Listening Session 2 of 2 for Annual Congregational Meeting
🗣️ JOIN THE CONGREGATIONAL CONVERSATION!
👂Listening Sessions 🦻 for Annual Congregational Meeting
Session I: 🛐🎶 Worship, Music, and Membership
Sunday, February 22, 2026
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
Session II: 💒💵 Facilities and Finance
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Time: 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
Our Annual Congregational Meeting is Sunday, March 8, 2026, when volunteers are elected to leadership positions, and the congregation votes to approve the budget for the fiscal year.
☑️ The next few weeks leading up to it are a time to practice our UU values of pluralism and principles of the democratic process.
🗓️ Please mark your calendars and show up with your questions, ideas, hopes, and concerns in a supportive space of a listening session. Especially helpful if you have questions about the budget.
📊 We know the budget process can seem opaque. To demystify the process, Howard Prentice, UUFBR’s Treasurer, has planned these two face-to-face Congregational Conversations. One, after worship on Sunday, February 22, and the other before worship on Sunday, March 1. All are welcome to attend the meetings. Leaders from the programs with the largest proposed budgets will be there to answer your specific questions about their plans and the associated costs. (You are also welcome to reach out to Howard at any time.)
🗳️ These listening sessions can help clarify your concerns and comments so discussion and decision-making at the Annual Meeting go smoothly.
Because we took the time earlier for listening and learning with love at the center ❤️
Alignment of event with Unitarian Universalism values and the UUFBR Mission |
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| X | nurture spiritual growth and connection, | Listening sessions provide a safe space to share stories, hopes, and concerns, so church members can feel truly heard, reducing anxiety around potentially contentious business items. |
| X | build inclusive community, | Listening sessions transform passive members into active partners, amplify marginalized voices, and ensure leadership decisions are informed by the lived experiences of all congregants. |
| X | work towards justice and equity, | Listening sessions act as a structural tool to uncover, address, and repair power imbalances, prejudices, or neglected needs within the beloved community. |
| X | heal the world one interaction at a time. | Listening sessions foster trust, and create a shared, rather than top-down, vision for the future. |
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