Board News

Board News - June 2018

The Board of Trustees extends a warm welcome to new members Joan Tilghman, Bonnie LaCroix and Lenora Harris-Field. Officers for the coming year will be Kristi Chilton (Chair), Julie Edmunds (Secretary) and Bonnie LaCroix (Finance Liaison). Committee chairs are Albert Hardy (Communications), Barb Sheline (Governance) and Julie Edmunds (Committee on the Evaluation of Ministry).

Board News - September 2018

Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda

September 18, 2018, 7:00-9:00 pm

Room 7, ERUUF

Documents needed: Leadership reports, August meeting minutes

Dates to keep in mind:

Creating Our Future Weekend—Oct 26-28
November Meeting change of date: (tentative) Tuesday, Nov 13

Agenda Item	Lead Person	Time	Desired Outcomes
Opening Words and Chalice Lighting	Julie	7:00-7:03
Check-in	All	7:03-7:15	Check in
Consent agenda	Kristi	7:15-7:25	Approval of minutes & acknowledgement of leadership reports
Gift Acceptance	Kristi & Deb	7:25-7:35	Update on general gift acceptance policy; discussion/vote on current offer.
2018-2019 Board agreements	Barb	7:35-7:55	Establishment of expectations and roles, including our covenant, the process observer, and any other expectations or agreements
Goal-setting for the year ahead	Julie	7:55-8:45	Identification of core goal for the Board and ways of assessing progress
Preparation for Creating Our Future	Kristi & Barb	8:45-8:55	Increase understanding of mission/vision/ends, etc.; understand what is needed for the weekend
Closing		8:50-9:00	Feedback from process observer Check-out Closing words

Annual Meeting 2018

ERUUF's annual congregational meeting is Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 12:00 pm after the service (one service at 10:15 am).

Members will elect new officers and approve the 2018-19 budget. This meeting provides a review of the past year and lifts up new opportunities for the coming year. Everyone is welcome to attend, although only members may vote. Absentee ballots are below and can also be picked up from the ERUUF office.

Board News - April 2018

With Winter seeming unable to make up its mind whether to stay or go, it is heartening to see all the signs of new life around ERUUF’s campus. With all that is new comes preparation for the 2018/2019 fiscal year. Our Pledge Campaign team has done an incredible job, haven’t they? Kudos to Clint McSherry and Rose Auman, and THANK YOU to everyone who has pledged their support of ERUUF. Now it is time to create a budget from the results of this campaign.

Board News - January 2018

Happy New Year from the Board of Trustees!

This fall was an especially busy time for me, but I resolve to do better in providing regular updates in 2018. It seems that people often wonder exactly what the Board of Trustees does. I'll have more to say on this in the months to come, but would like to start by sharing some of our near-term goals.

Board News October 2017

Fall always brings a sense of settling in to routines and rhythms at ERUUF. While the Board’s work will cycle as well, we also have some longer-term strategic goals. To begin with, we will be re-examining ERUUF’s Ends statements, which were written more than ten years ago at the beginning of our policy governance period. The Ends statements reflect who we aspire to be as a congregation, and guide both strategic and program planning.

Board News September 2017

Greetings from your 2017/2018 Board of Trustees! My name is Kristi Chilton, and I have the honor of serving as the Chair of the Board this year. I would like to provide an overview of what we have been doing since the program year began. This summer, we welcomed Albert Hardy, Helen Wolfson and Mike DeBellis to the Board. In addition, Chuck Kimpel will be with us for another year. The other members of the Board are Rev. Deb Cayer, myself, Julie Edmunds (Secretary), Dave Mills (Finance Liaison), Kat Moran, and Barb Sheline.

Board News - May 2017

Board of Trustees (BoT) Report to ERUUF–May 2017

Submitted by Barbara Sheline, Trustee

Pulse Survey
The board reviewed the results of the Pulse survey. The Pulse is done yearly by the BoT, asking congregants to reflect on what goes on at ERUUF. The Pulse survey results help the minister team and the BoT keep in touch with the congregation and inform planning. The results of the Pulse survey will be summarized at the annual meeting. The graphs of the data and comments will be available on the ERUUF website.

Board News - Nov. 2016

by Julie Edmunds, Trustee

In his book Governance and Ministry, Dan Hotchkiss talks about the paradox involved in church governance—the need to balance the “transforming power of religion” and the “stabilizing power of organization.” How do we construct and maintain structures and policies that provide us with the support and flexibility to realize our vision of transforming lives? This question is one that frames the work of your Board of Trustees. In our October meeting, we discussed several issues that get at the core of this issue.

Board News - Oct 2016

David Tucker, Trustee

Mahatma Gandhi said that only a person who never loses hope can be a leader. As I write this, I know that there is great pain and suffering in our community... in Charlotte... in Tulsa... and around the country and the world. And yet, for all of that, I am filled with deep hopefulness. Why? The great start the Board is having this year; and the wise, wonderful leadership of our congregation by Rev. Deborah Cayer and the rest of the marvelous staff and lay leadership at ERUUF.

Sunday, October 21, 2018: 9:00 & 11:15 am