May 6, 2020

Greetings Colleagues!

Here is the agenda for the UUMA Annual Meeting to be held virtually in June. Because of the UUMA’s commitment to electronic communications, this packet will be available online and mailed to those individuals who do not have email access or have requested paper copies.

Also enclosed are the following:

● Reports from the Board of Trustees and Staff ● The 2020-2021 Proposed Budget ● Biographical information on candidates nominated for election to the Board and Nominating Committee ● Minutes of the 2019 Annual Meeting ● Updated Ministry Days program ● Proposed amendments to the UUMA Bylaws ● Proposed amendments to the UUMA Guidelines (in additional supplement package)

Traditionally, the UUMA has held our annual meeting at the conclusion of the yearly Ministry Days. The meeting has been open to all members and, in 2016, made available to off-site participants via a live stream. The voting process has always been held on an “honor system,” trusting that only fully paid dues members would vote in the physical meeting. In 2018 voting was expanded to off-site participants through a polling system. As we considered a fully virtual annual meeting, we looked at this process and asked what changes could be made that might provide greater access to voting and assure only eligible members vote.

This year, as part of an on-going process of making the UUMA truly an association for all of its members - after much discernment and with particular attention to fully including and serving people with identities too-long marginalized and under-served by our institution - in the interest of transparency, we are putting forward new rules for our meeting. While longer, we believe they add clarity. You will find detailed information about the annual meeting rules and voting process later in this packet.

To accommodate a virtual meeting space and to allow the greatest percentage of membership participation possible, we will hold our business meeting in three parts. During the first gathering, after a quorum has been established, the membership will vote on the rules for the gathering. After a presentation of reports, the meeting will be suspended to allow the membership time to review and study the proposed reports. At the second gathering, after a quorum has been established, the membership will have the opportunity to debate the proposals on the floor. At the conclusion of the debate, the meeting will be suspended to allow for voting (by electronic

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ballot) on the proposals before the membership. At the third and final gathering, the election tellers will announce the results of the election and new officers will be installed. All portions of the meeting will be recorded and made available to those who were unable to attend.

In order for us to be prepared for the meeting, please have any motions for consideration or items to be presented under “Other Business” communicated electronically to Board Secretary Wendy Bartel, secretary@uuma.org, before 5:00 PM EDT on Monday morning, June 1.

We will be using the UUMA’s online learning platform to present both Virtual Ministry Days and our Annual Meeting. To learn more click here. To register or participate in the event, navigate to uuma.org and click on the Online Learning tab in the main menu. While registration will be available through the entirety of June, those who register before June 1 will receive a special gift.

Please contact me at president@uuma.org, or any member of the Board with questions or concerns.

I look forward to seeing you there,

Rev. Wendy Williams UUMA Board of Trustees President

Our year ends with each of our ministries challenged by the demands of physical distancing. Parish ministers need to preach and pray and protest and pastor virtually. Those ministering in a community context are impacted in multiple ways. Rarely has more been asked of us. Ordinary isolation and loneliness are magnified by the reality that we cannot be with our people as they grieve loved ones, suffer economic losses, fall ill, or struggle with anxiety in this increasingly fragile world. We may well be weary from the year and the annual spring challenges of budget preparation. Yet, in the face of all this adversity, there is amazing and courageous ministry across our ranks.

As I witness the creativity and presence, I am convinced that the work your Board has done, with your input, to articulate why we exist has hit the mark:

The Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association: Calling forth courageous and transformative ministries

Empowered by love Committed to collective liberation ... because we need one another

Thank you for living our “why.” As you care for our people, you breathe life into our faith.

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Most notably this year, recency bias aside, is the incredible work done on our Guidelines. Our committees on Ethics and Accountability reviewed the Code of Conduct and Standards of Professional Practice. For two years they worked to create, study, revise, and submit changes for our adoption which will improve us as an association and elevate and clarify how we conduct ourselves with one another and those we serve. Gratefully and importantly, their proposals have been reviewed by many as chapters, small groups, and individuals. The feedback offered has been considered at depth and revisions were made. We are now pleased to recommend their adoption as they move us toward a culture and practice that will help us live into the religion and world we long to pass on to future generations. Additionally, we are proposing a new category of membership - Affiliate Membership. This allows the UUMA to include as non-voting members religious professionals who hold senior level positions in a Unitarian Universalist institution and are recommended by three chapter leaders. Further, recognizing the importance of our chapters, we also formally recognized a new Community Ministers Chapter. The demands of serving in leadership in the UUMA are real. The issues are complex and the meetings are many. As with ministry itself, leadership requires mission-based decisions that are not uniformly appreciated or accepted. Yet, conflict invites us to review our actions and make sure that we have remained aligned with the UUMA’s long-articulated goal to become an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, multicultural institution. This work is not always compatible with either ministry or life. Indeed, two of our Board members, Carmen Emerson and Elizabeth Stevens, have had changes in circumstances that required them to leave the Board before the end of their terms. Both of them served admirably and advanced our work with compassion, clarity, courage, and commitment. We thank them, and board members completing their terms, Richard Speck, Walter LeFlore, and Christana Wille McKnight for their board service. We turn now to the work ahead. With ongoing board member, Rod Richards (VP), I look forward to the coming year and am excited to work with Marlene Walker (appointed by the Board to complete Elizabeth Steven’s term) and Wendy Bartel (appointed to complete Carmen Emerson’s term), as well as nominees Carol Cissel, Natalie Fenimore, and Theresa I. Soto. Last but not least, the UUMA is stewarded by an extraordinary staff led by our co-directors Darrick Jackson, Janette Lallier, and Melissa Carvill Ziemer. After a two year experimentation with this shared leadership model we are pleased to be presenting the necessary bylaw changes to make the shift official. Offer letters have been extended and our team has confirmed their commitment to remain in their positions. In ways that we will never fully appreciate, these three model collaboration, as they hold us in care and invite us - each and all - to grow into an institution that calls forth ministries that are transformative, empowered by love and committed to collective liberation. Thank you for the privilege of serving with and among you. Blessings,

Wendy Williams UUMA Board of Trustees President

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What an experience! I entered my second term as UUMA Treasurer on the heels of disruption in the UUA and the UUMA. We had just experienced the resignation of UUA President Peter Morales and the resignation of Executive Director Don Southworth in the space of a couple of months before I took office. The past three years have been most eventful. The UUMA is in a period of transformation and renewal. It is a far different organization than when I served 1997-99 and a much stronger one today.

We have seen a steady growth in membership and a concurrent increase in finances to support the organization through staffing and programming. Our Executive Team is highly functioning in their respective spheres. There are many new ways of receiving continuing education and staying connected. There are non-geographical chapters emerging to serve our membership in their ministries.

But we are now facing a challenge unlike any that we have seen before with the Covid-19 Pandemic. Our congregations are scattered to their homes, we are conducting ministry via Zoom, Facebook, and YouTube. This societal situation is expected to last into the fall. People are out of jobs, income is not sure, and we do not know when any of this will end.

With that in mind, the UUMA Board presents the enclosed 2021 budget for your consideration. Created by the Executive Team and based on direction provided by our new Why statement and current world conditions, the proposed budget projects lower income and directs funds away from in person meetings, prioritizing the retention of programming and staff. We are projecting that there will be a 10% decrease in dues and programming fees as our organizations and congregations possibly run into budget shortfalls and reduce salaries accordingly. We have earmarked small increases to provide raises to our hard working support staff and the three Executive Directors will defer increases for this year. Should the income warrant it, these raises will be retroactively given by the Board. Our priority is to preserve programming capability and staffing to support that programming. We plan on having all meetings with rare exceptions be via Zoom. We have received the Paycheck Protection Program through the stimulus package which will help cover two months of our payroll.

On the agenda is a By-law amendment to remove the requirement that the membership approve the budget. Over many years the vote has been perfunctory and the Board believes that there are enough safeguards in place to eliminate this By-law requirement. The Executive Team creates a draft budget, I review it in extreme detail with Janette Lallier, and the whole Board votes to adopt it after discussion. I urge you to approve this change to the By-laws.

It has been a privilege to serve each of you as your Treasurer. It has been a privilege and honor to serve with my fellow members of the Board. I have been blessed by the work of Darrick Jackson, Melissa Carvill Ziemer, and Janette Lallier to keep our institution strong and vibrant.

I came onto the Board at a moment of chaos. There have been significant issues that the UUMA Board has dealt with over three years. There have been hard decisions that needed to be made and we made them. I leave in the midst of upheaval in our society at large. I wouldn’t trade a minute of it. I know that I leave the UUMA in hands that will carry on the work and I will be cheering from the sidelines. Thanks for the memories!

Yours in the Faith, Richard Speck, Treasurer

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What a year this has been! Despite the turbulence of the times, the UUMA remains strong and healthy in no small part thanks to our wonderful staff. We welcomed Hannah Franco-Isaacs as Administrator and Allison King moved into new responsibilities as Education Assistant in July. Julica Hermann de la Fuente began her service as our Ministerial Intern in September. Our former intern Sana Saeed, joined the staff this past year as Collegiality Assistant and will be completing her service with the UUMA on June 30 as she begins a position with the UUA. We are grateful for their dedicated service to our mission and our program goals and for their support of our members.

At their fall meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to make the Executive Team structure permanent. We continued to work with the Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson as our Executive Team coach again this year, and have spent time reflecting on final job descriptions, giving special attention to job titles, core competencies, and implications of our new mission statement. Each of us feels grateful to be in an association where we can bring our varied gifts, talents, perspectives, and experiences to our work. You can see the updated job descriptions and a revised organizational chart at: www.uuma.org/jobs. As part of our own continuing education, the Executive Team engaged in the Transgender Inclusion Workshop offered by the Transforming Hearts Collective.

Updates on Programs and Committees:

In place of full reports from the CARAOM, CENTER, and Collegial Development Teams we have included a broad overview of programs, ministries, and services below. If you have any questions or comments, please do reach out (execteam@uuma.org). We’d be very glad to hear from you.

CARAOM: The Committee on Anti-racism, Anti-oppression and Multiculturalism, CARAOM, has adapted a UUA rubric for evaluating a group’s work in ARAOMC. This rubric is being beta tested by the Transitional Ministers Chapter. After beta testing and refinements, this rubric will be made available to UUMA committees, chapters, and other groups to evaluate their work on ARAOM priorities. CARAOM members: Cathy Rion Starr, Chris Long, Deanna Vandiver, Duncan Teague, Robin Tanner, Tamara LeBak, Julica Hermann-de La Fuente, Melissa Carvill Ziemer. (ET lead - Darrick Jackson)

CDT: The Collegial Development Team, CDT, continues to focus on ways we can expand and strengthen our ministry to ministers. One portfolio on our team has focused on support for the development of the Ministerial Formation Network (Adam Robersmith). Another team member helped us identify a support need and helped us meet it by contracting with Chris Crass for his “Creating a New Way” series for white male UU clergy on feminism and anti-racism (Nic Cable). All other team members focused their efforts this year in one of three areas: establishing monthly prayer circles (Nell Newton and María McCabe), developing small group conversation sessions to explore healthy practices for moving forward with integrity when we make mistakes (Debra Faulk and Amy Russell), and developing small group conversation sessions about what it takes to practice ministry in an age of anxiety (David Miller and Jake Hearen). Both of the latter two efforts were postponed due to the pandemic. (ET lead - Melissa Carvill Ziemer)

CENTER: This year the C.E.N.T.E.R. Committee (Continuing Education, Network, Training, Enrichment and Renewal) has focused their work in four areas: ongoing development and implementation of the Continuing Education Standards, Online Learning, the Institute for the Learning Ministry, and the Coaching program. (ET lead - Darrick Jackson)

Continuing Education Standards: This past summer we introduced Continuing Education Standards that name expectations of 60 continuing education hours every three years. Members can track the hours in the Professional Development area of the website. Anyone who enters at least one hour of continuing education before July 1 will be

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entered into a raffle for free registration to the Institute. Anyone who enters at least twenty hours will be entered into a raffle for free Institute registration and housing.

Online Learning: This year we launched “UUMA Learning Online,” our new online learning platform. This allows us to provide content that is accessible to those with limited financial resources and to those who are unable or unwilling to engage in discretionary travel. This year we partnered with Chris Crass, Betty-Jeanne Reuters Ward, the Transforming Hearts Collective, and People’s Hub in providing opportunities for learning. We are looking forward to expanding our offerings over the new year including church administration, disability justice, systems, and pastoral care.

Coaching: The coaching program has continued growing steadily this year. This Spring, our intern Julica Hermann de la Fuente, has led training sessions to expand the skills of our coaches and to explore possibilities in group coaching for next year. We offer gratitude to the members of the Coaching Coordinating Team: Kathy Sage, Julie Stoneberg, and Sam Trumbore. (ET lead - Darrick Jackson)

Events: Given the various stay at home orders and the move of the UUA’s General Assembly to a virtual meeting space, we have begun to review all of our in person gatherings for the next year. We are excited to be experimenting with our online learning platform to present 2020 Ministry Days, and have eliminated in person meetings for our committees for the remainder of the calendar year. We will continue to monitor the situation and work with our partners around our 2021 events, including the UUMA Institute for the Learning Ministry. As we shelter in place, we continue to plan for the Institute for the Learning Ministry, February 8-12 at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay in San Diego, CA. The CENTER team has developed programming to accompany the theme of “Faith Empowering Resilience.” There will be two morning keynote sessions focusing on theology, and the afternoon workshops that cover the spiritual, intellectual, and practical resources for resilience. Registration deadlines have been extended to give space to see how world situations develop. CENTER Members: Brian Ferguson, Cindy Landrum, Gordon Bailey, Hannah Villnave, Jude Geiger, Julie Stoneberg, Connie Simon, Carol Thomas Cissell, Allison Farnum. (Executive Team (ET) lead - Darrick Jackson, Institute; Janette Lallier, Ministry Days)

Guidelines Study Guide: Darrick Jackson, Allison King, and Julica Hermann-de la Fuente worked with the two Guidelines Committees over the summer to present a study guide for chapters and other groups of ministers in September. Most chapters and many clusters engaged in the study guide over the Fall and Winter. Please see the supplement for detailed information about the process, links to the raw results, and committee recommendations. (ET leads - Darrick Jackson, Ethics; Melissa Carvill Ziemer, Accountability)

Good Offices - Over the last several years, the Good Offices Coordinating Team (Elizabeth Stevens, Clyde Grubbs, Laura Shennum, Danielle Di Bona, Nathan Detering and Beth Johnson) and the Director of Ministries for Collegial Care have been engaged in a process of assessment, reflection, development and discernment about the UUMA’s ministry of Good Offices. We identified a number of areas in need of improvement and began working toward changes in the program. The more we have dived into this work, the more we discerned that it is time to evolve the ministry of Good Offices. In order to more fully meet the needs of our members and more fully respect the gifts and limitations of the members who volunteer to serve in this important role, we have begun a process of casting a new vision for Good Offices in the UUMA.

We want to work toward change because:

● Historically, the formal structure of Good Offices has been most effective for people closest to the center and least effective for those with marginalized identities.

● We hear from UUMA members and UUA staff that there is a lot of unevenness among the ministry of Good Offices.

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● Ministers contact Good Officers for a variety of reasons and we hear from Good Officers it is hard to be skilled and equipped for the range of requests.

● We believe we can make Good Offices more effective by inviting Good Officers to specialize and by increasing training and support for their area of specialization.

● We can provide greater support and accountability for Good Offices by centralizing the roles, investing in ARAOMC training and establishing smaller working teams in each area of specialization.

Image credit: Karyn Knight Detering

In recent months we shared our vision with those serving in the ministry of Good Offices and we are now ready to begin sharing more widely. The vision includes creating areas of specialization in the ministry of Good Offices to include:

● Chapter elected Resource Guides ● Chaplain ● Right Relationship Guides ● Contract/Call Negotiators ● Organizational Navigators

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Pending a positive vote on the Guidelines Revisions in June 2020, we will begin moving forward with the development of the Good Offices Right Relationship specialization first. Good Offices training for all new and continuing Good Officers will also be held in summer of 2020. At that time, we will share more about how we hope to live into this evolution. For now, it is important to say that we expect the process to be emergent and iterative. We are going to figure out how to do this together as we live into the vision, and we will refine it as we practice and learn from our practice. We expect it will take time - at least a couple of years, if not longer. While we are working toward this new vision, we expect to keep the current chapter Good Offices structure in place alongside the new structures we are creating.

To learn more about the vision we are working toward, please click here (ET lead - Melissa Carvill Ziemer) Beyond the Call 3 - Beyond the Call 3: Grounding and Growing our Prophetic Ministries was an 18-month intensive continuing education experience. Led by Matthew Armstead and Rev. Rhetta Morgan (of Training for Change) with support from Rev. Elizabeth Nguyen, this experience focused on building capacity for prophetic ministry in our diverse ministry settings. The last intensive was held in August 2020 and we are not expecting to develop additional Beyond the Call intensive learning modules at this time. While reviews for the program were positive, our financial assessment indicates that the Institute for the Learning Ministry is a more economical model for delivering intensive in-person education. (ET lead - Melissa Carvill Ziemer with direct support from Sana Saeed)

Deepening: Clergy Renewal and Continuing Education - Deepening was an intensive 18-month pilot program for clergy renewal and continuing education offered by the UUA and UUMA in partnership with LeaderWise, a non-profit organization that provides counseling and consulting for lives of service. The program content included multiple foci:

● Health and Wellness (as ministers and as people) ● Financial Literacy (personally and professionally) ● Vocational and Leadership Discernment (including self-awareness skills and strong collegial networks that can

offer discernment support) ● Spiritual Growth (emphasizing integration of learning and experience)

The final retreat was held in January 2020. We are still in discernment about whether and how we will build on this model with future iterations. (ET lead - Melissa Carvill Ziemer in close collaboration with Alicia Forde, former Professional Development Director at the UUA)

Ministerial Formation Network - Ministerial Formation Network - The UUA funds the Ministerial Formation Network and the UUMA administers and leads this program. David Pettee, Ministerial Credentialing Director, is our primary UUA partner and helps facilitate our relationship to our primary funding sources – The Panel on Theological Education and the St. Lawrence Foundation. Adam Robersmith has been integral to the establishment and development of the MFN both in their role as a member of our Collegial Development Team and as consultant and author of our discernment group session plans. Adam is rotating off of the Collegial Development Team this spring with our sincere and heartfelt gratitude for all the ways they have helped us bring the idea of the MFN to life over these last few years.

We currently have 146 participants enrolled in the program. We have 17 chapter liaisons working to help represent the program locally, as well as 54 Vocational Advisors and 11 Discernment Group leaders. We are always in need of volunteers in this program. Please click here if you’d like to learn more. We held 10 retreats between September 2019 and June 2020 in various locations around the country. This year we held a much needed retreat for interns with marginalized identities and their supervisors, and increased the on-site retreat support available to chapter liaisons by establishing honoraria-supported “retreat lead” roles. Given the global pandemic, we had to cancel the retreat associated with Finding Our Way Home. Our retreat held in conjunction with Ministry Days

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will now be a virtual retreat experience in July. We are planning to ensure that there is space in our summer retreat for caucusing as well as for formation and discernment support, and the chance to build and deepen collegial relationships. Next year, we plan to further streamline administrative operations for the MFN by automatically re-enrolling participants. Thus far we have asked people to re-enroll each year, and we are realizing that we need to make it as easy as possible for people to remain connected as they move through the various stages of formation. In addition, we are gaining deeper appreciation each year for the way in which recently retired colleagues have really powerful and important contributions to make as MFN volunteers. We are looking forward to increasing our outreach both to potential participants and to recently retired colleagues who might like to connect with the MFN in the year ahead. (ET lead - Melissa Carvill Ziemer) Spiritual Direction Fund: Thanks to a generous gift from the Anne Warren Smith Trust (Rev. Amy Beltaine, TTE), the UUMA continues to provide financial assistance to Unitarian Universalist religious professionals who wish to access spiritual direction. This past year, 4 grants were awarded to religious professionals who demonstrate financial need in accord with the published priorities. To make a contribution to the fund in order to ensure it remains available as a resource for those seeking spiritual accompaniment, click here. (ET lead - Janette Lallier)

Endowment Administration: As of December 31, 2019, 83% of all pledges made to the Sustaining the Call Endowment Campaign have been received. Given current world conditions and, upon consultation with our accountant, we will hold pledges open until June 2021 and then write off any outstanding pledges as uncollectible. We are pleased to report that the Endowment has reached the threshold indicated in board policies ($500,000) to enable a draw towards the annual budget. (ET lead - Janette Lallier)

Membership: Membership in the UUMA continues to grow, surpassing 1900 active and retired ministers. This year we welcomed two new non-geographical chapters: Members who identify as Indigenous or People of Color, and those who identify as Community Ministers. Members can belong to multiple chapters, although the website will ask each to select a primary. SEUUMA continues to be our largest chapter and the greatest number of our members continue to report that they earn a S&H less than $25,000. (ET lead - Janette Lallier)

In faith,

UUMA Executive Team

Rev. Darrick Jackson, Director of Ministries for Lifelong Learning Ms. Janette M. Lallier, Director of Operations Rev. Melissa Carvill Ziemer, Director of Ministries for Collegial Care

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Thursday, June 11, 2020: Virtually @ 1:00 EDT

● Invocation and Call to Order Wendy Williams, UUMA President

● Quorum Check

● Consent Agenda:

○ Appointment of Parliamentarian (Kelly Asprooth-Jackson),

Timekeeper (Rod Richards), and Election Tellers (Sunshine Wolfe, Mark Gallagher, Lisa Presley)

○ Adoption of Rules and Procedures

● UUMA President’s Report Wendy Williams, UUMA President

● Bylaw Revisions Presentation and Discussion Christana Wille McKnight, UUMA Trustee

● Guidelines (Procedure A) Revision Presentation and Discussion Barbara Child

● Ethics Guidelines Committee Report Kim Wilson, Chair

● Accountability Guidelines Committee Report Paul Langston-Daley, Chair

● Suspension of meeting

Monday, June 22, 2020: Virtually @ 12:00 EDT

● Reconvening of Meeting: Reminder of Rules and Voting Wendy Williams, UUMA President

● Quorum Check

● Ethics Guidelines Committee Discussion Kim Wilson, Chair

● Accountability Guidelines Committee Discussion Paul Langston-Daley, Chair

● Nominating Committee Report and Discussion Amy Morgenstern, Chair

● Treasurer Report and FY21 Budget Richard Speck, UUMA Treasurer

● Suspension of meeting

● Voting opens 1:00 EDT and closes Tuesday, June 23, 2020 @ 1:00 EDT

Tuesday, June 23, 2020: Virtually @ 3:00 EDT

● Reconvening of Meeting Wendy Williams, UUMA President

● Report of Election Tellers

● UUMA Exec Team Report Darrick Jackson, Janette Lallier, Melissa Carvill Ziemer

● Other Business*

● Recognition and Thanks Wendy Williams, UUMA President

● Installation of Incoming UUMA Board and Nominating Committee Members

● Benediction Wendy Williams, UUMA President

● Adjournment

* Amendments and Proposals for Other Business must be submitted to the board prior to June 1, 2020.

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Rules Preamble:

Each year at our annual meeting, the UUMA has observed the long-standing practice of opening its business (following

the 25/50 service) by appointing a Parliamentarian and a Time-keeper, and then approving the Rules and Procedures

used to govern the rest of the meeting. This relatively short list of rules - only about five sentences in past years - has

spelled out some important guidelines, but it has also never been comprehensive. To further guide the course of the

meeting and spell out what is and is not in order, past meetings have relied, implicitly and explicitly, on Robert's Rules of

Order. On the one hand, there's inherent logic to this. Most of our congregations rely on Robert's Rules for their own

business (again either explicitly, or through some sort of collective agreement to do something that looks and feels like

whatever the leaders think Robert's Rules looks and feels like). On the other hand, this is a strange choice. Nowhere in

the UUMA's Bylaws or in the Board's Policies are Robert's Rules mentioned. And what is called Robert's Rules is not a

single, immaculate, objective framework - there are multiple editions and modifications designed for different uses. Even

those of us who are truly well-versed in using Robert's Rules to run an effective and democratic meeting can rightly

disagree over whether this motion or that motion is or is not in order. And it is fair to say that the majority of us are not

actually well-versed in Robert's Rules of Order.

This year, as part of an on-going process of making the UUMA truly an association for all of its members - after much

discernment and with particular attention to fully including and serving people with identities too-long marginalized and

under-served by our institution - in the interest of transparency, we are putting forward new rules for our meeting. While

longer, we believe they add clarity. If they are approved by the body at the start of the meeting (as part of the consent

agenda), they will be the rules we will use in our annual gatherings - we will not be relying on any other documents,

other than the UUMA's Bylaws. This way, we all have access to the same playbook. Again, this is not the last or the only

action in building the UUMA we dream about - but we believe it to be one opportunity, and an important one, in moving

towards a process of collective decision-making that is more transparent and more equitable.

Rev. Kelly Asprooth-Jackson

UUMA Parliamentarian for the 2020 Annual Meeting

Meeting Rules and Procedures:

In order to help us make decisions as a body the following rules will guide us:

1. You may speak on an issue once, for up to 3 minutes

2. You may speak a second time after folks are done speaking for their first time

3. You can’t borrow time from or lend time to another speaker

4. If the Pro or Con mike has no one waiting to speak the Moderator can call for a vote

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5. Discussion time for each item requiring a vote is ten minutes after which the Moderator asks, “Ten more

minutes?”. If no, discussion closes and we vote (This means we will spend ten minutes discussing the main

motion before any submitted amendments will be entertained).

6. Proposals by the Board of Trustees automatically come in for discussion.

7. To get something on the agenda, including an amendment to any motion already on the agenda, please present it

in writing to the UUMA Secretary or President before 5:00 pm EDT, June 1, 2020.

8. Addressing the Assembly from the Virtual Meeting Space: Those wishing to address the assembly from the virtual

meeting space should message the online moderator the nature of their request (pro, con, procedural). The online

moderator will introduce speakers to the Chair to be recognized in turn (pro, con) unless there is a request for a

procedural question, which will always take precedence.

9. Where these rules fall silent and the bylaws do not give guidance, the decision of the chair shall prevail. The decision

of the chair can be overruled by a majority vote of the membership present after a motion and second to do so.

Voting Procedures:

Traditionally the UUMA has held their annual meeting at the conclusion of the yearly Ministry Days. The meeting has

been open to all members and, in 2016, made available to off-site participants via a live stream. The voting process has

always been held on an “honor system,” trusting that only fully-paid dues members would vote in the physical meeting.

In 2018 voting was expanded to off-site participants through a polling system. As we considered a fully virtual annual

meeting, we looked at this process and asked what changes could be made that might provide greater access to voting

and assure only eligible members vote.

To ensure that voting is open and available to the greatest number of UUMA members, the 2020 vote will utilize a 24

hour ballot process. After items for membership consideration have been presented to the meeting and opportunity has

been given for discussion and amendment of proposals, the meeting will be suspended to allow voting through an online

portal. Members will have 24 hours from the opening of voting to log in to their member profile at uuma.org and register

their vote. All members who vote are encouraged to have attended the annual meeting or to have watched the

recording. Election Tellers will check that a quorum of members has been met in the number of submitted votes, count

ballots, and report back to membership of the results at the conclusion of the meeting. Those members experiencing

technical troubles or who do not have access to the web may call the UUMA Office line 617-848-0498 Ext 702 and leave

their votes on a secure voice mail system.

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Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association Annual Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, June 19, 2019 Spokane, Washington

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST MINISTERS ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL MEETING – JUNE 19, 2019

I. CALL TO ORDER & APPOINTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARIAN AND TIMEKEEPER - UUMA President, Cheryl M. Walker, called the meeting to order at 11:01 a.m. and appointed Aaron Payson as Parliamentarian and Eric Kaminetzky as Timekeeper.

II. RULES & PROCEDURES (Approved) - UUMA Secretary Carmen M. Emerson, on behalf of the Board of

Trustees, moved for adoption of the following Rules & Procedures, which were approved as presented by a majority of the gathered body and online participants:

o No person may speak for more than three minutes on any one item. o No person may speak more than once on any one item as long as anyone else wishes the floor. o After initial presentation, debate time for each item requiring a vote shall be ten minutes. After ten

minutes a motion shall be automatically put, “Shall debate be extended for ten minutes?” Any time that a majority shall fail to extend time, debates shall be closed and the question on the floor put to a vote.

o Any proposal by the Board of Trustees shall automatically come before the body. Items to be presented under Other Business must be presented in written form to the secretary or president before 9am, Wednesday, June 12, 2019.

o Acknowledging that we are a wider community than is present in this room, we will pause for 10-15 seconds after a motion is made and a vote is taken to facilitate online voting for off-site participants.

III. 2018 ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES (Approved) - UUMA Secretary Carmen M. Emerson, on behalf of the

Board of Trustees, moved for approval of the 2018 Annual Meeting Minutes as presented in the UUMA 2019 Annual Meeting packet. The 2018 Annual Meeting Minutes were approved as presented by a majority of the gathered body and online participants.

IV. ANNOUNCEMENT OF STREAMING AND ON-LINE PARTICIPATION – UUMA Secretary Carmen M. Emerson

reminded the gathered body that we have colleagues watching via livestream and on-line participation. As adopted in our Rules & Procedures for this meeting, we will pause for 10-15 seconds after a motion is made and a vote is taken in order to facilitate online voting for off-site participants.

V. UUMA PRESIDENT’S REPORT – UUMA President, Cheryl M. Walker, offered her President’s Report, highlights

of which include the following:

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o “Colleagues of color ask me, ‘How do you stay…in this religion…in the UUMA?’ The simple answer, ‘I have no place else to go. This faith is my faith. This is the faith I love. It is my soul’s home, there is no other faith for me…”

o “…it is hard to stay, it is hard to suffer a million pinpricks of racism – each one of them separately harms you a little, but put them together and you bleed to death. And still I stay. Because this is my faith, my call, my ministers’ association…”

o “Sitting on the fence is merely part of the problem…if this religion is to change then the ministers must be at the forefront of the change, not alone, but at the forefront…so I kept saying yes (to serve)…from the brokenness we began to build something new…we are trying to change our culture from a learned ministry to a learning ministry…we are always learning how to do ministry, and how to be ministers…we are always making mistakes…we’re changing a word, and words matter, because aren’t we in the business of words? Words can heal or can harm…we are trying to change our systems to minimize the harm we do. That’s the emphasis of today’s vote, the one that’s on the table – it is to change or to stay the same…all of the people I have labored with have one thing in common, we love this faith and we love this ministry.”

▪ “A special welcome to the People of Color & Indigenous People’s Chapter.” ▪ “May each of you be blessed with good days and good ministries. I love you.”

VI. BYLAW AMENDMENTS FOR IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (Approved) - On behalf of the Board of Trustees,

Trustee-At-Large Christana Wille McKnight, moved to amend Article X of the bylaws as presented in the Annual Meeting Materials and as noted below. The motion was approved by a majority of the gathered body and online participants.

“ARTICLE X - STANDING COMMITTEES Standing Committees of the UUMA include Guidelines; Anti-Racism, Anti-Oppression, and Multiculturalism; and Ethics and Collegiality. The Board of Trustees shall appoint Standing Committees. The Board of Trustees may set up or abolish such temporary committees as may be necessary from time to time except for those specified in these bylaws.”

VII. GUIDELINE AMENDMENT FOR IMMEDIATE ADOPTION - Re: Continuing Education (Approved): On behalf of

the Board of Trustees, Trustee-At-Large Christana Wille McKnight, moved to amend section I.C.5 of the Standards of Professional Practice as presented in the Annual Meeting Materials and as noted below.

o UUMA Director of Education, Darrick Jackson, spoke to the motion, sharing the following information:

▪ Continuing Education Standards will be forthcoming for 60 hours over a three (3) year period, with a focus on AO/AR/MC; sexual ethics and boundaries; and other general areas. Recommendation will be for a one-year “test drive” that will be tracked, as we build this into our culture for one year.

o UUMA President, Cheryl M. Walker, reminded the gathered body and on line participants that this is a recommendation and not a requirement.

o UUMA member Rev. Cynthia Landrum, speaking on behalf of the CENTER team, spoke in support of this change and shared with the gathered body that CENTER will change from “Institute for Excellence in Ministry” to “Institute for the Learning Tradition.”

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o UUMA member Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson compared the proposed continuing education recommendations to those required by the American Baptists, whose ministerial profiles include the continuing education a minister has engaged in for the past three years; while there is no CE requirement, the Congregations are aware of which ministers have committed to/engaged in continuing education as they review ministerial packets.

The motion was approved by a majority of the gathered body and online participants:

“Standards of Professional Practice: I.C.5: Ministers engage in a learning ministry, committed to a path of continued growth and education through every stage of ministry.” (Renumbering existing 5-12 to 6-13)

VIII. GUIDELINE AMENDMENT FOR IMMEDIATE ADOPTION - Re: Severance (Approved): On behalf of the Board

of Trustees, Trustee-At-Large Christana Wille McKnight, moved to amend Section IV.G.5 of the bylaws as presented in the Annual Meeting Materials and as noted below.

● Following a lively discussion with many questions and concerns about (i) severance related to civil

disobedience; (ii) concerns about severance in the case of criminal behavior, malfeasance, or misconduct; (iii) a failed amendment offered by an online participant; (iv) a reminder from UUMA President, Cheryl M. Walker, that the proposed change is in the non-actionable section of the Guidelines; (v) an explanation from UUA Director of Office of Church Staff Finances, Richard Nugent, that the change was made to correspond to the new UUA/UUMA recommended Letter of Agreement (and that 10 months was a compromise between the UUA and the UUMA); (vi) a statement from UUMA Trustee at Large, Elizabeth Stephens, that every negotiated resignation runs differently and is unique to every minister/congregation, but the minimal requirements referenced here are in the actual Letter of Agreement we sign with our Congregation; and (vi) a reminder from UUMA Director of Collegial Practices, Melissa Carvill-Ziemer, that the Guidelines Committees could also study concerns about this in the future, the motion was approved as presented and as noted below by a majority of the gathered body and online participants.

“Standards of Professional Practice: IV.G.5: In the event of a negotiated resignation, unless otherwise provided in the Letter of Agreement, salary, parsonage use or housing allowance, and benefits, although not professional expenses, are expected to continue at the same level for the longer of three months or one month for each full year of service up to eight ten months from the date of a negotiated resignation, or until the minister has found another position, if sooner. Minimal contractual obligations should apply in the case of criminal malfeasance or of an acknowledged violation of the Code of Professional Conduct directly injuring the involved institution.”

IX. TRANSITION & PRAYER – Cheryl M. Walker: Acknowledging the energy in the room and the responses to the

25/50 Worship, and with awareness of all the online and social media conversations regarding the proposed study of the draft Guidelines changes, UUMA President invited UUMA Director of Collegial Practices, to offer a centering prayer.

Before offering her prayer, Melissa offered a context for our prayer by calling us to awareness that the “we” we speak of is often not inclusive of all of us; she acknowledged the testimony of our LGBTQ and non-binary colleagues, as well as our People of Color and Indigenous People colleagues, and our colleagues who live with

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disabilities, that while they may expect hurtful words from society at large, they don’t expect it from us, here. Melissa acknowledged that a conversation had happened with colleagues offended by ablelist language in the 25/50 worship and that a conversation will continue with Rev. Joan Montagnes, who delivered the 25 year sermon.

X. GUIDELINES REVISIONS

a. Motion for a Year of Study (Approved, as Amended – see Item X.d. for language of the Amendment): On behalf of the Board of Trustees, Trustee Christana Wille McKnight moved that, in accordance with our UUMA Bylaws, a year of study for the proposed Guidelines Revisions be affirmed.

b. Move to a Committee of the Whole (Approved by a majority of the gathered body with 1 nay and 1 abstention and approved by a majority of the online participants, 91% in favor and 9% opposed): On behalf of the Board of Trustees, President Cheryl M. Walker moves to move to a committee of the whole in order that we may have a more robust discussion in a more informal way than Robert's Rules of Order would allow. Therefore, we suspend Robert's Rules of Order during the Committee of the Whole, with the following rules for the Committee of the Whole: • Only the motion before the assembly can be discussed. (To study the guideline changes) • Only amendments to the motion to study can be entertained, not the actual guidelines. • A person may only speak for 2 minutes, and only once. • The total time allotted will be 40 minutes, with no extension. • Richard Speck was appointed by UUMA President Cheryl M. Walker as chair of the Committee of the

Whole, to conclude and report at the conclusion of 40 minutes. c. Introduction of Guidelines Committee Charge And Process – Cheryl M. Walker: UUMA President, Cheryl

M. Walker, invited the chairs of the respective Guidelines Committees to give brief introductions of the charges made by the UUMA to the respect Accountability and Ethics Guidelines Committees, and to share the process employed by the respective Committees. ● Guidelines Committee on Ethics: Kim Wilson, Chair; Walter LeFlore, Liaison to the Board; Anita

Farber-Robertson; Melitta Haslund; Leisa Huyck; Rob Keithan; Nathan Ryan ● UUMA Board Charge: The Guidelines Committee on Ethics is charged with studying the existing

Guidelines and proposing revisions to clarify and strengthen our professional standards against behaviors that perpetuate white supremacy, heteropatriarchy, and other systems and structures of oppression. This should include, but may not be limited to: unambiguously forbidding sexual harassment, contact, and/or relationships between ministers and anyone and everyone they serve, supervise, or otherwise hold authority over; changing or removing provisions that aid mis-conductors in evading accountability; adding a specific provision against bullying and harassment; naming the malicious deceit of those we serve an actionable offense; and making it explicit that the imperative to confront and dismantle white supremacy and heteropatriarchy should take priority over collegial courtesy. While it may eventually be necessary to completely rewrite our Guidelines, we want this committee to focus its scope on the gaps in our ethical standards in the Code of Conduct as well as the inconsistencies that compromise clarity about ethical conduct in the entirety of the Guidelines.

● Process: The Board invited both committees to join them in Spokane last October and together they curated a list of the people and entities that it would be important to reach out to; we conducted interviews of at least 50 people who represented personal experience of exposure to our ministry, or entities; initial proposals were revised and sent to leads in every region and received more feedback

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(e.g. the way we communicate); the Board accepted the 2nd round of changes, “and here we are today.”

● Comments (highlights) from Kim Wilson, Chair of Guidelines Committee on Ethics: ▪ “We did, and were asked to, be held accountable to behavior not only between ourselves

and members of the congregations we serve, but to everyone we serve or hold authority over; we have removed provisions that aided misconducters in evading accountability; and, we were charged with adding specifics against bullying and harassment.

▪ This is the way forward, it is the only way forward. We are proposing a completely different way of communication with each other that does not protect secrets or evoke silence. We are naming what needs to be done to learn to have these conversations with respect.

▪ We were asked by the Board to focus on major gaps and inconsistencies; we cannot change it all at once, but are offering the most important changes, top priority.”

● Guidelines Committee on Accountability: Paul Langston-Daley, Chair; Christana Wille McKnight, Liaison to the Board; Michelle Favreault; Jonalu Johnstone; Matthew Johnson; Karen Stoyanoff; Lynnda White

● UUMA Board Charge: The Guidelines Committee on Accountability is charged with receiving recommendations from the Committee on Ethics and Collegiality for revisions to the UUMA’s accountability process. They will bring forward these recommendations for consideration during the 2018 annual meeting. The committee will assist chapter leaders in facilitating adaptive conversations during a year of study and recommend either adoption of the 2018 proposed changes or new changes based on the year of study for consideration during the 2019 annual meeting. The Committee will assist staff in developing a resource guide for the accountability process within our Guidelines.

● Process: Oct Meeting with Board and both committees; created curated list of individuals and reps of organizations/entities to interview; conducted interviews of around 50 people with broad exposure to UU ministry, many of whom represented groups; based on charge and feedback, submitted first round of proposed revisions to board; sent out proposed revisions to leaders we interviewed and other UU-related entities/organizations; and, we also reached out to a wider circle to test the draft and receive new feedback that might be offered. Based on feedback, submitted the 2nd round of proposed revisions to the Board.

● Comments (highlights) from Paul Langston Daly, Chair of Guidelines Committee on Accountability: ▪ We considered ways to create an accountability process that might actually work. It’s not

perfect, and we know it, but the current process doesn’t work and we know that, too – we don’t need to debate that.

▪ We want to talk about it, study it, and tweak it, so that we make our accountability process better and more effective.

▪ We want to move from a learned group to a curious and learning group. ▪ Bring a center of relationship and love and let’s do that work together in the coming year.

● Following these explanations of the UUMA charge and the processes in which the respective Guidelines Committees engaged and collaborated, UUMA President Cheryl M. Walker reminded the gathered body that what we are considering is a year of study. We are not voting on accepting the content. The question before us is: will we enter into a year of study?

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d. Friendly Amendment to Motion for a Year of Study (approved by the UUMA Board, thereby amending the original Motion for a Year of Study): UUMA Board President, Cheryl M. Walker, moved that the UUMA Board accept the friendly amendment proposed by Rev. Sarah Stewart, minister of First Unitarian, Worcester, Massachusetts, acknowledging that the amendment is about being transparent and about setting a process to hear our multiple opinions, and to do it respectfully. The UUMA Board so accepted the friendly amendment to the Motion for a Year of Study, as follows:

“Be it resolved that the membership of the UUMA shall study the proposed changes to the UUMA Guidelines published on May 1, 2019; Be it further resolved that the following process shall be observed for the study period:

● The UUMA board shall ensure that study materials are available to chapters in time for their fall 2019 meetings;

● Study of the above proposal undertaken by chapters will be eligible for continuing education units;

● The UUMA board and staff shall encourage robust discussion, including assent and dissent, over the course of the study period;

● All comments and revisions shall be recorded and disclosed to UUMA members in an open and transparent way;

● Edits and revisions to the current text shall be sent by chapters, individuals or groups of colleagues to the UUMA board by a deadline they shall establish in the spring of 2020;

● And be it finally resolved that if these edits and revisions result in amendments which are substantially different from the above proposal, all such proposed amendments shall be enumerated and considered at the Annual Meeting of the UUMA in 2020, which shall choose a final draft for a further year of study.”

e. Upon invitation of UUMA President Cheryl M. Walker, UUMA Trustee Christiana Wille McKnight reviewed UUMA Bylaws (Article XIV, Section 2) defining the way that the UUMA engages in amendments to our Guidelines.

f. Returning to Vote on the Original Motion for a Year of Study, as Amended (Approved): UUMA President Cheryl M. Walker called for a voice vote of the gathered body. There were abstentions and nay votes but the motion was approved by a majority of those present in the gathered body, and by a 90% approval/10% in opposition of the online participants in the meeting.

g. For detailed comments and questions offered during the committee of the whole please click here. (Time Marker 1:04:32 to 1:47:05)

XI. UUMA EXECUTIVE TEAM REPORT – In the interest of time, summarized reports were offered by the UUMA Exec: a. Janette Lallier, Director of Operations: Your UUMA professional and support staff is strong and healthy,

and growing. b. Darrick Jackson, Director of Education: Online learning platform will be launched in October. c. Melissa Carvill Ziemer, Director of Collegial Practices: (i) The UUMA continues to work with leadership

teams in the UUA and we all need volunteers, and (ii) please offer appreciation for the UUMA support staff when you meet them.

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XII. NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT (Slate Approved): On behalf of the Nominating Committee, Amy Zucker Morgenstern thanked Sian Wiltshire, outgoing chair of the Nom Com and highlighted characteristics and qualifications of leaders sought by the NomCom, which include: commitment to dismantling white supremacy. Amy affirmed our goal to have colleagues of color in positions of leadership. Amy presented the following slate, which was unanimously approved by the gathered body and approved 95% in favor/5% opposed by online participants:

UUMA President, The Rev. Wendy Williams UUMA Vice President, The Rev. Rod Richards UUMA Trustee at Large, The Rev. Elizabeth Stephens Nominating Committee, The Rev. Bill Sinkford

XIII. TREASURER’S REPORT & 2019-2020 BUDGET (Approved) – On behalf of the UUMA Board, Treasurer Richard Speck moved that we accept the 2019-2020 Budget, as presented in the Annual Meeting Packet. The Budget was approved by a majority of voting members, with one abstention. It was noted the call for online participants was not taken due to time pressures.

XIV. RECOGNITION & THANKS

a. Outgoing UUMA Board President Cheryl M. Walker thanked the Guidelines Committees, the Nominating Committee, Rod Richards and the Tech Crew, all Committee, Team, and Chapter Leaders, and all who volunteered during Ministry Days.

b. Gratitude for the Leadership of Cheryl M. Walker – UUMA Board Member Elizabeth Stephens spoke of the Board’s gratitude for the leadership of PUUMA Cheryl M. Walker, and UUMA Vice President Eric Kaminetzky presented Cheryl M. Walker with a certificate for the “New York Yankees Stole” being made by Joe Cherry for her, a gift from a grateful UUMA Board and UUMA Exec.

XV. INSTALLATION OF INCOMING UUMA BOARD MEMBERS & NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

a. New Board Members and Nominating Committee Members were installed and affirmed, and as outgoing PUUMA (President UU Ministers Association), Cheryl M. Walker noted that there is no visionary UUMA Board without a visionary UUMA President, and welcomed Rev. Wendy Williams as the new PUUMA.

XVI. BENEDICTION – A benediction was offered by UUMA President Wendy Williams.

XVII. ADJOURNMENT – The meeting was adjourned at 1:14pm.

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Given the Board’s Strategic Planning and adjustments to the Mission & Vision (new Why statement), we will be experimenting with a new Chart of Accounts for FY21. The new Chart of Accounts is such that it is difficult to show in one table, therefore the FY19 actuals and FY20 projections have been shown on a seperate table.

FY20 Chart of Accounts FY20

Projections FY20 YTD

to 3/29 FY20

Budget FY19

Actuals FY19

Budget Income 4101 Membership Dues 507,000.00 494,972.22 512,000.00 518,038.80 500,000.00 4200 Interest & Misc. Income 9,000.00 8,762.43 10,000.00 4,002.29 1,000.00 4300 UUMA Program Fees 4301 Beyond the Call 13,311.00 13,311.00 12,000.00 20,560.00 25,000.00 4302 Coaching 1,625.00 1,625.00 2,500.00 2,325.00 3,500.00 4303 Webinars/Online Education 15,000.00 14,925.00 5,000.00 120.00 2,500.00 4303 Deepening 13,980.00 13,980.00 18,000.00 27,960.00 40,000.00 Total 4300 UUMA Program Fees 43,916.00 43,841.00 37,500.00 50,965.00 71,000.00 4310 Ministry Days 25,000.00 18,641.26 110,000.00 104,418.74 110,000.00 4320 Institute for Excellence Registrations 0.00 0.00 0.00 318.00 0.00 4400 Scholarship for Continuing Education 2,000.00 1,535.80 1,000.00 905.00 1,000.00 4450 Life Member and Other Donations 8,500.00 8,494.00 8,000.00 7,433.00 8,000.00 4500 Services, Publications & Royalties 26,000.00 22,937.71 11,000.00 13,283.97 8,500.00 4600 Worship Collections 0.00 4601 25/50 Worship Collection 13,000.00 400.00 13,000.00 10,940.00 13,000.00 4602 Secondary June Collection 2,000.00 0.00 2,000.00 10,089.00 2,000.00 Total 4600 25/50 Worship Collection 15,000.00 400.00 15,000.00 21,029.00 15,000.00 4700 Grant Money Received 4701 UUFP Grants 4701 C Others (FY20: BSE Book) 3,500.00 3,500.00 13,500.00 4702 PoTE Grants 4702 A BTC 5,000.00 4702 B MFN 55,000.00 55,000.00 55,000.00 55,032.00 50,000.00 4702 C Others 41,609.00 4420 Spiritual Direction 300.00 300.00 1,200.00 525.00 1,200.00 4705 St. Lawrence Grant (MFN) 40,000.00 40,000.00 40,000.00 40,000.00 40,000.00 4706 Stevens Fund (MFN: Metro NY) 1,434.00 1,434.00 1,500.00 3,000.00 1,500.00 4707 UUA Fund for Social Responsibility 1,750.00 Total 4700 Grants 100,234.00 100,234.00 97,700.00 160,416.00 92,700.00 Total Income 736,650.00 699,818.42 802,200.00 880,809.80 807,200.00 Expenses 5100 Vision: Relationship to Unitarian Universalism 5103 UUMA Sermon Awards 550.00 0.00 550.00 550.00 550.00 5104 Int'l Collegiality 500.00 -653.13 1,500.00 81.91 500.00 5105 Collaborative Outreach 5105A Retired Members (UURMaPA) 1,588.22 588.22 1,500.00 1,390.00 2,000.00 5105B Community Ministers 1,000.00 1,500.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 5105C Other Religious Professionals 1,813.04 1,813.04 2,000.00 1,856.49 2,000.00 Total 5105 Collaborative Outreach 4,401.26 2,401.26 5,000.00 4,246.49 6,000.00 5106 Worship Collection Disbursements 15,000.00 15,000.00 10,940.00 15,000.00 TOTAL 5100 Vision: Relationship to UUism 20,451.26 1,748.13 22,050.00 15,818.40 22,050.00 5200 Vision: Continuing Education 5201 CENTER 5201A CENTER Meetings 11,403.82 11,403.82 9,000.00 9,188.40 19,000.00 5201B CENTER Program Dev. 30,000.00 20,709.38 20,000.00 3,454.45 10,000.00 5201D Deepening 26,770.11 26,580.27 20,790.00 50,570.09 47,250.00 5201M BTC 3 25,253.11 25,253.11 29,000.00 57,506.52 59,250.00

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5201P UUMA-Wide Conversation 7,000.00 Total 5201 CENTER 93,427.04 83,946.58 78,790.00 120,719.46 142,500.00 5202 Disbursements 6,000.00 5,024.70 6,000.00 5202A Event Scholarships Given 1,000.00 1,734.50 5202B Spiritual Direction Grants Given 300.00 750.00 1,200.00 194.58 5202C Program Scholarships Given 1,000.00 750.00 5203 Institute for Excellence In Ministry 383.25 0.00 Total 5200 Vision: Continuing Education 95,727.04 85,446.58 85,990.00 127,861.91 148,500.00 5300 Vision: ARAOM Total 5301 Committee for AR, AO & M 7,000.00 6,900.23 9,000.00 10,106.22 10,000.00 Total 5300 Vision: ARAOM 7,000.00 6,900.23 9,000.00 10,106.22 10,000.00

FY20 Chart of Accounts FY20

Projections FY20 YTD to 3/29

FY20 Budget

FY19 Actuals

FY19 Budget

5400 Vision: Collegial Development 5401A Good Offices 15,397.55 7,674.70 20,500.00 6,635.95 10,000.00 5403A CDT Meetings 9,500.00 9,265.20 8,000.00 10,914.92 9,000.00 5403B Coaching 3,000.00 7.75 5,000.00 1,675.89 6,000.00 5403C Mentoring 1,500.00 Total 5403 Collegial Development Team 12,500.00 9,357.56 13,000.00 14,172.43 16,500.00 5404 Ministry Days Expenses 25,000.00 3,304.88 110,000.00 117,141.09 110,000.00 5405 MFN Expenses 44,000.00 35,812.36 69,000.00 76,478.53 69,000.00 Total 5400 Vision: Collegial Development 96,897.55 56,149.50 212,500.00 214,428.00 205,500.00 5500 Vision: Org Health & Effectiveness 5501 Board Meetings 33,605.94 29,765.66 56,000.00 54,069.01 57,000.00 5502 Chapter Subsidy 8,000.00 4,000.00 8,000.00 6,500.00 8,000.00 5503 Pre GA Training (GOP/Chapter) -300.00 13,000.00 16,277.92 13,000.00 5504 Publications Expenses 40,450.00 40,157.35 31,500.00 35,689.95 23,000.00 5506 Bonding/Insurance 764.00 764.00 1,500.00 512.00 1,500.00 5507 Financial Review / Audit 9,500.00 9,500.00 3,000.00 1,800.00 2,000.00 5508 Guidelines Committee 12,000.00 18,717.50 8,000.00 5510 A Nominating Committee 500.00 500.00 500.00 5510 B Leadership Dev. Committee 500.00 5510 C Stewardship Development 500.00 5514 President's Travel Expenses 500.00 500.00 771.20 500.00 5515 Sabbatical Support (Parental) 1,500.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 5516 Staff Travel/Professional Expenses 19,000.00 14,105.19 22,000.00 21,134.65 22,500.00 Total 5500 Vision: Org Health & Effectiveness 113,819.94 97,992.20 148,000.00 157,972.23 139,500.00 5600 Operating Expenses 5601 Office Expenses 11,118.50 6,846.20 14,100.00 13,218.90 13,500.00 Total 5602 Payroll Expense 1,000.00 793.76 1,500.00 922.89 1,000.00 Total 5603 Bank/Credit Card Fees 25,000.00 20,654.82 18,350.00 22,760.36 18,350.00 5604 UUMA Storage Reimbursement 3,600.00 2,700.00 3,600.00 3,600.00 3,600.00 5606 Misc. Expense 1,475.64 1,475.64 1,000.00 5.99 1,000.00 5607 Ministerial Discretionary Fund 1,000.00 475.72 1,000.00 630.93 1,000.00 Total 5610 Staff Salary Reimbursement 319,933.21 234,446.11 319,933.21 264,692.36 263,686.00 Total 5615 Staff Benefits 91,843.19 67,332.63 89,405.20 73,321.34 75,961.22 Total 5600 Operating Expenses 454,970.53 334,724.88 448,888.41 379,152.77 378,097.22 Total Expenses 788,866.32 582,961.52 926,428.41 905,339.53 903,647.22 3101 Non Restricted Fund -3,289.24 -17,245.16 -1,645.39 -10,397.22 3106 Board Designated Fund - Audit Reserve -2,000.00 3,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 3107 Board Designated Fund - Deferred Programming 38,500.00 3201 Board Restricted Fund - Scholarships -5,000.00 5,969.30 -5,000.00 3202F Restricted Fund - UUFP Grant: Deepening -28,140.35 -14,000.00 18,998.91 3203E Restricted Fund - PoTE Grants BTC -18,786.73 -34,983.25 -30,196.52 -34,250.00

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3203F Restricted Fund - PoTE MFN 0.00 -25,000.00 -18,446.53 -20,000.00 3203G Restricted Fund - PoTE Beyond the Call -10,000.00 3206 Restricted Fund - Spiritual Direction 0.00 0.00 -1,209.50 1,200.00 3207 Restricted Fund - St Lawrence Foundation -21,000.00 -21,000.00 0.00 3208 Restricted Fund - Fund for Social Responsibility -17,500.00 0.00 Total Fund Distribution -52,216.32 0.00 124,228.41 -24,529.73 -96,447.22 4800 Endowment Income 40,000.00 5,592.65 75,000.00 43,699.56 150,000.00 5800 Endowment Expenses 8,900.00 4,392.73 11,500.00 10,659.81 11,500.00 Total FY Endowment Activity 31,100.00 1,199.92 63,500.00 33,039.75 138,500.00 3108 Board Designated Fund - Endowment Funds 31,100.00 63,500.00 33,039.75 138,500.00 Difference: 0.00 118,056.82 0.00 0.00 0.00

FY21 Proposed Budget FY21 Revised Chart of Accounts *

4000 Income

General and Administrative

4100 Operations & Leadership

$465,300 4110 Membership Dues

$1,500 4120 Interest

$20,000 4130 Services & Publications

$3,150 4140 Misc. Income

Program

4200 Lifelong Learning and Growth

$400,000 4210 Institute for the Learning Ministry

$2,700 4220 Coaching

4230 Online Education

$450 4240 UUMA Webinars

$10,800 4250 Outside Webinars

$7,200 4260 Other Programs

$0 4270 Grant Support

4300 Support and Development

$116,000 4310 Ministry Days

$96,500 4320 Ministerial Formation Network

$0 4330 Other Programs

$10,000 4340 Grant Support

4400 Guidelines and Accountability

4500 Dismantle Systems of Racism & Oppression

Fundraising

$1,800 4610 Scholarship Fund

$8,100 4620 Life Member Contributions

$15,000 4630 Worship Collections

$1,200 4640 Spiritual Direction Fund

$1,159,700 Total Income

5000 Expenses

5100 Leadership

$550 5110 Sermon Awards

$500 5120 International Collegiality

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$6,500 5130 Collaborative Outreach

$1,000 5140 General Assembly

$8,550 TOTAL Leadership

5200 Lifelong Learning and Growth

$2,000 5210 CENTER Committee

$19,000 5220 Programs

$400,000 5230 Institute for the Learning Ministry

$4,000 5240 Coaching

$425,000 TOTAL Lifelong Learning and Growth

5300 Dismantle Systems of Racism & Oppression

$2,000 5310 CARAOM

$5,000 5320 Programs

$7,000 TOTAL Dismantle Systems of Racism & Oppression

FY21 Proposed Budget

FY21 Revised Chart of Accounts*

5400 Support

$2,000 5410 Collegial Development Team

$13,500 5420 Support Systems

$25,000 5430 Chapter Support

$110,000 5450 Ministry Days

$65,000 5460 Ministerial Formation Network

$1,000 5470 Ministerial Discretionary Fund

$216,500 TOTAL Support

5500 Guidelines and Accountability

$2,000 5510 Good Office Support Team

$2,000 5520 Guidelines Committee

$13,500 5530 Accountability Systems

$17,500 TOTAL Guidelines and Accountability

5600 Governance & Operations

$45,000 5610 Board of Trustees

$500 5620 Board Committees

$1,000 5630 Bonding and Insurance

$1,500 5640 Financial Review

$332,471 5650 Staff Salary Reimbursement **

$90,876 5660 Staff Benefits **

$46,000 5670 Office Expenses & Publications/Web **

$25,600 5680 Staff Support Lines **

$542,947 TOTAL Governance & Operations

5700 Fundraising

$7,000 5710 Event Scholarships Disbursements

$1,200 5720 Spiritual Direction Disbursements

$1,000 5730 Program Scholarships Disbursements

$15,000 5740 Worship Collection Disbursements

$24,200 TOTAL Fundraising

5800 General and Administrative

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$1,000 5810 Payroll Expenses

$19,000 5820 Bank/Credit Card Fee

$3,600 5830 Storage Reimbursement

$1,000 5840 Misc. Expenses

$24,600 TOTAL General & Administrative

$1,256,297 Total Expenses

-$17,568 3101 Non-Restricted Fund

$3,000 3106 Board Designated Fund - Audit Reserve

$9,671 3107 Board Designated Fund - Staff Benefits (Deferred FY21)

-$35,000 3108 Board Designated Fund - Deferred Programming

-$6,200 3201 Board Restricted Fund - Scholarships

-$35,500 3108 Board Designated Fund - Endowment

-$10,000 3203F Restricted Fund - PoTE MFN

-$5,000 3203G Restricted Fund - PoTE BTC

-$96,597 Total Fund Distribution

$40,000 4900 Endowment Income

$13,500 5900 Total Endowment Expenses

$26,500 Total FY Endowment Activity

$26,500 3108 Board Designated Fund - Endowment

$0 Difference

* The Chart of Accounts has been revised to reflect the changes in the UUMA’s board new Why (Mission), What (Values), and How (Work Plan) statements. ** To align with new accounting standards, we hope in the next three to five year to break these lines into functional expenses which will be reflected under related program (or G&A) lines.

Fund Balance History

Proposed Balance: 7/1/2020

Proposed FY20 Changes

Balance: 7/1/2019

FY19 Changes

Balance: 7/1/2018

FY18 Changes

Balance: 7/1/2017

3101 General Fund Balance (Unrestricted) 45,213.11 -3,289.24 48,502.35 -1,645.39 50,147.74 16,849.14 33,298.60

3105 Board Designated - Audit Reserve 0.00 -2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 0.00 -4,000.00 4,000.00

3105 Board Designated - Staff Benefits 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

3105 Board Designated - Endowment 588,697.88 31,100.00 557,597.88 33,039.75 524,558.13 31,774.13 492,784.00

3201 Restricted Fund - Scholarships 14,735.67 0.00 14,735.67 5,969.30 8,766.37 -15,487.25 24,253.62

TOTAL: Board Designated Funds 603,433.55 29,100.00 574,333.55 41,009.05 533,324.50 -5,083.12 534,673.37

3200 Restricted Funds

3202 Restricted Fund - UUFP Grants

3202F Choose Health 2 (Deepening) 0.00 -28,140.35 28,140.35 18,998.91 9,141.44 -7,858.56 17,000.00

3202G MFN 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -10,000.00 10,000.00

TOTAL UUFP Grants 0.00 -28,140.35 28,140.35 18,998.91 9,141.44 -17,858.56 27,000.00

3203 Restricted Fund - PoTE Grants

3203E PoTE Grants BTC 18,786.73 0.00 18,786.73 -30,196.52 48,983.25 28,634.89 20,348.36

3203F PoTE MFN 50,904.97 0.00 50,904.97 -18,446.53 69,351.50 40,823.77 28,527.73

3203G Beyond The Call 25,000.00 0.00 25,000.00 0.00 25,000.00 0.00 25,000.00

TOTAL POTE Grants 94,691.70 0.00 94,691.70 -48,643.05 143,334.75 67,458.66 75,876.09

3206 Restricted Fund - Member Funded

3206A Spiritual Direction 990.50 0.00 990.50 -1,209.50 2,200.00 0.00 2,200.00

3207 Restricted - St Lawrence (MFN) 0.00 -21,000.00 21,000.00 0.00 21,000.00 21,000.00

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3208 Restricted Fund - (BTC3) 0.00 -17,500.00 17,500.00 0.00 17,500.00 17,500.00

TOTAL: Temporary Funds (Restricted) 95,682.20 -66,640.35 162,322.55 -30,853.64 193,176.19 88,100.10 207,952.18

Total Fund Distribution 744,328.86 -40,829.59 785,158.45 8,510.02 776,648.43 99,866.12 775,924.15

Bylaw Considerations:

As indicated in their policies, the Board of Trustees underwent a process of strategic planning with the goal of revisiting the MIssion and Vision of the UUMA. Upon completion of the process they have presented a new Mission - Why Statement - we hope to incorporate this Why statement into our programs and practices over the next year. The board anticipates presenting this new Why statement to the membership in 2021 for inclusion in the bylaws

Bylaw Revisions:

1. Related to Executive Staff Structure: With the implementation of the shared leadership team, the following bylaws are proposed to be amended to allow flexibility in the structure of executive.

o Globally change the term Executive Director to Executive o OLD - ARTICLE IX - THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Section 1: The Executive Directors shall be the chief executive officers of the UUMA and responsible for the administrative supervision of the various offices and paid employees of the UUMA. Section 6: In the event there is a vacancy in the office of Executive Director, the Board of Trustees will appoint a search committee to advertise the position and consider applicants. The search committee will recommend no less than two candidates to the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees will make the final decision by majority vote and extend the offer to the Executive Director.

o NEW - ARTICLE IX - THE EXECUTIVE Section 1: The Executive shall fulfill the role of chief executive officer of the UUMA and be responsible for the administrative supervision of the various offices and paid employees of the UUMA. Section 6: In the event there is a vacancy the Executive, the Board of Trustees will appoint a search committee, as defined in board policies, to advertise the position and consider applicants.

2. Budget: See rationale and explanation in Treasurer’s Report (p 4) o OLD - ARTICLE IV - FUNDS AND DUES

Section 1: The Board of Trustees shall submit to each membership meeting a recommended budget for the current fiscal year, together with an income and dues schedule necessary to maintain it. The budget and membership dues schedule for each category of membership shall be adopted at the membership meeting.

o NEW – Article IV – FUNDS AND DUES Section 1: The Executive shall submit a recommended budget for the current fiscal year to the Board of Trustees, together with an income and dues schedule necessary to maintain it. The budget and membership dues schedule for each category of membership shall be approved by the Board of Trustees prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. The Approved budget and membership dues schedule for each category of membership shall be published prior to the annual meeting of the membership.

o OLD - ARTICLE IX - THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Section 5: The Executive Director has the authority and responsibility for the financial life of the UUMA.

▪ A. The Executive Director and the staff shall operate the day-to-day financial activities of the UUMA in consultation with the Treasurer.

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▪ B. The Executive Director will work with the Treasurer to create a budget and a multiyear financial plan for the UUMA. The budget will be submitted to the Board of Trustees for approval by the membership at the Annual Meeting as described in Article IV above.

o NEW - ARTICLE IX - THE EXECUTIVE Section 5: The Executive shall have the authority and responsibility for the financial life of the UUMA.

▪ A. The Executive and staff shall operate the day-to-day financial activities of the UUMA in consultation with the Treasurer.

▪ B. The Executive will work with the Treasurer to create a budget and financial plan for the UUMA. The budget will be submitted to the Board of Trustees for approval as described in Article IV above.

3. Affiliate Membership: The intent of this new membership category is to allow senior leaders of UU Organizations (Theological Schools, UUA, etc.) to join the UUMA to remain in an accountable relationship with the ministers whom they work for and with. As a resource, the accompanying board policy states: “B.6.7.: Affiliate membership shall be limited to Unitarian Universalist religious professionals who a) hold a MDiv or equivalent, b) hold a senior leadership position in a Unitarian Universalist institution, and c) are recommended by three chapter leaders.”

o NEW – ARTICLE II – MEMBERSHIP Section 3: Affiliate Membership: Unitarian Universalist religious professionals as defined in the policies of the Board of Trustees. Affiliate membership shall carry no vote and shall be allowed such privileges as the UUMA Board shall determine.

4. Removal of Binary Language: Honoring our commitment to inclusion we propose the removal of the following binary language.

o Change his or her to they in the following sections: ▪ Article V Section 3 ▪ Article IX Section 2 (also fixed with above revision) ▪ Article XI Section 6

From the UUMA Bylaws: The UUMA Guidelines for the Conduct of Ministry may be amended in one of two ways. If the Board of Trustees deems an immediate change necessary, they may propose an amendment to the Guidelines to be voted on at the next annual meeting, as outlined in Section 1, save that a two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote by members present at that meeting will be required for adoption.

2020 Proposal: Amendment to Code of Conduct: Expectations of Conduct: Paragraph 16:

Current: If I belong to or attend a congregation served by a colleague, ... I will initiate an open and direct conversation with my colleague(s) in order to create a mutually agreed covenant, expressed in a Letter of Understanding, about the role I am to play in the church.

Proposed Addition (to follow the sentence above): If I have a partner, I will seek to have my partner participate in the conversation and be one of the mutually agreeing parties to the covenant and a signer of the Letter of Understanding about the roles each of us will play in the church.

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Dues are payable beginning July 1 and must be paid by October 15 to retain membership. The renewal process is dependent upon your profile containing correct information regarding your Salary & Housing and Ministry Setting. Please make sure your profile is up to date. You will be given an opportunity to update your profile at the start of the process. Installments (10 payments spread evenly between the day you renew and June 30) and Automatic Renewals (to process on July 1) are both available. If you wish to prepay your FY21 dues, please contact Hannah Franco-Isaacs (francoisaacs@uuma.org). The online renewal system will be available June 17. While we acknowledge that there is no system that will be 100% equitable across all income levels, we hope you will see that the spirit of this structure is intended to level the field as much as possible. Please remember that waivers are available for those unable to pay the minimum; we especially encourage those of you who are making less than $25,000 a year to consider asking for a waiver. Waivers must be requested by October 15, 2020. Although the chart does not extend past $100K, those making an income beyond that are welcome to pay 1.0% (0.5%) of their income. A special note to members earning Canadian dollars: please first convert your Salary & Housing into US dollars.

Membership Categories: Regular: Parish. Members whose ministry is

primarily in the parish: See chart Regular: Community. Members whose

ministry is primarily in the community. See chart Regular: Retired. Members who have retired

from full time ministry through the MFC but plan to continue to work (in either a parish or community setting): See chart Regular: Candidates & Aspirants for the

Ministry (as approved by the UUA): See chart Life Members: As retired from ministry

through the MFC and do not plan to seek employment: $0

Additional Renewal Categories: One-Time Temporary Financial Hardship:

$250/$125 Partial Waiver: Waivers are available to

members earning less than $25,000 or experience on-going financial hardship. Waivers will be given on a sliding scale.

Internal Membership Procedures: Grace Period: Memberships are payable

beginning June 15th (Prepay) and members will have online access until October 15th. Memberships not renewed by Oct 15th will be in lapsed status and have to June 30th to renew and be reinstated. As of June 30th, any lapsed memberships will be dropped from membership. New Members: Owe dues on a prorated basis. Waivers: Waivers for membership renewal must be requested by Oct 15 and may not be granted for more than three years in a

row without special circumstances. Members on disability will be granted a full waiver with SRI documentation. Beginning June 17, waivers can be requested online by clicking here.

Waiver Sliding Scale (parish/non-parish): First Year Requested: 75% off: $62/$31 Second Year Requested: 50% off: $125/$75 Third Year Requested: 25% off: $188/$95 Full waivers granted on case by case basis.

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Positions for election:

Board Treasurer: The Reverend Carol Thomas Cissel Board Trustee-at-Large, Anti-racism/Anti-Oppression/Multiculturalism: The Reverend Natalie Fenimore Board Trustee-at-Large, Governance: The Reverend Theresa Inés Soto Nominating Committee (two positions): The Reverend Amy Kulesza DeBeck

The Reverend Amy Williams Clark

The Nominating Committee recruits and selects nominees for UUMA elected leadership, and strives to balance demographic factors such as gender, gender orientation, ethnicity, abilities, cultural competency, age, geography, and ministry type. Members hold 12 conference call meetings each year in addition to meeting during Ministry Days. Each has additional responsibilities such as recruiting calls. Time commitment: 1-3 hours/month. Three-year term.

Nominating Committee Members: Amy Morgenstern, Amy DeBeck, Elaine Peresluha, Paul Boothby, and Bill Sinkford

Theresa Inés Soto, Board, At-Large position focusing on Governance

Theresa is the minister of the First UU Church of Oakland, CA and was previously Interim Minister of the UU Congregation of Flint, MI and a community minister in Ashland Oregon. A lawyer, they developed their reputation for patience and drawing forth the underlying issues in any discussion in their work on the Portland Human Rights Commission and the Catalyst for Change Committee. They are the author of the InSpirit volume, Spilling the Light: Meditations on Hope and Resilience (2019), co-chair of the Journey Toward Wholeness Transformation Committee of the UUA, and co-Vice President of Diverse Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries.

Carol Thomas Cissel, Board Treasurer

In addition to her experience as the minister of small and midsize congregations and the leadership of a literacy organization and an AIDS Hospice, Carol has handled finances and financial reports in both private and professional settings. She holds an MS in NonProfit and Association Management and owned a small business (12 employees). She has served on the UUA's Commission on Appraisal and the UUMA's CENTER Committee and is the minister of the UU Fellowship of Centre County, State College, PA.

Natalie Maxwell Fenimore, Board, At-Large position focusing on ARAOMC

Natalie comes to the UUMA Board having just completed three years on the UUA's groundbreaking Commission on Institutional Change. A Masters-level Credentialed Religious Educator, Natalie has served several congregations as DRE and minister, and has been the Minister of Lifespan Religious Education of the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock, Manhasset, NY, since 2013. Among her other leadership roles are the Board of Trustees of Starr King School for the Ministry and past president of the Liberal Religious Educators Association (LREDA).

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Amy Williams Clark, Nominating Committee

Amy (minister of the Cedarhurst UUs, Finksburg, MD) is on the board of the Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministries of Maryland and is Co-Chair of Maryland Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. From her work in community organizing and its relationship-building, she brings experience in discovering how a person's interests and skills can be effectively utilized and integrated into the organizing effort, and how the organizing effort supports meaning and self-interest for that person. She has a passion to build organizations that make effective change in the world, and to draw us closer to beloved community through building and sharing in practices of justice, love, and hope.

Amy Kulesza DeBeck, Nominating Committee

Amy has served on the Nominating Committee for one previous term (2017-2020) and brings a breadth of experience including religious educator, member of a clergy couple, and minister of the UU Fellowship of Elkhart, IN. She carries out a passionate public ministry with Indiana Moral Mondays, the NAACP, Elkhart Downtown Clergy Coalition, Equality Indiana and the Michiana (LGBT) Resource Center.

We are excited to share with you a plan for a Choose-Your-Own Ministry Days Adventure. We know that some of us will be coming to Ministry Days exhausted by the use of Zoom and overburdened by too many responsibilities and too little time to fulfill them, and some of us will be craving more connections. We recognize that we have a range of experiences and want to make it possible for you to easily choose the level of engagement that is best for you. With this in mind we are introducing three different levels of Ministry Days participation: Ministry Days Essential, Ministry Days Core, and Ministry Days Extra. We hope that these programs will meet you where you are, and allow for you to have flexibility. Ministry Days registration will happen via our Learning Platform. Find more information and instructions on how to register here.

Program Schedule:

June 11 ● 1:00 pm Annual Meeting Part I

June 22 ● 12:00 pm Annual Meeting Part II ● 3:00 pm Time with the UUA President

June 17 ● 3:00 pm Worship 1 ● 7:00 pm Berry Street Essay

June 23 ● 3:00 pm Annual Meeting Part III ● 5:00 pm Worship 2: Celebration of Milestones

June 18 ● 7:00 pm Small Group Guidelines Discussion

Opportunities (pick one)

June 24 ● 12:00 pm Worship 3: 25/50 Service ● 1:30 pm Berry Street Rebroadcast

June 19 ● 12:00 pm Guidelines Committee Q&A ● 3:00 pm Keynote

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● 5:00 pm Small Group Guidelines Discussion Opportunities Continued (pick one)

Choose your own Adventure: Program Schedule Suggestions (based on your life demands and self-assessed stress level)

Essential Core Extra

Annual Meeting Part 2 Keynote Address One Worship Service

Annual Meeting: 3 Parts Keynote Address Three Worship Services Berry Street Essay Small Group Discussion Guideline Q&A

Annual Meeting: 3 parts Keynote Address Three Worship Services Berry Street Essay Small Group Discussion Guideline Q&A Social Events: Game Night, CosPlay Karaoke, Family Story Time, BSE Panel

Program Highlights:

Our theme this year is: Faith Empowering Resilience - What are the theological underpinnings, practical tools, and sustaining spaces for resilience in these complex times?

Worship One: Across the Generations: Facing, Naming and Sharing Our Challenges...Together!

Our worship leaders will be Rev. Dr. Hope Johnson, one of the authors in Centering, and newly fellowshipped colleague, Mariela Pérez-Simons. The Ancestors in our Living Tradition are alive and continue to inform our aspirations and our actions. We share stories of the lessons that we've each received from them, and others, along the way.

Keynote: Practices for Resilience Present with the Moment: Awareness, Vitality and Resilience in Changing Times

Join Ayo Clemons and Rebka Ndosi in an exploration of awareness, vitality and resilience amidst change. How can we stay present amidst change? How can uncertainty lead us to a place of deeper awareness and connection with ourselves and communities? What role does faith play?

Annual Meeting

In order to try to have Ministry Days be more spacious, we have split the annual meeting into three parts. The first part of the Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday June 11, 2020 and will reconvene on June 22 and 23.

Conversation with UUA President, Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray

Worship 2: Celebrating Milestones: New Members, Transitions and Child Dedication

During our second worship service we are delighted to celebrate many different milestones including formally welcome new members and joyfully celebrate the dedication of children in our collegial community.

Worship 3: 25/50 Worship

Continuing a long tradition, we will gather on Wednesday morning in celebration of ministry and in honor of our members who are celebrating their 25th and 50th anniversary as leaders in this sacred work.

Berry Street Essay: On the Brink

The Berry Street Essay this year will be a panel of three people: Rev. Danielle Di Bona, Rev. Kimberly Quinn Johnson and Rev. Joseph Santos-Lyons

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