Endowment Committee
The NWUUC Endowment Committee is pleased to announce that it has opened the window for the receipt and review of grant requests from the Endowment Fund for calendar year 2023.
Northwest is grateful for the generous donations and bequeaths made to the fund in prior years that now enable us to support and promote our UU Principles through Endowment Fund grants. As outlined in the Endowment Fund Charter, the Fund is to be used for the following purposes:
1. For scholarships or grants to members of Northwest UU Congregation for the purpose of attending UU-related leadership conferences; or such other training which enables members of this congregation to grow in faith and service to Unitarian Universalism;
2. For the wider mission of the UUA at home and overseas, including but not limited to, grants to the UUA for new church development, professional leadership, educational ministries, world mission, and capital financing; and
3. For the physical plant of Northwest UU Congregation, such as, but not limited to seed money, for capital improvements or renovations, or debt reduction. For outreach into the community, including, but not limited to, grants to UU camps and conference centers, theological schools, social service agencies or institutions to which this congregation relates, and to special programs designed for those persons in our community who are in spiritual and or economic need. Funding requests must be submitted to the Endowment Committee Chair by October 31, 2022. This will give the committee time to review and consider each request prior to the beginning of the distribution period in early 2023. The total 2023 distribution amount will be determined based on the fund balance as of Dec. 31, 2022. The Committee
anticipates approximately $17,000 for grant distributions in 2023.
Note that emergency or unusual funding requests may be submitted to the Committee for consideration throughout the year, providing that grant funds remain to be awarded.
If you are aware of a need that falls within the Endowment Fund charter, please
complete a funding request form and submit it to The Endowment Committee Chair Laura Hall at laurahallatl@gmail.com by October 31, 2022.
You may download a form from the NWUUC website.
https://nwuuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/NWUUC-Endowment-Funding-Request-
2019.pdf
Endowment Committee Members
Laura Hall, Chair laurahallatl@gmail.com
Darrick Alford, Finance Secretary darrick.alford8@gmail.com
Rebecca Gregory rebecca.s.gregory@gmail.com
Hannah Cowart hannahmcowart@gmail.com
Michael Dierickx Dierickx24@gmail.com
Reserve Your Space at the Retreat, October 21-23
Time to plan your trip to The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center in Highlands, NC, for our congregational retreat October 21-23. This is a great opportunity to connect again with fellow congregants amid the breathtaking autumn colors and vistas from the top of our mountain.
Saturday morning our minister Misha Sanders will lead us in a workshop – The Art of Connection. There will be other activities for the children. After lunch there will be opportunities for hiking, crafts or just relaxing! There will also be time to practice your talent for our popular Saturday night talent show, followed by a campfire and yummy S’mores.
Registration is available on The Mountain website under retreats or through the Mountain calendar page. Registration deadline is October 7, but spaces go fast so don’t wait to register!
www.themountainrlc.org 828-526-5838
Questions – call Penny Raney 770-551-8817
2022 NORTHWEST NIGHTS ANNUAL
AUCTION IS COMING!
December 3, 2022
I’ll show you how to make something with pretty pieces of glass. We’ll make
your choice of a mini-mosaic pendant
or ring, a decorated votive holder or a
picture frame. I’ll show you how to cut
and trim colored glass to make your
design. We’ll work in my garage. This
is an adult only project.
Offering 2 of these for the auction.
5 course farm to table dinner locally sourced within ~100 miles of Atlanta. Includes Wine Pairing (not locally sourced!).
Please use this link to submit auction items
https://forms.gle/H7kiaoP7PxegVEVo8
Our online auction site is live as well and will have our first items posted this weekend!
https://www.32auctions.com/NWUUC2022
Do you have access to a great Atlanta area property that you are willing to share with the Asheville Congregation for their annual auction? Last year NW was able to offer a trip to Asheville for our auction that we would love to be able to offer this year. The Asheville folks are looking for a comparable Atlanta-area experience close to the attractions that make our city so special. Please email Melissa Niedermeyer at melissa.niedermeyer@gmail.com if you are willing to assist the Stewardship Committee with this endeavor.
Virtual Documentary Night
Our next Special Virtual Documentary Night will be on Sunday, October 2nd at 7 pm. This event is in collaboration with Emory University’s Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response. They serve as the center for Emory enterprise-wide planning and coordinated response to catastrophic events affecting Emory and the broader community. The office strives to empower our community through a variety of initiatives across preparedness, training, community outreach, education, and more to strengthen disaster resiliency.
We are meeting to talk about their new documentary, Flint’s Deadly Water. A FRONTLINE documentary, drawing from a two-year investigation, uncovers the extent of a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak during the Flint water crisis — and how officials failed to stop it. We will be joined by Abby Ellis (Journalist, Director) and Kayla Ruble (Journalist, Producer) for a Q&A at the end of that night! Here is a link to where you can watch the film for free. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/flints-deadly-water/
NWUUC Book Groupies
The NWUUC Book Groupies will meet on Zoom Tuesday, October 4th at 7 pm to discuss Klara and The Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, a Nobel Laureate and author of Never Let Me Go, Remains of The Day and When We Were Orphans. It is claimed this book will change your view of the world as the effects of artificial intelligence are portrayed and examined. According to NPR’s Maureen Corrigan this is “a masterpiece …one of the most affecting and profound novels Ishiguro has written …”. Copies of this book are available in our Bellwether Bookstore.
If you are interested in attending this Zoom meeting please let Penny Raney know, 770 551 8817 or raneypb@cs.com, with Book Groupies in the subject line, in order to be emailed the Zoom link or call in #.
Creative Makers ALERT!
Northwest UU Congregation will have a
Makers’ Market on Sunday, October 9
If you make original stuff, we would love you to share it with the rest of the Congregation (and, hopefully, the community of Sandy Springs!) We will provide a table and tablecloth; cashiers will handle the sales (15% goes to Northwest). Your creations could be edible!
Let Helene helenejohnson299@gmail.com or
Nancy thenancyhelene@aol.com know, so we can begin
promoting the event. Send pictures, if possible.
SEEKING WORSHIP ASSOCIATES!
SEEKING GREETERS AND USHERS!
SEEKING TECH TEAM MEMBERS!
SEEKING RE VOLUNTEERS!
Are you looking for ways to engage or re-engage with our beloved community?
Wow do we ever have JUST THE THING!
Questions about any of these roles? We have plenty of volunteers and staff folks who would LOVE to talk to you about the expectations.
Please reach out to Rev. Misha via email at minister@nwuuc.org.
We’re already excited to have you on board and cannot wait to work together with you to make this beloved community even more of a collaboration of love and joy!
Womenspirit 2022: October 5-9, 2022
UUWomenspirit is a biannual spiritual retreat for women from all walks of life. We gather recognizing that we have journeyed on varied paths to Spirit: earth-based, indigenous tribal, Christian, Hebrew, Wiccan, Buddhist, and more. We gather to honor the manifestation of the Feminine Divine in our own deep beings, in each other, and in the world around us.
We recognize and celebrate the four ages of Woman: the Maiden, whose curiosity and boundless energy propel her towards discovery; the Mother, whose endurance and nurturing comfort all; the Warrior, whose passion and strength protect what is vital for the greatest good; and the Crone, whose wisdom and patience bring a wise perspective to us all. Each passage teaches us and those around us.
All women are welcome at UUWomenspirit, regardless of sex assigned at birth. Here, we believe and affirm that transgender women are women. While we recognize that we are still learning and growing, we aim to be a welcoming and inclusive place for all women who wish to celebrate the Feminine Divine.