Governance:
Co-Moderators (serving two year staggered terms):
The moderators preside at all business meetings of the Church and the Church Council.
Clerk:
The Clerk keeps full and accurate records of all meetings of the Church and the Church Council.
Treasurer:
The Treasurer oversees the financial affairs of the Church, makes reports on all receipts and disbursements, and the condition of all Church funds.
The Church Council:
Is chaired by the Moderators and meets on the first Wednesday of the month to confer on the general work of the Church.
Trustees:
According to the trust agreement recorded in the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds on March 22, 1909, the property of the Union Church in Waban is held by three trustees. It is the responsibility of the trustees to see that the property is maintained but also that the church is maintained as a ‘union” church — an interdenominational church not solely part of any one denomination.
Leadership and Ministry Teams:
UCW Leadership and Ministry Teams 2020/2021
| Deacons | [email protected] | |
| Senior deacon | Jim MacDonald | |
| Judy Nagle | ||
| Deb McGovern | ||
| Gerry Elion | ||
| Judy MacDonald | ||
| Brian Heffernan | ||
| Jean Wellington | ||
| Council | [email protected] | |
| Co-Moderator | Alison McCarty | |
| Co-Moderator | Frank Laski | |
| Clerk | Jean MacDonald | |
| Treasurer | Rob Purser | |
| Kent Wittler | ||
| Molly Owen Kiritsy | ||
| Jim MacDonald | ||
| Judy Nagle | ||
| Karen O’Beirne | ||
| Linda Lynch | ||
| Annie Gatewood | ||
| Karen Weisgerber | ||
| Anne Hadley | ||
| Diane Tillotson | ||
| Pastors ex officio | Amy Clark Feldman | |
| Stacy Swain | ||
| HR | ||
| Karen Weisgerber | ||
| Annie Gatewood | ||
| Molly Owen Kiritsy | ||
| Diane Tillotson | ||
| Mission Leadership Team | ||
| Jenny Weisz | ||
| Jaap Van Reijendam | ||
| Chanel Lobdell | ||
| Children’s Ministry leadership team | ||
| Kathy Malone | ||
| Cindy Spertner Jane Purser | ||
| Susan Hunt Stevens | ||
| Youth Ministry Team | ||
| Co-chairs | Susan Hunt Stevens | |
| Kyle Pond | ||
Ministry Areas of the Church
| Phase Forward Team | NEW | |
| Judy Nagle | ||
| Jim MacDonald | ||
| Karen O’Beirne | ||
| Karen Weisgerber | ||
| Arlyne Grant | ||
| Moderators | ||
| Pastors | ||
| Technology Team | NEW | |
| Jason Trees | ||
| Rob Purser | ||
| Alex Brown | ||
| Jaap Van Reijendam | ||
| Teaching Parish Committee | ||
| Jenny Weisz | ||
| Frank Laski | ||
| Jim MacDonald | ||
| Anne Williams | ||
| Brita Gill-Austern | ||
| Stewardship | ||
| Karen Weisgerber | ||
| Karen O’Beirne | ||
| Grant Gund | ||
| Rob Purser | ||
| Kent Wittler | ||
| Communications | ||
| Team Leader | Annie Gatewood | |
| Priscilla Kelso | ||
| Karen Weisgerber | ||
| Judy Nagle | ||
| With Jill Coull | ||
| PRC/Stacy | ||
| Alicia Collins | ||
| Susan Hunt Stevens | ||
| Cindy Spertner | ||
| Alan Cody | ||
| Tom Vawter | ||
| Retreat Planning Team | ||
| Bart Kelso | ||
| Tom Vawter | ||
| Kent Wittler | ||
| Soo Laski | ||
| Nancy Zollers | ||
| Jenny Weisz | ||
| PRC Amy | ||
| Anya Bassett | ||
| Molly Owen Kiritsy | ||
| Worship Team | ||
| Deacons | ||
| Diane Tillotson | ||
| Karen Weisgerber | ||
| Tom Vawter | ||
| Jaap van Reijendam | ||
| Alan Cody | ||
| Capital Campaign Team | ||
| Judy Nagle | ||
| Karen Weisgerber | ||
| Kent Wittler | ||
| Diane Tillotson | ||
| Tom Humphrey | ||
| Alex Brown | ||
| Annie Gatewood | ||
| Nica Task Force | ||
| Frank Laski | ||
| Karen Weisgerber | ||
| Alex Brown | ||
| Karen O’Beirne | ||
| Buz Bedford | ||
| Aden O’Beirne | ||
| Diane Tillotson | ||
| Cate Brown | ||
| Ben Feldman | ||
| Reception Coordinator | ||
| Vinita Leslie | ||
| Wellspring | ||
| Facilitator | Priscilla Kelso | |
| Waban at Norwood Worship | ||
| Worship Leaders | Molly Owen Kiritsy | |
| Gerry Elion | ||
| Deb McGovern | ||
| Alan Cody | ||
| Betty O’Beirne | ||
| Jay O’Beirne | ||
| Kathleen Hobson | ||
| Book Group | ||
| Facilitator | Alan Cody | |
| Lunch Bunch | ||
| Hosts | Molly Owen Kiritsy | |
| Deb McGovern | ||
| Gerry Elion | ||
| Lainie Wagner | ||
| Judy Nagle | ||
| Anne Hadley | ||
| HS Youth Group Tea | ||
| Mark Smith | ||
| Building and Gardens/Grounds | ||
| Tom Humphrey | ||
| Judy Nagle Arlyne Grant | ||
| Proof Reader | ||
| Judy MacDonald | ||
| Holy Folders | ||
| Judy MacDonald | ||
| Jean Wellington | ||
| GBIO | ||
| Liaison | Mark Smith | |
| Brita Gill Austern | ||
| 1K Church | ||
| Leader | Brita Gill Austern | |
| Alison McCarty | ||
| Alan Cody | ||
| Kevin Johnson | ||
| Soo Laski | ||
| Nancy Zollers | ||
| Frank Laski | ||
| Advocates for Racial Justice | ||
| Leader | Brita Gill Austern | |
| Arlyne Grant | ||
| Jenny Weisz | ||
| Annie Gatewood | ||
| Nancy Zollers | ||
| Frank Laski | ||
| Kathleen Hobson | ||
| Soo Laski | ||
Christian Education:
Develops and nurtures children’s and youths’ education and programming with the Director of Youth and Children’s ministries.
Deacons:
Support the spiritual work of the church; assist the Pastor; prepare the sanctuary for all services including communion and special services; and are aware of and lead member outreach including all issues of Care and Concern.
Human Resources:
Support issues relating to staff.
Internet Communications:
Assesses, refines and manages the church web site in order to attract new members to the congregation. Helps create useful online services for our community such as a member directory and recorded sermons.
Mission / Outreach:
Responsible for the promotion of a general interest in the mission and benevolence programs of the church. Seeks out ways in which our Christian faith and Biblical heritage apply to concerns of our society locally, nationally, and intergenerationally, and develops programs for education, discussion and action for church participation. Includes outreach to Zambia and two local initiative outreaches — the Russell School in Boston and a 1K Church initiative.
Nicaraguan Outreach:
Shares in the experience of our past trip as well as nurtures our on-going relationship and mission work in Nicaragua.
Pastoral Relations:
Assists in fostering a healthy relationship between the Pastor and the congregation in order to enhance the effectiveness of the church’s mission
Building:
Helps preserve and protect our beautiful sanctuary, buildings, and grounds; prioritizes repairs; promotes “green” conservation decisions; and determines priorities for our outside areas.
Stewardship/Finance:
Manages and invests the funds of the church; leads the solicitation of funds for the support of the church; and with the Treasurer prepares budget for submission to the annual meeting of the church.
Teaching Parish:
Meets monthly with student intern to support and enhance his/her ministerial learning.
Worship Team:
Consists of representatives from the Board of Deacons, the music program and christian education, the music director and pastor, and others at large from the congregation to craft meaningful and inclusive worship.