• Purpose: First, to become more relevant to our Fellowship’s guiding principles and the community at large and secondly, to expand our Fellowship’s membership by being a visible and reliable partner for individuals seeking a liberal religious community.

  • Core Strategies:
    • Internal-specific to our own Fellowship
    • External-specific to the Twin Villages
    • Statewide-specific to UU congregations throughout Maine.

  • Scope:
    • Furthering the justice mission of the Midcoast UU Fellowship;
    • Planning initiatives and creating opportunities for actions promoting social justice across its three core strategies;
    • Identify, and coordinate with, community partners to increase support for its justice goals;

  • Authority: Standing committee of the congregation; $1,000 annual budget line

  • Current (2024) Members:
    • Julia Fitz-Randolph, Committee Chair; “Share the Plate” program
    • Patti Anderson, liaison to the Board of Trustees
    • Rosie Davis, at large
    • Tiffany Vencile, Interfaith Community Diaper Drive liaison
    • Lindy Gifford, Interfaith People United Against Racism (PUAR) liaison
    • Mary Finn, liaison to the Maine Unitarian Universalist State Advocacy Network (MUUSAN)
    • Mena Ostapchuk, liaison with Share the Plate (STP) recipients
    • Diane Morrison, Ecumenical Food Pantry liaison