Getting Involved at WHUUF

WHUUF’s mission is to plant seeds of inspiration, grow in compassionate community, and bloom in service to the wider world. Here is a list of volunteer opportunities at WHUUF that fulfill its mission.

You are invited to find a way to engage that grows your heart, mind, and spirit and lets you offer your best self in service.

 

Are you interested in…

Supporting our Next Generation?

 

Volunteer Religious Education Teachers Needed! 

You can sign up for a Sunday here!!

**Simple Background check required**

Please contact our Director of Religious Education at DRE@whuuf.org to learn more!

  • Be a grandparent to our little ones in the nursery
  • Become the cool auntie or uncle for the kids in elementary
  • Help teens transition to adulthood
  • 1 Sunday commitment per month
  • Childcare at events
  • Donate toys or books
  • Sponsor a game/movie/pancake event
  • Read a children’s book out loud at our services (Time for All Ages)

 

 

Community Care and Hospitality?

 

Coffee Team & Group Soup 

Volunteer for coffee hour
Bring a snack at coffee hour
Stay late and help clean up.
Learn how to use our dishwasher.
Help feed our congregation on fourth Sundays.
Please contact Suzanne Riles  or Rosie Hamilton to learn more about the Coffee Team! Reach out to our Admin if you think you could organize our Soup Group.

Preparing Meals

  • Our Meal Teams for local shelters are going strong and can always use new faces! Reach out here with questions.
  • In addition to our meal team, Just Compassion has a need for volunteers of all types. Help sort clothes donations for a couple of hours (a number of WHUUFers do this together – reach out to Deborah Elkinton to learn more). There’s also need for folks to lead classes (crafts, meditation, music, games, support, etc). Reach out to our JC contact, Dony Wilcher, if interested.

 

WHUUF is looking for Hosts for Sunday Morning Services!!                blue hands holding a heart surrounded by leaves

If you’re new, it’s a great way to meet people. And if you’re a longtime member, it’s a lot of fun to be able to welcome new folks and old friends alike! 

We offer training and we’ll pair you up with a co-host. Plus, it’s a quick job! Hosting duties begin at about 10:10am and conclude when the service ends and most attendees have left the Sanctuary. Easy and fun!

For more info, please contact: Annie Vigileos and Hillary Greenbaum

 

Support WHUUFers who need help.

Give someone a ride to or from service, an event, a doctor’s appointment, shopping.

Donate to help a WHUUFer in trouble.

Volunteer to clean someone’s home, help them in their garden, or to find repair people.

Support folks when they need extra help.

Be a good listener.

Please contact our CareNet Team to learn more.

Support folks in the wider world who need help.

Social Justice is the expression of our Unitarian Universalist faith and values. The Social Justice Community works to connect the WHUUF fellowship with important issues of human rights and environmental protection. We organize, protest, partner with community groups, choose partners for Donate the Basket, and more. Keep an eye out for 2-Minute Actions in the Announcements and E-Blast for easy ways to make a difference!

  • Do work with the Western Farmworkers.
  • Support our environmental work.
  • Create two minute actions that WHUUFers can easily take.
  • Host a table for folks to learn more about social justice issues.
  • Help craft our Newsletter.

Humanists

Meeting 3rd Sundays at 9AM. September – May

The Humanist group at WHUUF has embarked on a practical and pragmatic journey. Among other things, we explore: the deep body of Humanist thought, what Humanists

and Unitarians share in their world view, and how Humanist values can help us build a “good” life without requiring divine guidance or intervention. ALL ARE WELCOME!

Email Tom Needham to ask questions and find out more. Childcare may be available. Email Izzy

Leadership/Guidance   

Join a committee.
Join to help the organizers of an event.
Lead or support one of the weekly groups.
Coordinate volunteers.
Join the Board of Trustees (requires that you become a member first)
Join our Finance Committee.

 

Share your Human Resources expertise.
Help us raise funds.
Please contact Hilary Greenebaum on our Leadership Development Committee to learn more!

Auction Support 

  • Help organize and carry out the Auction
  • Donate items or events to the Auction
  • Sign up to bid during Auction week in October
Please contact our Auction Leads to find out more.

Help with our Services and our Pastoral Support

Help plan a service.
Lay leadership (help run our services).
Join or lead one of our chalice circles.
Do you have a pastoral background and want to bring that service to WHUUF?

Please contact Rev. Tracy Springberry to learn more. In her absence, reach out to our Administrator and she will put you in touch with the folks who can help you learn the ropes!

 

Music

Lead music during service
Join the Choristers (choir).

Do you play an instrument and you’re willing to share that during a service or other events?

Please contact Karen Stratton to learn more.

 

 

Arts and Aesthetics Team

Have you ever looked around the sanctuary and thought, wow, I wonder who makes all these great art shows happen? It’s the Arts and Aesthetics Team! They choose and hang the art for each show, and they introduce us to the art and the artist/s at an opening reception! They also maintain the permanent collections of the Fellowship.

Contact: Chair Evin Aksay, ehaksay@hotmail.com    

or arts@whuuf.org

 

 

 

Free Food Market

Volunteering opportunity at Aloha-Huber Park PreK-8 school’s Free Food Market every 2nd Tuesday
Setup starts at 6:30 AM, food distribution from 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM, and clean up after.
One must review Beaverton School District’s (BSD) mandatory volunteering training, register as a BSD Community Volunteer and pass their background check.
One must also complete a couple of Oregon Food Bank on-line training sessions (Food Safety and Civil Rights.)
You can contact roger.a.golliver@gmail.com if you are interested, have any questions, or need help with the registration process..
Please contact our Social Justice Community to learn more.

Making WHUUF Happen??

Looking for New Members to Join the AV Team! 

Have you ever wondered what is involved in running the media and video cameras during the Service? Would you like to learn?
Or maybe you’re someone who does better at the Service having something to do?
The AV Team is looking for folks who are interested in learning how to run the video cameras and media during our Services.
Curious? Contact Rick Tangeman or stop by to chat with him before or after a Service!

 

 

Parking Parking Parking

Good News: so many people coming on Sundays!

Bad News: not enough parking. We have finally gotten to that time post-pandemic when parking has become a challenge again!

A limited survey of experienced WHUUFers has offered these tips:

  • When coming to services or special events, limit yourself to one car per family.
  • Try to carpool.
  • Walk, bike, rollerblade here/take public transportation/take a car hire.
  • Get here early. Those facing mobility challenges should plan to arrive no later than 10 – 10:15am for services.
  • Park offsite on Washington Drive or other side streets in the area.

If you have good suggestions on how we can improve the parking situation or want to work on a “Parking Ministry,” please contact the office at admin@whuuf.org.

Buildings

Establishes priorities and facilitates maintenance, repairs, and improvements to the premises of WHUUF and coordinates the efforts of volunteers.

Contact: Rick Tangeman

Finance

Provides fiduciary oversight for the organization. Responsible for giving input to budgeting, special financial projects, insurance, and planning. Ensures that an audit occurs.

Contact: Cheryl Anselone

Stewardship Team

The Stewardship team assists and enables each person in the WHUUF community to generously give of time, talent, and treasure. We conduct the annual pledge drive. We help build a culture of generosity knowing we are privileged to share what has been given to each of us to protect the earth, honor all life, and serve our neighbors through our faith and fellowship.

Contact: Uwe Neitzel

Grounds

Volunteers meet at WHUUF to keep our grounds beautiful and healthy, and they are happy to have new volunteers! Tools are available, but you can bring your own if you prefer. Head to this page to learn more!

Contact: Alisa Joaquin