<div dir="ltr">Hello, and Happy Earth Day to all,<div><br></div><div>Thank you to all who were able to make this past Tuesday evening's Committee of Chairs meeting or sent in committee updates to be shared. Meeting recordings are available at the links below for anyone who was unable to attend (or who'd like to watch or listen again). Feel free to share these links with members of your committee or any other UCM members/friends. An agenda of the meeting can be <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GWXnuyD10idpK7GYe7tmIzs9l0KiNLoHkNq8HDDYU4c/edit?usp=sharing">found here</a>.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ks3jut7vp8s49e4/Committee%20of%20Chairs_April%202021.mp4?dl=0">Video recording</a></div><div><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/jdbhyr97zrsorqc/Committee%20of%20Chairs_April%202021_audio_only.m4a?dl=0">Audio recording</a></div><div><br></div><div>The Zoom Chat from the meeting is also pasted below.</div><div><br></div><div>Sue Stukey wanted to share one correction to what she shared on behalf of the Stewardship Committee. The total # of pledges made in last year's drive was 176 not 191.</div><div><br></div><div>And, this is the resource I mentioned at the end of the meeting which provides helpful guidance for us as a congregation on how to discern our way forward into a "multi-platform" future: <a href="https://www.uua.org/leadership/library/multi-platform-resources">https://www.uua.org/leadership/library/multi-platform-resources</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you!</div><div>Joan</div><div>





<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:14px"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">18:44:18 From Elaine Ball (she/her) : <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ends-statements-2021">https://tinyurl.com/ends-statements-2021</a></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">18:47:58 From Elaine Ball (she/her) : Personnel Committee Openings</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The Executive Team is seeking two persons to serve on the Personnel Committee, together with a representative from the Board and the Executive Team. The Committee meets periodically, supporting the work of the Minister, Board, and Executive Team in the area of human resources. Typical projects include maintenance and updating the Church’s Personnel Policies and Fair Compensation Guidelines. Anyone interested in volunteering or wishing to find out more information should contact the Executive Team.</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">18:50:54 From Elaine Ball (she/her) : UCM Governing Board Update</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Keep up to date with an April update from the UCM Governing Board.</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://ucmvt.org/2021/04/14/april-2021-update-from-the-ucm-board/">https://ucmvt.org/2021/04/14/april-2021-update-from-the-ucm-board/</a></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:00:06 From Elaine Ball (she/her) : Sorry about that! Here is the correct link for tonight’s Agenda: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GWXnuyD10idpK7GYe7tmIzs9l0KiNLoHkNq8HDDYU4c/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GWXnuyD10idpK7GYe7tmIzs9l0KiNLoHkNq8HDDYU4c/edit?usp=sharing</a></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:00:35 From Elaine Ball (she/her) : Covid-19 Task Force minutes on our <a href="http://ucmvt.org">ucmvt.org</a> website: <a href="https://ucmvt.org/covid-19/covid-19-task-force-minutes/">https://ucmvt.org/covid-19/covid-19-task-force-minutes/</a></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:13:46 From Elaine Ball (she/her) : Here is the correct link for tonight’s Agenda: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GWXnuyD10idpK7GYe7tmIzs9l0KiNLoHkNq8HDDYU4c/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GWXnuyD10idpK7GYe7tmIzs9l0KiNLoHkNq8HDDYU4c/edit?usp=sharing</a></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:21:36 From Elaine Ball (she/her) : YouTube Playlist — ‘Becoming’ — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fceLVMYxFEM&list=PLvXOKgOQVYP7ekbXbwxIZB-bVFzVUk_i7">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fceLVMYxFEM&list=PLvXOKgOQVYP7ekbXbwxIZB-bVFzVUk_i7</a></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:22:24 From Elaine Ball (she/her) : New Pathways to Membership program: <a href="https://ucmvt.org/2020/07/08/five-pathways-to-membership/">https://ucmvt.org/2020/07/08/five-pathways-to-membership/</a></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:24:16 From Elaine Ball (she/her) : Music Program</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Save the Date – May 3rd , at 7pm – for a Zoom preview of a multimedia historical timeline of the</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">major events, people, and milestones of Music at UCM. You will be able to add your own memories and stories to the project. The final result will be shared during a “Zoom Reception,” following the Music Sunday Service on May 23rd.</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:32:30 From Elaine Ball (she/her) : <a href="https://ucmvt.org/">https://ucmvt.org/</a></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:33:50 From Barbara Thompson : Website is much improved….you are doing a great job!</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:33:59 From Joan Javier-Duval : What’s the best way to contact the Communications Team?</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:34:06 From Meredith Warner (she/her) : <a href="mailto:ucm.commteam@gmail.com">ucm.commteam@gmail.com</a></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:34:12 From Joan Javier-Duval : Thanks, Meredith!</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:34:57 From Elaine Ball (she/her) : <a href="https://ucmvt.org/racial-justice-group/">https://ucmvt.org/racial-justice-group/</a></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:35:08 From Meredith Warner (she/her) : “We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.”</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:35:16 From Meredith Warner (she/her) : <a href="https://www.8thprincipleuu.org/">https://www.8thprincipleuu.org/</a></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:43:12 From Joan Javier-Duval : How are<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">you doing, one year into this pandemic time & virtual<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">church? How have you been feeling? What have you (and<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">your committees/teams) learned? What are you hopeful for?</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:54:54 From Elaine Ball (she/her) : Also, please share thoughts in the chat to be saved!</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:55:50 From Denise B, VT : Judith and I are grateful for green spaces during this pandemic, walks, living in relative safety in Vermont.</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:57:12 From Barbara Thompson : Lifting up Vic’s video work on the worship services!</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:57:26 From Joan Javier-Duval : Thanks for that, Denise and Judith!</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:57:52 From Elaine Ball (she/her) : And everything Verdis has brought!</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:58:24 From Meredith Warner (she/her) : Gratitude for Liza and LSE folks who have been doing great stuff with the young people all year!</p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">19:58:51 From Joan Javier-Duval : <a href="https://www.uua.org/leadership/library/multi-platform-resources">https://www.uua.org/leadership/library/multi-platform-resources</a></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">20:00:01 From Elaine Ball (she/her) : <a href="https://www.uua.org/ga">https://www.uua.org/ga</a></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px 0px 6px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;color:rgb(0,0,0)">20:01:18 From hugo liepmann : Gratitude for Sue and Charlotte and the others on  the Stewardship Team !!!</p></div><div><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><br></b></font></font></div><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><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>