[UUA-L:560] Notice of Intent to Elect a UUA Trustee-At-Large

[Kasey Melski]

To: Member Congregations 
From: Denise Taft Davidoff, Moderator, ddavidoff at uua.org

The Reverend Dr. William R. Jones has resigned as Trustee-At-Large 
of the Association effective December 11, 1999. In accordance with 
Article VI, Section 6.8 of the Bylaws, it is up to the Board of 
Trustees to fill this vacancy until the 2001 General Assembly at 
which time the vacancy can be filled according to the regular 
election process.  

The Board of Trustees Policy for Mid-Term Appointment of a 
Trustee-At-Large calls on the Moderator "to ask the Executive 
Committee of the UUA Board to serve as an Ad Hoc Nominating 
Committee which shall be chaired by the Secretary of the 
Association. The Nominating Committee shall establish a time-table 
for the process for the Board to fill the vacancy. The Moderator 
shall then inform our congregations of the vacancy as well as the 
process and the time-table to be used to fill the vacancy."  

The Executive Committee met in a telephone conference on Thursday, 
December 16. Present and voting were the Reverend Wayne Arnason, 
Secretary, Dr. Elisabeth McGregor, First Vice Moderator, Gini 
Courter, Chair of the UUA Finance Committee, and Lawrence Ladd, 
Financial Advisor, as well as the Reverend Dr. John A. Buehrens, 
President, without vote. Kathleen Montgomery, Executive Vice 
President, was present as Recording Secretary.  

Here are the decisions we made together:  

1.The Executive Committee will announce openly that it has a strong 
preference to fill this vacancy with a person of color.  

2.People are invited to self-nominate or nominate others; these 
nominations are to be mailed to The Reverend Wayne Arnason, c/o 
Nancy Lawrence, Unitarian Universalist Association, 25 Beacon 
Street, Boston, MA 02108, or faxed to Ms. Lawrence at (617) 367-
3237. It is the intent of the Committee to only consider candidates 
whose nominations have been received at the UUA by 5:00 PM on 
Friday, January 15, 2000.  

Nancy Lawrence is Kay Montgomery's assistant and will serve as 
staff to the Executive Committee during this election. Wayne Arnason 
(warnason at uua.org) and I (ddavidoff at uua.org) will be available to 
answer questions by e-mail or phone.  

3.Nominations should include a summary of the candidate's 
qualifications and either three letters of reference or names of 
three references with phone numbers and/or e-mail addresses for 
the Committee to contact. Please do not nominate a person without 
first confirming that s/he is willing to serve.  

4.The Ad Hoc Nominating Committee will consider nominations during 
a meeting to be held at Pickett House in Boston on Thursday morning, 
January 20, with the Reverend Arnason presiding. He will present 
the Committee's final report to the Board of Trustees on Saturday 
morning, January 22, and the written balloting will take place 
thereafter. Nominations will also properly be received from the 
floor.  

The new Trustee-At-Large will be eligible to run for a full four year 
term in 2001 and for a second full four year term in 2005. If 
elected at the January meeting, s/he will be expected to start 
service at the May 6-8 meeting of the Board to be held in Wakefield, 
MA and be present before and during the Nashville General 
Assembly, June 20-27, 2000.  

This Notice will be mailed to settled ministers and to all member 
congregations and placed on the UUA website and various electronic 
mailing lists. It is my hope that, despite the hectic pace of the 
Season, many people will be made aware of this Special  
Election. 

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Subject: [UUA-L:561] UUs Mourn Death of Elliott Richardson
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Elliot Richardson, 79, a Unitarian Universalist whose 1973 resignation as 
U.S. Attorney General ignited the infamous "Saturday Night Massacre" in the 
Nixon administration, died on January 1, 2000 of a cerebral hemorrhage 
following a stroke suffered earlier in the week.

"He was a wonderful man to be greatly honored and admired," said Archibald 
Cox, the special prosecutor Richardson refused to fire on Oct. 20, 1973, 
defying an order from President Richard M. Nixon.

President Bill Clinton called him "a man of uncommon integrity," and added, 
"(He) put the nation's interests first even when the personal cost was very 
high. He was an unparalleled public servant - a lawyer, a diplomat, a 
soldier, and a prosecutor," Clinton said.

While Watergate thrust Mr. Richardson into a national spotlight, where he 
served in four cabinet positions filling top-level positions, he had also 
been a major player in Massachusetts government and legal circles for more 
than a decade when he moved to the national scene. An active Unitarian 
Universalist, Richardson once chaired the board at First and Second Church 
in Boston. He was a devoted public servant whose book, "Reflections of a 
Moderator," is a very moving account of a life devoted to the common good. 

More recently, Richardson had practiced law following his departure from 
government, affiliating with the Washington office of the New York law firm 
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy,from which he retired in 1992.

Descended from early New England settlers, Mr. Richardson was born in 
Boston and married Anne Francis Hazard in 1952. She died in July. They are 
survived by two sons, Henry of Washington, D.C., and Michael of Montclair,
N.J.; a daughter, Nancy Carlson of Burlington, Vt.; a brother,George of
Nahant; and seven grandchildren.

Memorial services for Elliott Richardson will be held at 10:30 am on 
Saturday, January 15 at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. The Rev. 
Dr. Rhys Williams, Minister Emeritus of First and Second Church in Boston, 
will preside, and President Clinton is expected to speak at the service. 

UUA President John A. Buehrens, who will be in England, will be represented 
at the service by Robert Cavenaugh, a member of the UUA's Washington Office 
staff. 

Debbie Weiner <dweiner at uua.org>
Director of Electronic Communication 
Unitarian Universalist Association
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Subject: [UUA-L:563] Obituary:  The Rev. Dr. Arthur W. Foote 
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The Reverend Dr. Arthur W. Foote died Thursday, December 9, 1999. He was 
88 years of age.

Born January 18, 1911 in Ann Arbor, Michigan , he was educated at Harvard 
and Meadville/Lombard Theological School. He was ordained in 1936 by 
King’s Chapel in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Foote served congregations in 
Stockton and Sacramento, California from 1936 to 1945 and the Unity Church
of St. Paul, Minnesota from 1945-1970. Unity Church named him Minister
Emeritus upon his retirement in 1970.

Surviving Dr. Foote are his children Frances Stehman of Mt. Desert, Maine, 
Nathan C. Foote of Southbank, British Columbia and Caleb Foote, MD of 
Oakland, California. Also surviving are a brother, 8 grandchildren, four 
great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. His wife, Rebecca 
Carroll Clark Foote predeceased him in 1993. Messages of remembrance may 
be sent in care of his daughter:

Mrs. Frances Stehman 
P. O. Box 175 
Mt. Desert, ME 04660

A memorial service will be held at Unity Church, 732 Holly Avenue, St. 
Paul, MN, Saturday, January 22, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. The Rev. Davidson Loehr 
will officiate.

Debbie Weiner <dweiner at uua.org>
Director of Electronic Communication 
Unitarian Universalist Association
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Subject: [UUA-L:563] Positions available for OPUS, C*UUYAN conference 
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Staff openings are now available for Opus 2000 and for young adult ministry 
programs at General Assembly 2000. The coordinators are particularly 
interested in drawing in new people into the leadership of the continental 
Unitarian Universalist young adult/campus ministry programs - as well as 
organizing another summer of events that are meaningful, and faith-deepening.

If you would really enjoy the challenge of working with a dozen other UU 
young adults from across the continent who are striving to build community, 
create a spiritual home and organize for social justice, this is the 
opportunity for you.

Send a one to two page written statement of interest, including a bit about 
yourself, what your involvement is with Unitarian Universalism, what staff 
roles you are interested in and why you would be good and happy with the 
staff role. You may express interest in more than one staff position. 

Applications are due by January 15, 2000 via email to conferences at uuyan.org 
or by sending (Postmarked by January 15, 2000) to: 

C*UUYAN-UUA 
Attn: Conferences Committee 
29 Nassau Street, Ste 510 
Princeton, NJ 08542

The C*UUYAN Conferences Committee is composed of 5 members, elected at Opus
and appointed by the C*UUYAN Steering Committee. Members are Justice 
Waidner, Tulsa OK, Erin Uloth, Madison WI, Lydia Deering, High Point NC, 
Janet Nelson, Guelph, Ontario and Joey Lyons,Portland OR/C*UUYAN Steering 
Committee Conferences Coordinator. Also involved in the process are Jeanne
Swan, the Opus 2000 Co-Dean from Washington DC and Alison Miller, Vice
Moderator of the GA Young Adult Caucus from New York City.

Young Adult Staff positions for General Assembly 2000 (June 22-27, 2000 in 
Nashville, TN) are also available. Staff must arrive on June 21 in the
evening, 
unless otherwise arranged. Positions include Outreach Coordinators (2 
positions), which offer a $300 stipend, and the opportunity to communicate 
and network with young adult/college students, youth and, as needed, the 
broader UU community about the young adult events at GA. 

Worship Coordinators (2 positions) are also available, with a $300 stipend. 
Responsibilities include coordinating 4 night-time worships during the 
course of GA, and recruiting and working with other young adults from the 
GA community.

Additional positions are also available, for full information, contact Joey 
Lyons through C*UUYAN, or the UUA's Young Adult Ministries Coordinator, 
Donna DiSciullo: ddisciullo at uua.org.

Debbie Weiner <dweiner at uua.org>
Director of Electronic Communication 
Unitarian Universalist Association