While doing preliminary number crunching for our upcoming Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget, I did a quick accounting where our valuable pledge dollars will be spent and want to share this information with you while not specifically identifying dollar totals. Our biggest expense this year will be for Payroll and its related expenses (salaries, employer taxes, … Continue reading Where our Pledge Dollars are used during the Fiscal Year
Last Sunday we heard a fascinating talk by island historian Bruce Haulman and enjoyed a lively discussion about what our name means to us and what we want it to convey to others. Twenty members weighed in on what they thought we should be called. Kate sent emails on 4/18 to other members including the … Continue reading Name Change Survey
Convergence: heart and soul nourishment for anti-racism and collective liberation with Rev. Sekou and Chris Crass This is free and open to all! The intention of this gathering is to spiritually nourish and inspire activists and those committed to Collective Liberation. More information and registration here! Streaming online will be available here! Convergence: heart and … Continue reading Convergence with Chris Crass and Rev. Sekou
Health care carpooling begins Wednesday, May 10. Contact Marsha Shenk if you want to participate.
Here is an opportunity to join other UUs In learning about how to be anti-racist. It is Sat, April 15th from 1-5. Any takers? Tanya https://www.uuchurch.org/gathering-for-collective-liberation-and-anti-racism-with-chris-crass
It’s Time to Decide VIUF was organized in 1956 and affiliated with the American Unitarian Association. VIUF did not add “Universalist” to its name when the Unitarians merged with the Universalists to form the Unitarian Universalist Association in 1961, although VIUF is a member congregation in the UUA. Some of us would like to change … Continue reading What Shall We Call Ourselves?
The Changing Face of Congregations As our name change taskforce guides us in exploring new possibilities for VIUF, I’d like to look for a moment at the place and time we find ourselves in. I thought I’d write a short article, and instead, have ended up with a mini-sermon. This is the occupational risk of … Continue reading What’s In A Name? – Thoughts from Victoria
It’s spring! Bulbs are up, flowers are starting to show their faces, and you can too! We are now moving to a MASKS OPTIONAL policy. The VashonBePrepared COVID Risk Advice Tool has shown Vashon at the basic risk level since the beginning of March. At the basic risk level their advice is: Wear N95 mask … Continue reading New Masking Policy – The Return of Coffee Hour
Your VIUF Board has been discussing making some changes to our By-Laws. We need to update them this year if we change the name of our fellowship. We have been discussing moving from Robert’s Rules of Order as our governance standard to the Democratic Rules of Order. The Board had a presentation done by Hunter … Continue reading From the board
AUGUST 18-20, 2023 SIGN UPS AND MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW IN MAY….
