Committees

  • CHAIR: Bill Lindsay

    B&G Committee has the general duties of building and property maintenance and repair. It also presents a budget to the Board of Trustees in the Spring to plan for yearly expenses.

  • Rev. Diane Diachishin

  • The COSM meets once a month.

    The five areas of concern for the COSM are:

    • Assessment of the Congregation

    • Education of the Congregation regarding our mission and covenant

    • Consultation with the minister and board on policies and issues as requested

    • Recommendations to the minister, board or other committees

    • Conflict management of controversial issues that may arise

  • The Finance Committee meets quarterly or as needed.

    It pursues the following objectives:

    1. Quarterly review of financial reports to ensure income/expenses are in line with budget, given our circumstances.

    2. Assist Treasurer/Bookkeeper with any questions, issues.

    3. Advise Board, others, on annual budget development and any out-of-the-ordinary occurrences (e.g., Capital Campaign)

    4. Advise Treasurer on placement of funds that are beyond what is needed in checking for day-to-day operations.

    • Envisions and develops fundraisers for UU Catskills

    • Recruits volunteers to staff, set up, and take down events

    • Budgets, projects profits, sells tickets, and advertises events

    • Provides preliminary and final reports about events to the BoT

    • Provides monthly committee reports to the BoT

  • CHAIR: Mary Evans

    FUNCTIONS

    • Welcome, incorporate and sustain frequently-attending newcomers, new members, and lapsing/absent members

    • Promote activities and fundraising events to newcomers and new members

    • Focus on the Committee’s goals of increasing the number and diversity of UUCC’s membership

    • Stay in touch with other committees as appropriate

    • Maintain a staffed, informative Welcome Table

  • CHAIR: Karl Beard

  • MUSIC DIRECTOR: Catherine Cattabiani

  • Foundational to Unitarian Universalism’s Seven Principles is the concept of a living tradition where we engage with the times we live in and work for a more just world for all. At UU Catskills, social justice work is lead by working groups or task forces, with our full Social Action Committee meeting four times year to ensure that we are responsive to the desires of the congregation and that we are engaged with our wider community. We strive to support intersectionality in our congregational engagement and through a coordinated events calendar.

  • To obtain, operate and maintain the hardware, software and other devices necessary to provide sound, lighting, Internet and video capabilities in the sanctuary.
    To recruit and train individuals to operate this equipment and, where appropriate, to train representatives of outside organizations using the same.
    To maintain the capability for services held in the sanctuary to be broadcast over Zoom and, together with the Worship Committee, to broadcast the record these services, including publishing these recordings to YouTube were appropriate.
    To explore ways to improve the experience of Zoom attendees, including facilitating them to be heard and seen in the sanctuary where appropriate. This includes remote worship leaders.
    To explore ways to improve the experience of those attending in the sanctuary, including with respect to hearing assistance.

  • The Website/Communications Committee seeks to promote the UU Catskills "brand" through social media and email. It maintains the UU Catskills website and takes the lead in any significant design changes. Committee members also maintain and oversee our Facebook account and other social media as appropriate. Committee members maintain our domain (uucatskills.org) and our generic email forwarding accounts (e.g., President@UUCatskills.org, Treasurer@UUCatskills.org, and several others). The committee meets rarely unless there is a major project being undertaken.

  • CHAIR: Catherine Cattabiani

    The Worship Committee works to support the Minister in ensuring that, regardless of the Minister’s contracted time, Sunday morning Worship Services are held throughout the year. In addition, the Committee acts as the Minister’s sounding board and incubation chamber for new ideas, opportunities, and formats for worship as they arise. The Committee performs the role of Worship Assistant when the Minister is not in the Pulpit. It also is the repository for feedback, suggestions, and issues that the Congregation may have concerning Worship Services. Given the multifaceted role of music in worship, the Director of Music is a member of this committee.