2024 Pledge Drive – Rebuild. Renew. Rise Up.
With hearts full of hope and a spirit of unity, we invite you to join the 2024 First UU Stewardship Campaign. Commitment Sunday is coming on Sunday, October 1. This is the day that we will ask all members and friends to make their annual pledge to First UU. We will then celebrate our pledges on October 15 with a Celebration Sunday Party (RSVP here!).
Our theme, “Rebuild, Renew, Rise Up,” is an affirmation of our commitment to creating a world of justice, compassion, and boundless possibility. As we begin this year’s campaign, we invite you to reflect on the profound impact we can make when we come together as a community united by shared values.
Join the hundreds of Austin families committed to the spiritual practice of supporting our progressive faith community by pledging on October 1. If you already pledge, we encourage you to increase your support of First UU in 2024. Learn more about pledging and the 2024 Pledge Drive on the Stewardship webpage.
Stewardship Helpers Needed!
To make the upcoming Pledge Drive a success, we need some volunteers. We have lots of opportunities, from participating in a one time text bank on October 8, to helping with Celebration Sunday on October 15, to writing thank you notes to those who have pledged.
If you are able to assist, please sign up here or at the Stewardship Table in the Howson Hall after the service. Thank you for supporting First UU and the Stewardship team!
RSVP for Celebration Sunday on October 15
Celebration Sunday is coming on Sunday, October 15. After the service, we will celebrate our commitment to First UU and our pledges. We’ll have music, food, and ice cream! Please RSVP by clicking here so we know how much food to order!
Dear First UU members and friends,
Please save the date for Sunday, October 29th at 12:30 pm for a Congregational Meeting. This is the date on which the vote will be held.
We are encouraging all members to save the date now so that you will have the opportunity to attend and vote at the congregational meeting as well as to participate in candidating week activities during the week leading up to the meeting.
To vote, members must have joined at least 30 days before the meeting. Members must also have made a financial contribution between September 29, 2022, and September 29, 2023.
If you are unsure of your membership status, please contact Shannon Posern at info@austinuu.org.
If you have not joined but would like to before the vote, please contact Kinsey Shackleford at kinsey.shackelford@austinuu.org.
See you on Sunday!
Shannon Posern
Executive Director
This is your Official Notice for our Spring Congregational Meeting on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 1:00 p.m., to be held in the Sanctuary and on Zoom.
Meeting Materials
The church bylaws specify the following regarding voting eligibility: “Individuals who have been members of the church for 30 days or more and who have (as an individual or part of a family unit) made a recorded financial contribution during the last 12 months and at least 30 days prior to the meeting, have the right to vote at all official church meetings.”
Thus to be eligible to vote, you must have made a documented contribution between April 22, 2021 – April 22, 2022
The list of eligible voters can be found here.
Any questions about voter eligibility, including if you feel that you were mistakenly not listed on the list of eligible voters, please contact Shannon Posern, shannon.posern@austinuu.org
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!
April 24, 2022 • 1:00 p.m. • Sanctuary & Zoom
On April 24, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. in First UU Austin’s Sanctuary and on Zoom, we will hold our Spring Pre-Congregational Meeting.
At the Pre-Congregational Meeting, we will walk through the agenda and materials, found here.
The Pre-congregational meeting will be held at 1:00 p.m. on April 24, 2022. The purpose of
this meeting is to provide a forum for questions, concerns and clarification of items that
will be presented for a vote at the Congregational Meeting. We will review the agenda with
time for discussion, but no votes will be taken. If you have questions about any of the items
that will be voted on, we encourage you to attend the Pre-congregational meeting or
contact Toni Wegner, Board of Trustees President, at president@austinuu.org.
You may attend either in person in the Sanctuary at 4700 Grover Avenue or by Zoom. Masks are optional.
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/my/firstuuaustin
Passcode: 512452
Click here to view and download PDF file: May 2013 FUUCA Policy manual update
Congregational Meeting, Sanctuary, 1:30-3:30 p.m., May. 5. Congregation members will vote on several matters. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend. Voting list: we have generated the list of everyone who is eligible to vote and it is posted in the copy room. Please check to make sure you’re on the list. Eligibility: in addition to having signed the membership book, the bylaws require that you have made a gift of record between May 5, 2012 and April 5, 2013 to vote in this congregational meeting. Any gift will do (cash, check, stock) as long as we received it within the date range and that we can connect it to you (cash in an envelope without your name on it, for example, does not qualify). If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about any of the above, please contact Sean Hale, director of finance and operations, sean@austinuu.org, 512-452-6168 x 308.
PDF file containing agenda and combined documents is below.
Click to download > CombinedDocsMay2013
Greetings,
This is to inform you of the First UU Austin regularly scheduled congregational meeting on Sunday, May 20th, at 1:30pm in the Sanctuary
According to our Bylaws:
Individuals who have been members of the church for 30 days or more and who have (as an individual or part of a family unit) made a recorded financial contribution during the last 12 months and at least 30 days prior to the meeting, have the right to vote at all official church meetings.
Agenda:
1. Welcome and Call to Order, Chris Jimmerson – 5 min
a. Unison Reading of Covenant and Lighting of Chalice
b. Adopt Consent Agenda (Minutes from Last Meeting and Rules of order)
c. Adopt Agenda
2. Update: State of the Church, Rev. Meg Barnhouse – 10 min
3. Board of Trustee Elections – 30 min
4. Joys and Concerns – 10 min
5. Closing Reading and Extinguish Chalice – 5 min
6. Adjourn
The following materials are available here for your information prior to the meeting:
UPDATE: With the meeting now completed, here are the minutes:
The Board Governance Policies is the primary governance document of the church, after the Bylaws.
Most recent version:
First UU Austin Policies – 2012-05-27
Older version:
