Warrants for Upcoming Congregational Meetings

Warrants for the upcoming congregational meetings can be found here:

• June 2, 2024 - Minister Vote Meeting
• June 9, 2024 - Annual Meeting
• View our Hybrid Voting Policy here

Covid Policy Reminder

We have been seeing an uptick in Covid cases at FUUSN.  As a reminder, here are our guidelines for FUUSN gatherings:

1. Stay home if you feel unwell and definitely if you have tested positive for a communicable illness.
2. Wear a mask if you feel well but may have been exposed.
3. Remember that the last few rows of pews in the sanctuary are reserved for folks masking due to increased vulnerability to illness, and respect that space appropriately.

We especially encourage anyone eligible to be up to date on Covid boosters!

Congregational Meeting and Vote - 11:30am

We will vote to call Rev. Dr. Debra Haffner and Rev. Joel Miller as settled co-ministers of the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton.

In the Sanctuary and on Zoom (the same zoom link as for the service). Childcare will be available for children up to grade 3.

Hybrid Voting This Sunday: A Reminder

HERE’S WHAT WILL LOOK DIFFERENT:

• Everyone will check in to the meeting, whether in person or on zoom. Members attending in person will be given a paper ballot and members on Zoom will have their email address collected.
• In-person attendees will use their paper ballot, but remote attendees will receive an email from a dedicated FUUSN address (something like Vote20240602@FUUSN.org). The email will give the wording of the vote, and remote attendees will vote by replying to the email with the word “yes” or “no.” Each member attending remotely will get their own email, and only the member to whom it is addressed can vote by replying to that email.

A FEW THINGS FOR REMOTE ATTENDEES TO PLAN FOR NOW:

• If you share an email address with someone else, and you are both members and want to vote, then you will need to give the Zoom attendants two different email addresses when you check in. Each email address will only be able to vote once.
• You will be watching the meeting on Zoom, but you will also need to be able to access your email to vote as a written ballot. This means that you will need to have a device (phone, computer, etc.) with you that you can receive and reply to email on. If you are also using the same device to view the Zoom meeting, you will have to switch to another window to read and reply to the email, then come back to the Zoom meeting. If you are not using the same device to view the Zoom meeting, you will need to be sure that you have both devices with you (one for Zoom and one for email).
• If you believe you will not be able to vote in this manner, please contact one of us, and we will work with you to try to come up with an alternative method of voting that still satisfies the three requirements set forth above.

Please do not hesitate to contact any of us with any questions:

Susan Bartlett, Ops Council

Gordon Moriarty, Bylaws Committee

Barbara Schmitt, Moderator