First Unitarian Church of South Bend Committee Members and Descriptions as of July 21, 2023
Aesthetics Committee
Chair: Melanie Smith-Guillaume
Purpose: To serve as a clearinghouse for use of proposed gifts of art or furniture; to ensure that visible changes or additions to the building maintain and enhance the creative, aesthetic and inspirational aspects of the church space for the benefit of members and the community; create protocols for affixing and removing bulletin boards, posters, decorations, etc.
This committee meets on: TBD
Members: Barb Carmichael, Susan Van Fleit, Gail deSomer
Adult RE Committee
Chair: Gail deSomer
Purpose: To provide education for adult members, families and friends of the church.
This committee meets on: TBD
Members: Becky Roush, Barbara Williams, Lynn Liston, Jim Curlee, Lois and Dan Holm, Anne Mannix, Chuck Leone, Mary Alice Lundergan, Heidi Kaufman, Pat Littlejohn, Byrd Tetzlaff
Building Committee
Chair: Pat Littlejohn
Purpose: To be responsible for regular maintenance and repair of the church building.
This committee meets on: TBD
Members: Chuck Leone, Kathy Vetter, David Mayfield
Building Use Committee
Chair: Gary Metzler and Kathy Platt
Purpose:
This committee meets on: TBD
Members:
Care Committee
Chair: Mary Hagen and Lois Holm
Purpose: To provide support for members and friends of the church going through illness, injury, death, birth or other personal or family crisis; to be a link between these people and those able to provide for these needs.
This committee meets on: TBD
Members: Jose Arevalo, Barbara Boyd, Jim Curlee, Wendy Lohman
Children & Youth RE Committee
Chair: Gail deSomer
Purpose: To provide religious education for children and youth.
This committee meets on: TBD
Members: Lauren Keck, Diana Mendelsohn, Megan Sulok, Kaely Barwick
Committee on Ministry
Chair: Jim Ward
Purpose: To assess and support the effectiveness and health of the ministries of the congregation, which include celebrating and reflecting together, providing religious education, affirming our UU identity, working toward the common good, and creating and sustaining a diverse and loving community. To assist with resolving conflicts. To monitor congregational life and health, conducting periodic assessments of the total church ministry and annual evaluations of the minister.
This committee meets on: TBD
Members: Mary Alice Lundergan, Howard Berberick & Lynn McDonald
Events Committee
Chair: Kathy Platt
Purpose: To organize events taking place in the church.
This committee meets on: TBD
Members: Jim Ward
Finance Committee
Chair: Elena Wake
Purpose: To manage the finances of the church by preparing proposed operating and capital budgets for the upcoming fiscal year to the Board of Trustees; reviewing monthly financial reports; monitoring pledge commitments and payments; coordinating fundraising activities and keeping records of these monies.
This committee meets on: 1st Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
Members: Janet Bogar, Fern Hamlin, Barbara Williams, and Karen Dickson
Grounds Committee
Chair: Barb Carmichael & Susan Van Fleit
Purpose: To maintain the grounds of the church, including being responsible for mowing, raking, shoveling, etc.
This committee meets on: TBD
Members:
Marketing Committee
Chair: Louise Williams
Purpose: To provide information to the internal and external community about the mission, programs and services of the church.
This committee will next meet on Sunday, August 13, after church.
Members:
Membership Committee
Chair: Gail deSomer
Purpose: To plan and implement programs and services for church membership recruitment and retention.
This committee meets on: TBD
Members: Wendy Lohman, Kathy Platt, Jim Ward
Peace & Social Justice Committee
Chair: Dan & Lois Holm
Purpose: To work for peace and social justice within the congregation, the local community, state, nation, and internationally, by informing the congregation about issues of peace and social justice through written materials, speakers, videos, discussions, etc.
This committee meets on: TBD
Members: Barbara Carmichael, Karen Dickson, Kelly Faust, Mary Hagen, Lucy Higgins, Karen Kheefe, Chuck Leone, Lynn Liston, Pat Littlejohn, Mary Alice Lundergan, Anne Mannix, Eric Morgan, Kathy Platt, Bill Stevens, Ben Tovar
Social Committee
Chair: Kathy Platt
Purpose: To serve the social needs of the church by coordinating social activities for all ages in and for the church, including coffee hour, monthly potlucks, social aspects of the Service Auction, and annual Stewardship campaign, as well as other special events specified by the Board.
This committee meets on: TBD
Members: Sharon Barrett, Alice Bentley, Ilene Crutchfield
Stewardship Committee
Chair: Chuck Leone
Purpose: To plan and execute the yearly Canvass, foster stewardship and related responsibility for the health of the church, and maintain a list of pledging units.
This committee meets on: TBD
Members: Anne Mannix, Barbara Boyd, Gary Metzler
Technology Committee
Chair: Jeremiah Cox
Purpose: To provide support for Zoom participation and other audio/visual and technological needs of the church.
This committee meets on: TBD
Worship Arts Committee
Chair: Florence Klecka
Purpose: To arrange for speakers, lay leaders, and other program elements when the minister is not in the pulpit, including sound system, Zoom, music, videos, etc.
This committee meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Members: Anne Mannix, Mary Alice Lundergan, Karen Dickson, Jim Ward