Autumn greetings to you from your Board of Trustees. The start of the 2024-25 church year has been full of meaningful activities, all in support of our Beloved Community. The Ingathering was perfect with spirited energy, music, and activities to support connections. We joyously welcomed Katie Lawson as the Director of Religious Exploration. Committees are beginning to meet, covenant groups are gathering. In short, our WSUU congregation is on the move, growing and connecting. 

In support of our congregation’s mission, the Board of Trustees has held its annual retreat. The task for the day was to affirm our goals, clarify our responsibilities, and strengthen our connection to the recently adopted UU values (justice, equity, transformation, pluralism, interdependence, generosity, and love). As an opening activity we focused on these values and how they show up in our lives, including in the choice of tee-shirts we wore – as you can see in the official picture of the Board.

After reviewing data from congregational circles, accomplishments during the past year, and conversations among congregants, we drafted goals that support our desire to “build and nurture membership to increase our capacity to share our life-affirming message with the wider community.”

Look for more specific communications from the Board in the months ahead as we ground the work in our values and needs of our congregation.

In covenant,

Cindy Jackson, Board President