Volunteering at EUUC
Running the church
From the moment you turn into the driveway on a Sunday morning you begin to enjoy the services provided by volunteers that keep our church running seamlessly. First is the trimmed lawn. Then you are welcomed by friendly greeters at the doors. You might sip hot shade-grown coffee before going into the service which is recorded by the Sound Operators.
One of the easiest ways to get to know people at EUUC is to help with the operations. Scan the list of committees, and if one of them sounds enjoyable, contact the chair to learn more about what they do and how your talents would contribute to their work.
Art Show
If you have been at EUUC for a year, you know about the Northwest Artists' Holiday Show. The two-day fundraiser is on the first weekend in November, just in time for early holiday shopping. The wares are not typical church bazaar items made by members.
Professional artists set up booths in Chapman Hall, the Narthex, the Atrium, and all the classrooms, except the Toddler room where free child care is provided. Before the art show all the furniture and wall hangings are miraculously tucked away in closets and The Friarplace. Nearly every member and friend helps by directing traffic as shoppers arrive, operating shuttles to and from offsite parking, and preparing delicious hors d'oeuvres.
Contact: Linda Crossland
Auction
Every Spring members and friends gather for a dinner, silent auction, and live auction. Among the many silent auction items might be handmade desserts, jewelry, and art. Members also offer to host events as diverse as a gourmet dinner party and a guided hike to see mountain wildflowers.
Contact: Pat Garrity
Bookstore
Purpose
to support the mission of EUUC by selling books and other merchandise pertaining to religion and Unitarian Universalist values and by offering the items at a low price.
The Bookstore is open between services and after the second service during the regular church year. You can volunteer to help in many ways:
- help sell books on a Sunday morning
- suggest titles that the Bookstore might carry
- stop by and share your thoughts on a book
Contact: Nancy Samuels
Communications Council
Statement of Purpose -
to support the overall mission of EUUC by coordinating consistent, clear, and accurate communications in all digital and print media.
The Communications Council helps church leaders communicate with the congregation and people in the wider community. We also work toward helping the congregation stay informed through media and with schemes that meet their needs. Currently, we spread the word through this website, This Week at EUUC (the emailed bulletin), the Sunday Update (the announcements in the Order of Service), the Newsletter, community newspapers, Facebook, podcasts, and other organizations' websites. Our members represent the various communication outlets at EUUC.
Facilities
Just like at home, faucets occasionally drip, walls need to be painted, the roof leaks, and nail holes need to be filled. A continuous stream of small jobs keep the Facilities Committee busy. Fortunately, many people generously volunteer their time to help. If you are interested in helping to maintain the buildings, please tell the committee chair what types of work you would like to do.
Contact: Bruce Baker
Finance
This important committee develops the budget and oversees the income generating efforts, such as church rentals.
Contact: Greg Gillis
Green Sanctuary
A Green Sanctuary is a congregation that lives out its commitment to the Earth by creating a sustainable life style for its members as individuals and as a faith community. This committee is working toward attaining the Green Sanctuary designation from the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Contact: Rachel Maxwell
Hospitality
The Hospitality Committee finds volunteers to serve coffee, greet visitors, usher, staff the welcome desk, and work in the library. To sign up as a volunteer, visit the Hospitality page.
Human Resources
This group organizes church employee evaluations and acts as a connection between staff and the Board. The committee members recommend fair levels of employee compensation based on the Unitarian Universalist Association Congregational Handbook. This committee also prepares employee contracts.
Contact: Barb Chessler and Sue Renhard
Library
These people manage and staff the library. They purchase books and make them available for people to borrow. In April they host a book sale for which members and friends donate used books.
Contact: Pat Meeker and Diane Hettrick
Memorial
This committee researches material for the Memorial Album which commemorates members who are deceased.
Contact: Joan Anderson
Music
The Music Committee brings outstanding performances to EUUC through the Friday Evening Concert Series. They support talented musicians within the congregation in performing during Sunday services and at special events. Fred Sederholm, the Music Director, works closely with the music committee.
Contact: Bruce Baker and Anne Penny
Newsletter
The Newsletter Committee gathers news and creates the monthly Newsletter which is distributed to members and friends of EUUC. The editor and proofreaders work together to create this popular source of what's happening in our community.
Are you as Green as you would like to be?
Do you still get the paper Newsletter delivered by US mail? You can stop delivery of the paper edition and continue receiving the emailed Newsletter. If you still want to read it on paper, you can print an entire issue or just certain pages on your home printer. That saves trees, postage, and printing costs. If you would like to stop receiving the paper edition in the US mail, please tell us in an email.
Contact: April Cook, editor
Rummage Sale
Our annual recycling event is usually the first Friday and Saturday in May. Members clean out their closets, attics, and garages, and bring their
treasures to the church as soon as the collection period begins in late April. We welcome clean, usable clothing, linens,
household items, small appliances, small pieces of furniture, jewelry,
sports equipment, pictures, toys, and books. The Kitchen Café appreciates receiving donated baked treats,
and the plant shop needs potted plants to sell. Learn much more.
Contact: Jeri Valentine
Web
Purpose
to support the mission of EUUC by providing a public view of the church, by facilitating communication within our community, by aiding church functions through online technology, and by helping potential newcomers develop a sense of our religion, our values, and our community
The Web Team creates and manages the website. Are you interested in the technical side of developing web pages? Do you enjoy taking photos of people? Is writing your passion? Have you created YouTube videos? Do you enjoy work in which you create a tangible product? Do you prefer to work from home? Do you want to avoid committee meetings? If you answered "yes" to any of these, you might enjoy being part of the Web Team.
Volunteers take on small pieces of the overall website, like acquiring and editing photos or posting the sermons. You decide how much or how little you want to do.
Never worked on a website? Would you like to learn how? The Webweaver offers one-on-one training at your home computer to get you started.
Contact: Nancy Samuels
Worship Associates
Each Worship Associate works with the minister, the staff and other Worship Associates to plan and conduct the church services. They participate in worship in a variety of ways, including delivering an Invocation or Call to Worship, lighting the chalice, introducing the Silent Meditation, offering a short personal reflection, giving a brief homily about the service topic, leading a responsive reading, reading the words of others, helping to lead special services, and hosting visiting preachers and guest speakers. As new Worship Associates are needed, the minister asks for interested people to complete applications.
Contact: Worship Associates