Beth's Blogs

Dear Beth,

Please fill us in on the latest on the Community Ministries of Rockville Office move.

Thanks,
Just Wondering

Mark Poletunow, the Executive Director of Community Ministries of Rockville, has let us know that they are negotiating to house their offices in the former Lone Oak Elementary School and will not need to further explore moving their offices to RUC’s facilities. Bill Scharf, the President of the Board of Directors of CMR, wrote to Duncan (our Minister) that the Board of CMR “have been deeply touched by not only the offer of support but the manner in which you and other members of the task force have stepped up to make a remarkable professional investment of time and energy into considering the options.” I have read the Feasibility Study for temporarily hosting the offices of CMR in RUC’s facilities that Bob Wright (chair), Zara Brunner, Chris Frentrup, Laurie Kawa, Scott Vossler, and CMR representatives prepared. It is an amazing piece of work – professional, complete, and well-documented. Although this information will not be used at this time, we will be able to refer to this study when another project arises. Dear friends, please express your thanks to these members for their time, energy, and commitment to this project!

Hello Beth,

What is RUCUS?

May I Go

May, RUCUS is the name of the gathering of the women for breakfast on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 8:30 am at Mosaic Café in Rockville. Besides eating a great breakfast, we enjoy sharing time together, catching up on each other’s latest adventures, and basking in being served. Men, you have the opportunity to share in the Men’s Breakfast, which is held on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 8:15 am, at the I-Hop in Ritchie Center in Rockville.

Hello Beth,

I missed the Friendship is Ageless lunch. What happened?

Missed You All

I am sorry you missed the luncheon. Besides the wonderful food (a turkey dinner with all the trimmings), the best part was the discussion of age and interests with those of all ages at my table. I learned from the pre-teener sitting next to me that he has created many videos on YouTube. Later through phone and e-mail conversations, he showed such patience as he led me through the steps to access his site. Thank you for teaching me! And thanks go to Tom Newpher and the Fellowship Committee for dreaming up this party, planning it, and pulling it off so well!

Hi Beth,

I looked for a copy of Memories and Milestones. Where do I get my copy?

A History Buff

Memories and Milestones is the booklet that members of the 40th Anniversary Committee and others put together of the remembrances of the 40 years of Rockville United Church’s history. We have put extra copies in the hutch in the Narthex. Please pick one up for your family. Again thanks to Sylvia George and Joan Hartranft for spearheading this effort and to all of you who contributed your memories!

Dear Readers,

I promised you I would let you know the results of the Council brainstorming the question, “What kind of leadership does our congregation need at this time?” Members of the Council thought the congregation had come up with a pretty comprehensive list and added only three more characteristics of leadership to the list: “humility, commitment, and mutuality.” The next step to the Council reorganization will be to discuss the questions: “What does our congregation need its leadership to do at this time? What roles belong to the Council? What roles belong to the Pastor? What roles belong to both?” The Council isn’t reorganizing just to reorganize. We need to know what our overall vision is and then design the structure to fit the vision. While the congregation is working on the vision through our New Moon meetings and the follow-up Rising Sun meeting, the Council is working on how to make the Council responsive to the mission of RUC. God willing, it will all come together!

Love and cheers,
Beth

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Readers with questions should write Beth Pattison, President of RUC Church Council, at BPattison@RockvilleUnitedChurch.org, ask her directly, or leave the question in her mailbox at RUC.