Jan Partin Presently, I serve on the Social Justice Outreach Team and helped with the Green Sanctuary Accreditation. It’s been a fun experience working with different segments of the congregation on green projects over the past three years! We will be addressing Ethical Eating this year as a continuation of our green efforts, a topic […]
Sally Vice serves on our Membership Committee and Welcome Team, where her kindly spirit helps newcomers and long-time members build a sense of belonging within UUFH. She is among the volunteers who greet attendees at Sunday morning services and, as such, is often one of the first faces welcoming visitors to UUFH. Once you meet […]
We have Joan Jackson to thank for introducing Peggy and Ed Law to the UUFH. Peggy became a member in 2011 after only two visits. Peggy has told many of us that she thought they were going to have to move from Hendersonville, but then she found UUFH and found her people! Having retired from […]
Phyllis and “Skip” Sheldon joined UUFH in 2000. They were invited by friends, Paul and Simone Shoemaker, to come “take a look.” Seventeen years later, the Sheldon’s are seldom missing at Sunday services. You’ll see Phyllis on the first row of the choir, and Skip generally sits at the back near the door to help […]
When a newcomer or long-time member of UU enters our building, the experience of being in that beautiful space has a positive emotional and spiritual impact. I know, because it happened and continues to happen to me. I am thanking Bill Elder specifically in this article, though I know there are many others who took […]
If you see Becky Reid carrying stones and water around on Sunday before the service, it’s because she is a member of the Worship Team, which she joined soon after retiring and moving from New York State in 2010. The team assists Jim when he requests help and finds speakers when Jim is away, which includes […]
Pat Wakeley is secretary of the Endowment and Planned Giving Committee and contributes her research and expertise to help the committee with its two major tasks: 1) to encourage people to donate to the Endowment Fund (now over $250,000), and 2) to invest the fund conservatively for current income. She feels that the committee offers […]
Regina Hutchison is the major source of inspiration for our Welcome Team, which is such a vital part of hospitality and membership! A newcomer’s first impression of our unique, accepting, welcoming atmosphere is made from the interactions initiated by our Welcome Team. Regina’s enthusiasm spreads to the team, who bring energy and love to our […]
Our building and landscaping are what our visitors see first. Who creates our beautiful outdoor space?Kahlil Gibran says, “Work is love made visible.” At UUFH that work is done by our Landscape Committee, co-chaired for several years by Chuck Elston and Neal Andreae. Stalwart members are Liz Curtis and Joe Robustelli, and Bonnie Arbuckle has […]