UUA Bylaws – Article II Proposed Amendments
WUUC Discernment, Dialogue, and GA 2023 Delegate Plan
Your WUUC Board wishes to foster the development of healthier congregational
communication and interactions, aiming to grow mutual understanding among
the diversity of perspectives and beliefs represented and build a community
where all belong together.
To that end, the Board has developed a plan to support our congregation’s
discernment, dialogue, and delegate selection process for the coming UUA
General Assembly (GA) June 21-25, 2023. A simple majority vote by delegates at
GA will be required to move the proposed UUA Bylaws Article II language forward
for further discernment within the UUA in the coming year.
These are the components of the Board Plan:
- An Article II Resource List landing page is being compiled with links to content
supporting and opposing the proposed changes to Article II. Lori McConnell is
managing the list. lorimcco@gmail.com Content is contributed by WUUC
members/friends. Link to the Resource List - Rev. Dan Lillie will facilitate two discussions about the proposed Article II
amendments. Two 2-hour sessions will be offered:
a. Sunday, April 23 rd , from 12:30-2:30 p.m. in-person in the WUUC
Sanctuary, and
b. Wednesday, April 26 th, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Zoom. - Sometime in early May, a survey of the WUUC congregation will be conducted
to guide WUUC delegates to GA 2023 to vote on whether to support or oppose
moving the Article II proposed language forward for further discernment
within the UUA in the coming year. Terry Santmann and Carol Taylor will
work together to create the survey. Results will be shared with the
congregation without attribution to individual respondents. Only Terry and
Carol will know the names of people responding solely to determine eligibility
to participate. Both members and friends will be eligible to participate. A
survey format has been chosen instead of a formal congregational vote
because the final form of the Article II proposal will not be determined until
the review and revision process occurs just before the vote at General
Assembly. The survey results will provide general guidance to the delegates.
- Terry Santmann, Board Secretary, will invite WUUC members to express
interest in being a WUUC delegate to GA 2023. Based on membership size,
WUUC can select three delegates for voting at GA 2023. The invitation will be
sent in the early April timeframe. Delegate selection will be made consistent
with the WUUC Bylaws. - WUUC members/friends are asked to join the WUUC Denominational Affairs e-
mail group to participate in in-depth e-mail exchanges and discussions about
Article II only. The address is denom@wuuc.org Other discussions will remain
on the main list. Contact Terry Santmann at TASantmann@gmail.com or Brad
Hull at bkhull@gmail.com to join this group. - The Board invites WUUC members/friends who have specific questions related
to Article II or want a one-on-one discussion with a Board member to send
questions/concerns to Board@wuuc.org.
The Board and Rev. Dan encourage WUUC members/friends to take advantage of
this variety of opportunities for respectful listening and sharing of information,
thoughts and feelings regarding the UUA Bylaws Article II proposal. If you have
additional suggestions/ideas, please get in touch with any of the Board members
or Rev. Dan by e-mail at Board@wuuc.org or via individual e-mail addresses.