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Call To Congregational Meeting:
Vote On Proposed Family Worship Space


Please find more information below about:
- Call To Congregational Meeting - TOMORROW, Sunday, October 23, 2022
- Family Worship Space Proposal: Get informed about the vote
- How To Vote: Voting link
- How To Participate in the Congregational Meeting
 
***VOTING DEADLINE***
Paper and Electronic Votes must be submitted no later than Wednesday, October 26, 2022

*Those who have not provided an email address to the church have been sent a packet through the mail, with a paper ballot and return envelope.
Click Here To Cast Your Vote
Call To Congregational Meeting
A Congregational Meeting is called for Sunday, October 23rd at 11:00 AM following worship

A Congregational Meeting is called for Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 11 AM. Members and Associate Members will be asked to vote on changes to the “Amen” corner of the sanctuary to create a “Family Worship Space” and accessible seating in the congregation. The space would be evaluated in 6-12 months to ensure it is inclusive of all. Vote will be conducted online and via mail-in ballot.
Family Worship Space Proposal from our Faith Formation Team
Get informed about the vote.

The Faith Formation Team is proposing removing the pews in the "amen corner" of the Sanctuary to create a a space, with quiet activities, for children to remain in worship with their families. Creating this space is one way that we can offer support to parents of young children and live into our vision of being a multigenerational faith community.

As part of this proposal, a long pew from the "amen corner" would replace the two short pews on the wall of the lectern side of the sanctuary. The short pews would then replace two of our main sanctuary pews to create accessible seating for those with wheelchairs or walkers. Additionally, the wooden "rail" in front of the "amen corner" pews, would moved in front of the choir so that they would have a space to store their hymnals and feel more comfortable during worship. All remaining pews from these spaces, that are no longer being used, will be safely used at the church for future use.

We will evaluate the "Family Worship Space" in 6-12 months to ensure that it is inclusive of all in our worshipping community, as in particular, we do not want to negatively impact those who need hearing assistance in worship.

Please note that the cost of this project was voted on an approved by the congregation at the 2022 Annual Meeting in January 2022. This proposal has been discussed throughout the year, during Quarterly Updates, and most recently during two congregation wide conversations.

Click the buttons below to read the full proposal for the Family Worship Space
Click Here To Read the Proposal
Click To See Pictures of Items to Be Used in the Family Worship Space
Cast Your Vote:
Prayerfully discern this decision for our church and cast your vote.
Click Here To Cast Your Vote
***VOTING DEADLINE***
Paper and Electronic Votes must be submitted no later than Wednesday, October 26, 2022

*Those who have not provided an email address to the church have been sent a packet through the mail, with a paper ballot and return envelope.
How To Participate in the
Congregational Meeting:

You can join us in the Fellowship Hall or via Zoom. We will be setting up a large screen TV to connect our virtual participants, so you can ask your questions and share comments live. You will be able to see the congregation, and they will be able to see you. Click the links below on Sunday, October 23, 2022, following worship, to join the congregational meeting (we'll need a few minutes to set up, so we ask that you be patient).

Congregational Meeting
Date: Sunday, October 23, 2022
Time: 11:00 AM (immediately following worship)

Meeting ID: 876 7452 5043
Passcode: 941830

To join by Zoom video conferencing: click the button below.
To join via one tap mobile: +13126266799,,87674525043#,,,,*941830#
To dial in by phone: dial +1 312 626 6799
Follow the prompts and enter the meeting ID and password when requested.       
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