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Neighbor to Neighbor Project

We believe that One-to-One relationships are the keystone to building a just and peaceful world. Neighbor to Neighbor is a telephone outreach project to link lives and build connections. It is grounded in UU Principles

The inherent worth and dignity of every person, and
Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations, and
Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregation.

Our goal is to build a stronger Fellowship community as we commit to connect in a personal, concrete way on a regular daily to weekly basis with another RVUUF member or RVUUF friend, demonstrating that we are community every day, and not just when we see one another on Sunday or occasionally at other times. Neighbor to Neighbor provides volunteers with a spiritual practice that demonstrates that we truly matter to each other. It is a way of keeping a connection alive and growing, especially for those who are unable to attend our service every week. Those signing up to be called may be older members who can’t come to the fellowship often, shy people, new people, people facing challenges, people who are caregivers, and people who simply seek connection. You can sign up to be either a caller or a receiver of a call.

There are established guidelines, as well as a process for reporting issues encountered which may require referral of some kind. A coordinator will maintain a master list of caller-receivers, but follow through on the commitment will be a personal responsibility.

To sign up, download, fill-in, and email form (address in form) [.doc];
or print, fill-in, and return form to Office [.pdf].
For more information, contact: Social Justice & Action.

Webinars

webinar Congregational Leaders, Members and Friends! Now is the time to invite your teams or individuals to participate in one of many opportunities available in January for UUs who are in the Pacific Western Region of the UUA. Join a webinar --a mini-online workshop -- to boost your knowledge and revitalize your focus.

The Winter offerings include: Creating a Covenant of Right Relations with Rev. Bruce Davis (Jan. 12); Pastoral Associate/Lay Ministry Program Series with Rev. Stephen Ames (Jan. 19); Congregational Safety: Best Practices with Staff with Barbara Cornell - (Jan. 23); The Latest UUA Resources Tour with Judith Frediani (Jan. 24); The Philosophy of Policy Governance with Rev. Margaret Keip (Jan. 26); District Assembly in Alaska! with Rev. Sarah Schurr (Jan. 31).

Winter 2012 flyer
Online Registration

Each webinar is an hour long for a low fee of $15 per connection (except ‘District Assembly in Alaska!’ this one is free, please register), and can be viewed individually or as a team participating in one location on one connection. This is an incredibly convenient, green way to gather great ideas from skilled ministers and religious educators just by tuning in with your own computer and telephone. These webinars are live and encourage participants to bring their questions and comments into the discussion. If you’ve never participated in a webinar before, technical support via the phone is available to make sure you are properly connected. For support or questions, email the PNWD Training Coordinator, Lori Ragona.

For the most current list of webinars, browse the PNWD Event Calendar, select "Selected Categories" (instead of All), select "Online Events" (on left), specify a date range, then "Search".

Fundraising Committee

Chair: Maria Geigel
Members of Appeal for Funds Review Team: Joan Dean, Maria Geigel, Ed Fremouw
Ministry: Administration

Purpose:

Generate income for the RVUUF general fund
Coordinate all Appeals for Funds, even those not intended as fundraisers

Procedure: Appeals for Funds, complete [.pdf] [10-Jun-2011], includes all forms; individual forms are available separately below: .pdf (includes instructions), .doc (provided for your convenience: download the file, complete the form, email it to Fundraising)

I. Agreement with Fundraising Presenters Form [.pdf], [.doc] [10-Jun-2011]
II. Appeal for Funds Proposal Form [.pdf], [.doc] [21-Apr-2011]
III. Celebration-Memorial Gift Proposal Form [.pdf], [.doc] [21-Apr-2011]

Auction Donation Form: [.doc], [.pdf] [2-Mar-2011]

Shopper Programs

You can link your credit cards and grocery customer cards online on eScrip.com to donate a percentage of your purchases at no cost to you! -- click on image or link. (RVUUF's Group ID#: 6426462)

Albertson's shoppers: RVUUF’s general fund will benefit from all your purchases at all Albertson stores.

Emerson House

Emerson Team Leader: Rich Lang
Ministry: Lifespan Exploration; part of Adult Programs

The Emerson House is an Educational Center and Conversational Salon for the integration of Spiritual Growth, Personal Renewal, Cultural Literacy and Social Concern. We seek to explore the spiritual, personal, cultural and social needs of those living in Southern Oregon through offering a wide variety of lectures, presentations, seminars, forums, retreats and salons.

The Emerson House is sponsored by RVUUF and reflects the free spirit of inquiry that is embodied in the Unitarian Universalist tradition. It is located at 65 4th St., Ashland -- next door to RVUUF, on left (our former "Annex").

Sunday Service: Emerson's Ongoing Inspiration with sermon audio; 9/18/2011
Introducing the Emerson House
Schedule: 2011 Sep-Oct
Overview slides (31pp): [.ppt; 2.6M]; [.pdf; 10.5M]
Some Preliminary Ideas for Curriculum Development

Rogue Unitarian newsletter

newsletter Editor, Ad manager: Susan Marsden (Office Administrator)
Ministry: Administration, part of Communication Committee

Current Newsletter: Jan 2012 (past issues below)
For authors: Newsletter Submission Guidelines; 2012 Submission Deadlines

The Rogue Unitarian is our monthly newsletter. A printed and mailed version is available for an annual $10 subscription. Visitors may sign the RVUUF guest book to receive 6 complimentary issues. Pledging members and friends receive the paper newsletter free of charge. Anyone may download the online version (below). Note: recent online newsletters contain more, color images, so will take longer to download; older newsletters do not contain photocopied calendar or ads.

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*2-month summer issue

To read or print the online newsletter, your computer needs PDF viewing software such as Adobe (Acrobat) Reader; Mac OS X users can use Adobe Reader or the built-in Preview application. Note: these documents may be large and may take a few minutes to transfer if your internet connection is slow. To download the file for later access (rather than view online), right-click the newsletter link (ctrl-click for Mac users) to display a pop-up menu containing a Save/Download option. For other platforms & technical information, see our Browsers page.

Denominational newsletters:
PNWD (district): Congregational Packet
UUA (national): Congregational Bulletin (monthly)

Endowment Trust

endowment

Ed Fremouw [2010-2013], Treasurer [2011-2013]
Jan Limb [2009-2014]; Chair, Comm. on Planned Giving/Legacy Circle; member, Endowment Funding Comm.
Mitzi Loftus [2009-2012], Secretary; Chair, Endowment Funding Committee [2011-2012]
Mary Jo Owens [2011-2014]; representative to Finance Committee
Steve Weyer [2007-2012], Chair [2010-2012]

Financial Advisor: Robert Berwick

Ministry: Administration (for coordination)
notes: the Endowment Trust is a separate legal entity, not a RVUUF committee;
the Legacy Circle is a group that serves both the Endowment and RVUUF (it is not part of the Endowment)

The Endowment Trust receives, manages, and invests gifts for memorial or other purposes, where the intent of the donor is to make a lasting contribution to the Fellowship; it distributes a portion of income for special projects.