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….
We are having an Easter egg decorating party on Friday, April 7 from noon to 2:30 at Lewis Hall. Bring 6-8 eggs to share with VIUF (and some for yourself). Eggs should be ready to decorate (hard boiled, blown out, or whatever your preferred method calls for). Also bring stuff to decorate with, but we … Continue reading Easter Eggstravaganza
We have added the board meeting minutes to our Members Only page, for those of you who have requested them. If you are a member, with the last directory update, Runa sent the password. You can email her directly if you need it again.
Several years ago, one of our guest speakers was puzzled about why we had the word “Fellowship” in our name. This comment began a conversation about the word and whether it was gendered, exclusionary, and outdated. The definition of “fellowship” does not denote gender – it refers to friendly relationships, or a community of shared … Continue reading What’s In A Name? Are we a “Fellowship”?
Greetings! It is that time of year again. VIUF is starting our 2023-2023 stewardship drive to raise funds for next year’s budget. Please take a moment to read the letter from Pamela, Dennis and Kirk about this year’s pledge drive. Open it here. And this link will take you to the UUA’s Fair Share Contribution … Continue reading 2023-24 Pledge Drive
I hope everyone is interested in the outcome of our Name Change discussion and the vote for a name change at our annual meeting on May 21st. I’m not locked into a particular outcome but will be happy with whatever the majority chooses. I looked up the names of all Unitarian and Unitarian/Universalist groups in … Continue reading What’s in a Name – Location, Association, and Description
Why do I serve on the Board? Being a good steward of this church. Gaining a deeper connection with others in our community. Learning and connecting with national and regional UU resources and opportunities. The knowledge that we are doing important work, this church community matters and it’s important we all do our part to … Continue reading From Catherine Sullivan
“We are braver and wiser because they existed, those strong women and strong men. We are who we are because they were who they were. It’s wise to know who you came from, who called your name.” –Maya Angelou Beginning with our religious forebears and continuing in UU’s today is a passion for independence of … Continue reading What’s in a Name? – Some VIUF History
