Organized for Ministry
Six councils with several committees in each serve the congregation
- Connections
- Finance
- Operations
- Religious Education
- Social Justice
- Worship
A list of all current committees can be found elsewhere on this web site. While committee chairpersons are
elected by the congregation at its Annual Meeting, committee membership
is open to all. If you need help in finding the right committee for you,
don’t
waste a moment: contact the Coordinator of Member Programs, Alice delaquess
(233-9774, extension 116; aliced@fusmadison.org). You will be helped to find
a place to make a contribution to the on-going work of the congregation.
Task Forces and Ad Hoc Committees
Members with special expertise are called upon to serve for limited terms to perform special tasks. In the recent past, these groups have dealt effectively with issues as far-ranging as congregational diversity, annual giving campaign design, heating systems, space utilization, and a major project in roof replacement.
Affiliate Groups
A number of organizations have formal affiliations with the First Unitarian Society and thereby support and extend the Society's mission. As appropriate to your interests, all welcome your participation.
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Alliance
Dance Fellowship
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First Unitarian Society Foundation
Friends of the Meeting House
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Meeting House Nursery School
The UU Alliance provides opportunities for friendship, personal and spiritual development, and service. It welcomes all women and men (although for most of its long history, the UU Alliance has been a women’s group). Meetings are held at noon on the second Wednesdays of the month, September through May, as well as a summer picnic. Members share friendship at meals followed by programs of general interest. The UU Alliance of Madison is affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Women’s Federation at the district and national levels. The Madison group was formed in 1884. A newsletter is published twice a year and is available in the church lobby. The church newsletter also reports upcoming program offerings. More
Dance Fellowship is a workshop for exploring creative dance movement. Sessions begin with structured warm-ups and continue with exploring improvisational dance ideas which may lead to finished composition and performance. Members are invited to share their own movement experience and contribute ideas. Check the newsletter for meeting times and location. Contacts: Liza Brown, 238-2145; Carol Klongland, 222-2527.
Farsighted leaders of the Society have been aware that sustaining the values of this congregation depends on a high level of financial stability. Therefore, a separately constituted organization has been identified to manage endowment and other funds. The annual income can be used to supplement the operating budget of the Society or tapped for special Society projects. Some of these funds have come to the Society as gifts and bequests from the estates of deceased members; others are memorial gifts that assure a lasting remembrance of a loved one. For information on planned giving and memorial gift opportunities, contact Richard Miller, Foundation President, 238-2873; alanrich@execpc.com or Bill Love, Program Assistant for Congregational Giving, extension 123; blove@fusmadison.org. For information on the Foundation itself, contact Bill Love.
Friends of the Meeting House was established to “restore and enhance the special architectural character of the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Meeting House of the First Unitarian Society.” Activities of the Friends include working actively to preserve and maintain the building and providing educational tours and programs for the community and area visitors. Contact: Donna Hartshorne, 835-7530; dth1899@chorus.net.
Organized under the sponsorship of our Alliance
in 1949, the MHNS is now an independently incorporated program providing
a rich and varied educational experience for children ages two through
five. While this non-sectarian program is open to all families in the
community, we are especially eager to keep it before the attention of
families in the Society, to whom its history, its well-earned reputation
for excellence, and its values-based educational approach have long commended
it. Contact: Sarah Dill, Director, 233-9776.
