Board Snap Lines: September 17, 2021

The curious power of sticky dots. Who knew? The board used them during our retreat in August. Each member had some on hand in several cheerful colors. During open, creative, and intense discussions about UCE’s goals for the coming year, the dots were used to mark key themes and actions on long lists —indicating priorities and levels of support.

Dots colored green, red, blue, and yellow to show our shared commitment to social justice, dismantling white privilege, community building, finance. Details of which will come your way soon.

And there they were again at our first Sunday back in the building. For our name tags: Green dot for hugs. Yellow dot for elbow bumps. Red dot for distance.

The little stickers defined our readiness for contact. Whatever the choice, joy connected each dot . As direct and simple as Rev. Eileen’s opening greeting after 18 uncertain months:

“Hi.”

No mistaking the loud and prolonged cheer that erupted from those assembled, and our beloved Zoom family.

As mentioned earlier, the board, ministers, and staff will soon be sharing with you the work of recent meetings, and aspirations for real action in the coming months.

Mobs of green dots for each of you.

In love and service,

Ally Hunter

* SNAP LINE, carpentry: a tool to draw a line between two points (ok, sticky dots), a guide.