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 uucr@uucr.org. Interested in leadership at UUCR, learn more about leadership opportunities and leadership development by clicking here.
Committee/Team/Group |
Contact |
Board & Congregation Chartered Committees |
|
Board of Trustees |
Betsy Wilder |
Committee on Ministry |
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 |
Bill Newhouse |
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 |
|
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 |
|
Faith Formation Program Area |
Temporarily Vacant, Lay Minister |
Adult Faith Formation Committee |
Bruce Baskett, Interim Chair Ellen Rohan, Lay Minister |
Family Faith Formation Team |
Carla Miller Director of Religious Education |
Membership & Communications Program Area |
|
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 |
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 |
Ginny Folsom and Scott Reilly |
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 |
Partially Updated October 2020
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