The High Country Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
has several committees which meet regularly. New members are
always welcome. Please contact a Board member is you would like to
serve on a committee.
Celebrations
Sunday services at our Fellowship are spiritual, diverse, thought-provoking, and embracing of the great issues
and challenges of this life. Our part-time minister speaks once a month and the other three or four Sundays are
filled by guest speakers from all walks of life -- ministers of other faiths as well as UU, scientists, educators,
artists, politicians and our own members, among others. Services are held every Sunday from 9 to 10 AM at the
Summit County Community and Senior Center in Frisco, Colorado. A coffee fellowship hour is held immediately
following each service and we consider our coffee and social time to be as important as anything we do on a Sunday
morning!
Committee Members are: Rev. Wanda Daniel - Facilitator, Liz Clark, Jon Hans, Don Parsons.
Finance/Gift Trust
It is the responsibility of the Finance & Stewardship Committee to:
- Plan and implement annual stewardship/pledge drive.
- Conduct other fundraising, including goods-in-kind.
- Coordinate budget.
- Work with Treasurer on operating/special items.
Coordinate Sunday offerings.
Coordinate with Gift Trust Foundation.
Create year-end tax documents for donors.
Arrange for an audit every two years.
Collect and record donations for capital projects.
Contemplate and provide for long-term capital projects.
Create year-end tax documents for donors.
Members serving on the Finance and Stewardship Committee are
TBA. Members serving as Trustees of the Gift Trust Fund are
Harold Gant, Marty Hertzberg, and Len Quenon.
Membership/Hospitality
The responsibilities of this Committee are:
- For New Members -
- Welcome packet,
including brochure and pledge card.
(Judy Anderson)
-
Training - New UU
class. (Marty
Hertzberg)
-
Create record and
name tag. (Judy
Anderson)
- Make sure there are trained greeters at the door every
Sunday. (Marty Hertzberg)
- Existing Members -
- Create annual directory. (Sue
Robbins)
- Keep track of changes
for members and friends. (Judy Anderson)
- Host receptions for
ceremonies such as marriages, child dedications and
funerals. (Molly Lee)
- Coordinate Recognition Sunday in appreciation of HCUUF
members and volunteers. (Maria Cheng)
- Hospitality -
-
Sunday
set-up/clean-up with adequate supplies.
(Marty Hertzberg)
-
Sunday set-up of
membership table with adequate nametags.
(Marty Hertzberg)
-
Provide food, beverage and table service for special
events.
(Marty
Hertzberg)
-
Hold regular Circle
Suppers. (Catherine Gant)
-
Provide home-stay for
visiting speakers and dignitaries, when necessary.
(Molly Lee)
- Offer help to anyone facing a medical or other problem. (coordinate
meals, transportation, baby-sitting etc.)
(Corlie Friesen, Molly Lee, Charlotte Springer)
Members serving on this Committee currently are: Judy Anderson
and Marty Hertzberg (co-chairs), Molly Lee,
Catherine Gant(circle suppers), Charlotte Springer (emergencies), Corlie Friesen (emergencies).
Ministerial Relations
This committee serves as a liaison between the minister and the
various constituencies of HCUUF [Board, committees and chairs,
membership] in areas of work flow and human resource issues. It is
comprised of three members, one selected by the Board, one by the
minister and the third by both appointees. At present, the
positions on this committee are not yet filled because of the
imminent arrival of our new minister.
Members serving on this Committee are: Harold Gant-Chair, Liz
Clark, Jerry Kelly.
Music
Realizing the important role music can play in our
spiritual lives, we try to incorporate a variety of music, both
vocal and instrumental, into our services. Since we are a small and
relatively new congregation, we do not have a formal choir but there
is a group composed of both experienced and non-experienced singers
that meets at 8:30 every Sunday morning before the service to
rehearse the hymns and, occasionally, a special number for the
service. This group is open to anyone who wishes to join. We
also have some of our area's best vocalists and instrumentalists as
guests from time to time.
Members serving on this Committee are: Liz Clark & Laura
Maynard(co-chairs).
Nominating Committee
It is the responsibility of the
Nominating Committee to recommend a slate of candidates for the election of a President,
Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and At-Large Members at the
annual meeting. The nominating committee is also responsible for the
recommendation of committee chair positions at any time that they
become vacant during the year, and for the recommendation of members
of the Ministerial Committee and Nominating Committee.
Members serving on this Committee are: Marty Hertzberg, Kris
caldwell.
Religious Education
Children are important at HCUUF. We value and welcome them in love, safety and justice, for who they are
right now. We try to help children make meaning of their
experiences within our faith. Our children take part in the service
for the first fifteen minutes, and then they are dismissed to a unique religious education program. During their 45-minute session,
they participate in a variety of fun activities. Our religious education theme for this year is "We Believe, Learning and Living Our
Unitarian Universalist Principles". The curriculum is designed for a wide range of ages and should be a learning experience for those who
choose to teach the classes and our youngest members, too. In
addition, throughout the year, the RE children will learn about holidays
and religions from all over the world, UU heritage, and participate in environmental and service projects of their choosing.
The Chair of this committee is Jennifer Wright.
Click here to view the 2008 RE Calendar.
Social Justice
It is the responsibility of the Social Concerns Committee to:
-
Mobilize HCUUF to participate in:
- Community-wide forums.
- Relevant movies, plays and discussions.
- Ongoing community activities, such as:
- Salvation Army bell-ringing
- Holiday literacy gifts
- Weekly Iraq war protests (4:30-5:30 p.m. Fridays at Frisco Main St.
& Summit Blvd.)
- Designate special offerings.
- Change-for-Change collections and distribution.
- Encourage community interface with HCUUF.
- Sunday service themes and presentations.
Members serving on this Committee are: Don Parsons
(Chair), Ruth Hertzberg, and Barbara Schott.
