Governing Board

Board meetings are held monthly, and are open to anyone who would like to attend. We hope to continue periodic Congregational Meetings (AKA Council Meetings), and also hope that you speak to any one of us regarding any ideas, concerns, interests and yes, even positive feedback.

All members are welcome.

If you wish to submit an agenda item, please contact Celiabrown0@gmail.com

Read the latest message from the Governing Board

The members of the 2023-2024 FP Governing Board are:

Celia Brown, President
Gordon Hart
Anne Morrissey
Jeanne Cahill, Treasurer
Kathleen Howland, Clerk
Stephanie Sullivan, Overseer of Operations

The Governing Board of First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Northborough Covenants to:

• Take time to process and don’t rush decisions.
• Commit to leaving the room whole and complete.
• Trust the group that what you have to bring up is in good intention.
• Aspire and commit to right relations and to uphold the well being of individuals and the whole group.
• Promise to listen attentively and free of judgement.
• Operate openly and honestly.
• Deal with communication, particularly breakdowns, in person.
• Dedicate ourselves as agents of positive change for First Parish.
• Release ourselves to say things that are difficult to say and to be open to hear things that are difficult to hear.

We will read this covenant together at each of our meetings and invite other groups in the congregation to adopt these words as their own, too.

The new church year officially began for the Standing Committee with a retreat. At our retreat, we spent time getting to know one another better, worked on hopes and plans for the upcoming year, developed a covenant to guide our work together, started clarifying and defining different roles, relationships between working committees and the Governing Board, and were introduced to different instruments for decision making. It was a very productive and fun six hours together and we look forward to serving our church this year.