{"id":5131,"date":"2021-07-21T10:37:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T14:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/?p=5131"},"modified":"2021-08-03T11:21:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T15:21:47","slug":"welcome-beth-monhollen-our-new-ministerial-intern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/welcome-beth-monhollen-our-new-ministerial-intern\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Beth Monhollen, our new Ministerial Intern!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Come September 1<sup>st<\/sup>, we\u2019ll have another new face on WellSprings\u2019 Staff Team\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beth Monhollen, a Candidate for Unitarian Universalist ministry and student at Meadville-Lombard Theological Seminary, will be joining us for the next two years, as our Ministerial Intern!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Welcome Beth Monhollen, our new Ministerial Intern!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WEW-AuFjgWA?feature=oembed&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;rel=0&#038;showinfo=0&#038;color=white&#038;modestbranding=1\" style=\"border: none;\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>View a greeting from Beth, and learn a bit more about her in her own words<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m so excited to introduce Beth to our congregation virtually now \u2013 and, she\u2019ll be here with us in-person on September 12<sup>th<\/sup>, when we re-gather physically for WellCome Back Sunday at the Montgomery School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In our denomination, an internship in a UU congregation is among the last steps required before ordination \u2013 when a ministry student finally becomes a \u201cRev.\u201d At WellSprings, Beth will share in our ministry by preaching and leading worship, facilitating small groups, supporting the work of our various Ministries &amp; Teams, and providing pastoral care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will also be breaking new ground with this Internship, as Beth will serve with us in a \u201cdual-platform\u201d format: both online, and in-person. During the first year of her internship, Beth will travel back and forth between Chester County and her home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a few extended trips. Beth will join us in-person for about 10 Sundays, this coming year \u2013 in the Spring, we\u2019ll reassess what we\u2019ve learned from trying out this \u201cdual-platform\u201d experience, and make a plan for the second year of her internship together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was so grateful to hear so many of you reach out with excitement and interest in supporting our revived Internship program, and restoring WellSprings\u2019 identity as a Teaching Congregation within our wider UU movement. There are still two ways you can help make this goal a reality:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Donate to our Intern Fund.<\/strong>&nbsp;We\u2019re just under halfway to our fundraising target to provide fair compensation to our Intern \u2013 a total cost of about $20,000. Some of these funds will come out of our annual budget, but the Board &amp; I hoped to raise an additional $5,000 this year to support our Intern. If you\u2019re excited about reviving WellSprings\u2019 Internship program, we ask that you share and show your support by making a one-time contribution, in any amount.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onrealm.org\/wellsprings\/-\/give\/intern\">Click here to give.<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Serve on the Intern Team.<\/strong>&nbsp;Our Intern is required to meet regularly with 4-5 members of the congregation who will get to know Beth, provide feedback, and support her growth. This is a time-limited commitment, where you will be serving for only 1-2 years. Absolutely anyone can be on the Intern Team \u2013 members and friends, young and old, leaders and newcomers \u2013 in fact, the best Intern Teams are representative of the diversity of the congregation, in all forms. Please&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:lee@wellspringsuu.org?subject=Interst%20in%20Serving%20on%20Intern%20Team\">e-mail me<\/a>&nbsp;if you want to learn more.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope (and know) you&#8217;ll join me in warmly welcoming Beth to our community, both now and in September. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take care, and be well,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"117\" height=\"62\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellspringsuu.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Lee-Signature.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5019\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. Lee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Come September 1st, we\u2019ll have another new face on WellSprings\u2019 Staff Team\u2026 Beth Monhollen, a Candidate for Unitarian Universalist ministry and student at Meadville-Lombard Theological Seminary, will be joining us for the next two years, as our Ministerial Intern! I\u2019m so excited to introduce Beth to our congregation virtually now \u2013 and, she\u2019ll be here with us in-person on September 12th, when we re-gather physically for WellCome Back Sunday at the Montgomery School. 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