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Evergreen Board of Trustees

Evergreen Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Board of Trustees
~ 2011-2012 ~

Chuck Taylor, President
David Cohen, Vice President
Karen Totten, Past President
Jim Lehnus, Treasurer
Amy Johnson, Secretary
Sandra Lortz, At large
Anne Cohen, At large
 


Reflections from the Heart
Amy Johnson, Board Secretary


      I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to greet the inevitable, unexpected turns that life can throw at you, and how to do it with style and grace.  This recent snowstorm definitely threw me for a loop, as most of my plans (including my birthday plans!) were thwarted by a never-ending, fear-inducing, isolation of snow.  I felt trapped, angry, and fearful that it would never end.  I became rigid with frustration and depression, trying to fight the reality instead of accepting what was.  I didn’t have the power to change the weather and make the snow disappear, so why did I put up such a fight? 

 

     By Day 4 of my snow-imposed seclusion, I began to realize that trying to fight against something beyond my control was absolutely pointless, and the only thing I did have control over was to change my perspective.  By being so focused on what plans I had missed out on, I instead missed out on living in the present moment and enjoying the peaceful beauty of the snow.

 

     There are so many things in life that are beyond your control, and knowing (and embracing!) that fact will help you become more mindful in each step of your life.  I guess it’s true what they say: the only constant in life is change.



Go in peace,
Amy

 

 

Bylaws

Approved June 14, 2011

 

Evergreen Futures Report: "Preparing for Our Future"
We have recently gone through a strategic planning process called “Evergreen Futures” to determine the direction of our community over the next five to ten years. The report of that process is called, “Preparing for Our Future.” From the summary of that report:

 

Transformed by Fellowship,
Daring to Make a Difference,
Opening to the Ministry of Our Beloved Community
Through Concurrent Leaps of Faith and Action


We are the seeds of our own future. What Evergreen UU Fellowship (EUUF) becomes will emerge from the longings of our hearts. Growth for us means that we will welcome many and diverse seekers of liberal religious truth to join with us in the decade ahead. Growth means that we aspire to personal and spiritual depth and to practices that manifest meaning in our lives. Growth means that we have the courage to take the risk to be transformed by the ministry of this community.

 

Download Evergreen Futures Report ~ June 2007  ~ 2 MB

 

Email Chuck Taylor, President

 


Highlights

 
EUUF Board of Trustees Notes

 

Evergreen’s Board of Trustees have been working diligently on the 8 goals developed to focus on this year: increase membership growth; improve the appearance of the front entrance; acquire a Wayside Pulpit; implement the Capital Campaign; determine a sexton volunteer team; establish a long-term music plan; update the information systems; and provide support for the Green Sanctuary.

 

January 2012

  • The congregation of Evergreen unanimously voted in Rev. Nayer Taheri as an Affiliate Minister with Evergreen.  This is an exciting opportunity both for the fellowship.  We welcome her warmly!
  • Our Capital Campaign is moving along fantastically; we’ve almost reached our target goal of $40,000.  Our sincere thanks go to Dick Soshea and the rest of the Committee for doing excellent work!
  • As a result of the generous donations, we now have the finances to move forward with the Wayside Pulpit plans to share our message with the Marysville community.  We’re so excited this is finally happening!
     

September - December 2011

  • Evergreen has officially been accredited as a “Green Sanctuary” with the UUA; tremendous thanks go to Barb Morrow and the Green Team for all their efforts in making this happen!
  • Our Capital Campaign is moving along fantastically; we’ve raised almost $30,000 so far.  Dick Soshea and the rest of the Committee are doing excellent work!
  • We’ve welcomed 13 new members into our Evergreen family during the last in-gathering; Anne Cohen, Karen Totten, and the Membership Committee have been doing an incredible job making the process of becoming a member more cohesive.  We applaud them for their work!
  • •On December 18th, the Publicity Committee had a kick-off meeting to gather ideas for how to publicize Evergreen within the community, and draw more people to join our Fellowship.
  • We’re looking to have Rev. Nayer Taheri, a community minister, join us as an Affiliate Minister with Evergreen; she truly loves our Fellowship, and is excited to become connected with us.

Board Meetings are scheduled for the 2nd Tuesday/month at 6:45pm in the Library.
These are open meetings to all members.


 

 

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