Category: 8. From the Board of Trustees

From the Board of Trustees

by Marie Dupree, Treasurer

Hi, all my friends at UUCD,

I have been a member of UUCD for 50+ years and have seen lots of changes!!!

I will turn 80 on December 9th. I lost my husband, Keith, on March 16th this year. We had been married for … read more.

From the Board of Trustees

by Peter Horton

Can You Hear Us?

One of the items that the UUCD Board spends a lot of time on is how the congregation communicates to each other and with the greater community. Can you hear us? Are we efficient and effective with our communications? Here … read more.

From the Board of Trustees

“From My Attic to the UUCD Bylaws”

by Jeff Asher

I have been in the same home in Pawling for the last 38 years. I expect that some of our UUCD Bylaws go back 200 years

What do they have in common? Just like articles … read more.

From the Board of Trustees

Did I Just Say Yes?

by Todd Zagorec

I have trouble saying no. Sometimes this is a problem, which is why I avoid missionaries and timeshare sales people. Other times, though, I’m surprised by how happily it works out.  

For example, one Sunday at coffee hour, I was … read more.

From the Board of Trustees

Report from This Year’s Online General Assembly

by Margaret Henderson

Hi all, I’ve just spent the last 4 days immersing myself online in GA (the UUA’s annual General Assembly) with over 2,000 other UUs, and it was fabulous! Here are some of my favorite moments:

I felt privileged … read more.

From the Board of Trustees

Annual Meeting         

Please attend the June 2nd Annual Meeting at 11:30 after the service. Members will vote on the 2024-25 budget for UUCD and elect at least one new Board member – hopefully two. Childcare will be provided in the form of a simultaneous Children’s Annual … read more.

From the Board of Trustees

by Peter Horton

Here’s a fun test. If you are reading this, please go back to the original email and hit “reply”.  That’s all you need do.  Thanks.

Board Work

Have you ever thought about being on UUCD’s Board?  I think most of us have at one … read more.

From the Board of Trustees

A Report from the President – Margaret Henderson

The Board – your Board – is going strong! Energy and participation in all corners are up since the pandemic — or since the lockdown I should say, since Covid is still circulating and there are … read more.

From the Board of Trustees

“Where is the front door?”

That was the question I was asked by a perplexed lady walking in the north parking lot. She was visiting the UUCD for the first time before our February 4th Sunday Service. As a relative newcomer myself, I have had moments of … read more.

From the Board of Trustees

by John Miglietta, Vice-President

When we ‘sign the book’ to become a member of UUCD, one of the things we agree to is to ‘Pledge to support our congregation’.  We each understand that this means monetarily, to give something to help provide for the physical building, … read more.