Hiring Update: We want everyone to know that we are moving forward with the work of hiring a Director of Development that was report at the December Congregational meeting and numerous board and church council meetings.
The interview team is Kent Gilbert, Nancy Adams (Administration Board), Patti Smithson (Finance Board), Tim Monroe, and Dave Kobersmith (Church Administrator), Rev. Kent and Dave have been guided in the process by our consultant from Generis, Jeff Hensley.
The team has met three times to set up interview questions and review the over 18 candidates. We hope to finish our first round of interviews this week and our goal is to fill the position this month.
The work with Generis and the possibility to pay for this position is all due to an anonymous gift in the summer of 2023. We refer to this gift as the Development Grant and are grateful for the opportunities this grant has provided for our church!
The Interview Team
Open Table Every Wednesday! Come join the conversation and community Every Wednesday at 5:30-6:30pm.
March 3 menu:
· Lasagna
· GF Roasted Vegetable Pasta
· Salad
· Bread/Butter
· Lemon Blueberry Cake
· GF Lemon Blueberry Cake
Theology in the Round: Come Explore and Share! Jeff Pool and Rev. Kent guide this discussion of all things “God” and how we think, live, love, and shape our actions in relationship to what we experience of the divine. Wide ranging topics and no experience needed! Come join Wednesdays at 6:30 in the Office Classroom.
Giving Thanks for Worship Leaders and Greeters: The Worship Board is so appreciative of all who volunteer to give voice to scripture and hands to “welcome” by being readers and greeters. If you would like to help, please sign up at coffee hour for the Sunday of your choice. All voices, ages, and experience level (or lack thereof!) are welcome. We’ll help you help the whole congregation!
Name Tags are Hospitality in Action. Name tags help us all from newcomers to old-timers. Stick on tags are always available in the vestibules and near the entrances and anyone can request a permanent one. We’ll make it and put it in the racks for next week! See a greeter or mark your pew folder sheet to get one made for you!
Sunday Morning Book Study Sundays at 9am, conference Room: “Jesus and the Disinherited” by Howard Thurman, led by Steve Gowler. Part bible study, part liberating theology, and part loving manifesto, “Jesus and the Disinher-ited” is concise and powerful guide to faith. Written in the 1940s, its current relevance is a striking testament of Thurman’s spiritual insight. Plan to Join Dr. Steve Gowler on a journey with Thurman through Lent.
Amateur astronomer Jeff Hutton and the Pinnacles Astronomy Club are planning to lead a group of interested persons to Indiana on April 8 to experience the Biggest Show (Above) the Earth!
We’ll leave the Union Church the morning of Monday, April 8 and be back by evening, traffic permitting. Cost will be $75 if we provide transport and $25 if you meet us at the observing site. This trip is open to everyone! Use the QR code to register and pay. The cost includes orientation presentations planned for March 7 & 21, at 7 pm, in the Office Level Classroom. REGISTER & PAY HERE!
Jeff will offer information about this amazing event at the Forestry Outreach Center on March 22 at 7PM, followed by star gazing through telescopes.
On Saturday, March 30, at 2PM, Jeff will offer a “Safe Solar Viewing” workshop. We’ll have 14 safe solar projection kits available for you to keep and use on the big day. First come, first served.
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