Bulletin Board:
Did you know that, beginning later this year, the UUA will be funding and coordinating the
Green Sanctuary Program which supports the sustainability, conservation and environmental justice efforts of our congregations?
In honor of Earth Day, the
Friends of the UUA appeals on the Green Sanctuary Program in this month.
Donate Now.
Check out the middle & highschool RE section on the RE page.
Community Concerns Committee's Yard Sale
May 31st
Your help is needed! Please bring your GOOD, clean, sellable
items to the church any Sunday and take them to the blue
house. If you have large items, call Bev Press at 663-2248 to arrange
for pickup. Help is needed before the sale with sorting and
pricing or lend a hand during the sale or with clean up afterwards.
Give Bev a call to volunteer.
This sale benefits needy children in local schools.
CAMPOUT 2008: ELLENSBURG JUNE 6,7, & 8
See page 6 of the newsletter for an application.
PREPARED TO BE A UVANGELIST
If someone in an elevator asked you, “Unitarian Universalism?
What’s that?”, what would you tell him in 30 seconds or
less?
Seven members of CUUF thought about it and sent in their
entries to the Elevator Speech Contest. The entries, writers’
names omitted, were judged independently by Phil Venditti
(communications expert), LeRoy Farmer (founding member of
CUUF), and Jessica Manzaro (chair of CUUF’s Communication
Committee).
The winner is Rita Salama. Second place went to Erik Dilling,
third place to Sharon Page, and honorable mention to Chris
Rader. Below is the winning entry. Feel free to use this elevator
speech or write one of your own.
Unitarian Universalism is a religion without a creed made up of
people who have different beliefs but who are unified by their values—
each person is precious; every person has the right to seek
their own spiritual path; we treat each other with fairness, compassion,
and justice; we respect and care for this small planet in space
that we all share; and we hold a vision of a world community
wrapped in love and peace.
Thank you to all who submitted entries and to our esteemed
judges.
Look for more elevator speeches in upcoming CUUF Links.
Want to buy local?
Are you interested in having farm-fresh produce and/or flowers delivered throughout the Spring, Summer, and Fall? Check-out the farmhouse table website.
Download an application here. (or print one out and pass it on)
DONATING TO NWPR?
DOUBLE YOUR MONEY & SPREAD THE WORD
In March we asked people who were contributing to NWPR
to consider routing their donations through CUUF in order to
purchase ads. And you did!
We have collected $1010 since March. Added to a previous
balance of $367, we now have a grand total of $1377. The
CUUF board of trustees budgeted matching funds up to $750
for the ad campaign. That means a total of $2127 for radio
advertising!
Thank you for contributing to CUUF and NWPR.
Listen for our ads!
Blessing The World
Our delegates to the annual UUA/PNWD General Meeting have returned with plenty to say about their trip. Read their reports
The CUUF Directory has been updated
Check with Rita at the service this Sunday for a paper copy or e-mail her for an electronic version: cuuflink@yahoo.com
CALLING ALL HUMANISTS
A strong and persistent influence within the ranks of Unitarians
is "Humanism" which is closely associated with "Atheism" and is a
working paradigm useful to "Agnostics" such as myself. I would
like to strengthen these roots in CUUF and our community. Several
members/individuals have indicated their interest and willingness
to meet as a group to discuss these issues. If you would be interested
in joining us, call me at 665-5977. —John Crew
