I want to acknowledge everyone who participated in the Lewis Hall Paint Project. First shout outs go to the members who gave valuable feedback on the color selection; thank you Sheila Eckman, Mary Van Gemert, Alix Clarke, Silvija Barker, and Amy Huggins. The second group of shout outs are for two people (Sheila Eckman and … Continue reading Lewis Hall Paint Project – Thank you!
The VIUF Covenant calls upon us to preserve the safety of our community and to commit to policies and actions which preserve a safe environment. The commitment to safety includes physical health as well as spiritual and mental health. We believe in science and deeply appreciate the benefits that modern medicine provides us in the … Continue reading VIUF POLICY ON HEALTH
We have a few more weeks of summer before transitioning to fall with all the changes that entails – school, rain, and the start of weekly Sunday services at VIUF. While many others at VIUF have been taking a much-deserved break, the Program Committee has been busy preparing for this year’s Sunday services. Thanks to … Continue reading Looking Ahead – From the Program Committee
It has been quite the year! Here is a video we created – looking back at all that has happened in our community this past year:
Here are the documents you may need for the Annual Meeting: Agenda VIUF 2020 Annual Meeting Minutes Committee Reports Proposed 2021-2022 Operating Budget VIUF 2021-22 Proposed Slate of Board Candidates
What a rapid transition from fossil fuels to carbon-free energy alternatives looks like just-published article in The Hill (by our recent speaker Dr. Chuck Kutscher with co-author Jeff Logan): We already have the technologies we need to solve most of the problem, and we have a variety of options for getting the rest of the way there. The biggest … Continue reading Two Reports on Environmental Justice Issues
Hello friends and members of VIUF, Your Program Committee has worked with six great teams of people to create Sunday services all year. It was a lot of work and very rewarding for us. We hope it was meaningful for you too. Now we need your help. We need to know what worked and what … Continue reading Program Committee Survey
This past Tuesday evening, the VIUF Board reviewed and discussed the 2021-2022 budget proposed by our incredibly diligent Finance Committee. The budget was well developed, appropriately conservative in terms of risk, and unfortunately approximately $22,000 higher in expenses than the projected revenue. Pledges represent 90% of our revenue. With all voices heard, the Board was able to … Continue reading Efforts to reach a balanced budget for 2021-2022
UUs have their share of Nobel laureates. Here are a few. John Bardeen (1908-1991) John Bardeen received his BA and MA in electrical engineering from University of Wisconsin and went to Princeton where he got his Ph.D. in physics. While working at Bell labs, Bardeen and other developed the point-contact transistor, which eventually replaced vacuum tubes … Continue reading Unitarian-Universalist Nobel Laureates
This week many of us are marking the one year anniversary when nearly all of our congregations and the UUA moved to virtual operations. As I have been mindful of the anniversary, the words of UU minister Max Coots came to me: “When holidays and holy days and such times come, When anniversaries arrive by … Continue reading A message from Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, UUA President
