![Minutes of the Online Parish Committee Meeting – May 17, 2023](https://uumiddleboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Church.jpg)
Present: Jim Bonnar, Bob Waterman, Marc MacQueen, Nicole Sykes, Rev. Peter Connolly, Guest: Kelly Lownds Minutes from last meeting – accepted. Reports Minister – PC reviewed written report; Rev. Peter was unable to attend the last interim ministry training. Music – PC reviewed written report. Religious Exploration – PC reviewed written report. Finance – PC reviewed written summary. Building & Grounds – Five windows downstairs are being replaced this week; decision on other five pending; we are waiting for estimates and more info on other priority projects; waiting for update on security system; Marc fixed loose board on back steps; work on
![Minutes of the Online Parish Committee Meeting – April 19, 2023](https://uumiddleboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Church.jpg)
Present: Bob Waterman, Lois Aldrich, Marc MacQueen, Jim Bonnar, Rev. Peter Connolly Guests: Kelly Lownds, Susie Sherman, Susan Hotchkiss Meeting called to order by Jim Bonnar at 6:45 p.m. PC Minutes from the March 15, 2023, Parish Committee meeting were approved by the PC. Sustainable Middleboro: The PC recently received a written request from Alan Melchior on behalf of Sustainable Middleboro to continue our partnership with Sustainable Middleboro as fiscal agent into the next grant year. The current Empower grant issued by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center runs through March 2024. Sustainable Middleboro’s new grant proposal will build on the existing grant and will expand
![Minutes of the Online Parish Committee Meeting – March 15, 2023](https://uumiddleboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Church.jpg)
Present: Bob Waterman, Lois Aldrich, Marc MacQueen, Jim Bonnar, Nicole Sykes, Rev. Peter Connolly Guests: Kelly Lownds, Susie Sherman, Dan Hotchkiss Meeting called to order by Jim Bonnar at 6:34 p.m. Minutes from the 2/15/23 meeting approved by the PC. Treasurer’s Report: Bob Waterman reported that there is currently a $21,000 budget surplus, and we have not withdrawn from our investments this year. We still need to make our contribution to the UUA. We are a little behind on pledge collections and may not meet the pledge goal as budgeted for this year. With respect to investments, there is $28,000 in the Mary Fuller fund, and
![Minutes of the Online Parish Committee Meeting – February 15, 2023](https://uumiddleboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Church.jpg)
Present: Bob Waterman, Lois Aldrich, Marc MacQueen, Jim Bonnar, Nicole Sykes, Rev. Peter Connolly Guests: Bet Giddings, Gil Cote Meeting called to order by Jim Bonnar at 6:36 p.m. Minutes from 1/18/23 meeting approved by the PC. Minister’s Report from Rev. Peter Connolly received and approved. Treasurer’s Report: Summary for January 2023 was forwarded by Bob Waterman, reviewed, and approved. Pledges were down a little, but church is still running a surplus of $25,000. Religious Exploration Report was emailed to PC by Kelly Lownds and summarizes RE’s many activities during the month of February. Music Committee Report received and approved. Bet Giddings shared the Music Committee’s proposal to have a
![Minutes of the Online Parish Committee Meeting – January 18, 2023](https://uumiddleboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Church.jpg)
Present: Bob Waterman, Lois Aldrich, Marc MacQueen, Jim Bonnar, Nicole Sykes, Rev. Peter Connolly Guests: Susie Sherman, Susan Hotchkiss, Kelly Lownds Meeting called to order by Jim Bonnar at 6:30 p.m.Minutes for the January 5 meeting were approved by the PC.Music Committee: Report from Susan Hotchkiss reviewed and accepted. Minister’s Report: Report from Rev. Peter Connolly reviewed and accepted. RE: Report from Kelly Lownds reviewed and accepted. RE’s plans to have LGBTQ group continue to move forward. Goal is to host at the church one Friday per month. Nursery care has been made available during church. Christine Hoyle may have recruited a new
![We Have a Ministerial Search Committee!](https://uumiddleboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/pexels-photo-3811807.jpeg)
One of the many tasks that Bob Waterman had taken on was recruiting and chairing the ministerial search committee. After his sudden death, I have tried to pick up the pieces. We now have six search committee members: Lois Aldrich, Adrian Gunn, Dave Kraemer, Andrea Priest, Vi Fairweather and myself (Jim Bonnar).
![Avis Clay Parlor Task Group](https://uumiddleboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Church.jpg)
Up to $20,000 of the Clay Family Gift will be used to refurbish the Parlor. The PC has created a charge to a task group to address how this will happen. I have agreed to lead the task group. The group has three tasks:1) Determine how the Parlor will be used.2) Assess any structural issues that need to be addressed.3) Recommend how the Parlor will be decorated and furnished. I envision a core group to follow the entire project and additional participants to address the structural and decorative issues. Many of our meetings can be on Zoom. Please contact me at jbonnar98@gmail.com if you