<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi, all,</div><div><br></div><div>It will be great to see many of you at the Activities Fair tomorrow during Coffee Hour!</div><div><br></div><div>Just a reminder that the Committee of Chairs meeting will be this Tuesday evening from 6:30-8:00pm in the Vestry. You are also welcome to bring your own supper at 6:00pm and share in fellowship time beforehand. There will also be an option to join by Zoom (information below).</div><div><br></div><div>A detailed agenda will be sent out before the meeting. Our meeting will include: checking in on what you are noticing as we start this new church year, hearing updates from various teams/projects, and reflecting on volunteerism and how to meaningfully engage the congregation in our church ministries and programs.</div><div><br></div><div>The ET would love to have as many of you there as possible. Feel free to invite someone else from your committee or team to attend if you are not able to make it. We also welcome anyone from the UCM community to attend who is interested in learning more about our church programs and operations, so feel free to pass along this invitation.</div><div><br></div><div>Warmly,</div><div>Joan</div><div><br></div><div>Topic: October Committee of Chairs<br>Time: Oct 18, 2022 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br><br>Join Zoom Meeting<br><a href="https://zoom.us/j/91313829490?pwd=RXhCSzNzZ2NWbnFBNGt5b2l2dXBxdz09">https://zoom.us/j/91313829490?pwd=RXhCSzNzZ2NWbnFBNGt5b2l2dXBxdz09</a><br><br></div><div>Dial +1 929 436 2866<br>Meeting ID: 913 1382 9490<br>Passcode: 430330<br><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 11:18 AM Elaine Ball via CoC <<a href="mailto:coc@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org">coc@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear Friends, <div><br></div><div>Welcome to the new UCM Church Year! I hope you're all doing well. </div><div><br></div><div>I wanted to invite you all to our Fall Activities Fair, which will be <b><i>in the Vestry during Coffee Hour (11A - 12P) on Sunday, October 16</i></b> -- this is a tangential part of our "New UU" series of classes (taking place Wednesday, October 5th and Saturday, October 15th) and opportunities for Newcomers, Visitors, Friends, and Members to learn (and/or be reminded of) about all the many ways they may wish to connect with various programs and teams that are currently active -- we would love to have tables with representatives and/or information and sign-up/interest forms for the Women's Alliance; Community Lunch; LSE; Adult LSE; Small Group Ministries; Racial Justice Group, and Climate Action Team -- as well as any others that wish to be represented and take some time to chat with people about what you do and how they might join you in your important work!</div><div><br></div><div>You're welcome to plan for this in any way that works for your team -- bring a tablecloth and/or table decorations; decorate a bulletin board in advance; print give-away postcards and/or flyers with information about upcoming events; create sign-up sheets for recruiting volunteers or sharing information/details with people who don't want to 'volunteer' but would like to learn more; bring treats/baked goodies to share; etc. </div><div><br></div><div>And of course, since this will be just three Sundays from now, if your team doesn't currently have the capacity to staff a table that Sunday, but would like us at the Membership & Hospitality Table to share some information and have a volunteer sign-up and/or informational sign-up sheet(s) for your team, let me know.</div><div><br></div><div>I also wanted to give you all a <b>Save The Date</b> reminder that our <b>Fall Committee of Chairs (CoC) Meeting</b> is coming up -- it will be <b>Tuesday, October 18th from 6:30 - 8:00 PM</b>, with an option to BYO dinner at 6 AM for some socializing time before we begin the meeting. Please add the date and time to your calendars, and watch for additional details coming soon!</div><div><br></div><div>Gratefully,</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#674ea7"><b>Elaine Ball | Congregational Life Coordinator</b></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#674ea7"><b>pronouns: she/her and they/them (<a href="https://www.reimaginegender.org/insights/a-shortish-guide-to-pronouns-and-honorifics?gclid=Cj0KCQjwpeaYBhDXARIsAEzItbFLiHMM20Y_3-sV5nzUj4-w5I-7k8zOsSOzczjnNxMJrYdKvduGPxQaAq-tEALw_wcB" target="_blank">why pronouns matter</a>)<br></b></font><div><font color="#000000">Unitarian Church of Montpelier</font></div><div><font color="#000000">130 Main St | Montpelier, VT 05602</font></div><div><font color="#000000"><a href="mailto:ucm.membership@gmail.com" target="_blank">ucm.membership@gmail.com</a> | 802.595.9801 | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UnitarianChurchofMontpelier" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfMipEfmOgMIjHW0sEYKekw" target="_blank">YouTube</a></font></div><div><br></div><div><i>"You are the sky. 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