Dear Church,

You’re invited to help shape the future of First Universalist Church!

Beginning on Sunday, October 9, and running through the end of October, we will hold more than a dozen Focus Groups, laying out some of the urgent needs we face as a church, and sharing a vision for how we might address those needs. You may recall that at our Annual Meeting in June, we spoke about a comprehensive stewardship campaign as a way to move forward, address some of these needs, and truly make 3400 Dupont our home. The Board of Trustees and the Senior Ministry Team agree: now is the time to dream about how we can best achieve the future that our Strategic Plan calls us into!

We need you! In these 45 minute long Focus Groups, we hope to hear from every person in this congregation. We want you, grounded in a shared love of our faith community, to help us create the strongest vision possible for our church as we seek to address these urgent needs. This is our future we are crafting and we can’t do this without you.

Below is a list of all the Focus Group meeting dates and times. Don’t miss out on these exciting conversations!

With great anticipation for our shared future,

Rev. Justin Schroeder
Rev. Jen Crow

P.S. Childcare is available at the majority of Focus Groups with seven days’ advance notice. Please request childcare using the form on our website. Please note that we will not be able to offer childcare at Focus Groups offered before and between worship services.

Please join us for one of the following Focus Groups, which will be hosted by members of our Board of Trustees:

Sunday, Oct. 9 at 10:45 a.m. (no childcare available)
Location: Arches Room (please note: this room is not handicap accessible)
Host: Dave Bach, Presenter: Peter Styx

Sunday, Oct. 9, 12:30 p.m.
Location: Sanctuary
Host: Dave Bach, Presenter: Peter Styx

Thursday, Oct. 13, noon (Brown Bag Lunch)
Location: Cummins Room
Host: Richard Spratt, Presenter: Cindy Marsh

Saturday, Oct. 15, 9:30 a.m. (with bagels and coffee)
Location: Social Hall/Cummins Room
Host: Caitlin Rogers, Presenter: Dave Bach

Sunday, Oct. 16, 8:15 a.m. (no childcare available)
Location: Cummins Room
Host: Dick Niemiec, Presenter: Christy Devens

Sunday, Oct. 16, 10:45 a.m. (no childcare available)
Location: Arches Room (please note: this room is not handicap accessible)
Host: Lillie Pang, Presenter: Christy Devens

Sunday, Oct. 16, 12:30 p.m.
Location: Sanctuary
Host: Christa Anders, Presenter: Christy Devens

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 6 p.m.
Location: Sanctuary
Host: Eric Cooperstein, Presenter: Peter Styx

Thursday, Oct. 20, 2 p.m.
Location: Sanctuary
Host: Richard Spratt, Presenters: Cindy Marsh and Lynne Stanley

Saturday, Oct. 22, 9:30 a.m. (with bagels and coffee)
Location: Cummins Room
Host: Cindy Marsh, Presenter: Ken Stone

Sunday, Oct. 23, 8:30 a.m. (no childcare available)
Location: Cummins Room
Host: Dick Niemiec, Presenter: Kristen Mengelkoch

Sunday, Oct. 23, 12:30 p.m.
Location: Sanctuary
Host: TBD, Presenter: Cindy Marsh

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 6 p.m.
Location: Sanctuary
Host: Christa Anders, Presenter: Paul Kloth

Saturday, Oct. 29, 11 a.m. (with bagels and coffee)
Location: Cummins Room
Host: Christa Anders, Presenter: Paul Kloth

Sunday, Oct. 30, 10:45 a.m. (no childcare available)
Location: Arches Room (please note: this room is not handicap accessible)
Host: Karin Wille, Presenter: Shawn Gaither

Sunday, Oct. 30, 12:30 p.m.
Location: Sanctuary
Host: Karin Wille, Presenter: Shawn Gaither