Greensheet Weekly Digest, 2/28/16 – 3/5/16

**This Week at the UUFA**

Sunday Service – Music

Sunday 11:00am – 12:00pm

Music selected and performed by Nellie Werger.

service leader: James Frame

Programming Committee Meeting

Tuesday 7:00-8:30pm

The Programming Committee schedules and leads Sunday services, including setting the calendar of topics, coordinating with guest speakers, and planning the order of service (readings, songs, etc.). Then they get up in front of the congregation and make the magic happen! If you’re interested in being a part of the magic, please attend Tuesday evening’s meeting or speak to any service leader for more information.

Choir Practice

Wednesday 8:15-10:00pm

All skill levels welcome. For more information contact Barb Harrison: barbunday@gmail.com.

**Announcements**

UUFA Records on Elvanto

Sexton Pat Gordon has added a new resource available to you on Elvanto. Your home menu now contains a Files Link. Under this option are the following documents in PDF form: Congregational Bylaws, Membership Covenant, Dispute Resolution Policy, Key Policy, Social Media Policy, Member Facility Reservation Form, Non-Member Rental Form.

Minister Search Committee Forming Now

We are forming the minister search committee and would like your help. Are you interested in serving on the minister search committee?  Time commitment required is 4-5  meetings over the next few months to create posting for the position, review of candidates, coordination and participation of interviews.  If you are interested please contact Barb Harrison at :

740-707-6197, in person or via e-mail to barbunday@gmail.com.

Annual Business Meeting – Save the Date

The Annual Business Meeting of the UUFA will be held on Sunday, April 10. All voting members are urged to attend. Remember that to vote at a Business Meeting, it is necessary to have completed all membership requirements including a pledge form for the current fiscal year at least 30 days in advance of the meeting. To verify your membership status or to obtain a pledge form, speak to Recorder Laura Mitchell or Treasurer Michael Pistrui.

Chalice Lighters Grant

The Ohio Meadville District of the Unitarian Universalist Association has awarded the UUFA a Chalice Lighters grant of $2505.00 toward necessary replacement of our building’s front doors (for security and accessibility; the existing art-piece doors will be relocated to the inside stairwell). They will present the check to us at district assembly on April 2 at the UU church in Akron (http://www.ohiomeadville.org/headlines/859-da16).

General Assembly 2016

UU General Assembly is going to be held in Columbus , OH this year – June 22-26. Please consider attending and or presenting to represent UUFA. At our annual meeting we will vote on sending our 2 delegates, but since it is so close this year perhaps we can have a greater attendance. http://www.cerguua.org/events-90926/cergevents-1879/731-ga16.html

Please Submit Announcements

To be sure to be included in the weekly Greensheet post, email your announcements by Thursday at noon to communications@uuathensoh.org. If you miss this cutoff time, you may bring your announcement in writing to the service leader before service begins on Sunday, so he or she can announce it from the podium.