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HUUC Board Briefs for February 2025
The Heritage UU Church Board of Trustees met on February 10, 2025. The following summarizes their activities.
1. Budget season is rolling around again! The Board had a preliminary conversation with Reid Hester to discuss requests and priorities for the upcoming budget cycle as he helps us prepare for our budget planning and creation process. Thank you again Reid — your continuous work is greatly appreciated!
2. HUUC will be co-ordaining Bill Lyon later this spring to officially make him a UU minister. Congratulations, Bill — looking forward to the celebration!
3. We’re still looking for a new Technology Coordinator following Kevin Palmer’s departure from the position. If you know anyone who might be interested, please talk to a Board member!
4. The security cameras that were purchased through the security grant have been installed and are functioning. The upgraded doors should be going in sometime in the next few months. Thank you to Susan Conley and the rest of the security team for all of their work in moving us forward on this!
5. The Board is in discussion with Rabbi Jonathan and Rev. Mitra regarding hiring them as consultants to help us through the minister transition process this spring. We are excited to work with them!
HUUC Board of Trustee members –
Front row: Jaime Castle, Rebecca Pace
Back row: Luke Walczewski, Antonio Ciolino, Garry Wilson, Susan Conley, Roger Miller
Image source: https://huuc.net/huuc-board-members/
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Heritage Votes For the Ordination of Bill Lyon
On Sunday, February 23, 2025 at a special congregational meeting, HUUC (Heritage Unitarian Universalist Church) unanimously voted to ordain long-time Heritage member Bill Lyon. The UU Church of Lexington, where Bill did part of his ministerial training, will hold a similar vote at their special congregational meeting and join Heritage as a co-ordaining congregation.
The ordination ceremony will occur at Heritage on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., followed by a reception. Please save the date and look for an invitation to which you are asked to RSVP.
Image source: courtesy of Bill Lyon
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HUUC Congregants Protest on President’s Day
On February 17, 2025, the President’s Day holiday, at least 11 HUUC members and friends braved the cold and joined a crowd of others at the Cincinnati City Hall to protest the current actions of our federal government. The focus was that Donald J. Trump is not a king on Presidents Day.
According to NPR (National Public Radio) at https://www.npr.org/2025/02/17/nx-s1-5299915/dc-protests, this nationwide protest was part of the 50501 Movement. The name stands for 50 protests, 50 states, and 1 movement. The focus of the protests was a response to what organizers described as “the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration.”
Image source: courtesy of Tracy Rossa
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HUUC Board Briefs for January 2025
The Heritage UU Church Board of Trustees met on January 13, 2025. The following summarizes their activities.
The board continues to work on our upcoming minister transition. Thank you to those of you who were able to attend our cottage meetings over the last week—we greatly appreciated hearing from you all as we move ahead in this process. We have a town hall meeting upcoming after the morning service on Feb. 2, 2025. The service itself will also be centered on this transition. Please plan to attend service on this day!
HUUC Board of Trustee members –
Front row: Jaime Castle, Rebecca Pace
Back row: Luke Walczewski, Antonio Ciolino, Garry Wilson,
Susan Conley, Roger MillerImage source: https://huuc.net/huuc-board-members/
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HUUC Board Briefs for November and December 2024
The Heritage UU Church Board of Trustees met on November 11, and December 9. 2024. The following summarizes their activities.
November 2024 Board Briefs
- You may have noticed that the LED portion of our sign out front is not working correctly. Fixing the sign is rather expensive, and since it is older technology, the Board is of the opinion that it isn’t worth putting money towards fixing it when it is likely to break again soon. Nov. 16 addendum: After reviewing the options researched by Susan Conley, the Board voted to cover the LED portion of the sign with a fixed graphic, which you can now see in place on the sign.
- The Board will be sending out a survey soon to gather input on the Senior Minister transition. It will be presented during an upcoming service, and will be open for a few weeks. There will be both paper and digital options for completion.
December 2024 Board Briefs
- Our roof has developed a leak over the kitchen area. After bringing a trusted roof repair company out to assess, the Board has elected to make the required repairs to the existing roof, as well as shore up a few other potential problem areas. The roofing expert’s opinion was that we could get a number of additional years out of our existing roof after making these repairs.
- The HUUC Board has appointed the following six people to the Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary Board of Trustees, effective now through the end of 2025: Tom Bosarge, Donna Buckley, Donelle Dreese, Mika Kill, Dave Spinney, and Jeff Syroney. There is one remaining open seat on the Heritage Acres board that will be filled at a later date.
- Our minister transition survey is open and will close on December 15. We have received over 60 responses so far, so thank you to all of you who have completed it! The Board will continue to seek guidance from the congregation as we move into the new year.
- We received an unexpected and very welcome $4,000 donation from an unnamed source to be used as needed. Thank you for your generosity!
HUUC Board of Trustee members
Front row: Jaime Castle, Rebecca Pace
Back row: Luke Walczewski, Antonio Ciolino, Garry Wilson, Susan Conley, Roger Miller
Image source: https://huuc.net/huuc-board-members/
