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Annual Meeting 2004

District President’s Column

Qiyamah’s Corner 

Ministerial Matters 

Lifespan REflections

Accepting Allies

Chalice Lighters

Thanks to all of TJD's 2003-2004 Fair Share Congregations

Religious Education News

Paying Our Dues: An Expectation of Membership

Is It Budget Time Again?

Thomas Jefferson District Communications Guide

Your Wild(e) Trustee's Report

UUA General Assembly - June 24-28 - Long Beach, CA

15th Annual Anti-Racism Conference Held

District Calendar

Staff Calendar

Thomas Jefferson District/UUA

Annual Meeting 2004

April 16-17, 2004
UU Church of Charlotte, NC

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Leon Spencer, Thomas Jefferson District President

Keynote Address:“Radical Hospitality”

The Thomas Jefferson District Annual Meeting will be held April 16-17, 2004, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charlotte, located at 234 N. Sharon Amity Road in Charlotte, NC.

The schedule includes our annual business meeting, an awards luncheon and two workshop sessions.

The following items are on the business agenda:

  • Election of President, Vice-President, Secretary, four District Directors and three members of the Nominating Committee
  • Approval of the 2004-2005 Fiscal Year Budget
  • Approval of Proposed By-Laws Changes

Workshops:

  • Administrator’s Roundtable
  • Empowering Youth to be Integrated into Your Congregation
  • Faithful Democracy: UUs and the 2004 Elections
  • Gay Marriage - Why Now?
  • It’s Hard Enough Doing an Annual Budget - How Can We Start Long Range Planning?
  • Pastoral Care: The Congregation as a Caring Community
  • RE Potpourri
  • RESULTS: Creating the Political Will to End Hunger and Poverty
  • Why Support Fair Compensation for Your Staff?

Lodging:
Residence Inn Marriott
6030 J.A. Jones Drive Charlotte, NC 28287 USA
Phone: 704-554-7001 Fax: 704-554-6774
Website: http://www.residenceinn.com/

Home Hospitality:
y:Home hospitality will be available on a limited basis. To request home hospitality, contact Karen Parker at 704-207-3221 or prkmpa@aol.com

Contact:
Myrtle Hepler, TJD Meeting Coordinator at mehepler@bellsouth.net or 919-781-3479.
Karen Parker, Site Coordinator at prkmpa@aol.com or 704-207-3221.

Additional Information:
Additional information, including directions, is available on the Thomas Jefferson District website at www.tjd.uua.org/am04.html

Nominating Committee Report:
The Nominating Committee has communicated by email and held one conference call Jan 17, 2004. We have solicited people with skills and interests needed for anticipated Board needs as well as potential nominees from current Board members, the District Executive, and the Mountain Leadership staff. The Nominating Committee has interest in moving into a year-round model of leadership recruitment and development.

The following persons have agreed to serve through these dates:

District Board of Directors:
President: Myrtle Hepler, 2006 (Raleigh, NC)
Vice President: Rev. Dan King, 2006 (Augusta, GA)
Secretary: Leslie Trew, 2005 (Richmond, VA)
Director: Adele McLean, 2006 (Richmond, VA)
Director: Pam Whistler, 2006 (Charlotte, NC)
Director: Homer Wilkins, 2005 (Knoxville, TN)
Director: A. Frederick Anderson, 2005 (Myrtle Beach, SC)

Nominating Committee:
Rev. Chris Buice, 2006 (Knoxville, TN) (2nd term)
Cynthia Luke, 2006 (Floyd, VA) (2nd term)
Leon Spencer, 2006 (Statesboro, GA)

For more information on the nominees, go to www.tjd.uua.org/am04.html