Committees, Teams, and Groups
Contact information for all of the lay leaders listed below may be found in the UUCR Realm Directory. Please report any changes or errors to Adrian Graham, Director of Communications & Membership. Interested in leadership at UUCR, learn more about leadership opportunities and leadership development by clicking here.
Committee/Team/Group | Meeting |
Contact |
Board & Congregation Chartered Committees |
|
Board of Trustees | 2nd Tuesday |
Elsa Powell |
Committee on Ministry | 2nd Wednesday |
Cita Furlani |
Internship Committee |
Bill Hurlbut |
Personnel Committee |
Viki Betancourt |
Investment Committee |
Steve Reed |
Congregation Chartered Committees |
|
Nominating Committee |
Jaime Chao Mignano |
Stewardship |
Mark Shannon, Lay Minister |
Stewardship Committee |
Vacant |
Canvass Committee |
Vacant |
Finance Committee | 4th Tuesday |
Bill Newhouse |
Planned Giving Committee |
Sharrill Dittmann |
Rental Committee |
Norman Rave |
Terrie Barr and Mark Shannon |
|
Operations and Governance |
|
Leadership Development Implementation |
Terrie Barr, Karen Malley |
Buildings & Grounds Program Area |
Karl Irikura, Lay Minister |
Aesthetics Committee |
Liliane Blom, Sharrill Dittmann |
Buildings & Grounds Committee |
Narcy Klag |
Information Technology Committee |
Bill Newhouse |
Power Tool Gang |
Narcy Klag, Dan Pierce |
Gardeners & Weeders |
Sue Hedges, Mary Lanigan |
Landscape Committee |
Irene Eckstrand |
Fellowship & Hospitality Program Area |
Julie Robinson, Lay Minister |
Craft Group |
Vacant |
Dinners for 8 |
Spencer & Nita Hines |
Hospitality |
April Pulvirenti and Jon Landenburger |
Quilters |
Louise Friedenberg, Jo Wilson |
UUCR Book Club |
Jo Wilson |
Literary Fiction Book Club |
Marialyce Sherr |
Young Adults Group |
Liz Hedges and Sean Hickey |
Faith Formation Program Area |
Temporarily Vacant, Lay Minister |
Adult Faith Formation Committee |
Bruce Baskett, Interim Chair Ellen Rohan, Lay Minister |
Family Faith Formation Team | 3rd Sunday |
Carla Miller Director of Religious Education |
Membership & Communications Program Area |
Marie Vivas, Lay Minister |
Denominational Connections |
Eric Burch |
Newcomer Classes |
Adrian Graham, Director of Communications & Membership |
Greeters |
Adrian Graham, Director of Communications & Membership |
Quest Newsletter |
quest@uucr.org |
Website Team |
webteam@uucr.org |
Social Justice Program Area |
Chris Mennone, Lay Minister |
Social Justice Committee | 2nd Tuesday |
Mary Hoferek and Steve Eckstrand |
Beacon House |
vacant |
Community Reach of Montgomery County |
vacant |
Environmental Action Group |
Alex Tucker |
Hunger Relief Task Group |
Dolores Barnes |
Immigration Action Group |
Steve Eckstrand |
Interfaith Works (IFW) |
Kay Newhouse |
IFW Women’s Shelter Meals |
Kay Newhouse |
LGBTQ Task Group |
vacant |
Peace Study Group |
Steven Lapham |
Racial Justice Working Group |
Fran Lowe, Marie Reed, Nancy Spencer, Patrice Davis |
Rainbow Youth Alliance |
Stephanie Kreps |
Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of Maryland |
Jack Taylor |
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee |
vacant |
UUs for Social Justice |
Sean McCarthy |
Partner Plate Program |
Sean McCarthy |
Spiritual & Caring Program Area |
Kent Hancock, Lay Minister for Pastoral Care |
Pastoral Care Team |
Jane Klag and Sharon Fitzpatrick, Co-chair |
Small Ministry Groups |
Rev. Rebekah Savage and Bonnie Bloomquist |
Spirit of Life Sangha |
Liliane Floge, Bob Campbell, Ethel Gilbert |
Women's Open Spiritual Connection Group |
Sahar Dawisha, Diane Baillie, Julie Robinson |
Memorial Committee |
Bruce Baskett and Kent Hancock, Co-chair |
Worship & Music Program Area |
Cynthia Shires-Thurston, Lay Minister |
Choirs |
Sarah Jebian, Director of Music |
Sonaria (women's ensemble) |
Cynthia Shires-Thurston |
Worship Arts Team | 4th Sunday |
Jim Blue |
Music Committee |
vacant |
Sound Committee |
Mike Holmes |
Ushers |
Jose Clemente |
Wheel of the Year - Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter Solstice/Equinox |
Lisa Reed |
Decorations Committee |
Emily Untermeyer |
Last Updated October 2020
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