The Fair Fight Bond Fund is the only community-sourced immigration bond fund based in Washington State and the Pacific Northwest paying to release people from the violence and injustice that is immigration detention. As a network of community activism rooted in the direct requests of immigrants and detained people, the Fair Fight Bond Fund provides support in and outside detention through physical, emotional, linguistic, and financial assistance. We exist to provide hope and comprehensive support to detained immigrants with the goal of freeing people from detention, reuniting them with their loved ones, and working toward a larger vision of eliminating detention centers altogether. This fund is an initiative of the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN).
The ASJ Committee thanks WUUC members and friends for their generous support of our monthly special collections, which take place during services on the third Sunday of every month (May 18th). Instructions for giving are posted during the service, and you can also donate anytime at https://onrealm.org/wuuc/-/give/now, or by sending a check to WUUC at P.O. Box 111, Woodinville, WA 98072. Please make checks out to WUUC and write “ASJ Special Collection” in the notes. Visit wuuc.org/collection.
The WUUC Endowment Fund is an investment in the long-term health of WUUC and can serve many significant purposes: a source for short-term funding of an activity WUUC would not be able to fund otherwise, or a means to take advantage of unusual major opportunities for growth or service, or even as a source of financial backup in case of major emergency. Consider making an endowment pledge commitment as part of your estate planning or as a one-time donation. Learn more at wuuc.org/endow.
Many of you are new to WUUC — Post -COVID members who were seeking – and found WUUC. What you are seeking is unique to you and we’re glad you found it at the Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church!
The Annual Pledge Drive is wrapping up and we hope you’ve discovered how WUUC is Lighting Our World with our growing congregation and expanding offerings to support our community.
Food Lifeline helps provide food & resources to thousands of people facing hunger across Western Washington daily. Launched during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Community Food Sovereignty Fund is a Food Lifeline grantmaking initiative to support neighbor- and community-driven approaches to food justice and food sovereignty. Since 2021, we have awarded $2.3 million through 57 grants. This fiscal year, we awarded $600,000 in grant funding for 14 organizations doing projects that support long-term food security in Skagit, Whatcom, King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties. Please join us in celebrating the work of our Community Food Sovereignty Fund grant partners!
The ASJ Committee thanks WUUC members and friends for their generous support of our monthly special collections, which take place during services on the third Sunday of every month (April 20th). Instructions for giving are posted during the service, and you can also donate anytime at https://onrealm.org/wuuc/-/give/now, or by sending a check to WUUC at P.O. Box 111, Woodinville, WA 98072. Please make checks out to WUUC and write “ASJ Special Collection” in the notes. Visit wuuc.org/collection.
Co-Hosts: Johnna Ebanks & Laura Hume Chair: David Simons Kristina Schmidt, Howard Voland, Jo Raymond, Charlotte Benson, Susie Smyth, Kathy Fosnaugh, and Mary Alexander
Questions about your pledge or how to pledge? Contact: Jo Raymond at jozray@gmail.com
We are forming a committee to refresh our congregation’s values, purpose, mission, and vision (VPMV). In the past several years, our congregation had experienced steady growth with new members post pandemic. With the current social climate, it is important to refresh our VPMV, involving the whole congregation. We expect the committee members to engage most of the congregation through focus group discussions, consolidate the data, and present the final readout to the congregation in a year-long process.
Please contact us if you are interested in participating.
Each member of the core team (the “VPMV Committee”) will need to commit to the following:
Attending each virtual committee meeting, which will take place up to several times monthly to get the plan started, then about monthly during the next church year as the process plays out, with more frequent meetings as needed.
Attend VPMV Training (one of the committee’s meetings) to be trained on how to facilitate a Focus Group for the VPMV Process
Facilitate at least 3 (possibly 4) Focus Groups of about 5 people each from the congregation, guiding them through the VPMV recreation process as trained; gather notes from each Focus Group in a common documentation area (Google Drive) for analysis and follow-through by the Committee
Support and participate as needed within the Committee to see the VPMV Recreation process through to the end.
