As of December 11, 2016, The Standing Committee has set the following goals through 2018:

• Create a process to ensure policies are maintained
• Strengthen connections to other congregations and to the wider denomination
• Nurture leadership within First Parish
  • Support our Senior Minister in the organization of an annual First Parish leadership meeting, including all chairs/co-chairs of FP committees with an agenda aimed at strengthening relationships and leadership capabilities

• Support SAC and its pilot programs
• Complete a congregation-wide exploration on social action funding
  • Initiate discussions aimed at re-affirming, modifying, or eliminating our annual allocation of 7.5% of annual pledge payments to social justice
  • Coordinate timing with SAC pilot initiatives
  • Create and disseminate objective information at Annual Meeting 2017
  • Evaluate congregational input on funding mechanisms from last year’s SAC survey, and assess whether and how further input should be gathered
  • Determine if and when to hold a congregational vote regarding our policy on SAC funding mechanisms