Office News for May 18, 2021

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Office Hours and COVID Policy: · The church office will be open on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 am – 2 pm for the rest of the church year (Jen will work from home on Monday and Tuesday). Summer hours to be announced. The best way to get in touch with the office is via email at . Phone messages will be checked and returned, but email is still faster.

Volunteers, if you need to use the office, please use the new sign on the door to demonstrate that the office is occupied, as the office should not have more than one person at a time using it. Please use office space only as absolutely necessary.

Email address update: Due to a change in the way we access email from the server, it is very important that the correct email be used to contact the office. The correct email is <– the .org is important! Even though you may still see the .net in the headers, please make sure the correct address is in your to field, or it may never be seen. Soon, the address will no longer work. Please update your contact lists accordingly!

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Gmail Users – Please note that if you stop receiving the Message, Nugget, and Weekend Reminder, check your Promotions tab in Gmail. Often, you will find that church emails (and other emails from Constant Contact) are in there! Please click HERE for information on how to get the church emails to stay in your inbox. Please share this information with your fellow congregants if they mention they aren’t getting the Message!

Phone Extensions: During this challenging time, it is helpful to everyone, both staff and congregants, to be able to communicate as quickly as possible. In aid of that, here are the phone extensions of the church – using these will make it so that you get in touch directly with the person you need to speak with, or can leave them a voicemail:

Jennifer Landry, Office Administrator – 102 (or dial 0 during the initial voicemail message)

Rev. Aaron Payson, Minister – 103

Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration – 104

Sue Chaffee, Bookkeeper – 105

Pastoral or Building Emergencies – 108 (or dial 6 during the initial voicemail message)

Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry – 109 (or dial 9 during the initial voicemail message)

Cancellations & Closings Due to Weather: Please CLICK HERE to see the most recent UUCW Cancellation Policy, which includes all of the information about Sunday morning closings. Office closings due to bad weather through the week will be put on the answering machine at menu item 4, and on the church’s Facebook page. Jen will, barring internet/power outages, be able to check email and phone messages.

Communications at UUCW – Click the link for details on how to submit things for the Message, Nugget, Order of Service, and more!

In Case of Emergency: If you have any sort of pastoral or building-related emergency, please call 508-853-1942 and choose option 6.

Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry: To get in touch with volunteers from the Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, please call 508-853-1942 and choose option 9, or email . The Food Pantry takes place on the third Saturday of each month, in the Fellowship Hall, from 10 am – noon.

Jennifer Landry, Office Administrator