Our pledge drive is kicking into high gear. If you haven’t made your pledge yet, it could be just that “I never seem to get around to it.” But often, particularly for new members, it may be that you don’t know how much to pledge. How much is the right amount for you? As much...
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News from the Board – February 2017
We are about to start our generosity campaign at UUCM. Instead of reflexively deciding our pledges based on last year, let’s each of us reflect on the various ways this institution feeds us – each and every week, month and year. And still beyond these ways that UUCM gives back, its overarching gift is the...
News from the Board – January 2017
Your Board of Trustees is hard at work grappling with some challenging issues facing the whole congregation: deciding what kind of Board the congregation needs in order to be efficient and effective so we will work well with our new minister; determining the best staffing structure given the retirement of our Associate Minister, Rev. Judy...
News from the Board of Trustees – December 2016
Sometimes the way is clear, and the burden is light. And then there are times like the present! And, no, this time I’m not talking about the country’s political future! Over the course of this year, as the Search Committee does their work of finding us a new settled minister, and the transition team works...
On That Note – December 2016
Our music ministry is having a very busy year. Here are some upcoming highlights: On Sunday, December 4th at 5:00 PM, our concert series Music In Montclair returns, with the “Powerhouse Pianists” Stephen Gosling and Blair McMillen. They will be performing an exciting program that includes the world premiere of a new work for two...
On That Note – November 2016
You may have noticed in recent weeks that occasionally a member of the congregation or I have been working on a laptop or tablet computer during the service. What we are doing is NOT liveblogging the sermon or posting pictures of Rev. Judy’s cool red hat on Instagram; we are adjusting levels and settings of...