This online only meeting begins at 12:15pm. Registration opens at 11:45am.
Register and join us on Zoom. Phone in: 647-558-0588, meeting ID: 999 9610 0094
To vote in the meeting, you must be a member of the congregation and have made an identifiable financial contribution of any amount to operating expenses in the last twelve months.
Non-members are welcome to attend as observers.
The main meeting business will be to vote on the 2025-26 budget, and to elect representatives to the board and congregational committees.
— Tanya Cothran and Chris Lee, Board Co-Chairs
Agenda:
- Opening Words and Chalice Lighting
- Welcome
- Territorial Acknowledgement
- Tech notes and instructions for online voting
- Acknowledgement of Parliamentarian
- Confirmation of Quorum (minimum is 10% of members)
- Presentation of the Agenda for this meeting
- Presentation of Minutes of Fall Congregational meeting (October 2024)
- Remarks from Board Chair
- Presentation of Annual Report for July 2024 – June 2025
- Presentation of Proposed New Mission Statement from Transition Task Force (text is below)
- Presentation of Current Year Financials and Annual Budget for July 2025–June 2026
- Election to Board and Congregational Committees (Biographies)
- Board of Directors
- Nominating Committee
- Funds Management Committee
- Pledge of Accountability for all Leaders
- Recognition of Service: Litany for Outgoing Leaders
- Vote of Thanks
- Closing Remarks
- Adjournment
Proposed New FirstU Mission Statement:
We are an open-minded and welcoming
spiritual community guided by shared values.
Our mission is to nurture connection,
share life’s joys and sorrows,
and act for love and justice.
