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What’s Going On in the S.o.S.

Week of 9/26/2020 Our 2020-21 Registration form is live! Registering your children and youth helps us plan and prepare our gatherings and activities accordingly. It is quick and painless and should take you less than 5 minutes (full family on one form!), please, register your kids today! Many of you expressed interest in take home … Continue reading What’s Going On in the S.o.S.

Update from the Board – September 2020

At its regular monthly meeting on September 17, the BVUUF Board of Officers and Trustees continued its discussion of Widening the Circle of Concern, a report by the UUA Commission on Institutional Change.  Board members focused on the section of the report about the theology underpinning UU social justice work.  The Board then appointed former Treasurer … Continue reading Update from the Board – September 2020

August Update from the Board

The Board held its regular monthly meeting on August 20 as well as a special meeting on August 23.  At the August 20 meeting, Board members continued their discussion of Widening the Circle of Concern, a report by the UUA Commission on Institutional Change.  The Board also took the following business actions. Approved the July … Continue reading August Update from the Board

July Update from the Board

The BVUUF Board of Officers and Trustees held its first meeting of the 2020-2021 Fellowship year on July 23, 2020.  The agenda included introductions of new and continuing members, an overview of Board processes and procedures, and a first look at the 2020 Report of the UUA Commission on Institutional Change, which BVUUF leaders will … Continue reading July Update from the Board

June Update from the Board

The June 18, 2020 Board meeting was the last regular meeting of the 2019/2020 Fellowship year.  Both current and incoming Board members attended.  Board members for 2020/2021 are Nancy DiLaura, President; Scott Youmans, Vice President; Doug Schmidt, Treasurer; Gloria Pearlstein, Secretary; and Trustees Jim Highsmith, Janet Meyer, and Hiram Wolgemuth.   A special meeting was … Continue reading June Update from the Board

April Update from the Board

The Board held its regular meeting and one special meeting in April.  At the special meeting on April 12, the Board accepted a recommendation from the Finance Committee to apply for a CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program loan.  The goal of the Paycheck Protection Program is to ensure that small businesses can maintain their payrolls … Continue reading April Update from the Board

Our New Normal

April 15, 2020 Dear Ones, By now we may be adjusting to a ‘new normal,’ as we enter into the fifth week of physical distancing. We are, by necessity, learning how to stay connected, and even build deeper connections, while we remain physically distant from one another. I do hope you are all taking care … Continue reading Our New Normal

March Update From the Board

The Board held its regular meeting and two special meetings in March.  The main topic was payment of retainage to Milo construction, the contractor for our building renovation. Retainage consists of 10% of each invoice that Milo submits.  We withhold this amount until the project is substantially completed. At its regular meeting on March 19, … Continue reading March Update From the Board