From ansel.ploog at gmail.com Sat Sep 14 13:03:49 2019 From: ansel.ploog at gmail.com (Ansel Ploog) Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 14:03:49 -0400 Subject: [SRCAction] Small Group Justice Ministry Message-ID: Hello all, Welcome back to the new church year at UCM! I'm excited to be a co-facilitator for a new small group about social justice work as a spiritual practice. I anticipate the group meeting 6 times or so this winter. For anyone interesting in participating, we will be discussing this new group on September 22, 12:30 in the fireplace room (this is the first SRC meeting of the year). We'll cover the scope, meeting times, and get hear your input on how the group can best serve this community. Please email me if you have any questions. *I am ALSO looking for a co-facilitator for this group. As many of you know, I'm a farmer and will be finishing up the busy season in the next two months. It would be fantastic to work with someone who can make sure the logistics get covered as we start this group.* Here's a rough draft that Joan wrote: "Do you sometimes wonder what the best way is to work for justice in the world? Are you an activist that tends to get burnt-out? Do you shy away from the word "activist" and still feel committed to making a difference? Would you benefit from a supportive small group to share these questions? If any of these questions resonate with you, join in an informational gathering to explore the creation of a small group ministry focused on supporting the spiritual path of activism and justice-making." I've also enclosed a sheet about forming a small group justice ministry. Peace and Solidarity, Ansel Ploog -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Implementing-Small-Group-Justice Ministry.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 151410 bytes Desc: not available URL: From melinda_moz at yahoo.com Mon Sep 16 07:29:41 2019 From: melinda_moz at yahoo.com (melinda moz) Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:29:41 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [SRCAction] UCM Community Pouch Application edits Message-ID: <1432138853.5287850.1568636981248@mail.yahoo.com> Hello all- I hope that the start of the church year is treating you well and that you all had a good summer.? I'm sending a copy of what I will be asking community pouch applicants to be bringing with them on September 29th.? I will be leaving for Canada on Thursday so my hope is to have edits or suggestions for more questions back by Wednesday night at 5pm.? The initial invitation has already gone out to the representatives, but I would like to send out the application before I leave.? Thank you for your time. Have a great day. Melinda -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: UCM CP application.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 15094 bytes Desc: not available URL: From melinda_moz at yahoo.com Fri Sep 27 06:09:10 2019 From: melinda_moz at yahoo.com (melinda moz) Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 11:09:10 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [SRCAction] Community Pouch Meeting this Sunday Message-ID: <1272524632.94098.1569582550631@mail.yahoo.com> Hello- Just a reminder that the community pouch meeting is this Sunday from 1pm-5pm in the vestry and fireplace room. I do not think it will take the full four hours but wanted the time just in case. My goal for this year is to get as many people to the meeting that aren't representing an organization as I can. The meeting starts with the organization representatives having 5-10 minutes to give a presentation and answer questions. I plan on using a timekeeper this year to keep things running smoothly. After each organization has presented church members and friends go and take the vote. This year we have a one-page application from each organization as well as a spreadsheet showing which organizations have received monies in the past three years. Each person in the room will have the number of votes as there are months available. I hope to see you there. Melinda