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2023 spring
​CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

Sunday, may 21, 2023 at 11:15AM
in person and livestreamed on YouTube

2023 SPRING CONGREGATIONAL BALLOT
Click the link below for the Ballot.
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THE BALLOT LINK IS NOW LIVE.

2023 SPRING CONGREGATIONAL MEETING BALLOT
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Voting will be open for 48 hours from Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 11:15AM to Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 11:15AM. Results will be announced in the eblast at 4:00PM on Friday, May 26, 2023 and also on Sunday, May 28, 2023 as a part of the Sunday Worship Service.​

We presented information and invited questions at the two Town Halls April 30, 2023 and May 7, 2023.

All Church Eblasts:
4.29.23 "Virtual Voting - Spring Congregational Meeting 2023"

5.10.23 "PLEASE READ timely eblast re. 501(c)(3)"

ANNUAL REPORT
​(all of the individual things below are in this annual report)

DRAFT Spring 2023 Congregational Meeting Agenda, CLICK HERE.

Winter 2022 Congregational Meeting Minutes, CLICK HERE. 

Candidates for the Board of Trustees, CLICK HERE.

Candidate for Program Council Chair, CLICK HERE.

Share the Plate nominations, CLICK HERE.

Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation language, CLICK HERE. 

8th Principle language, CLICK HERE.

LEADER REPORTS (the name will be green if the office has received an annual report and it is a live link.)

Board of Trustees
Program Council 
Treasurers
Lincoln Unitarian Foundation Committee

STAFF REPORTS
Religious Growth Director
Administrative Director
Administrative Associate
Music Director
Membership Manager
Choir Director

VOTING MEMBERS
In order to vote you must be a member in good standing. In order to be a Voting Member at the 2023 Spring Congregational Meeting, you must meet the following criteria:
* Signed the membership book more than one month ago
* Made a pledge to the Unitarian Church of Lincoln for 2023

If you are unsure whether you are a member in good standing, please contact the church office.

Thank you for taking the time to vote. 

​THIS LINK WILL GO LIVE ON MAY 21, 2023.
2023 SPRING CONGREGATIONAL MEETING BALLOT

We leave the previous congregational meeting up for six months.

2022 WINTER
​CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2022 AT 11:30AM
IN PERSON AND LIVESTREAMED ON YOUTUBE

VOTING MEMBERS
In order to vote you must be a member in good standing. In order to be a Voting Member at the 2022 Winter Congregational Meeting, you must meet the following criteria:
* Signed the membership book more than one month ago
* Made a pledge to the Unitarian Church of Lincoln for 2022

If you are unsure whether you are a member in good standing, please contact the church office.

2022 WINTER CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

HERE is the 2022 Winter Congregational Meeting Agenda.

BALLOT
Click the link below for the 2022 Winter Congregational Meeting Ballot. The link below will be live (and ready to receive responses) beginning on Sunday, December 11 at 11:30AM.

​LINK
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Voting will be open for 48 hours from Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 11:30AM to Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 11:30AM. Results will be announced in the eblast at 4:00PM on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 and also on Sunday, December 18, 2022 as a part of the Sunday Worship Service.​

We presented information and invited questions at the two Town Halls November 27, 2022 and December 4, 2022.
 
To view the Spring 2022 Congregational Minutes, CLICK HERE.

To view the Proposed 2023 Budget, CLICK HERE.

To read about the two proposed Nominations Committee members, CLICK HERE. 
 
CLICK HERE to see the LUF slide that was presented during the Winter Congregational Meeting. 

Thank you for taking the time to vote. ​

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GOVERNANCE DOCS

The Governance Documents are are arranged in alphabetical order and include the last year that the document was updated. You will find things like our church bylaws, hospitality documents, and other policies or procedures. Please let the office know if you don't find what you are looking for or if you have questions.

The Governance docs in the folder above :
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• Absentee Voting Procedures
• Board Calendar
• Board of Trustees Motions since 2016
• Budget Surplus Disbursement Graphic
• Building Use Procedures 
• Building Use 12 Step/Recovery Groups
• Building Rental Form
• ​Building Rental Covid Addendum
• Bylaws
• Cash Management
• ​Communications Plan
• Congregational Meeting Process
• Covenant of Right Relations 
• Covid Waiver 2021
• Denominational Delegate Policy
• Deposit Sample
• Door Greeters
• Elected/Appointed Positions Nominations Form
• Environmental Policy
• Facebook Procedures
• Finance Handbook
• Financial Intake Form
• Fundraising Policy
• Gift Acceptance and Disposition Policy​
• Incident Reporting Procedures
• Internal Public Relations Procedures
• Lay Led Service Request Form
• LREDA guidelines for presenters
• LUF Resolution and Operating Policies
• Office Procedures
• Organizational Chart
• Personnel Committee Policy
• Policy on Insurance
• Program Council Description
• Safety Policy 
• Share the Plate Nomination form
• Staff Organizational Chart
• UCL Annual Report 2021-2022
• Unsung UU Nomination Form
• Usher Report
• Vision/Mission/Covenant
• Weather Policy
• Welcome Table Host Instructions​

​OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
​The Program Council is organized into six Clusters, each of which include many committees and activities. The chairs and task organizers contact information is listed alphabetically by the name of the group or committee in the Committees and Activities Leaders spreadsheet. 

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

COMMITTEES AND ACTIVITIES LEADERS

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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The Board Trustees are elected to serve three-year terms. ​The Treasurer is appointed to a two-year term.

​The Board of Trustees gathers monthly meeting and Congregational meeting minutes in the Unitarian Church of Lincoln (UCL) - UCL Board Minutes folder.
​The Board’s three priorities for the 2022 – 23 church year:

1. We commit to increase involvement and engagement across all parts of the congregation, strengthening the volunteer leadership and infrastructure of our faith community, including (but not limited to) our commitment to faith development/spiritual growth and climate action.
   
2. We commit to justice in our community and our congregation through formally joining the Lincoln Interfaith Justice Organization; raising lay staff salaries to match UUA recommendations, and recertification of UCL as a Welcoming Congregation. 
   
3. We commit to study, embrace and adopt the proposed UUA 8th Principle at the 2023 spring congregational meeting. 
   

UUA proposed 8th Principle “We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.”

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS (TERMS)
Judy Hart, President (2020 - 2023)
Lori Straatmann, Immediate Past President (2019 - 2022)
Melody Vaccaro (2022 - 2023) 
Burt Smith (2020 - 2023)
Kim Ziemann (2021-2024)
JoEllen Polzien (2021-2024)
Meg Mering (2021-2024)
Allison Starr (2022 - 2025)
Peg Pelter (2022 - 2025)
Dorothy Ramsey (2022 - 2025)

EX OFFICIO:
​Karen Heafer, Program Council Chair

CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGS

The Winter Congregational Meeting is held in early December. The Spring Congregational Meeting is held in mid-May. We precede these meetings with two Town Halls in order to present information and give members an open forum to ask questions. 

When the Board of Trustees sets the dates for these meetings, they are announced through several channels including the newsletter, daily e-blasts and the online calendar in the footer of this website.