Category: From the Board of Trustees

Notes from the Board

Notes from April 9, 2024 BOT meeting: FYI – The minutes are posted on the bulletin
board across from the Quiet Room.

Steve Deutsch shared his report following the tour of the building with Bill Domanico, Jim Tarvin, and Ed Helbig, our Birch School maintenance provider. Several … read more.

President’s Message

There are numerous ways in which I benefit from interacting with our UUCRT
family and it is heartwarming to reflect on them. Here is one that I would like to share at this time.

About a year ago I had a conversation with a UUCRT friend during … read more.

Minister’s Message

Our beloved sanctuary and the community it holds has cycled through spring many times. I have fond
memories of many of our volunteer gardeners preparing for Spring, arriving before service or stopping by during the week to monitor the health of all flowers and plants as … read more.

Notes from the Board

March 12, 2024 BOT meeting:

Alan reported that we are ahead on budget income and endowments are doing
well.

We will need to budget for maintenance of the air conditioner condensers which have been neglected.

Our building security committee will soon meet with the Birch school to discuss mutual … read more.

President’s Message

Once upon a time, there was a quaint Unitarian Universalist Congregation nestled in a little village on the outskirts of a city and amidst many trees, a small field with a labyrinth, and blooming gardens.

In the sanctuary lived a majestic old jade tree named … read more.

Minister’s Message

It is wonderful to be back after my long trip and see the garden flowers just beginning to bloom. The change of winter to spring brings me out of my own winter shell, curious to see how spring is arriving, even though we are still … read more.

Notes from the Board

February 6, 2024 BOT Meeting

Ed Helbig, our Birch maintenance man, and Steve Deutsch will tour the building to insure better maintenance.

Alan thanked Linda Mangelsdorf for her help in sending out tax information to pledgers.

The lack of a Religious Education Ministry was discussed. The Board … read more.

President’s Message

ORIGIN

One of our wonderful principles is the responsible search for truth and meaning. I’ve just discovered an astounding reward from doing this by following the work of a particular author’s responsible search for truth and meaning.

The discovery helps anyone who is not Jewish to better … read more.

Minister’s Message

These winter days, with or without the cold and ice, are an invitation to move inward, to rest. To be still. This is our season to move indoors and discover what the stillness of winter will reveal.

Let us move through this time and make a … read more.

Notes from the Board

Notes from the December 5, 2023 BOT Meeting
• Sullivan Fire Protection Co. was called to inspect and repair system as there was water in the basement after the Dec.11 storm.
• Jim Tarvin agreed to contact Mike’s handyman to clean gutters.
• Nan reported that we have … read more.