One of the important duties of the Board of Trustees is about policy and procedure. Keeping in mind UUC's mission and vision, at their February meeting, the Board reviewed a proposed Calendar and Building Use Policy. This proposed policy is being refined and will come before the Board for a vote at the March meeting. At the same meeting, the Board approved a policy regarding gifts to UUC both to the operating fund, reserved funds, or other specially designated gifts. To make sure that the policy can be easily followed, the Board will be working on the procedure for the policy. We are thankful to John Conover for posting all policies and procedures on the member page of the UUC website. Also, thanks to Joan Goldhammer who has taken on the awesome task of reading all past Board minutes with the intent to advise the Board about all motions approved in the past regarding policy. Those will be reviewed and if necessary, edited or rewritten and brought before the board for review and vote. Our present Board members are a responsible and hard working group. Besides the monthly meetings, they take turns welcoming the congregation during the service, attending the executive meetings where the Board agenda is prepared, and writing a monthly Board report in the Octagram. A majority of the Board members are also serving as visiting stewards for the current operating budget campaign. We have managed with one exception to start the meetings on time and to end before 9 pm. I am grateful and awed to be serving with such a wonderful group. 

 Susan Hegner, Board President

Pledges of Support Requested by March 17

Thank you for welcoming the stewardship callers.  And we recognize that most members of our congregation are busy people with lots of commitments and full calendars.  Many of our callers have had wonderful conversations with new and old friends.  And, some have been unsuccessful in connecting YET.  They will keep trying! In the meantime, we invite you to look over the Fair Share Giving grid on the stewardship brochure, check in with your priorities and your heart, and make your pledge decision by submitting the pledge form to the UUC on Sunday, March 17.  If you did not receive a pledge form, you can print it from our website in the member section under Stewardship Forms. 

As a congregation we are currently planning our budget for the coming year and want to be sure that we are building our plans on your priorities and support of the vision and mission.  The pledge of support that members provide is an important element in our planning process.  If you generously provide money in the offering plate, we encourage you to turn that into a pledge of support so that we are better able to plan for the coming year.  And be sure when you put money into the plate that you do it by check or by cash in an envelope with your name on the outside so that your contribution is recorded.

  

Phyllis Barnett

 Taking Bold Action -A place more kind than home.

Share your story so we can connect to what is important to you!  Share 

9:30 in the Patio Room

On Friday, March 15th, we continue discussing the book Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West  by Stephen Ambrose.

Look ahead to March 29th - we begin discussing the book "Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love" by Dava Sobel. We revisit the life of the great Italian scientist through the eyes of his eldest daughter, a cloistered nun. 

Reader's Forum is led by Catherine & John Conover and meets every Friday at 10 a.m. It is free, with only a suggested $5 donation per month for coffee. All are welcome. For more information, go to Readers Forum.

Saturday, March 16(8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)  

The UULMF  encourages Unitarian Universalists from all over Florida to join them for the 2013 UULMF Legislative Day in Tallahassee March 18-19.  

Print the registration form.

2013 Cluster Renewal Service at UUC

The Coalition of Immokolee Workers have begun 

marching. To see an inspiring video of the first 

day go to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p

layer_embedded&v=1GrJ6UHyEIg

 And for more information on the march:

 http://www.ciw-online.org/ 

It takes a church to make a lunch (for 300, that is).  Thanks to all of you who are working on the lunch for the Coalition of Imokolee Workers this coming weekend. To see what the marchers are up to go to  http://www.ciw-online.org

Thanks to:  25 cookie makers, 7 transporters and servers, 10 sandwich assemblers, Ann Myers for her kitchen and sage advice, 8 cooler providers, 2 tent providers, and over 15 people who donated funds to help pay for sandwiches and fixings.

CIW said once that they love working with UUC because so many people are involved-- not just one or two. So thanks to the over 68 people who helped.

Visit the Clearwater Green Market on Saturday mornings from 9 to 2. The market provides residents of Clearwater with better access to healthy, high-quality, affordable, and culturally-diverse food.  The market takes place in the 1200 Block of Cleveland Street at Missouri Avenue and is sponsored by our friends at the Hispanic Outreach Center.

PUBLICATION DEADLINES

OCTAGRAM - WEEKLY EVERY THURSDAY

The Octagram is intended to focus on activities taking place at UUC or those of interest to UUC members and friends. Send items in brief with a link to more information to Octagram.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND INFORMATION FORMATTED, OR IN A FLIER.

Provide text in an email, or as an attached Word file with any pictures/graphics attached to the email.

Deadline is 10 a.m. every Wednesday.

Prepared by Barbara Bird.

ORDER OF SERVICE/ANNOUNCEMENTS - WEEKLY EVERY SUNDAY SERVICE:

Deadline is 6 p.m. every Wednesday. Send appropriate items to Order of Service/Announcements.  

Prepared by Pat St. Clair.

ITEMS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING PUBLICATION, IF APPLICABLE.