<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hello, all,<div><br></div><div>As a follow up to the request that Jeanne sent out for your End of Year Reports by April 26, here is a <a href="https://forms.gle/swdzwH7jb8xxPwqA7">link to the End Statements Survey</a> also due Friday, April 26. It should take you no longer than 2 minutes to complete. Your response will help the Executive Team complete its report to the Governing Board on how we are doing in addressing our congregational End Statements through our shared ministry.</div><div><br></div><div>Below again are the guidelines for submitting the End of Year reports.</div><div><br></div><div>With thanks,</div><div>Joan</div><div><br></div><div>PS - Thanks to those who have already completed their reports!</div><div><br></div><div>





<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;text-align:center;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><b>Guidelines for Preparing and Submitting Annual Committee Reports</b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;text-align:center;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><b>April 2019</b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;text-align:center;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">The following are the Executive Team’s current guidelines for submitting your annual reports, which in turn will be included in the Annual Report of the Church in May.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><b>Due Date: </b>The report will be due by <b>Friday, April 26</b>. Please email your report to the UCM Executive Team, <a href="mailto:ucmexecutiveteam@gmail.com"><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(4,51,255)">ucmexecutiveteam@gmail.com</span></a>.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><b>Length: </b>The report should be no longer than one (1) page</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;text-align:center;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span class="gmail-s3" style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-kerning:none">Name of Committee or Program Annual Report, May 2019</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><b>Members: </b>Remember to include yourself, and identify Chair and Vice Chair if you have one.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><b>Our Mission Statement: </b>(If you have one)<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">The body of your report should be a summary of the hard work you have done this year. The purpose is to inform the congregation of your role in fulfilling the church’s mission and advancing the Church’s “End Statements,” highlighting one or two of the most important ones.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(35,35,35)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">The ET is asking Committees to prepare a “hybrid report,” one that includes the traditional committee reporting of activities as has been done over the past number of years. As with last year, we are asking that committees also describe how their work addresses one or two of the Church “End Statements.” The ET recommends that the most relevant “End Statements” be selected, followed by a brief one or two sentence description of how the Committee’s work helps to achieve that end.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<li class="gmail-li4" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(35,35,35)"><span class="gmail-s6" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">A portion of the April 9 CoC meeting will be devoted to reviewing the annual reporting process and answering question you may have.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space">   </span></span></li>
<li class="gmail-li4" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(35,35,35)"><span class="gmail-s6" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Reports will be supplemented by a Google form that Committees or Committee Chairs will be asked to complete by checking (easily) </span><span class="gmail-s3" style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-kerning:none">all</span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"> those “End Statements” that are addressed by their work. Look for that in the not too distant future. Completion of this form will also be due <b>April 26</b>.</span></li>
<li class="gmail-li4" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(35,35,35)"><span class="gmail-s6" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-stretch:normal"></span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Attached is another copy of the “End Statements”</span><span class="gmail-s5" style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style=""> </b>and these guidelines.</span></li>
</ul></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font color="#0b5394"><b>Rev. Joan Javier-Duval</b></font><font color="#000000"> |<b> </b></font></font><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b><font color="#0b5394">Minister</font></b></span><div><font color="#000000" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Pronouns: she/her/hers</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Unitarian Church of Montpelier</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:ucm.revjoan@gmail.com" target="_blank">ucm.revjoan@gmail.com</a> | <span style="font-size:small">802-223-7861 x1 | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/joaniemj" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/RevJoanUU" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span></font></div><div><font size="2" style="font-size:small"><i><font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000"><br></font></i></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#444444"><font size="2" style="font-size:small"><i>"We are each other's harvest; </i></font><i style="font-size:small"><font size="2">we are each other's business; </font><font size="2">we are each other's magnitude and bond."</font><font size="2"> --Gwendolyn Brooks</font></i></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>