Greetings from Your New UUA Trustee!

Wow!

I was not thinking about this a couple of weeks ago; but when I received the call from Ted Fetter and the District Board, asking me to serve the remainder of Rosemary's term on the UUA Board, I could not refuse. Clearly I cannot replace Rosemary; but I will do my best to carry on the work she has done over the last three years.

A fast start was required. Within a week of that call, I was in Boston participating in my first Board meeting. It was an exhilarating and exhausting experience, requiring lots of reading and conversation to get up to speed, lots of meetings and discussions, lots of introductions, and little sleep. I acquired committee and working group responsibilities, a largish to-do list, and quite a few new friends.

Clearly this is going to be interesting year. The UUA has some very big initiatives in the works, in an economic climate that continues to be challenging for our congregations and our Association. I'm working on a report for the District Annual Meeting, and look forward to connecting with you there. I'm happy to share what I've learned, and I also want to learn from you.

You can always reach me at jhawkins @ uua.org.

Yours in Love and Faith,
John Hawkins
UUA Trustee for the Unitarian Universalist District of Metropolitan New York