make coffee and hot water. Ends at 12:30 pm. Brown bag for lunch.

Council convenes at 1:15 to 4:30 pm. Set out primary goals for 2026. Keep 2025 projects still underway. Consider portfolios for the council members. Elect Council officers at the retreat.

Send Wendy and Kelly the most recent minutes and financial statements (December and January, Delbert will send) to help them onboard.   Special relationship with COSM, and Consulting Minister.

  • Growth Task Force needs to determine the appetite for congregational growth.
  • Chalice Lighters Grant – PWR: Ruth will research. We have joined with a $120 payment.
  • UUWC Memorial Garden Policies, Guidelines, and Contracts. Kathy. UUWC congregations have standing committees. Council needs to develop policies and guidelines. Kathy will work on contract, policies, and guidelines.
  • Posting Minutes on Website. Nika has previously advised Committee

chairs to send to Erin monthly; will follow up to remind

  • Muralist for Sanctuary Door – Nancy talked with Elizabeth Clark about

chalice mural on Sanctuary door; she is interested; tabled til warmer

weather

Consent reports from Committees, Groups, and Teams

  • Facilities – Jan received and distributed. Moved and seconded request to buy stove from Leonard.
  • Install grab bars in Hallway bathrooms.
  • Stewardship
  • Programming – Jan received and distributed
  • Social Justice
  • Community Care – Dec received and distributed

Annual Meeting Topics Jan. 18

  • Treasurer’s Report and vote on proposed 2026 budget
  • Annual Report for 2026
  • Revisions to Bylaws
  • Election of Council, Treasurer, Nominating Committee members
  • Open Floor

Adjourned at 3:15 pm

 

Submitted by

Delbert Schafer, Scribe.

December 2025 Council Minutes: December 14, 2025

 The UUWC Council met in the Conference Room at 12:40 p.m.

Lighting of the Chalice: By Nika Quirk

Members Present:  Nika Quirk, Ruth Tucker Bogart, Carol Eagleheart, Delbert Schafer,

Tom Hughes, Kathy Wright

Financial Reports: Ruth

  • Monthly and YTD Reports, plus Budget vs. Actual.

   Reports in. November looked good, partially due to some 2026 pledges paid early.

  • Budgeting for 2026. Facing a deficit. May get a refund from 2022 payroll taxes. State taxation problem still under development. Nika and Ruth will meet on Jan. 4, to discuss budget and to go to Council before presented to Congregation.
  • Stewardship 2026 Campaign Update. Ten new people to join in January; unsure if pledged. Some have cut back on pledges. New members pledged for 2025 and 2026. Ruth will make plea in December Town Hall for pledges. Posthumous requests should be mentioned as bequest to UUWC.
  • Endowment as of 11/22:

New Business:

  • Proposal from Tom Hughes for informational bulletin board – proposal distributed to Council. See as a temporary board. Wants spontaneity. Will consult with Community Care and oversight of bulletin board.

Need to create a guide sheet for proposals.

  • UUWC Memorial Garden policies and Guidelines discussion. Delbert. Donna wants to present a marker for Gary. Use Donna for creation of documents. Need to draft a form. What are the options for marker from the congregation. Carole moved that no cremains and Ruth seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Nancy has information and will document on cremains in UUWC Memorial Garden.  Kathy moved and Ruth seconded to allow cremains of Gary in Memorial Garden. Improvement to Memorial Garden Space. May add the Telephone into the Wind feature. Set a fee of $100 minimum, larger donations appreciated. Delbert will look at fees, Kathy will look at sample forms.
  • COSM – member to be appointed to replace Dana Sanford as of January 18. Replacement will be announced at annual meeting.
  • New Oven for Kitchen – how to find budget. Cost likely in $800 to $1,000 range. Look at Habitat for Humanity and Scratch and Dent Stoves. Look for an angel donor.  Need to inform renters that oven will work only for warming.
    Need a volunteer to market space rental at UUWC. We have not spent money on advertising for 2025.  Will discuss this in January Council meeting.
  • Art Show Panels. Discussion about purchase of panels as Corrales group will no longer rent theirs. Estimate cost of $3,000 with money to come from Art Show, Gallery flooring remainder, and grant application to Endowment Committee. Discussion about correct income and expense numbers reflected on monthly activity report, storage, and where to purchase the panels. Delbert to research sourcing and storage.
  • No Human is Illegal want to create letters to stop detention centers. ??? who will facilitate for two Sundays in January.
  • Need a volunteer to market space rental at UUWC. We have not spent money on advertising for 2025.  Will discuss this in January Council meeting

Old Business:

  • Annual Meeting Prep
  • Meeting invitation email with candidate info, By Laws Revisions and Annual Report needs to be sent January 4; Nika and Ruth will meet after service that day to send this out
  • Annual Report – Nika has begun to assemble this, using the Canva template that we used for Stewardship and inserting content as received from committees. Need reports from Programming and from Social Justice. Kathy will call the nominating committee.
  • By Laws Revisions – Hobbit, Wendy and Dee all reviewed and approved
  • Nominating Committee – updates? Do we have candidates?
  • Transformational Stewardship training January 10 first training session. – 22 invitations were sent on 12/12; Nika is contact for RSVPs and will assemble course materials on 1/5
  • Council Retreat – Friday evening, January 23 and Saturday, January 24. Schedule 5:30 to 8:30 on Friday. Start at 10 am. to 4:30 on Saturday. Space is reserved on Breeze calendar.
  • Chalice Lighters Grant – PWR: Ruth will research. Update is that can qualify with a $120 annual contribution. Ruth recommends that fill out the form and contribute $120 a year. Ruth moved and Nika seconded motion to make contribution. Passed unanimously.
  • Muralist for Sanctuary Door – Nika will approach community artist after Nancy talked with Elizabeth Clark to paint chalice on the Sanctuary doors, and she is interested.
  • Growth Task Force – initial meeting notes distributed 11/12/25; next meeting is pending capacity information Charlie Merritt needs to obtain from Fire Dept. PENDING
  • Safety & Security – next meeting pending Charlie’s info from Fire Dept. PENDING
  • Posting Minutes on Website Nika sent request to Committee heads for minutes as well as request for Annual Reports by 12/12. Password Protected Files operational on UUWC website. Delbert COMPLETED Consent reports from Committees and Teams
  • Facilities – distributed
  • Stewardship • Programming – distributed
  • Social Justice – distributed. Where does Storehouse West fit?
  • COSM – distributed
  • Growth Task Force – distributed

Panels for Art Show. Contribute $1,000 and ask Endowment Committee to contribute $2,000. Will investigate and present to January. Delbert will report back.

Town Hall Topics Dec. 21 Ruth will facilitate and Delbert will scribe.

  • Treasurer’s Report.
    Stewardship and Budget as topics. Still dealing with deferred maintenance.

No Human is Illegal want to create letters to stop detention centers. Ruth will facilitate for two Sundays in January.

 

Adjourned 2:50 pm

Submitted by Delbert Schafer

 

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November 2025 Council Minutes: November 09, 2025

The UUWC Council met in the Conference Room at 12:30 p.m.

Lighting of the Chalice: Nancy, words by Nika

Members Present: Kathy Wright, Ruth Tucker Bogart, Delbert Schafer, Carol Eagleheart, Nancy Hitt, Nika Quirk (by remote).

Financial Reports:

  • Monthly and YTD Reports, plus Budget vs. Actual by Ruth.
    Question about SWRA. We need to address Town Hall on making pledge commitments.
  • Budgeting for 2026. Some committees yet to submit requests. (Need to send Facilities budget request to Council. – )
  • Stewardship 2026 Campaign Update. Still working on pledges. Got a couple more today. Likely to get more, likely not big pledges of $2,500 or more. Median is $1,300. About $63,000 in pledges, about $5,000 less than 2025.  

New Business

  • Transformational Stewardship training – feedback. Nika needs to finalize and promote January 10 first training session. Nika needs comments now to make changes as she will be traveling in December.
  • Council Retreat – need to schedule after Congreg. Mtg. 1/18 and before Carole leaves on 1/26. Proposal – Friday evening, January 23 and Saturday, January 24. Schedule 5:30 to 8:30 on Friday. Start at 10 am. to 4:30 on Saturday.
  • Decisions on update of Functional Chart (Memorial Garden, Peace River; Safety, Twin-Spirit Journey, Courtyard Project.) Should Community Care take over Memorial Garden, Peace River. Labyrinth? Safety and Security its own box – meeting on Tuesday to discuss how to move forward. (Delbert will update after hearing from Community Care.) 
  • From Social Justice:
    • UUWC Statement on Immigration – discussion and vote
    • UUWC Statement on Gaza – discussion and vote.
      Present to Council and then to Town Hall that has been voted on. To be posted on the website. Ask Social Justice what they expect for destination of the statements, then would present to Town Hall.
    • Ruth moved and Kathy seconded that Council accepted the Gaza statement. Passed unanimously.
    • Kathy proposed and Ruth seconded to accept the Immigration statement. Passed unanimously.
      Statements to be sent out in Newsletter, ask for any substantive changes before it is presented in Town Hall meeting for affirmation.
  • From Facilities:
    • Tom Hughes’ proposed donation of an outdoor table tennis set – Accept? or leave to Facilities for decision? Perhaps them to set up an event and gauge interest. Perhaps single recreational event. We are not ready to take responsibility for the equipment and upkeep of space. Delbert will inform Tom and Stevie.
    • Does Council want to help select sites for outdoor activities area? or leave to Facilities? Perhaps a future consideration.
    • Courtyard Project – team? Does Council want oversight? Delbert proposed and Kathy seconded.  Unanimously passed that team will develop plan and come back to Council for final OK.
      Future consideration of Memorial Gardens on UUWC property.  

Old Business – for Action:

  • ICE sign and Contact List – okay to hang on bulletin board? Sign on BB, contact list will go into cupboard in kitchen. Consent given.

  • Review and vote: Preparation of Proposed ByLaws Changes. Includes proposal to return to 7 council members. Nika drafted revisions for review and distributed.
    • Ruth’s question: ByLaws Article VI Section 1: “In the event of an unfilled seat, the Council may recommend a one-year emergency plan that the Congregation ratifies by majority vote.” Does this include situations in which a Council member resigns mid-term? I thought we made an appointment & don’t recall having to hold a congregational meeting to ratify.
    • Nika’s Note: ByLaws Article VI Section 11: “In the event of a vacancy occurring on the Council, a quorum of the Council may elect a replacement to serve until the next Congregational Meeting, at which time the Congregation will elect a replacement.”  (This is what we did when Jay resigned and we brought in Kathy.)
    • Questions – Are these statements serving different purposes? Are they at odds? Can one be deleted? Perhaps remove Article VI Section 1.
      Ruth moved and Delbert seconded to remove Article VI Section I. Motion passed unanimously.
    • Moved and passed to accept bylaws changes on Committee on Shared Ministry.

  • Report about upcoming 2025 Art Show from Carole. Program going to printer. Some concern about attendance on Saturday afternoon. Posting on Social meeting.
  • Capacity of Sanctuary: Call at October Town Hall for creation of team to work with Kathy Wright and make recommendations. Grace Poley, Wendy Dampier, and Laurel Anderson have volunteered, and they will meet on Wednesday.
  • ChaliceLighters Grant – PWR: Kathy shared by email.  Looks like we need to be a participating congregation in giving to the grant fund in order to be eligible.  Appears that we would need to have contributed to be eligible for grants. Ruth will research.

 

 

Old Business – Updates:

  • Gary Johnston memorial. Nancy will talk with Donna. Has yet to occur.
  • Memorial Garden? Nancy?
  • Safety: Team (Delbert, Nika, Carole, Charlie) to meet Nov. 11 to begin review and future planning
  • Posting Minutes on Website Nika will send request to Committee heads for minutes. Develop folders, or create archives. All minutes to be sent to Erin and create folders and annual dates. (Delbert and Erin to create file structure. This has yet to occur)
  • Muralist for Sanctuary Door – Nika will follow up with community artist after Nancy talks with Elizabeth Clark.
  • Nominating Committee has been activated by Nika.

 

Consent reports from Committees and Teams

  • Facilities – received and distributed
  • Stewardship
  • Programming
  • Social Justice

 

Town Hall Topics Nov. 30

  • Treasurer’s Report. Nika will make report.
  • December Meditations reminder? Nancy will update.
  • FRRK?
  • Immigrant Kids Donations?
  • Storehouse West continuing needs.
  • Social Justice will make Gaza and Immigration statements.
  • Nancy will announce December membership class.
  • Nika will announce the January 2026 Annual Meeting.

 

 

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October 2025 Council Minutes: October 12, 2025

The UUWC Council met in the Conference Room at 12:38 p.m.

Lighting of the Chalice: Moderator

Members Present:  Nika Quirk, Ruth Tucker Bogart, Kathy Wright, Nancy Hitt, Delbert Schafer.   Stevie Williams and Kristen Woolf from congregation.

Presentation of   Non-conforming Gender group by Stevie and Kristen. Want to use UUWC as a base and support of others. Probably only 12-15 in New Mexico. Work to evolve ourselves on a personal basis. We are scattered. Use UUWC to have meetings, especially on Sunday afternoons, perhaps twice a month. Would you make an approach to youth?  Need working of what you will put forth for the meetings. Name, mission, covenant, description. Put on Breeze calendar. Consider if need budget for 2026.

Nika moves acceptance of Non-Conforming Gender Affinity Group. Will meet twice monthly at UUWC. Kathy seconded. Motion Passed.

Financial Report:

Ruth: Financially going fine. Need to re-apply call for Stewardship pledges. Numerous new members have pledged. Have tag in Breeze on those who have pledged. Will send out e-card thank you notes.

2026 Budget requests need to be made to Ruth.

Check if people have held back presenting receipts.

What if groups do not spend money, do we cut for 2026? Nika will inform in Town Hall

 

New Business:

 

Old Business:

Preparation for Annual Meeting. COSM revisions in bylaws. Add staggered terms for members. Add “in the event of an incomplete term” in second paragraph. Nika will correct and send to Council and COSM.

Nominating Committee. Need to set up the committee. Bruce Little said he was interested in Council spot. Dana will go off the COSM; Bill and Terry continue to serve.

ICE Lawyer. On our policy we do not have a designated attorney. Do we want an attorney on retainer? Kathy Wright has legal experience with search warrants, and would be willing to serve as a legal consultant; but name will not be listed on the official policy. Will be posted in kitchen or on bulletin board. Nika will re-write the policy statement.

Security Policy and Communications. Need a person to review the policy and procedures. Do we have a security team: Pat McGuire, Carole Eagleheart, Facilities, Charlie Merritt. Nika to call a meeting and organize a plan. Church Mutual and UUA has information. Current areas of risk and concerns. Need to educate the congregation. Does RR Police Dept. have person that could evaluate our building?

Ruth moved that form a committee of Pat, Charlie, Carole and Delbert. Will include look at installing push bars. Sanctuary Double Doors appear flimsy. Seconded and Passed.

Delbert to install Church Mutual electronic alerts for water leak, and 911 calls.

Leadership Training Update.

Nika handed out binders. Nika will send out pdf slide decks to Council of the facilitator’s versions. Would be a workshop of two-three hours. Jan. 10 for the first workshop, to be presented by Nika.  Propose four sessions, each a few months apart.  

Council Members to give feedback via email to Nika. This training will take us in a different direction.

When to schedule a leadership meeting? Invite coordinators, committee chairs, leaders to the meeting.

Expand Council Seats

Prepare for bylaws changes for January meeting to increase to 7 Council Members.  Need to stagger terms. Perhaps older members could consider resigning early to create staggered terms for the Council. Current Council working to build the future instead of dealing with current crises. Delbert moves to increase Council to Seven members, Nika Seconded. Passed. Nika will revise and send to bylaws committee. In the past had 7 Council Members. Suggest conversations with former 1st U and new folks.

Posting Minutes on Website.

No action has been taken.

Exterior Mural

No action taken.

Sanctuary Expansion

Fire Marshal has set Sanctuary room limit at 75. Security team could contact Fire Marshal for inspection an create a fire exit map.

Kathy presented possibilities:

    Could we physically expand space.

    Could we install shorter pews or chairs.

    Could use technology to expand technology into Social Hall.

    Move audio and slide stations to front of stage where piano stands to create more seating space.

    Perhaps take walls down from Coordinator’s Office and Programming room to add seating.

    If move to second service: Need a committee, and a minimum of a year for planning. UUA has information. Must change from the original time, existing time of Sunday Service.

    Perhaps Create a different type of lay-lead service for the second weekly service. Have theme for the day for both services. We have a broad range of reasons that people attend the Sunday services.

Kathy will participate on a committee as facilitator to examine growth options.

Music outside the service

   Does UUA virtual songs cover usage outside service? Defer to next meeting.

  Gary Johnson Memorial

Defer to next meeting.

 Memorials

Are their remains interred with the memorial stones? Defer.

Palestine Presentation

Will occur at 2 pm on Nov. 1 in the Sanctuary

Committee Reports:

No comments or questions arose
October Town Hall Topics:

Treasurer’s Reports

Repeat call for 2026 Budget item requests.

Programming: Holiday Meditations

Security

Present issue of Sanctuary Space Growth and call for a convenor.

 

 

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September 2025 Council Agenda: Sept. 14, 2025

The UUWC Council met in the Conference Room at 12:31 p.m.

Lighting of the Chalice: By Nika Quirk

Members Present:  Nika, Kathy, Carole, Delbert, Nancy.  Karen Schafer

Ruth on vacation.

(Actions taken during meeting are in bold type.)

Guests:

  • Karen Schafer – update on raising money for the Gallery flooring. $3,100 is pledged. $1,500 has been submitted. Asked Council Members to contribute any amount.

  • IPad Greeting and List Management using Breeze. Rich has set it up technically, but do not have people to maintain lists (which we do not have.) Perhaps set up a trial.
    Nika asked how much time, and role description for a list manager.
    Carole wants to know are visitors contacted? Yes, they are.

 

Financial Report: Ruth advises that Insurance costs were a big hit in August but everything still looks ok for the year.
• Monthly and YTD Reports, plus Budget vs. Actual.


  • Budgeting for 2026 – Nika will announce at Townhall – Reminder to Committee Leads to send budget requests for 2026 to Ruth
    Southwest Reservation aid budget line needs to reflect first donation.

 

New Business
Security
Should we install push bars? Reactivate security cameras. What do other churches do? Refer back to security team.

Items from Rev. Nancy:

  • Posting Minutes on Website
    • Password protected page for Programming is on the Website. Delbert and Erin can edit.
    • Shall we direct all other Committees to send them their minutes to be posted there?
      Nika will send request to Committee heads. Put all minutes on One Page.

Develop folders, or create archives. All sent to Erin and create folders and annual dates. (Delbert and Erin to create file structure.)

  • Membership update: format, expenses, date. Five people will join on Oct. 5th. Classes are conducted four times a year. Do we want to continue offering brunch?
  • Programming Workshop Will occur Nov. 8th, 9:30 to noon re: Sunday programs. Lunch provided. One to 2:30 to write script for the service. Music and visuals presented at another session. Recruit more slide presenters.
  • Rethinking Chalice Circles.  Rethink this topic. More thought on meditation and spiritual. Re-examine this issue in January or February.
  • Clergy schedule – 9/16-19, Rev. Nancy will be in Taos; reachable
  • Start up for Community Conversation Circles with CoSM – Nika sent request for update to COSM on 9/11/25 since we had discussed Will announce an Oct. 15 and 18th Circle; Dana will announce at Sept. Townhall
  • Preparation of Proposed ByLaws Changes re: COSM – includes renaming and revision of existing description; Nika will draft revisions for review at October Council meeting
  • Also begin other changes for Annual Meeting.

 

Old Business:

  • Muralist for Sanctuary Door – has someone contacted Elizabeth Clark to see if she is still interested in doing this, and for free or $$? If she is not, then Nika will follow up with community artist.

  • Discussion: Should we expand number of Council seats? If yes, do we need to hold a special congregational meeting to amend ByLaws and expand number of Council seats so we can include them in January elections? Should we add functional positions? Adding two new people would allow others to re-up shortened terms. Discussion of leadership shortage as Stewardship, Congregational Engagement, and Community Outreach Committees have vacancies Elect or appoint social justice, programming, and stewardship committees? Could we hold annual meeting and then hold election for addition of new Council Members?
    Nika talked with Ruth who feels that timing is wrong, too big to tackle now. Nika would stand for re-election. Delbert is mulling to stand again. Does treasurer’s term also end in 2026? Perhaps look at making it a Congregational discussion topic. Not a rush decision.

    Create a task force to make recommendations of two-three volunteers to discuss with Council impact of growth. Then take recommendation to the Congregation. Would happen after the annual meeting in January 2026.

Nominating Committee will be activated by Nika. Jenny Cook, Jackie Hull, and Charlie Merrit are members of the Nominating Committee.

  • Leadership Training Update Topic remains Open. Update: Emily Wilder has started a new job and is unavailable to continue on this project.  Nika will complete Session 1 and is considering doing a YouTube version as a pilot that can be shared with Council to get feedback.
  • Person needs ride from North Rio Rancho. Referred to Community Care. Nancy has made multiple calls and not gotten through. Phone number may be wrong.  (Note from Nika:  Does this kind of item need to be on our Agenda?) No, revert to Commuity Care.
  • New Mexico Alliance for Justice in Palestine: Agreed to provide space for a meeting. Being a sponsor is under consideration.
  • Report about 2025 Art Show: Call for Artists has gone out.
  • Solar Project – we deferred until September. Defer again? Move to February.

What to do when congregation meets meeting space limits? Need to look at what other congregations do? Kathy will research. Perhaps five or six options used by others. Will be back in Council’s court after Programming Committee tabled action on the issue.

Discussions after August adjournment:

  • Brief discussion of UUWC paying for a license to play music for events in addition to the Sunday Service. Delbert and Kathy will communicate. Update?
    Costs about $300 a year. Kathy and Carole will research.

 

Consent reports from Committees and Teams

  • Facilities – Sound Board & Mics improved. Water line leak repaired. Water fountain removed.
    Conference Room Toilet repair. Labyrinths now tended by Amy Strine. Gallery Room floor fundraising nears $3,000. Nov. 1 Work Day. Equipment Rentals. Room Scheduling.
    Gary Johnston memorial? Dee to consult with Donna and Andrea.
    Kathy moved that create memorial stone at labyrinth for Gary Johnston. Carole seconded. Passed. Nancy will talk with Donna.
    Memorial Garden for future agenda.
  • Received and distributed to Council:
    • Stewardship – update distributed for 2026 campaign, including timeline of events and new brochure. Communications will be primarily emailed through Breeze, with attached brochure and link to pledge form in Breeze.  Ruth is reviewing Breeze roles to ensure that responses are only accessible to Ruth and Nika as admins.
    • Programming
    • Social Justice

 

Town Hall Topics for Sept. 21st

  • Treasurer’s Report.

Insurance was a big expense in August but we are still doing ok for the year so far.

Reminder to Committee Leads to send budget requests for 2026 to Ruth

  • Stewardship Presentation – Rev. Nancy, Laurel and Hobbit
  • COSM – announce first Community Conversation Circle will be done by Dana.
  • UU the Vote.
  • Open Floor

Adjourned  at 3:24 pm.

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August 2025 Council Minutes: August 10, 2025

The UUWC Council met in the Conference Room at 12:30 p.m.

Lighting of the Chalice: Rev. Nancy Hitt

Members Present: Ruth Tucker Bogart, Kathy Wright, Carole Eagleheart, Delbert Schafer, Rev. Nancy Hitt, Karen Schafer

  • Financial Report:

Ruth: Monthly and YTD Reports. All is looking on schedule.

  • Discussion of Bookkeeper (Executive Session)

Donation to Storehouse West through the Church. Use Checks, Paypal on Website and by Breeze. Ruth to set up Paypal donations for Storehouse West, and Delbert to set it up on website.

  • Electric Bill Update and Mgmt. of Building Overhead. No update, remains on future agenda.

Old Business:

  • Meeting with Committee on Shared Ministry – 1-3 pm August 29. Nika to set agenda for meeting.
  • Leadership Training Update – work will pick in August. Topic remains Open.
  • Re-envisioning Stewardship – Carl Noennig is the head. Laurel Anderson and Hobbit Merritt to assist.
  • Nika will contact our regional person, Rev. Marquez, for thoughts on how programming committees operate. Remains Open.
  • Discussion: Should we expand number of Council seats? If yes, do we need to hold a special congregational meeting to amend ByLaws and expand number of Council seats so we can include them in January elections? Should we add functional positions? Adding two new people would allow others to re-up shortened terms. Discussion of leadership shortage as Stewardship (subsequently filled), Congregational Engagement, and Community Outreach Committees have vacancies (UUWC Function chart 2025 with these two committee included). Elect or appoint social justice, programming, and stewardship committees? Will bring topic up in the August meeting, so Council Members to prepare for the discussion.

Could we hold annual meeting and then hold election for addition of new Council Members?

Table discussion until September Council meeting when Nika is present.

  • Fall Congregational Fun Event: Claire Shawhan Plans Open Mic for Oct. 24
  • Posting Minutes: Nancy
    A read only community board in Breeze. Not possible currently, perhaps could add this service. Erin will look into this process.
    Workaround is that Erin would send it out to Breeze list.

Could use password protected pages on the Website. Delbert and Erin will consult.

  • Solar panel installation at UUWC. Project Put on hold as economy is unsure so do not want to assume more debt at this time; will reconsider in September Council Meeting. This proposal is no longer active.

New Business:

New Mexico Alliance for Justice in Palestine: Presented by Karen Schafer as a third party. Asking to have meeting at UUWC. Would like UUWC to be a sponsor. Needs to be a Social Justice issue. Provide Space for a meeting. Agreed to provide space for a meeting. Being a sponsor is under consideration.

  • Initiating Preparation of 2026 Budget. Ruth to raise topic in Town Hall next week. Ruth will ask committees to review past expenses and project future budget.
  • Schedule a New Member Class for August: Nancy: It will be 9:30 am to 12:30 pm on 23rd. At least 6 have indicated interest. Carole will attend for the Council
    • Announcements to show new people what is going on. No longer print the announcements. Argument for re-institution of Verbal Announcements. Perhaps present at start of service. Presenters will make verbal announcements from podium. Make Congregation aware that need to put announcements in writing to presenter at worship services.
  • Annual Review of Contract for Consulting Minister. Look ahead for a year when looking for a replacement minister. Nancy plans to sign the contract next year for a future term. Nancy said she will stay until a replacement is chosen. Nika to put on CSM agenda to look at plan for retirement. Council to set up a separate meeting about planning for retirement of Nancy.
  • Report about 2025 Art Show: Carole said that Art Team will meet Monday. Call for Artists will go out in next week.
  • A person needs for ride from North Rio Rancho. Referred to Community Care. Possibility with contract with Uber.

 

Consent reports from Committees and Teams

  • Programming Committee: Nancy. Have a workshop in October to look at Worship services. Programming Committee is asked to consider the ramifications and logistics of holding a second service each week.
  • Facilities – Work Underway on Sound Board Improvements. Turn off and unplug water fountain and cap pipe. Consider replacing in next calendar year.

Town Hall Topics for August 17th

  • Treasurer’s Report by Ruth including beginning preparation for 2026 Budget.
  • Verbal Announcements to be reinstituted in Sunday Services
  • Membership Class to be offered in August.
  • Open Floor

Post discussions after adjournment:

  • Updating of the information about providing your name to an ICE official. Kathy Wright to update. Kathy Wright will implement.
  • Brief discussion of UUW paying for a license to play music for events in addition to the Sunday Service. Delbert and Kathy will communicate.

 

 

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July 2025 Council Minutes: July 13, 2025

The UUWC Council met in the Conference Room at 12:37 p.m.

Lighting of the Chalice: Rev. Nancy

Members Present: Nika Quirk, Ruth Tucker Bogart, Nancy Hitt, Kathy Wright, Delbert Schafer

Financial Report:

Ruth: Monthly and YTD Reports.  

Reports are on schedule. Facilities are the largest expenses. Will develop a cost of maintaining the facilities.
Trash disposal cost increased on a one-time basis. Probably due to overfilling, possibly from an outside user.
Budget reporting changed. Ruth will provide report to committee heads so they know where their expenses stand at midyear.
Ruth will send check $684.11 to Southwest land group from offering collection.
Pledge statements for 2025 have been sent out. Will discuss in Town Hall next week.

  • Discussion of Bookkeeper (Executive Session)
  • Electric Bill Update and Mgmt. of Building Overhead. Electricity charges higher for heat. Maintain thermostats to reflect usage and non-usage of the facilities. Town Hall and This Week at Westside will discuss this. Erin will track.

Old Business:
Virtual Hymnal. Programming needs to decide on spending money for the subscription. How many can access?

Animal Ministry. Bram has been consulted about her Animal Ministry Group joining the UUA national group.

  • Schedule Meeting with Committee on Shared Ministry. Need to recontact participants for August meeting.
  • Leadership Training Update – work on this project will pick up again in August. First session almost finished.
  • Re-envisioning Stewardship – Norma and Wendy have declined; next steps? Nika will ask Carl Noennig (Who later agreed to coordinate the 2026 Campaign) and Doree Flinn to help coordinate.

Does Council need to take on Stewardship as Committee of a Whole for this year? Present in Town Hall call for volunteers to serve on Stewardship.

  • Solar panel installation at UUWC. Project Put on hold as economy is unsure so do not want to assume more debt at this time; will reconsider in September Council Meeting.

New Business:

  • Fall Congregational Fun Event Proposal: Claire Shawhan. Nancy presented. Evening activity in August or September proposed as open-mic entertainment. Yes, Claire will be asked to propose a date and a budget request.
  • Status of Contract for Minister. July to July annual contract? Will be discussed in August meeting.
  • Communications Guidelines: Nancy
    Where does information from committees go? Minutes posted to public?
       How to build covenant among congregation. Nika to send reminders to Committee facilitators/coordinators to send information about meeting and projects to the Council.

Nika will contact our regional person, Rev. Marquez, for thoughts on how programming committees operate.

All committees should send out minutes and post them on Breeze.  Committee and Team minutes will not be posted publicly. Council Minutes, Town Hall Notes, and This Week at Westside are posted publicly.

Should we have elected or appointed chairs (facilitators or coordinators) or members on these committees? Discussion to add a lay member of the Congregation as Co-facilitator of the Programming Committee. Nika or a council member to contact suggested person to assess willingness to take on the role. (Subsequent to the meeting, Wendy Dampier agreed to serve as the lay co-facilitator of the Programming Committee.)

  • November Sunday Programs Schedule Changes: Nancy stated that November is a Five Sunday month, and Art Show conflicts with Town Hall. Move Town Hall to fifth Sunday.
  • Discussion: Should we expand number of Council seats? If yes, do we need to hold a special congregational meeting to amend ByLaws and expand number of Council seats so we can include them in January elections? Should we add functional positions? Adding two new people would allow other to re-up shortened terms. Discussion of leadership shortage as Stewardship, Congregational Engagement, and Community Outreach Committees have vacancies. Elect or appoint social justice, programming, and stewardship committees? Will bring topic up in the August meeting, so Council Members to prepare for the discussion.
  • Discussion: Our response to IRS ruling about churches able to make endorsements of political candidates. Will track for the future, but will take no immediate action. (Subsequent to the meeting UUA condemned the IRS ruling)

Consent reports from Committees and Teams

  • Community Care Committee – UUWC defibrillator discontinuance discussion. Have no training. No physician supervision. Raises liability issues. Has been removed from the wall as battery has died.

Kathy moved to discontinue the equipment. Seconded. Vote passed to remove the defibrillator.

  • Facilities – Gallery Room Flooring update to move forward with carpet squares. Will require fundraising effort.

Town Hall Topics for July 20th

  • Treasurer’s Report by Ruth
  • Helping with Community & Connection at UUWC – Norma
  • Committee Presentation?
  • Open Floor

Adjourned 3:30 pm.

 

 

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June 2025 UUWC Council Minutes

 

The UUWC Council met in the Conference Room at 12:35 pm.

 

Lighting of the Chalice by Nika.

 

Members Present:  Nika, Ruth, Kathy, Nancy, Carole (acting as scribe in Delbert’s absence)

 

Financial Report:

Ruth reported that she got the first draft of the budget versus actual.  There is not a huge surplus, but there is a surplus so far.  She expressed concern that the electric bill is out of sight.  The building is costing us a lot of money and we need to track that.  The electric company statements had been going to Priscilla but that has been straightened out.

 

The accounts use two-factor authorization, so Ruth is getting all the requests for the code.

 

The Council went into executive session briefly.  When the meeting resumed, Ruth said she has received a notice of insurance policy conditional renewal.  The cost will be $7,618.  We have paid $3600 so far for half the year.

 

New Business:

 

* Gallery Room

Discussion was held about the renaming of the Green Room to the Gallery Room.  It was explained that the name Gallery Room surfaced because it was repainted to have a beautiful space to hang art.  It was suggested that the naming be brought up at Town Hall so that people could do a show of hands indicating how they felt about the naming.

 

Discussion was held about new flooring for the Gallery Room.  It was agreed that we don’t have a pocket to pull that money from, and it was suggested that we ask at Town Hall if there would be congregational support to do a fund drive for it as a special project.  It was mentioned that fundraising for that could include a congregational yard sale.

 

Concern was expressed about activities in the future like children painting; this might damage new flooring.  It was pointed out that drop cloths could be used for those situations.  There was discussion about the use of carpet tiles like those in the sanctuary, since sections could be taken up and replaced in case of damage.  After the poll at the Town Hall, the next step would be looking at the cost of various options.

 

*  Moving Items to Maintenance Shed

It was pointed out that CUUPS uses the cauldron, so it should be put in an unlocked shed right inside the door.

 

*  Problems with Sound System

It was pointed out that there have been multiple problems with the sound system.  Microphones have been cutting in and out, and no one seems to know how to use the lavalier microphones.  There is also a problem with the music running through Bluetooth. The music on the morning of June 8 was surging and distorting, even though a check had been run before the service.  It was decided to ask Charlie Merritt to look into these problems.

 

*  Social Justice Committee Minutes

Nancy said she had not communicated to the new leaders of the committee about the need to prepare an abbreviated version of the minutes to the Council. The regular minutes are not sent to the Social Justice Committee until later. She will talk with them about this.

 

*  UUWC Elections

Nika suggested that we have an executive session at the July Council meeting to talk about UUWC elections and terms of Council members.  She raised the idea of changing the bylaws to add two more people to the Council.  This would be returning to the number of Council members we have had in the past.  She pointed out that the congregational membership has increased greatly in the last year and this could be helpful.

 

*  Need for a Core Group for Programming

Nancy pointed out that the Programming Committee is responsible for producing a product every single week.  People come and go from the committee, and there is a need for a reliable core group to make the services happen.

 

It was suggested that there should a core group of two or three, including people who are involved with slides, creating programs, and music. These people would take responsibility for keeping the Sunday schedule updated, make sure the minutes go out, and be the go-to people in case something comes up.  It was decided that Carole and Nancy would discuss this with the Programming Committee on July 6, emphasizing that this would be part of shared leadership.

 

Old Business:

*  Meeting with the Committee on Shared Ministry

Nancy said she has not found a single day or time that works for everybody.  Nika suggested sending out something for August, since we are now in June. She said it was possible to create a form to send out that would make it easy to see what dates and times were possible.  She will ask Erin to work up the form.

 

*  Artist Exhibit

There had been a suggestion for a month-long show by one artist, but nothing more has been heard after the initial request.  It was decided to delete this item from the agenda.

 

*  Special Offering for Native American Charity to Support Honoring the   Land

Nancy said that the offering will be held quarterly.  It will start the first Sunday in July.  She will talk about it at the June Town Hall.  The question was raised whether we could create a QR code for the slides so people could donate that way, since many people no longer carry cash.  It was suggested that Wendy would know how to do this.

 

*  Congregational Asset Mapping

Kathy reported that this is complicated, but that there is a simple two-page summary that the moderator or the minister could fill out to send to the UUA. She talked about the kind of things that are covered in the summary.  It was noted that there are 81 people on the membership list now, and that we are seeing 55 or more people on Sunday mornings.

 

*  Stewardship Vision and Strategy

Nika reviewed the draft she had prepared.  Council members responded positively.  There was agreement that the Stewardship Committee would be working with the congregation, creating events, and expressing appreciation instead of being a little separate group that nobody knows.  The approach could be earth based, encouraging mindfulness about the way we are stewards with our energy.  It was suggested that the word that may apply to us would be “holistic.”

 

It was agreed that Nika would talk with Norma, Carl and Doree about this after she returns from her trip June 25. She will also talk with Terri.  It was suggested that Nika and Kathy be ex officio members.  Nika would like the committee to kick off something by early August, like an ice cream social.

 

It was suggested that pledges could be in by the end of October but Ruth doesn’t think the congregation will be ready by then because of the political/economic situation.

 

*  Giveaway Event

It was determined that there was an equal or greater interest in fundraising instead of a giveaway, so this was put on hold.

 

Town Hall Topics for June 15

It was agreed that Carole would be the moderator and Ruth the scribe for the Town Hall. 

 

Carole will ask Jenny Cook to give a report on Pride. 

Carole will also do a poll regarding the Gallery Room.

 

Nancy will give a security reminder about locking doors.

She will also discuss the offering for the Native American charity.

She will also talk about the need for silence before Sunday services.

She will remind people about Storehouse West and will talk about the UUWC T-shirts.

 

Carole was asked to give the Town Hall agenda to Dee and Terri to see if they have additional announcements.

 

There will also be an Open Floor time at the end of the meeting.

 

 

The Council meeting adjourned at 2:47 pm.

May 2025 Council Minutes: May 11, 2025

The UUWC Council met in the Conference Room at 12:30 p.m.

Lighting of the Chalice by Nika at 12:35

Members Present: Nika, Ruth, Carole (remote), Kathy, Nancy, Delbert

CSM members attended: Bill Shore, Dana Sanford, Terri Del Curto

Presentation and Discussion: Committee on Shared Ministry (CSM) Survey.

CSM proposed a mail survey to be sent to members of the congregation “what do you seek to learn that will help you in achieving COSM’s purpose and how is this survey necessary to meet your goals?” “What are your thoughts on how you will use and/or share these responses?” What does CSM do with results of the survey? Interpretation and tabulation of information. Felt open-ended questions would give more information. Summary of findings to be sent to Council.

Council: Survey needs to be shorter and must help people feel trusted to provide the information. Responses should go to UUWC PO Box. Is this trying to clarify the role of CSM? Why is survey anonymous?

CSM requests a statement from pastor and Council what they need from CSM. CSM needs more exposure to the congregation.  Need to create a better understanding of CSM, especially in pastoral care. Also, how to allocate matters between Council and CSM.

Council: We are building the airplane as we are flying it. Need to meet and develop the relationship and role of CSM. Try to develop its first project. All look at UUA materials for CSM. Provide proactive suggestions for a future meeting of the Council and CSM

CSM proposed tabling the open-ended survey. Tabling received informal agreement.

Financial Report: Ruth: Monthly and YTD Reports.

Ruth will not be at Town Hall next week. Insurance was big expense in April. Our umbrella coverage is likely to be hiked; also excluding some coverage.
CD will come due soon (May 14). Recommend rollover for 5 months.

Need a future report from the bookkeeper of expenses compared with budget.   

New Business:

  • Request to use/rent Sanctuary for funeral – Nancy. Need to respond to Grace. May 23rd is earliest date. Expect about 20 people in attendance.

Council is willing to rent the Sanctuary for the funeral. Nancy will work with Erin to get the rental moving forward. Nancy will contact Grace.

  • Consent reports – any items to discuss?

Use of iPads to record attendance by the Greeters was noted.

  • Re-envisioning Stewardship: Discussion and next steps. Norma McLaughlin and Wendy Dampier have been proposed as committee prospects

Video on Stewardship discussion. Use of QR code to make basket contributions; place on pews or in bulletin. Need to create separate contribution areas.

Need to create strategy before recruit people for Stewardship committee. Nika will develop bullet points about Stewardship.

Stewardship means more the annual pledge drive. Put joy into giving. Develop plan to help congregation facilitate RMD distributions from their retirement accounts.

  • Congregational Asset Mapping. Kathy. Table for this meeting, will be brought up in June meeting.
  • List of Summer Calendars so we all know where Council members are. Nika will send out request.

Old Business:

  • Leadership Training Update. Draft of series outline was provided with some background notes for Council to review and give feedback. Working to complete Session 1. Nika has sent outline of first session.
  • General Assembly. Wendy Dampier is our UUWC delegate. She is reviewing delegate materials and voting issues. How should we engage the congregation and support Wendy to know how to proceed as our delegate? Nika said that Wendy will present at Town Hall the issues upcoming at GA.
  • Art Team request for Artist Exhibit. Suggestion for a month-long show by one artist. Have not heard from initial request for an art show. Any update? None.
  • Native American Charities to support Honoring the Land. Referred to Social Justice Committee that we are looking at providing financial support to reflect our commitments to the land.

 Social Justice Committee decided that a monthly special offering to go to the charity. Later conversation will occur about charitable contributions as part of 2026 budget. [Social Justice minutes state that t6his is to be a quarterly, not monthly offering opportunity]

Social justice needs to file written reports to the Council.

 

  • Solar panel installation at UUWC. Project Put on hold as economy is unsure so do not want to assume more debt at this time; will reconsider in September Council Meeting.

ICE response. Post instruction sheets in Social Hall. Priority over art placed in social hall.

Town Hall Topics for May 18th

Treasurer’s Summary Report by Nika

GA Delegate Report – Wendy D

Reminder about Donations for Storehouse West

Wisdom Walkers. Theresa

Update on t-shirts.  Nancy

Update on Gay Pride. Jenny

Open Floor

  1. April 2025 Council Minutes: April 13, 2025

    The UUWC Council met in the Conference Room at 12:33 p.m.

     Lighting of the Chalice by Moderator Nika Quirk

     Members Present: Nika Quirk, Kathy Wright, Ruth Tucker Bogart, Carol Eagleheart (remotely), Delbert Schafer, and Nancy Hitt

    April is Child Abuse Prevention for the monthly topic.

    Financial Report: Ruth: Monthly and YTD Reports.

     Ruth and Karen met with Josephine, our Book keeper. Josephine will send financials earlier each month to allow time for feedback by Treasurer and the Council.

    Executive Session.

    Ruth sent out Pledge Statements and Donations to Date to individuals who pledge.

    Received letter from UUA for dues for fiscal year starting July 1, 2025: $2,124. Will wait to pay until closer to due date.

    New Business:

    • Consent reports. Discussion about Social Justice and Pride Parade (see below).
    • Leadership Training Update from Nika: Nika is creating a proprietary proposal for $1,600. Will receive help from Emily Wilder and Ilean Galloway. Will have a design meeting this coming Week. Will build a budget for the program, including an honorarium for Emily and Ilean.
    • General Assembly Funds available of $410 for a participant. Would require accountability by reporting at Town Hall. Also, can attend online, so could split amount. June 17-21st is the GA. Could we put it as a group online account shown at UUWC? Nancy will research online costs. Suggestions about people who might want to attend. Nika to contact some possible attendees. Topic may be added to April Town Hall.
    • UU Green Sanctuary Project Social Justice has assumed interest, but want a partner. Contribute funds for Southwest Charity. SJ should make a proposal to Council about how to raise funds.
    • Proposal for Free Yard Sale from Social Justice Committee, but no further information. Does it conflict with Paid Yard Sales that UUWC have held in the past? How to limit people taking stuff and re-selling it. Perhaps call it a Community Give Away.
    • Community Info. Fair perhaps one a year during a fifth Sunday in the first quarter. Perhaps another one in the Fall. Will calendar in the future.
    • Council interest – would anyone like to join Nika for a coffee date with 4 people? Ruth will join in the discussion about what it means to serve on the Council.
    • Candidates for Nominating Committee? Need Suggestions for members for 2025-2026.
    • Nancy discussed programming and other ministry topics. Membership group of seven, five took class and want to join. Will have June 1 induction of new members.

    Programming of Associates: Have nine people interested in serving. Will meet May 9 or May 10 for training in Sanctuary. Some overview, but primarily hands-on. Later, a second session about how to write own manuscript. Also, need to develop more primary speakers for programs.

    Social Justice would like to make contributions to the social issue each month. Want to make a special contribution. We have some direct contributions to Storehouse West and Feed Rio Rancho Kids. Council Will revisit in May meeting.

    Membership class curriculum. Nancy has requested an updated video from Carol. Involve Community Care with new member information. Allow people to view. Send links to people before the class.

    Nichole wants to be involved with children programming. Nancy linked her with Laurel and childhood education. Interested with middle-school kids and gender identity. Nancy will explore, perhaps for next school year. Kelly and Jenny are also interested. Will develop a proposal.

    Kathy’s Corner in the Sun Room/Library to be archived.

    Cacti in the Sanctuary, donated by Theresa. They are currently on the shelf.

    Laurel picked up shadowbox of books, which have value of a couple of hundred dollars.

    Nancy showed a painting donated by Bonnie McCarey. Will be displayed in minister’s office.    

    Old Business:

    • UUWC response to ICE. UUA has a toolkit. Privacy signs are on Offices and added a lock on the archival storage closet. Kathy has provided more policy information. Review and determine next steps.

    Forms that explain how to respond to ICE. Will blowup, frame, and post on Social Hall. Kathy will ask Dee to implement.

    Policy to ask to contact person and then go to minister, or moderator.

    Nika moved accept policy. Ruth seconded. Passed unanimously. Will present to May Town Hall. Supplement with written information to people that may be in building alone. Nika will write introductory to the proposed policy. Kathy will send images of warrants. Publicize in Newsletter prior to May Town Hall. Also need to inform Cathie Frank. Erin may need information to give to potential renters.

    • Council and Clergy Discussion: Nancy preparation for successor, who and how to choose. Deferred from March meeting. She is not in a rush to retire. Considers the Council moving the Congregation in the proper direction. She is trying to pass on questions and information, creating buffers. Functional Chart helps. Hopes to have group of trained leaders. Don’t have to have a person leave before beginning the search.

    Nika: Would be helpful for Nancy to write a current scope of work, including ministerial activities.

    What do we need to produce to explain to prospective replacement? What questions do we need to answer? When interviewing candidates, what we have done and need to do. Then hand off to search committee. Potential role of Community Conversation Circles?

    UUA has information. Tanya from Pacific Western regional UUA can help.

    • Stewardship: Nika to present in Town Hall if people are interested in activities to contact Nika and discuss Stewardship. Need to discuss how to brainstorm. Kathy and Ruth can assist in discussion.
    • Art Team request for Artist Exhibit. Suggestion for a month-long show by one artist. Have not heard from initial request for an art show. So, more information is needed before Council can decide. No update provided from March meeting of Council.
    • Native American Charities to support Honoring the Land. Referred to Social Justice Committee that we are looking at providing some financial support to reflect our commitments to the land. Any update?
    • Solar panel installation at UUWC. Project Put on hold as economy is unsure so do not want to assume more debt at this time; will reconsider in September Council Meeting.

    Consent Reports:

    Facilities

    Humanist Group

    Community Care Committee

     Shared Ministry

    Pride Event: Need to register for event. Jenny Cook is coordinator.  Erin can provide debit card to pay for registration for parade. Booth space is sold out.

    Programming

    Town Hall Topics for April 20th

    Treasurer’s report from Ruth

    Report on Cleanup Day

    Reminder about Donations for Storehouse West

    Nika Leadership Training Development Update

    UUWC T-Shirt Orders – Rev. Nancy

    Congregation Poll: interested in being notified of UUWC congregants’ participation in community social justice events such as protests? If so, we can create a Breeze Tag with those interested.

    Open Floor

    Adjourned at 3 pm.

    Submitted by Delbert Schafer, UUWC Council Scribe

     

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