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Requests for Congregational Sponsorship of Individuals Preparing for Fellowship as UU Ministers
Approved by the Board of Directors 11-11-14
On behalf of the congregation, the Board of Directors will vote to grant or refuse a request for congregational sponsorship from an individual preparing for fellowship as a UU minister. The Board may wish to request a brief statement from the individual about why they are requesting sponsorship from the congregation prior to considering the request. Congregational sponsorship indicates:
• Confidence in the candidate's potential and suitability for UU ministry
• The candidate is actively committed to the Purposes and Principles of the UUA and the institutions which uphold them.
Sponsorship does not indicate that the candidate is presently ready for ministry when the congregation commits to sponsorship. The final decision to grant fellowship to a candidate is made by the Ministerial Fellowship Committee of the UUA after careful consideration of written materials, evaluations, and a personal interview.
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Requests for Supplemental Appropriations Approved by the Board of Directors 5-13-03 Each year at the Annual Meeting, with input and advice from the Finance Committee, the congregation adopts a budget to manage the Church’s funds for the next fiscal year. From time to time between Annual Meetings, there arise requests for funding which are in excess of, or outside the scope of, the specific items that make up the budget adopted by the congregation. The Board of Directors adopts the following procedures for dealing with such requests: 1. Each committee or paid staff member with budgetary responsibility has the authority to move funds among the set of accounts for which they are responsible, if the total budget for that set of accounts in not thereby increased. However, if that set of accounts includes appropriation for a paid staff position or any specific budget deviation, the use of those funds cannot be changed without approval pursuant to established budget policy. 2. All other requests for expenditures in excess or outside of existing budgets shall be submitted to the Treasurer or the Finance Committee. Requests of $1,000 or less may be decided by the Treasurer and requests of $2,500 or less may be decided by the Finance Committee. In either case, approval shall be granted only after exploring whether other budgeted appropriations might be reduced to cover the expenditure. On larger requests, the Finance Committee shall recommend action (positive or negative) to the Board, including how the request should be funded if approved. 3. The Finance Committee shall consider whether the possibility of an additional appropriation should be presented to the congregation or some segment thereof prior to action. (Note: This may be important, for example, with requests for conference or training program reimbursement, where other people might want to take advantage of the opportunity is only they knew it existed.) 4. Decisions of, or positions taken by, the Treasurer may be appealed to the Finance Committee, and decisions of the Finance Committee may be appealed to the Board. |
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Requiem (Remembrance) Vespers
Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur, DeReau Farrar, and our Adult Choir and Section Leaders will lead a special evening service of loss and remembrance, set to the unforgettable music of the Faure Requiem.
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Requiem for Hope: A Tribute (Online Service) 2020 has been quite a year. Between the pandemic, fires and climate catastrophes, and the general political landscape, there is no doubt that we have lost many lives. This year, the choir presents its Requiem to pay tribute to all that is lost and what we have gained. We would like to dedicate this service to our healthcare workers; justice leaders Ruth Bader Ginsburg and John Lewis; the countless Black lives that we lost to systemic brutality, to get the discussion of equality on the table, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor among them; lives lost because of COVID-19, to natural disasters. We also honor the souls in our own community that have moved forward from this earth to join the ancestors; we will dedicate new bricks in our beautiful Memorial Garden. May the music offered in this service be meditative, reflective, and healing, ushering us to a more hopeful tomorrow. |
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Reserve for Board |
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Reserved for Meeting |
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Reserved for Minister |
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Resolution Supporting Same-Sex Marriage Resolution passed unanimously at the 77th Annual Congregational Meeting - May 16, 2004 Because we, the members of the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica, hold precious the inherent worth and dignity of every person, we affirm the right of every adult to marry the person of his or her choice without regard to gender, and WE OPPOSE all governmental interferences with that right. Be it resolved that the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica make this position known through media and educational programs open to the public that proclaim the worth of marriage. |
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Restless Souls |