Hi all members of GGC:
Attached is the draft of the minutes of the last GGC Community Meeting of Jan
11, 2020.
Dennis Baker, Secretary of Golden Gate Circle
415-309-0362 Cell
dennisbaker2@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Date: 01/29/2021 2:19 PM
Subject: [ggc-urantialist] GGC Community Meeting on Saturday January 30th
at 11:30 Pacific Time
All,
Here is the Zoom meeting invite to tomorrow's GGC Community meeting at
11:30.
David Gonzalez is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Michelle Klimesh <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Golden Gate Circle <ggc-urantialist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Dolores Nice
<dlnice1@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Barbara De Reyter <bderuyter@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, Jan 27, 2021 7:15 am
Subject: [ggc-urantialist] Fw: Invitation to Serve on the Urantia Book
Fellowship General Council
Dear Friends,
There are two "short" seats open on the Fellowship's general council, in
case anyone wishes to join our own Douglas Burns on that deliberative body.
And since I have your eyes, a quick reminder to join us for our first
Golden Gate Circle Community meeting this Saturday at 11:30am! Zoom details
will arrive magically in your inbox later this week.
XOX, Madame Mich
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From: The Urantia Book Fellowship <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Michelle Klimesh <mrklimesh@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 05:57:15 PM PST
Subject: Invitation to Serve on the Urantia Book Fellowship General
Council
Dear Fellowship Member,
Are you interested in serving as a movement leader on the Fellowship’s
General Council?
There is a lot of work to be done and we are very busy. If you want to
help us execute our purpose and mission to support individual spiritual
growth and connect people together as brothers and sisters to share the
truths of The Urantia Book, we need your help.
We are trying many new approaches and are getting more focused on this
new purpose and mission
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. One approach is the new Stepping Stones Program that is creating a website
experience for people unfamiliar with The Urantia Book. The idea is that site
visitors can be introduced to ideas in The Urantia Book and perhaps start
actually reading the book. But if not, the concepts can give them something
that will help their spiritual journey in even a small way.
We know there are many readers with new ideas who can help us make a
difference in the lives of many people who have not yet found The Urantia
Book. If you are interested, please read the information below about the GC
and our hopes for team members. We need your help. Join us and let’s get
creative!
The 36-member General Council (GC) is a deliberative body which guides
the overall direction of The Urantia Book Fellowship. This includes electing
five officers and three service team chairs, which make up the Executive
Committee. The GC also elects chairs of the nine departmental committees and
approves departmental committee members. The GC also has the power to change
the Fellowship's constitution
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and by-laws
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.
Two Councilor vacancies currently exist. Elections to temporarily fill
these vacancies will be held in February or March 2021. If you are
interested in applying, the official application form will be available on
the Fellowship’s website in early January 2021. These two vacancies, if
filled, will only be effective until July or August 2021. Then the Triennial
Delegate Assembly (TDA) will elect successors to serve the remainder of all
terms which have become vacant since the previous TDA, as well as elect or
re-elect twelve Councilors whose nine-year terms will then be ending. You can
apply for one of these longer term Councilor positions at that time.
Being on the Fellowship’s General Council is an amazing experience. Some
Councilors have served multiple nine-year terms. Lifelong friendships are
established and the beauties of deliberation, group wisdom, and teamwork are
illuminated in remarkable and inspiring ways.
Contact the Fellowship office if you have any questions:
Phone: 303-467-7858 Email
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Below is a list of the Fellowship Councilor position requirements:
* Serve as a “movement leader” (in the Fellowship), guiding the
overall direction of The Urantia Book Fellowship.
*
o This includes making decisions regarding the
vision/purpose/mission/goals (and any updates thereof) of the Fellowship,
including what programs and projects to support.
* Must be a member of a Fellowship Regional Urantia Society or a
verified Fellowship Member at Large (MAL).
* Must have read or listened to The Urantia Book in its entirety.
* Be willing to serve a nine year term (or at least the remaining
years if filling a Councilor position as an interim replacement).
* Participate in the election of Fellowship Officers and Chairs of
Service Teams and Chairs of Departmental Committees.
* Be willing to abide by, and participate in changes to, the
Fellowship Constitution
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and By-laws
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, and support the purposes as stated in the Constitution (see ARTICLE II).
* Attend all General Council meetings. Currently this is two
in-person multiple-day (two to three days each) and two Zoom single-day
meetings each year.
*
o Note: You should strive to attend the entire duration of
meetings.
* Be prepared to pay for all of your own travel/lodging/meals to
certain locations in the USA and/or Canada to attend General Council meetings.
*
o Some partial financial assistance may be available.
* Keep up to date on
*
o Reports by Fellowship Officers and Service Team and Committee
Chairs (including all ad hoc committees)
o Financial reports
o All proposed policies and motions, including new areas of
opportunity
o General Council meeting minutes
o Emails sent to the Councilors email list The above will
require at least one hour per week, and perhaps three hours (or more) per
week leading up to and preparing for each General Council meeting.
* In order to know what’s going on in the Urantia movement, it is
recommended that you participate in items such as (each is optional):
*
o The Mighty Messenger, the Fellowship Herald and Mini
Messenger publications
o The Fellowship’s social media pages, i.e.,
https://www.facebook.com/TheUrantiaBookFellowship/?view_public_for=2008416872600736
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o Socadmin discussion group (for current and past Fellowship
Councilors and Society Officers)
o The above may take an additional one or more hours per week.
* Volunteer to be a member of at least one Departmental or ad hoc
committee, which may require several hours per month to several hours per
week (depending on the committee).
* Possess basic knowledge of usage of applications used by the
Fellowship (like Google Workspace, Zoom meetings, task tracking tools) and/or
be willing to learn and use them.
*
o This may take five to ten hours of initial orientation and
training on new technologies and additional orientation and training as
needed.
* Possess basic knowledge of Robert's Rules of Order (provided by the
Fellowship).
*
o This may require one to two hours of study time to acquire
such basic knowledge.
* Possess basic understanding of financial reports (basic
understanding support is provided by the Fellowship).
*
o This may require about three hours of study time to acquire
such basic understanding, which may include studying our provided guidelines
and up to two hours of selected YouTube videos.
* Be able to support teamwork as per
*
o “28:5.14 (312.1) These are the angels who foster and promote
the teamwork of all Orvonton. One of the most important lessons to be learned
during your mortal career is teamwork. The spheres of perfection are manned
by those who have mastered this art of working with other beings. Few are the
duties in the universe for the lone servant. The higher you ascend, the more
lonely you become when temporarily without the association of your fellows.”
You may learn more about our existing Councilors at
https://urantiabook.org/general-council ;
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.
You can create your application here.
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Thanks in advance for your consideration and your willingness to serve!
81:6.37 13. Effective and wise leadership. In civilization much, very
much, depends on an enthusiastic and effective load-pulling spirit. Ten men
are of little more value than one in lifting a great load unless they lift
together—all at the same moment.
180:1.5
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If you would share the Master's joy, you must share his love. And to share
his love means that you have shared his service.
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For those who have already made a donation to our work, THANK YOU!
The link below provides more information on this deduction:
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/special-300-tax-deduction-helps-most-people-give-to-charity-this-year-even-if-they-dont-itemize
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Sincerely,
Douglas Burns
Finance Chair
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