| Committee | Description |
| Awards Committee | The Awards Committee coordinates the annual process for the nomination and selection of recipients for the various awards to members and others for outstanding service to the congregation and to the community. Chair: D. R. Gray. |
| Auction Committee | Even though the annual auction, held each spring, is a major fundraiser for our congregation, the Auction Committee puts a lot of importance on creating a fun and memorable event. This committee decides on the theme, organizes the event, gathers donations, recruits volunteers for auction tasks, creates a database of items and bidders, and publishes an Auction Catalog. We also handle the myriads of details required to make the event run smoothly, raise money for UUSD, and provide a fun evening for attendees. Typically, the Auction Committee begins meeting in early January and continues to meet regularly until after the auction. Chair: Barbara Barnette |
| Committee on Ministry | Committees on Ministry are designed to track the heartbeat of ministry within a congregation; how the members…take care of themselves and each other, how the lay ministerial leadership serves a congregation; and how the called minister serves the congregation. It seeks to understand, assess, support, and advocate for robust ministry throughout the context of congregational life. Chair: Gabrielle Zepecki |
| Denominational Affairs Committee | The Denominational Affairs Committee is a new committee within UUSD dedicated to assist and encourage our members and friends to expand their understanding and involvement in the denominational affairs of the broader UU world. The committee’s charge is to assure timely and efficient communications of UU events, activities, and proposals from UU organizations such as the Joseph Priestley District (JPD) and Unitarian-Universalist Association (UUA), and to help coordinate UUSD’s action or response. The committee plans to play an active role in promoting our participation in events such as the annual District Meeting and the annual UUA General Assembly. Chair: Ron Schaeffer |
| Communications Committee | The Communications Committee promotes a greater understanding and awareness of Unitarian Universalism as a fellowship and movement, and specifically promotes the vision, mission and activities of UUSD in Sussex County, DE and neighboring areas. Chair: Dan Payne |
| Facilities Committee | The Facilities Committee monitors the functioning and condition of the internal space and its appointments, and external space, used by UUSD, for the purpose of assessing and ensuring the maintenance of standards for safety, usefulness, efficiency and attractiveness established or approved by the Board of Trustees (BOT) of UUSD. The committee regularly assess the condition of the parking lot, grounds, planters, exterior of the building, chairs and other furniture, carpet, walls, appliances and utility systems for maintenance or replacement needs. It performs minor maintenance jobs as needed, for example, replacing furnace filters or light bulbs and contracts with providers of services as needed and permitted by operating budgets or BOT authorization for repairs and/or services. The Committee coordinates with other committees, for example; Lifespan Faith Development, Worship, Green Sanctuary, and Finance and with the minister in planning and executing changes to or maintenance of facilities, appointments and space. It contributes regularly to planning through the use of feedback and participation in committee and congregation wide planning efforts. Chair: Tom Evans |
| Finance Committee | The Finance Committee monitors the overall financial health of the congregation, and coordinates the development of the annual budget. It is also responsible for long-range financial planning, including the update of the strategic financial plan. Chair: Dan Payne |
| Green Sanctuary Committee | The UUSD Green Sanctuary Committee provides a path for congregational study and reflection, and a call to individual and collective actions in response to environmental challenges. More specifically the program attempts to:
Chair: Joe Farrell |
| Lifespan Faith Development (Religious Eduction) Committee | The Faith Development Committee supports and leads our children and adults in developing their spiritual and religious lives. This committee researches, plans and implements the Sunday School Program for children from birth through high school. The committee is committed to offering our children a comfortable, meaningful and fun congregational life, and supporting the dedicated group of volunteer religious education teachers. Chair: Kris Acker |
| Membership Committee | The charge of the Membership Committee is to reach out to those in our community who are searching for a progressive religious home. We are responsible for greeting visitors at Sunday services, and following up their visit with letters or phone calls. We also sponsor events to help visitors, friends, and new members get to know UUSD better and become involved in the life of the congregation in whichever way is most meaningful for them. Our goal is to continue our dynamic growth, as we continue to deepen our bonds to one another. Co-Chairs: Carole Toomey and Kelly Jewett |
| Leadership Development Committee | The Leadership Development Committee determines qualified candidates and makes nominations from among UUSD members to serve on the Board of Trustees and the Nominations Committee to be acted upon at the annual congregational meeting. Any member may make additional nominations at this meeting. The Nominations Committee also presents possible candidates to the Board of Trustees or committees for other volunteer positions. The Nominations Committee supports the excellence of congregational leadership through new leadership development programs currently under review. Chair: Pat Schaeffer |
| Pastoral Care Committee | The Pastoral Care Committee assists the Minister in providing pastoral care to members of the congregation, either in the Minister’s absence, due to Sabbatical leave, vacation or illness, or in the event that the needs of the congregation temporarily exceed the ability of the Minister to attend to them concurrently. Chair: Dianne Corine |
| Social Justice Committee | Through advocacy, activism, education and witness, the Social Justice Committee is dedicated to engaging our congregation and community in various local, national and global issues promoting equality, peace, human rights, and sustainability. Read more… Co-Chairs: Kris and Dan Acker |
| Worship Committee | Sunday worship service is one of the pillars of our congregational life. The Worship Committee is responsible for the logistics of Sunday worship service as well as the programs for those services when our minister is not in the pulpit. Chair: Jean Charles |
