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Church Notes:
New Church email address: Unity of the Shenandoah.
A Cd of the Choir's Christmas Concert is available for a donation of $7.00. There is a order sheet at the Church if there are no CD's left. They going fast. Or Contact David Steed If you are not going to be at church in the coming weeks.
Unity of the Shenandoah's Choir with Director Bob Nay at the Grand Piano.
2005 Goals & Objectives:
A. Work toward achieving "Full Church Status" as prescribed by the
Association of Unity Churches (AUC). Heretofore, we have been recognized by
the AUC as being a "Pioneering Ministry". We have met all the criteria to
become a "full church" except one: Paying our minister $24,000 annually.
In 2004, our minister received compensation in the amount of $16,400. Our
goal is to begin increasing our minister's compensation so that it
eventually reaches the minimum level of $24,000 per year.
B. Perform Safety, Cost Efficiency, and Esthetic Improvements. The
priorities are: 1) Perform electrical re-wiring, 2) install new windows
in the rear two floors of the church (baths,office, kitchen,upstairs), 3)
sand and refinish upstairs flooring, 4) obtain CD recording and
duplicating machine, 5) improve parking lot, 6) perform miscellaneous
repairs and contingency for any breakdowns. $11,600 total.
Election of Officers: The Board of Trustees elected the following officers
for the 2005 term. President, Karen Hade; Vice President, Denise Wiitala;
Treasurer, Angelina Gonzalez; Secretary, Jim Harvey. George Hughes and
Babs Vance serve as Trustees.
The Board of Trustees are responsible for setting church policy, strategic
planning, financial oversight, and communications. We are deeply committed
to further the work of this ministry, and are thankful for this opportunity
to serve. Your prayers, as well as your thoughts and suggestions, are truly
appreciated.
Election to the Nominating Committee: Kerstin Budlong was elected as
member, and Margie Youngs was elected as alternate, to the Nominating
Committee.
Pet Rocks: The Landscaping Team is looking for rocks to line the flower
beds and other landscape areas. Do you have a special rock that you would
like to bless our gardens with? If you do, please see our landscaping diva,
Sally Adams.
We need a large screen TV. Do you have a large screen TV that you no longer
need? If so, please see Ted Lesley or any member of the Board.
Home Portrait: Artist, Anne Underwood Arnold, will create a pen and ink
drawing of your home for a $45 contribution to our church building fund.
Contact Anne to arrange for your home portrait. They
are beautiful!
Church Activity Schedule: In an effort to reach out to befitting groups
and organizations, we are offering our church space for their use during
times when we are not using it. Denise Wiitala is the coordinator and she will maintain the activity calendar which will be
posted in the foyer.
If you are new to Unity of the Shenandoah, please pick up a welcome packet
and other literature located in the foyer. Copies of the Daily Word are
also available on a love offering basis.
New Name Tags: Beautiful new name tags have been created and can be found
on the bulletin board in the foyer. Thank you, Denise Wiitala and Erin
Andrea. We encourage you to wear your name tag on Sundays.
The Unitarian/Universalists will host a "Coffee and Crafts" event from
12:00pm to 2pm two Fridays a month. At their new Chuch bring your
craft or handwork and share Coffee and Fellowship (or "womanship")
Please RSVP so we know how much coffee to make: Miki Leeper 869-5841,
Barb Peters 869-3722 or
Deirdre Cochran 869-2589.
Hospitality Team will be introducing a new menu
for providing refreshments. Pastries, cheese and crackers will be
served, in addition to coffee and tea. A table will be set up in the
sanctuary for those who would like to sit and visit. On the first Sunday
of each month, the Hospitality Team will host a pot-luck and request church
attendees to participate by bringing a dish. We hope this change will
better serve our growing community.
We are making tapes and CD's of the Sunday service. Each Sunday, tapes will be available for the price of $4.00 each. Sunday School teachers will automatically be given a tape. We will maintain a master tape file and will reproduce tapes as needed. See Bob Camp for details.
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