Your UUFP Planning Committee [Parker Stokes, Lin Chambers, Rebecca Wheeler, Scott Kasmire, Sandy Burkes-Campbell] has been busy over the past few months. In May we learned that the Unitarian Universalist Association indicated that our congregations may remain closed to in-person gatherings for a year. This led to a discussion among
Continue readingDear UUFP Members, The Board is reviewing carefully the report of Mark Ewert, stewardship consultant, to help us plan for the future. Mark provided a very useful one-page summary of his findings. We are sharing this with all. Please read this over and consider how these recommendations may apply to
Continue readingGood Morning. I want you know that your Planning Committee has been busy over the past few months. Just to remind you, we are: Parker Stokes, Lin Chambers, Rebecca Wheeler, Scott Kasmire and me (Sandy Burkes-Campbell). After voting to find a new home on March 8, we began to plan
Continue readingOur Next Steps weekend has been re-scheduled and will now be a Virtual Zoom consultation with Mark Ewert beginning June 7 through June 20. Several Zoom meetings will be scheduled with leadership, committees, staff and others. Mark will examine our strengths, challenges, risks and opportunities during his first visit with
Continue readingDear friends, It seems as if the world has stopped for many of us. The pandemic has affected us all and in different ways. As we have necessarily sheltered in place, Rev. Andrew, with the help of Kirsha, our office manager, and Joanne, our DRE, quickly put UUFP services and
Continue reading3/20/2020 1 Comment by Sandy Burkes-Campbell, Planning Committee Chair and Jim Sanderson, UUFP President Over the past few years has we have articulated our core values, mission and vision.Thanks to everyone who participated in recent town hall meetings and hosted or attended a cottage meeting (which is pretty much
Continue readingHistory of the impending UUFP expansion or relocation decision.
Continue readingSaturday, November, 16th We have an exciting opportunity to hear from our sister congregations in Williamsburg and Virginia Beach about how they addressed their space needs by either expanding their existing facilities or moving to a larger location. Members of the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists and the Coastal Virginia Unitarian Universalists have
Continue readingBy Parker Stokes, UUFP Planning Committee Parker Stokes presented this update on the planning committee's work during the Sunday Services on October 13, 2019. Our bylaws outline that the Fellowship has a continually developing “ 5-Year Plan” to guide our actions. I am Parker Stokes, and I am on the
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