of Haverhill, MA
Volunteer Opportunities
The Open Hand Pantry is in need of food and people to help hand out food. They are open on Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:00 am to 11:30 am. Stop by and talk to Sal if you are intrested in helping out.
The 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays of the month, we serve a Community Meal in our basement dining room. Volunteers are always needed. Check in the Church office.
Committees
UUCH is a cooperative endeavor, and we need you to help us be successful! Join one of our committees, including the Building & Grounds Committee, Holiday Fair, or Finance/Canvass Committee and find yourself among friends!
Sanctuary Flowers
If you would like to contribute memorial or celebratory flowers or plants for display at our Sunday services, please contact the office at 978 372-5173 or at office@uuhaverhill.org. We can arrange flowers for you at cost, or you may go through a florist yourself.
Any information for the Sunday bulletin should be given to the church office administrator.
New Moon Coffeehouse
The volunteers for this monthly concert series select professional blues, traditional and New Folk musicians from around the country to play in the beautiful and acoustically perfect Murray Room (or the sanctuary, if more space is needed). Founded in 1988, the music series is meant to be a community service in that we are providing a safe, friendly, smoke and alcohol free place for singles and families to congregate. They can listen to high quality acoustic alternative music while also becoming familiar with our building and perhaps our mission, if they happen to be searching for a new church home. When the concert series has a profit, it donates money and/or purchases needed items for the church.
Ladies Circle
The Ladies' Circle is an organization open to all women of the church. It has served in a supporting role for over 100 years. The meetings are held at 1:00 pm at the church on the third Saturday of each month except July and August.
Board of Trustees
The BOT is made of 7 members of the church. We are responsible for the governance of the church and have a fiduciary responsibility to the congregation. We plan the church year, its ministry and its future, and work in conjunction with the minister on all aspects of church life.
Permanent Funds Committee
The Permanent Funds Committee's purpose is to consult with our chosen investment advisors and ensure the endowment and gift funds are prudently invested. The growth and income derived from these investments ensures quarterly transfers of monies for the church's budgetary needs.
Coffee Hour
Coffee Hour hosts sign up to provide refreshments for those attending a Sunday service, for an average of 70-80 persons. Often hosts pair up to share the costs and work involved. Many hands make light work, so, with many willing volunteers, the work is not onerous or requent.
Community Meals
Our church is part of a network of community churches and organizations which commit to providing a hot meal for between 30 and 50 needy persons and families in the Greater Haverhill area. Our volunteers cook on the first, third, and, occasionally, fifth Saturday of the month, serving between 4 and 5 p.m. Volunteers are needed to be head cook(s), and with set-up, serving and clean-up.
Building & Grounds
Overseeing the maintenance of our building and grounds. To suggest changes as needed to preserve the integrity or the property.
Finance Committee
They shall be responsible for preparing the annual budget for Church operation and raising money to support that budget; and for securing ratification of the budget by the Board of Trustees and submitting it to the Annual Meeting for adoption. The committee shall promote any special offerings and may make recommendations to the Permanent Funds Committee for more effective handling of invested funds and shall oversee all administrative functions of the Church and make recommendations and set policies or procedures for their effective conduct.
Membership Committee
This committee shall promote and encourage membership and fellowship in the Church. It shall prepare Church brochures, and other descriptive literature to promote public awareness of the Church's activities and programs. It shall arrange for at least two (2) members each Sunday to be responsible for greeting newcomers and making them feel welcome at the service and coffee hour. It also shall initiate and coordinate other activities to promote fellowship.
Social Justice
This committee shall be charged with the Church's responsibility in reaching out into wider fields and shall voice the organization's policies on social issues and organize the membership when these concerns call for decisions and action.
Personnel Committee
This committee shall be responsible for overseeing all personnel policies for the paid employees of the Church in consultation with the Minister and the various standing committees that oversee the functions performed by that employee.
Worship Committee
This committee shall be responsible for activities associated with the worship services, including ushers, flowers, coffee hour, and special services as well as for the general appearance of the public areas of the Church. It shall coordinate its activities with the Minister, the Music Committee, and any other affected committees, groups or individuals.
Music Committee
This committee shall be responsible for the music program of the Church. It shall recruit choir members and recommend candidates for Music Director and Organist to the Board of Trustees. It shall be responsible for the maintenance of the organ and pianos and the judicious use of the Blaisdell-Spaulding Fund.
Religious Education
This committee shall be to determine the scope, aims, and policies of the educational program of the Church school; to recommend a candidate for the position of Director of Religious Education to the Board of Trustees; to secure teachers and youth advisors; and to provide an adequate schedule of activities.
Welcoming Congregation Committee
This committee shall maintain and support our status as a Welcoming Congregation through education, social action and community outreach on issues pertaining to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Community.
Haverhill, MA