Ministries & Committees
The Care Corps is led by Rev. Jenn Dalton. All other committees are volunteer-led. To jump right to volunteer opportunities please click here.
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Kristen Fowks
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Karen Edmonds
The Care Corps is a vital aspect of our congregation and is an extension of the pastoral care provided by our minister, Rev. Jenn Dalton. Members of the Care Corps make phone calls and make visits to home and hospital and support members and friends by organizing meal deliveries.
The Care Corps shares joys and sorrows, with the permission of members or friends, during Sunday services. If you wish to have a joy or sorrow appear in the weekly newsletter, please email Lil Woolf at publications@nwuuc.org.
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Joe Yowell
The development of our worship service is an intentional and collaborative practice shared by our Minister, the Directors of our Music and Religious Education programs, our lay Worship Associates and a whole host of support volunteers. Our sermons draw inspiration from sources as diverse as science, poetry, scripture, and personal experience. The result is that our Sunday worship service will not only speak to your mind, but feed your soul as well. Children attend the service through the Story for All Ages, then leave for their Religious Education. Music is provided by the choir, band or pianist each Sunday.
Volunteer Opportunities
Join the Worship Associate team to assist the minister or write a reflection
Our Worship Associates team is dedicated to developing Northwest’s lay worship program. Worship associates lead services and read a prepared reflection before the sermon.
Please email minister@nwuuc.org and Rev. Jenn will contact you soon.
Sing in the choir
The Voices of Northwest is made up of volunteer singers from among the congregation with varied levels of music experience from novices to choral music veterans. This diverse group comes together each week to practice new and old music, develop a cohesive choral sound, and learn effective vocal skills while simultaneously enjoying the company of like-minded singers with the goal of creating a diverse repertoire of beautiful music together.
Join the choir! The Voices of Northwest accepts singers of all levels in four voice parts: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Rehearsals are held in the Sanctuary every Wednesday at 7pm and performance Sundays at 9am.
Please email music@nwuuc.org and Dr. Rogers will contact you soon.
Sign up to be an usher
Northwest’s ushers provide members, friends, and visitors with hymnals and Orders of Service and facilitate the offering.
Contact Laura Hall for more information.
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Gwen Kahn & Melissa Niedermeyer
Bellwether Bookstore
Penny RaneyBook Groupies
Penny RaneyThe NWUUC Book groupies meet at 7 pm the second Tuesday of most months in the Art Gallery of our main building. We discuss books that participants in the group have chosen in previous meetings. We chose our books for 2-3 months at a time. All readers are welcome. There are no member fees but we hope you will consider buying your books at Bellwether Books in the lobby as all profits from any books there go to NWUUC.
The books we read each month are usually annouced in the weekly UNIverse newsletter and on our bulletin board in the lobby.
Book Groupies Contact
Please email Penny Raney for more information.
Kitchen Crew
Anne BennettOur popular four Sunday Kitchen Crews enrich after service fellowship by making coffee, providing and setting up refreshments, and cleaning up afterwards. The church budget covers coffee and creamer expenses, but the volunteers buy the food. Because their purchases are partially reimbursed through your donations, Sunday contributions are gratefully appreciated!
Volunteer Opportunities
We generally have 4 volunteers per Sunday. Happily, many wonderful people have been helping in the kitchen for at least 6 years! It’s a great way to meet other members and add joy to our Northwest Sunday mornings.
Easy ways to help:
Throw a dollar or two in the kitchen donation basket
Sign-up to be a substitute
Bring a box of your favorite non-perishable cookies, crackers, or tea bags to help stock the pantry
Kitchen Crew Contact
Please email Anne Bennett for more information.
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Constance Dierickx
Lil Woolf
Weekly Newsletter
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John Hagler
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Tony Barbagallo
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Russ Martin
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Kristen Fowks
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Lynne Dale
Stewardship at Northwest represents a full year commitment to cultivating abundance and generosity within our community.
Throughout the year the Stewardship Ministry plans events and fundraisers, including our Fall Auction, and leads the annual Pledge Campaign in the spring.
Volunteer Opportunities
Join the Pledge Campaign Committee
Contact the Committee
Please email Lynne Dale.
Links
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Leadership Development Committee
Endowment Fund Committee
The Endowment Fund Committee consists of 5 congregation members elected by the congregation to serve 3-year terms and is charged with furthering Northwest’s principles, programs and mission.
Each year, The Endowment Fund Committee can distribute a portion of the income from the fund in the form of grants. Projects awarded funds shall reflect the NWUUC mission and values expressed in the UUA Principles. Congregational committees or members of NWUUC may submit proposals.
Opportunities
Inherent in all of us is the desire to leave something behind. Planned giving is an excellent way to meet your families financial planning goals while supporting Northwest’s mission.
Donate to the Endowment Fund
You can make a lasting contribution to the congregation through donations to the Endowment Fund. This can be by check, stock transfer, or by donating other assets to the church. These contributions can honor an individual or a life event. Become a member of the Legacy Society by donating a minimum of $1,000. If you choose, you will be recognized as a Society member on the NWUUC Memorial Plaque.Purchase a Commemorative Brick
A memorial brick can be ordered to honor a special person or event. The bricks are installed along the sidewalk edge leading into Northwest’s main building.Through Your Will
One of the most popular and easiest ways to support our community is to remember our congregation in your will. A common practice is to leave a percentage, rather than a fixed amount, to NWUUC.401K Plans, Real Estate, Life Insurance
Make NWUUC one of the beneficiaries of some part of any of these plans.
Contact Committee
Laura Hall, Chair
Endowment Files
Mountain Mover Committee
Northwest’s Mountain Movers Committee is responsible for our congregation’s relationship with The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center as well as plan our annual congregational retreat at The Mountain.
Contact the Committee
Please contact Penny Raney or Dave Zenner for more information.