January 8  |  Steps on Our Journey Forward, Part 4 |  Beginning at 6:10 sharp in the Fireside Room  |  The Transition Team/Search Committee will guide us on the final leg of our visioning process. At this gathering we’ll develop a ministry plan of action for the ongoing mission of St. Paul’s UCC based on our core values. We’ll be looking three to five years ahead. Join us in shaping the future of this beloved community. 

January 15  |  Transition Together Event: Identifying Our Expectations of Clergy Who Serve as Partners in Ministry with Us  |  Beginning at 6:10 sharp in the Fireside Room  |  This is a second opportunity to take part in this conversation if you weren’t able to join us on Sunday January 12  |  Interim Lead Minister Cindy Mueller, along with the Transition Team/Search Committee, will facilitate a conversation around this topic so that we might more clearly articulate our expectations of a new Lead Minister and our current Associate Minister. How might we be in partnership with them? How might we partner with them in ways that enrich this beloved community? 

January 22  |  Pursuit of a Call from Traditional to Humanitarian Medicine  |  Beginning at 6:30  |  Dr. Aidan Gromoll is a pediatrician from Wisconsin. She is also Associate Minister Clare Gromoll’s sister and a friend of St. Paul's UCC. Aidan will speak about her journey from traditional medicine in the US to the humanitarian field. After completing her pediatric residency, she worked as a pediatrician in Illinois until 2013, when she opted to leave her position to volunteer in settings that are resource-poor. She initially participated in several short-term missions in Haiti. She’s spent the past four years providing care for refugees and internally displaced persons in the following countries: Germany, Greece (six times), Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia, Iraqi Kurdistan (twice), Bangladesh (four times), Lebanon (twice), and Honduras. Aidan will discuss motivation, challenges, rewards, practical issues, and future plans. She’ll welcome our questions.