Hello fellow members of the Starr King UU Church. I am Diana Dickerson and your incoming President of the Board of Trustees. I feel very privileged to have been chosen by you to fill the gigantic shoes of our outgoing President, Colleen Dino. These past two years Colleen has been training me for my new … Continue reading President’s Blog – July 2015
These past two months members of the board and nominating committee have been busy polling the congregation on the names for our Ministerial Search Committee. We have received responses from 74 our members, and have created a short list of 15 names from our poll. The next step is to ask these members to get … Continue reading From the Board – March 2015
We are still in the first year of our two year interim with Reverend Joy. In January, we will begin the process of how we select our Ministerial Search Committee. To start, the board has formed a committee of six members (Kirk Klausmeyer, Diana Dickerson, Wayne Bennion, Mary Lasack, Ruth Desmidt, and Roy Dickerson) to … Continue reading President’s Blog – January 2015
We continue to have lay-led services and guest speakers in the pulpit during the summer months until our interim minister; Rev Joy Atkinson arrives in mid-August. I want to thank Lu Middleton and the entire worship committee, ushers and sound people for their dedication and hard work preparing our Sunday services, and welcoming our guests. … Continue reading President’s Blog – August 2014
Our June meeting concludes the business for 2013/14, and we invited our newly elected members to attend our meeting to overlap the order of business. Our farewells were more difficult this year as we said good bye to so many. This was last board meeting for Rev. Katie, Roy King Jr., Darcy Baxter, Frank Satterwhite, … Continue reading President’s Blog – July 2014
June is the end of the church year; we close our financial books at the end of the month, determining if there will be a surplus or deficit from this past year’s budget. The entire board is thankful for the work of our finance committee, most of all Frank Satterwhite, who has served as our … Continue reading President’s Blog – June 2014
Our church is at a significant crossroads in our history and our development. As we part ways with our long settled minister, we want to hold onto to all we’ve accomplished with Rev. Katie’s guidance and forethought. Yet, as we look to the future, we find ourselves at a new beginning – facing many ‘unknowns’. … Continue reading President’s Blog – May 2014
The Board of Trustees met twice in March. At our invitation, PCD Executive Josh Searle-White attended our March 6th board meeting to help us sort out feelings and questions following Rev. Katie’s resignation. Josh guided us through the UUA Transition path and shared the benefits of an Interim Minister. We spoke openly about our choices … Continue reading President’s Blog – April 2014
The Board of Trustees did not meet for our February meeting; instead we participated in a number of Starr King events over the weekend. Friday evening was a well-attended event at the invitation to join the welcoming Shabbat service at Shir Ami in Castro Valley. A spiritual service filled with music, readings, and time set … Continue reading President’s Blog – March 2014
It’s early January that I am writing this article for our February newsletter and I’m still feeling the love and teamwork that inspired those to develop a plan and complete the playground raising. We continue to thank all those involved in making this project happen. It has been exhilarating to feel and hear the buzz … Continue reading President’s Blog – February 2014
