Annual Meeting 2015

MACUCC Annual Meeting Delegate Response Form 2015

Thanks for taking the time to provide us with your feedback about the 216th Annual Meeting! Your input is important and will help us plan for future years.

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* 1. Please tell us whether you are a

lay delegate

clergy delegate

visitor or other

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* 2. Is this the first MACUCC Annual Meeting you have attended?

yes

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* 3. Please tell us what parts of the meeting you attended.

Saturday only

Recognition Luncheon only

Public Keynote Address only

Both Friday and Saturday

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* 4. The mission of the Massachusetts Conference, UCC is to nurture local church vitality and the covenant among our churches, to make God's love and justice real. Like everything else we do together as a Conference, Annual Meeting is an occasion to further the mission.

To this end, your Planning Committee identifies goals for the meeting. This question is designed to help us assess the extent to which we met these goals.

For each element of the meeting listed below in which you participated, please check any columns that apply to your experience of that part of the meeting. If you did not participate in a particular element, just skip that line. If the options listed do not capture your responses, please feel free to use the "Comments" box.

	I felt spiritually fed	I got an idea for something new to try in my local church	I was challenged to think in new ways	I got a bigger picture of the United Church of Christ	I learned about an issue with which I hope to engage others in my church	I felt inspired	I had a different response - see my comment below
"Treasure in Clay Jars" - Testimonials (Friday afternoon)	"Treasure in Clay Jars" - Testimonials (Friday afternoon) I felt spiritually fed	"Treasure in Clay Jars" - Testimonials (Friday afternoon) I got an idea for something new to try in my local church	"Treasure in Clay Jars" - Testimonials (Friday afternoon) I was challenged to think in new ways	"Treasure in Clay Jars" - Testimonials (Friday afternoon) I got a bigger picture of the United Church of Christ	"Treasure in Clay Jars" - Testimonials (Friday afternoon) I learned about an issue with which I hope to engage others in my church	"Treasure in Clay Jars" - Testimonials (Friday afternoon) I felt inspired	"Treasure in Clay Jars" - Testimonials (Friday afternoon) I had a different response - see my comment below
Hearings (Friday evening)	Hearings (Friday evening) I felt spiritually fed	Hearings (Friday evening) I got an idea for something new to try in my local church	Hearings (Friday evening) I was challenged to think in new ways	Hearings (Friday evening) I got a bigger picture of the United Church of Christ	Hearings (Friday evening) I learned about an issue with which I hope to engage others in my church	Hearings (Friday evening) I felt inspired	Hearings (Friday evening) I had a different response - see my comment below
Friday evening worship (Nadia Bolz-Weber preaching)	Friday evening worship (Nadia Bolz-Weber preaching) I felt spiritually fed	Friday evening worship (Nadia Bolz-Weber preaching) I got an idea for something new to try in my local church	Friday evening worship (Nadia Bolz-Weber preaching) I was challenged to think in new ways	Friday evening worship (Nadia Bolz-Weber preaching) I got a bigger picture of the United Church of Christ	Friday evening worship (Nadia Bolz-Weber preaching) I learned about an issue with which I hope to engage others in my church	Friday evening worship (Nadia Bolz-Weber preaching) I felt inspired	Friday evening worship (Nadia Bolz-Weber preaching) I had a different response - see my comment below
Plenary sessions and the business of the meeting	Plenary sessions and the business of the meeting I felt spiritually fed	Plenary sessions and the business of the meeting I got an idea for something new to try in my local church	Plenary sessions and the business of the meeting I was challenged to think in new ways	Plenary sessions and the business of the meeting I got a bigger picture of the United Church of Christ	Plenary sessions and the business of the meeting I learned about an issue with which I hope to engage others in my church	Plenary sessions and the business of the meeting I felt inspired	Plenary sessions and the business of the meeting I had a different response - see my comment below
Recognition Luncheon	Recognition Luncheon I felt spiritually fed	Recognition Luncheon I got an idea for something new to try in my local church	Recognition Luncheon I was challenged to think in new ways	Recognition Luncheon I got a bigger picture of the United Church of Christ	Recognition Luncheon I learned about an issue with which I hope to engage others in my church	Recognition Luncheon I felt inspired	Recognition Luncheon I had a different response - see my comment below
Keynote address by Nadia Bolz Weber	Keynote address by Nadia Bolz Weber I felt spiritually fed	Keynote address by Nadia Bolz Weber I got an idea for something new to try in my local church	Keynote address by Nadia Bolz Weber I was challenged to think in new ways	Keynote address by Nadia Bolz Weber I got a bigger picture of the United Church of Christ	Keynote address by Nadia Bolz Weber I learned about an issue with which I hope to engage others in my church	Keynote address by Nadia Bolz Weber I felt inspired	Keynote address by Nadia Bolz Weber I had a different response - see my comment below
Conversation and networking	Conversation and networking I felt spiritually fed	Conversation and networking I got an idea for something new to try in my local church	Conversation and networking I was challenged to think in new ways	Conversation and networking I got a bigger picture of the United Church of Christ	Conversation and networking I learned about an issue with which I hope to engage others in my church	Conversation and networking I felt inspired	Conversation and networking I had a different response - see my comment below
Closing Worship Saturday afternoon (Jim Antal preaching)	Closing Worship Saturday afternoon (Jim Antal preaching) I felt spiritually fed	Closing Worship Saturday afternoon (Jim Antal preaching) I got an idea for something new to try in my local church	Closing Worship Saturday afternoon (Jim Antal preaching) I was challenged to think in new ways	Closing Worship Saturday afternoon (Jim Antal preaching) I got a bigger picture of the United Church of Christ	Closing Worship Saturday afternoon (Jim Antal preaching) I learned about an issue with which I hope to engage others in my church	Closing Worship Saturday afternoon (Jim Antal preaching) I felt inspired	Closing Worship Saturday afternoon (Jim Antal preaching) I had a different response - see my comment below

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* 5. If you attended a hearing or forum on Friday evening, please tell us which one.

MACUCC Budget and United Church Mission

Clergy Compensation Guidelines

Resolution: Toward a Just Peace in the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

Resolution: Dismantling Discriminatory Systems of Mass Incarceration

Resolution: Condemning Violence Committed in the Name of Religion

Proposed Sale of MACUCC Properties at Craigville

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* 6. How did you experience the overall pace and timing of the meeting?

Way too slow - not enough to do

A bit slow

About right

A little too busy

Way too busy - I felt rushed

Way too slow - not enough to do

A bit slow

About right

A little too busy

Way too busy - I felt rushed

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* 7. To help us assess our new venue, UMass Amherst, please let us know your level of satisfaction with each of the components below.

	Very dissatisfied	Somewhat dissatisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Very satisfied	Not applicable
Meals in Blue Wall Cafe	Meals in Blue Wall Cafe Very dissatisfied	Meals in Blue Wall Cafe Somewhat dissatisfied	Meals in Blue Wall Cafe Somewhat satisfied	Meals in Blue Wall Cafe Very satisfied	Meals in Blue Wall Cafe Not applicable
Recognition Lunch Buffet	Recognition Lunch Buffet Very dissatisfied	Recognition Lunch Buffet Somewhat dissatisfied	Recognition Lunch Buffet Somewhat satisfied	Recognition Lunch Buffet Very satisfied	Recognition Lunch Buffet Not applicable
Accommodations - Residence Hall Suites	Accommodations - Residence Hall Suites Very dissatisfied	Accommodations - Residence Hall Suites Somewhat dissatisfied	Accommodations - Residence Hall Suites Somewhat satisfied	Accommodations - Residence Hall Suites Very satisfied	Accommodations - Residence Hall Suites Not applicable
Accommodations - Hotel UMass	Accommodations - Hotel UMass Very dissatisfied	Accommodations - Hotel UMass Somewhat dissatisfied	Accommodations - Hotel UMass Somewhat satisfied	Accommodations - Hotel UMass Very satisfied	Accommodations - Hotel UMass Not applicable
Suitability of Meeting Areas	Suitability of Meeting Areas Very dissatisfied	Suitability of Meeting Areas Somewhat dissatisfied	Suitability of Meeting Areas Somewhat satisfied	Suitability of Meeting Areas Very satisfied	Suitability of Meeting Areas Not applicable
Accessibility of Facilities	Accessibility of Facilities Very dissatisfied	Accessibility of Facilities Somewhat dissatisfied	Accessibility of Facilities Somewhat satisfied	Accessibility of Facilities Very satisfied	Accessibility of Facilities Not applicable

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* 8. Our next Annual Meeting will be held June 17-18, 2016, at the Conference Center at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. (We have shifted the timing of the meeting by one week, by popular request, to avoid Boston Pride Day.) Our keynote speaker will be the Rev. Otis Moss III.

Do you hope to return to our next Annual Meeting?

Yes

Not sure

If not, why not?

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* 9. What learning, tools or insight from this meeting will you bring back to your local congregation?

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* 10. Is there anything else you would like us to know about your experience at Annual Meeting?

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* 11. Name, church name and town (optional)

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* 12. The macucc.org website will be updated shortly after Annual Meeting with highlights and pictures so that you can forward information to your church's members. What else could we provide you to help bring Annual Meeting and the life and mission of the Conference back to your local church?

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback!