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ALL-PARISH MEETING
in the Sanctuary and on Zoom
Sunday, November 23, immediately following worship (Lunch provided!)
 

Who should attend?
The All-Parish meeting is open to EVERYONE - whether you're a long-time member of United Parish or you've just recently started attending worship. This is a chance for our whole congregation to come together and hear about the opportunities and challenges God has in store for us in the coming year.

Agenda

1. Elections

 	
Vote to fill open seats on the Discernment & Engagement Team, and the Endowment Committee. Contact discernment@upbrookline.org or Amy Norton-Benfield with questions.

2. Impact and Vitality Reports

 	
Impact Report - This report will tell a story of United Parish's impact within our church and in the wider community last year. We won't have time to cover it all (that would be a multi-day meeting) but we will hit some highlights. 
 	
Vitality Report -  We are reintroducing this report which is a numbers accounting of who we are and what is happening in our church. Everything from weekly worship attendance to baptisms and births will be represented. 

3. Financial Update

 	
Learn about our financial performance against the operating budget presented and approved in summer 2024 and how our values and God's will are being realized through our resources. Questions? Contact Tyler Smith at treasurer@upbrookline.org.

4. Strategic Planning Team Report




 	
Hear about outcomes and learnings from our recent UPLIFT/Council/Staff retreat and learn about our transformation planning and how that will impact life at United Parish in the next 18 months and beyond. Exciting things are happening! 



We look forward to seeing you there!
 

Questions? Contact Stefan Reed (moderator@upbrookline.org)


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            [post_content] => Recently, the United Parish Council approved a proposal from Robert Olsen and Associates (RO+A) to begin exploring potential changes to the building that would improve accessibility, modify the Sanctuary to better meet the needs of the congregation and other users, and improve sound quality as well as accessibility. RO+A comes to us with a great deal of experience in helping congregations make such changes. Indeed, several of our neighboring congregations have worked with the firm.

An essential part of this process is for the United Parish congregation to continue to express how you view our existing Sanctuary and what modifications might be made to improve your worship experience.

On Sunday, December 7 after the service, we will hold a meeting in the Sanctuary to further explore this work. We will begin with a few slides to show you about the history of the structure of the church - something we learned about from RO+A. We will then facilitate an interactive discussion based on a series of questions about how you see the Sanctuary changing to meet all of our and our current and potential building users' needs.

Grab some coffee and snacks at Coffee Hour and join us at the front of the Sanctuary.

Questions? Contact Deb H. or Patty S.

See you there!
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            [post_content] => Our Minister of Music Susan DeSelms will be taking a well-deserved sabbatical after Easter and we are looking for a music director/organist to temporarily take her place from April 12-June 28, 2026. If you know of anyone interested in applying, the job description can be found here.
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