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The Fourth Unitarian Universalist Congregation is located in Mohegan Lake, New York, serving the Northern Westchester and Putnam areas, celebrated its 60th year in 2017. The congregation is a member of the national Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (www.uua.org).
We are “a religious fellowship of seekers after truth, bound by no dogma, restricted by no creed. In the spirit of our common humanity, relying on reason and freedom, through the warmth of others and with personal commitment, we seek to grow in understanding of ourselves and of our world, and to serve our fellow human beings.” (Statement of Purpose from Bylaws)
Our Mission:
We are a caring and inclusive spiritual community of children, youth, and adults who:
Our Services: Sundays September through June, 10:30-11:30 AM, audio recorded.
Coffee, refreshments, and conversation follow, with a “bring-in” potluck lunch on the first Sunday of the month.
Nursery care is provided.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Minister shall work together with the Board and the Congregation’s members and friends to fulfill the Congregation’s mission in a shared ministry model.
The Minister shall be responsible for the Congregation’s overall spiritual well-being, including but not limited to:
TERM: August 1, 2020-July 31, 2021, on a half-time basis, expressed as twenty-four units per month, where one unit is a morning, an afternoon, or an evening.
COMPENSATION: Salary to be negotiated, professional expenses allowance. Right of First Refusal for all rites of passage conducted on the Congregation’s premises.
BENEFITS:
WE SEEK a candidate who is…
CONTACT: Direct inquiries and expressions of interest to:
Harold Stillman, VP, Chair of Search Team at: haroldeva@verizon.net
The Fourth Unitarian Universalist Congregation is located in Mohegan Lake, New York, serving the Northern Westchester and Putnam areas, celebrated its 60th year in 2017. The congregation is a member of the national Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (www.uua.org).
We are “a religious fellowship of seekers after truth, bound by no dogma, restricted by no creed. In the spirit of our common humanity, relying on reason and freedom, through the warmth of others and with personal commitment, we seek to grow in understanding of ourselves and of our world, and to serve our fellow human beings.” (Statement of Purpose from Bylaws)
Our Mission:
We are a caring and inclusive spiritual community of children, youth, and adults who:
- honor differences and support open-minded spiritual exploration and ethical development;
- celebrate life, nurture each other, and provide support in loving and open-hearted acceptance; and
- commit ourselves to social justice through action in our local community and the larger world.
Our Services: Sundays September through June, 10:30-11:30 AM, audio recorded.
Coffee, refreshments, and conversation follow, with a “bring-in” potluck lunch on the first Sunday of the month.
Nursery care is provided.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Minister shall work together with the Board and the Congregation’s members and friends to fulfill the Congregation’s mission in a shared ministry model.
The Minister shall be responsible for the Congregation’s overall spiritual well-being, including but not limited to:
- The conduct of worship and ceremony:
- Responsibility for the liturgy and preaching for approximately twenty Sunday services over the course of the year, and
- Being available to serve as a resource for lay members who prepare Sunday services during the year.
- Pastoral care;
- Support for the religious education of children, youth, and adults;
- Support for the social action initiatives of the Congregation;
- Participation in denominational and interfaith affairs;
- Working with the Board and Board-appointed committees for the purpose of leadership development, including but not limited to:
- Attending monthly Board of Trustee meetings and providing to the Board, in advance of each such meeting, a written Minister’s Report.
- Attending and participating in the annual retreat of the Board of Trustees.
- Presenting a report to the membership at the Congregation’s Annual Meeting in May.
- Meeting with the Committee on Ministry on a monthly basis.
TERM: August 1, 2020-July 31, 2021, on a half-time basis, expressed as twenty-four units per month, where one unit is a morning, an afternoon, or an evening.
COMPENSATION: Salary to be negotiated, professional expenses allowance. Right of First Refusal for all rites of passage conducted on the Congregation’s premises.
BENEFITS:
- Four Weeks of paid vacation.
- Unpaid leave: Up to 12 weeks when needed to care for a family member (child, spouse/partner, parent, in-law, or other close family member) with a serious health condition.
- Bereavement Leave: Up to 10 days, upon the death of an immediate family member (spouse/partner, child, sibling, parent or in-law). Up to 5 days paid leave for the death of a family member outside the immediate family.
WE SEEK a candidate who is…
- caring and empathetic.
- open to ideas, willing to involve the congregation in problem solving.
- eager to create inter/intra-generational opportunities for the congregation and to help us revive a Religious Education program.
- liberal in thinking, open to all humanist and spiritual traditions and stories and eager to create a path for the congregation toward growth and openness to new thinking.
- able to help us expand our horizons and connect meaningfully with others.
- strong enough to lead the congregation but willing to share leadership in shared ministry.
- willing to train members of congregation to take on leadership roles.
- able to lead us in responding creatively to change and is interested in reaching out to draw more young families to Fourth UU.
CONTACT: Direct inquiries and expressions of interest to:
Harold Stillman, VP, Chair of Search Team at: haroldeva@verizon.net
