We Have Begun!

Pam Bond, Trustee

Your board has committed to our "big hairy audacious goal":
By May 1, 2018 we will have a viable plan to free JUC from  the limits of our campus in order to live more fully into our  mission.
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At our fall congregational meeting, we shared information, data and dreams. Such as:

• The current political and social climate calls us to live more fully into our mission and covenant
• We want to be a convener for social justice and a center of cultural life in Jefferson County (for more then 300 people at a time).
• Our membership is the highest it's ever been at 808 and we have had 1300 visits from newcomers this calendar year so far.
• Our vibrant programming is limited by our space constraints, and
• Unfortunately, we absolutely can NOT expand in our current space!

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Then we reflected on three questions about this goal:

• What feelings come up?
• What seems right?
• What seems risky?

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The small group responses were shared with those who gathered, and we heard:

• Feelings - enthusiasm, dread, excitement, fear, selfishness, commitment, grief
• Right - expansion needed, live into our mission, can diversify, right time
• Risky - uncertainty, taking on additional debt, fear of failure
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Yes, we're continuing our noble journey of living into our values and in pursuit of our mission to nurture our spiritual community, grow Unitarian Universalism and transform the world outside out church walls.

If you were not able to attend the meeting on October 15, don't worry. You'll have many opportunities to participate in the movement to the realization of this big hairy audacious goal. We want to hear your thoughts. Let Rev. Wendy or a Board member know of your interest!