|
Cluster
|
Committees/Contact
|
Description
|
“The Sunday Experience”
Board Liaison:
David Hanley
(201.562.7388)
|
Flowers:
Lori Alexander
(973.338.1226)
|
Procures flowers for the chancel each Sunday
|
|
Flower Delivery:
Laura Wilson (973.338.5761)
|
Delivers the Sunday flowers to those in need of beauty after
Sunday services are done
|
|
Worship Committee:
Jack Drucker (973.783.4819)
|
Sets the schedule of Sunday worship themes in collaboration
with the ministers
|
|
Music:
David Lewis (973.783.1209)
|
Collaborates with our music director to support the music
ministry at Sunday worship and beyond
|
Greeters:
David Hanley
(201.562.7388) |
Recruits and advises greeters for
each Sunday service. |
|
Coffee Hour
|
Recruits and advises groups hosting coffee hours after each
Sunday service
|
| |
|
|
Community Development
Board Liaisons:
Nick Lewis
(973.509.2359)
Sue Raufer
(973.320.5147)
Task Force Members:
Sabine von Aulock
(973.743.3312)
Courtney Allen
(973.243.0376)
|
Membership,
Connectedness and
Community Development
Courtney Allen
(973.243.0376)
Nelia Sellers
(973.743.2339)
Sabine von Aulock
(973.743.3312) |
Helps people new to our
congregation feel welcome when they visit on Sunday. Provides
information to connect visitors and new members with activities
and committees of interest. |
|
UU Men's Group:
Steven Mintz
(973.744.0889)
|
Friendly, fraternal
conversations to provoke reflection, insight and humor for UU
men. |
|
Senior Lunch Bunch
Gary Sanderson
(973.857.3447)
|
Join the self-defined senior citizens of the congregation
for a brown bag lunch and lively conversation on topics of
the day picked by group.
|
|
Solo UU's:
Vincent Wares
(201.507.1398)
Claudette
Wassil
(973.768.6047)
|
Coordinates social gatherings for folks living and enjoying
the single life
|
| |
|
|
Education
Board Liaisons:
Alan Shaiman
(973.744.0801)
Dolores Davis
(973.509-0694)
|
Adult Education:
Bruce Anderson (973.743.8564) |
Coordinates curriculum
and instructors for adult class and workshops; continually
pursues new ideas |
|
Children/Youth RE:
Judith Rew
(973.509.7461)
|
Coordinates curriculum and instructors for, and advises Minister
of Religious Education regarding, child/youth religious education
|
|
Senior Youth Group:
Ben Polo
(973.509.1526)
|
Freely commits to peace and social justice such as volunteering
in homeless shelters and soup kitchens.
|
Archives:
Irene Sanderson
(973.857.3447) |
Filing and sorting of various
UUCM paperwork and information. |
|
Mortenson Scholarship Fund:
Nicole Rinklin
(973.509.1291)
|
Administers scholarship program for youth entering college.
|
| |
|
|
Social Justice Committees
Board Liaisons:
Terry Doemling
(973.680.4683)
Karen Fried
(973.783.7586)
|
UU Legislative Ministry:
Diane Finn
(973.746.7611) |
Provides a comprehensive
structure, network & resource to empower the moral voice
of our UU principles in the public arena. |
|
Human Needs Food Pantry:
Bob New
(973.731.5011)
|
Donates canned goods to Human Needs Food Pantry, located
at 9 Label Street in Montclair.
|
The Green
Sanctuary Committee:
Patti Regan-Taylor
(973.325.5978)
Silke Springorum
(973.744.1518) |
Institutes
positive environmental changes in personal lifestyle choices,
congregational activities and the broader community. |
|
Partner
Church:
Bruce Anderson (973.743.8564)
|
Assists and coordinates events to benefit our partner church
in Transylvania
|
New Jersey Together
at Montclair:
Johanna Foster
(914.552.5376) |
Seeks to build broad-based,
interfaith, multiracial and cross-class coalitions to increase
the power to solve problems in communities. |
New Sanctuary Movement
Committee:
Rose Ann Murray
(973.748.1704) |
Committed to honoring the
humanity of immigrants. |
After School Program:
Pete Williams
(973.744.2065) |
Provides tutoring for elementary
school pupils |
|
Interfaith Hospitality Network:
Mary Moriarty
(973.337.6770)
|
Provides temporary shelter and helps seeks permanent housing
for families
|
|
Promise the Children: Carol
McGough
(973.680.1603)
|
Advocates on behalf of children’s and families’ issues
|
|
Peace and Justice Coalition/Committee:
Francesca Elms
(973.783.4819)
|
Work to dismantle racism, homophobia and all forms of oppression
|
|
Sharing Our Riches:
Courtney Allen
(973.243.0376)
|
Donates 50% of monthly plate collections to various organizations.
|
|
Undoing Racism Committee:
Chris Wallace
(973.375.7795)
|
Award-winning group that runs anti-racism workshops
|
|
Rainbow UUnion:
Kate Simmons
|
Promotes support and tolerance for GLBT people
|
| |
|
|
Facilities
Board Liaisons:
Michael Mernin
(973.509.9756)
Deborah Corbett
(973.746.6333)
|
Buildings and Grounds Committee:
Gary Sanderson
(973.857.3447)
|
Oversees repair and renovation of facilities. Coordinates
outside appearance of gardens and lawns
|
|
Rentals:
Donna Lauckner
(973.744.6276 ext. 12)
|
Helps with renting of facilities
|
|
Memorial
Garden:
Bob New
(973.731.5011)
|
Oversees garden where members can have their ashes placed
upon death
|
| |
|
|
Stewardship Ministry
|
Fundraising:
Nick Lewis
(973.509.2359)
|
Organizes fundraisers
|
| |
|
|
Committees of the Board
|
Leadership Development Committee:
Sheila Eby
(973.748.1377)
|
Identify open slots and reach out to members to fill them.
|
|
Endowment and Capital Committee:
Jim Kvoriak
(973.509.1006)
|
Provides oversight of The Endowment Fund, The Capital Fund,
The Music Endowment Fund and The Ministerial Fund
|
|
Capital Campaign Comittee:
Chris Corbett (973.746.6333)
|
Collects pledges from members for necessary projects and
repairs at UUCM
|
| |
|
|
Finance & Administration
Board Liaisons:
Collin Minert
(973.783.0847)
|
Finance:
Patricia Faber
(973.783.5821)
|
Helps guide financial policies for UU Montclair
|
|
Canvass:
Steve Matthews (973.571.1748)
|
Raises money for yearly campaign to support the annual budget
|
|
Strategic Planning:
Nancy Felix (973.748.0771)
Chris Corbett (973.746.6333)
|
Coordinates long-range planning for UU Montclair
|
| |
|
|
Communication
Board Liaisons:
Sabina Ernst
(973.783.4833)
|
Website:
Jaclyn Puleo,
Secretary
(973.744.6276, ext. 10)
|
Adds and updates content to our website at www.uumontclair.org
|
|
Gazette:
Jaclyn Puleo,
Secretary
(973.744.6276, ext. 10)
|
Monthly newsletter
|
| |
|
|
Denominational Affairs
Board Liaisons:
Sue Raufer
(973.320.5147)
|
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee: Judy
Ortman
(973.243.0301
Jeri Huempfner-Gatz
(973.743.3312)
|
Affiliated with UUA to address crises
and promote justice in world |
Metro-District:
Janice Maffei
(973.228.1991)
Irene Sanderson
(973.857.3447) |
Broker from UUA to provide support
and services to regional UU churches |
Unitarian Universalist Association:
Sabine von Aulock
(973.509.8244) |
Umbrella organization of all UUA congregations
in US and Mexico |
General Assembly:
Sabine von Aulock
(973.743.3312) |
Annual gathering of congregations
that are UUA members |
|
|
|
|
Staff
Board Liaisons:
Deborah Corbett
(973.746.6333)
|
Personnel:
Deborah Corbett
(973.746.6333)
|
Advises on personnel issues
|
|
Council on Ministry:
Claudia Sanders
(973.731.8443)
|
Provides conduit for communication between congregation and
ministers, assesses ministries (both professional and lay)
|
|
Leadership Leaves:
Rev. Charles Blustein
Ortman
(973.744.6276, ext. 11)
Rev. Judy Tomlinson
(973.744.6276, ext. 16)
|
State-wide program providing financial and personnel coverage
for ministerial and religious educators’ sabbaticals
|
|
|
|
|
Elected Committees
Board Liaisons:
Teresa DeSousa
(973.731.4113)
|
Leadership Development:
Sheila Eby
(973.748.1377)
|
Nominates parishioners for governing groups (formerly the
Nominating Committee)
|
|
|
|
|
Covenant Groups
|
|
Small groups organized around themes (such as values, jazz,
literature, ethics) that meet monthly
|
