Reflections on UU Santa Fe, COVID-19 and our Finances

UU Santa Fe Board of Directors

Board of Trustees (elected membership) oversees our vision, direction, priorities and our committees.​

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It isn’t often that a Board must face an unknown that is as unprecedented and unpredictable as a Pandemic. Yes, there is war, there are floods, and there are famines. They all require a measure of resilience and dare we say, chutzpah. Fear of the unknown can bring us to inaction. But that isn’t what is happening in our community. We see the following:

• A Governor who quickly responded to limit the spread of the virus within the state
• Elected officials in the City who followed suit and clarified local school, business, and public service options.
• A network of faith institutions that are working together to respond to community needs
• And, of course, UUSF that has turned on a dime with community-building alternatives to physical presence at services and group meetings

UU Santa Fe finances are solid. We should be able to weather this storm. That said we also want to make sure that everyone in our community weathers the storm — both their physical and financial health. To that end we are doing the following:

• Check-ins with all of our members
• Ongoing communications within all of our support groups and most of our tenants
• Slowing the pledge drive in order to permit members and friends to take care of themselves and their finances

As you take care of yourselves, help us take care of your neighbors and our community.

With all of our hearts and minds...blessings.