UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION OF MIAMI!

5/1/11

Weekly Update
This Sunday This Issue:
- This Sunday
- Fl District News
- RE News
Mother’s Love - By-Laws News
Mother’s Day is upon us and we
- Choir News
can recognize how we have
mothered and been mothered.  - Newsletter
There is a particular wisdom we - Flowers
experience from those who - Alliance
mother us.  Here’s a chance to Luncheon
consider whether or not we have
made it a part of the wisdom we - Annual Meeting
carry into the world. - 8 Day Schedule
- Membership
Renewal &
Stewardship
Campaign

2011-2012 Membership Renewal & Stewardship Campaign

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FL District News Religious Education News

Unitarian Universalist Representatives
have been invited by Pastor Guy Henry
to come to Haiti and establish a
relationship. His is interested in
establishing a voice of free-religion there.
Check out this like to see more and learn
how you can help: http://tinyurl.com/
Mission2Haiti
SAVE THE DATE!!!
Kids Movie Night--The Religious Education
department is planning a movie night for kids this
Saturday, May 7 at 6:30pm. The movie we will be
viewing is Kirikou and the Sorceress and is appropriate for
children of all ages. This will be a movie and snack night
for kids and their parents, guardians or responsible adults
to enjoy together. Kids are welcome to come in PJs and
bring a special blanket or stuffed animal. 

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 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION OF MIAMI! 5/1/11

Proposed Bylaw Revisions Posted for Review and Comment

A draft of proposed bylaw revisions, recommended by the Board of Trustees and its appointed bylaws
task force, is now available for review in advance of presentation and voting at our 5/22 annual meeting.
You can download and print a PDF by going to uumia.org/About Us/How We're Organized/Members
Corner. Printed copies are also available in the office. Board and bylaws task force members are hosting
feedback sessions on two Sundays after service, 5/8 and 5/15 from 1-2 pm in room 4, for congregation
members to offer suggestions and have questions answered regarding these proposed revisions. 

CHOIR NEWS The Deadline for the June edition who is taking donations toward
There will be no choir rehearsal is on May 15th. Late submissions Sunday flowers and she will
this next Thursday, May 12th. will not be run. arrange everything. (305) 661-8482

NEWSLETTER FLOWERS ALLIANCE

Have you ever wanted to donate
The newsletter for May is now
flowers for our sunday services but
available online at: www.uumia.org
just couldn’t find the time to
arrange it? Please call Iris Massey
Annual Luncheon will be on May
7th at 11am in the Sanctuary. If you
are interested in attending please
see Susan Hangge.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

5 6 7
10am- 7pm- Young 10am- Gentle
Building Adults, ER Yoga, R3
Bridges 11am- Alliance
Workshop, Luncheon, S
ER
6:30pm- RE Movie
7:30pm- Night, S
Choir
Practice, S

8 MOTHERS DAY 9 10 11 12
9:30am- Spiritual 10am- Gentle 6:30pm- 10am- Gentle NE
Reality, ER Yoga, S Buddhists, S Yoga, R3
Legend:
11am- Service, S 12pm- Lunch
Bunch, ER ER = Emerson Room
1pm- By Laws REvision 7:30pm-
Q&A, R4 Humanists, ER 6:30pm- Drolma S = Sanctuary
Buddhist
Meditation, R3
NE= No Events
7:30pm- Board
of Trustees, ER

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 Thanks to everyone who participated and
pledged at our May 1st Stewardship Sunday!
Our 2011-2012 Membership Renewal and Stewardship Kick-Off Service and Lunch was a
great success — with over $53,000 pledged by 48 members and friends*. Special thanks to:
• Reverend Drew and Tim Buchholz for coordinating and presenting a service full of wonderful
music and uplifting messages and visuals
• Jeff Reiter for providing the video and images for the multimedia presentation
• Susie Green for managing our stewardship mailing, collecting pledges, and coordinating the
myriad tasks on Sunday
• Zoltan Bakos for all of his hard work to set-up, serve lunch, and clean up
• David Roelant and Laura Hadden for picking up lunch from Deli Lane, setting it up, and
assisting with serving it
• Table captains Barbara Nelson, Dick Burnside, Martha Harrison, Gisela Haynes, David
Roelant, David Traupman, and Alice Lingswiler
We need you! There are still 114 outstanding names* on our members and friends database
who have not returned their membership renewal and stewardship card. And, we are still
$72,000 away from our pledge goal. But, there is still time for you to do your part!
It is important for EVERY member and friend to complete a card and:
• indicate your desired membership status for the coming year
• update your contact information
• choose how you wish to receive communications
• commit to a financial pledge for the July 2010- June 2012 church year
Current members and friends should have received a letter and pledge card in the mail.
If you did not or need another copy, please contact Office Adminstrator Susie Green at
uucongmia@bellsouth.net or 305-667-3697.

PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN YOUR MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL &

PLEDGE CARD TO SUSIE GREEN BEFORE MAY 15TH.
Questions?
Please contact Finance VP David Roelant or Reverend Drew Johnston.
* As of May 4th.
Thanks to these members and friends who have
committed to our 2011-2012 campaign*:
John Asgeirson Lily Marlatt
Connie Bartels Nelson Martinez
Rey Baumel Iris Massey
John Bost Janice McArthur
Tim Buchholz & Anna Nummelin Paul McCabe
Lauralyn Bunn Patricia Mellerson
Ann & Dick Burnside Lori Mulrooney
John Cunningham Andrea Mustelier
Martha Dominguez Barbara Nelson
Bezel Evoy Sally Vann Pyle
Clara Halstead Carol & Jeff Reiter
Martha Harrison David Roelant
Gisela Haynes Jan Roelofs
Mary Frances Haynes Emily Sokoloff
David & Melissa Jacobs Rosemary Timmony
Selva Joseph David Traupman & Jesse Walters
Eva Kahn Ruth Trencher
Carol Klopfer Thelma Tucker
Alice Lingswiler Beth Wiggert
Trish Maggio Roger Williams

If you returned your pledge card before May 4th

and your name is not included in the list above,
please contact Office Administrator Susie Green.

* As of May 4th.
 Frequently asked questions
Q. I put money in the collection basket every Sunday, why do I need to fill out a pledge card?
A. Regularly donating to the collection basket is a wonderful thing, and thank you for that, especially for the
monthly community outreach collections coordinated through our Social Justice committee.
The benefit to you for committing your pledge to a card — and then either using a check with "Pledge" in
the memo line or inserting cash into a pledge envelope with your name on it — is that the basket donations
you make are then recorded as being made by you to fulfill your pledge.
The benefit to the congregation is that our annual budget is based upon the dollar amount of committed
pledges. So, the higher and more accurate the dedicated pledge amount, the better the board and
congregation can create a realistic budget and manage expenses for the year.
Q. What is the minimum pledge for a voting member?
A. Our current bylaws have set $240/year ($20/month) as our minimum pledge. However, the current average
pledge is approximately $1,140 ($95/month).
Proposed bylaws revisions, which will be discussed and voted on at our May 22nd annual meeting,
recommend eliminating a minimum pledge, and encouraging all members to be as generous as possible
when committing to the financial well-being of our congregation.
Q. When does the pledge year begin and end?
A. Our new pledge year runs on a fiscal year from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. Please note that you are
not expected to pay your pledge today, you are simply making a commitment for an amount to be paid over
the course of the upcoming fiscal year.
Q. What if I want to increase or decrease my pledge amount after I turn my card in?
A. Simply contact Office Administrator Susie Green and let her know!
Or, what if I cannot financially commit to any pledge at this time?
Our current, and proposed, bylaws have a financial hardship clause. If your circumstances require you to
request one for the coming year, indicate that on your pledge card.
Q. How can I tell how much of my pledge I have already given?
A. Currently, hard copy statements are provided quarterly at end of calendar year for tax purposes. Future
plans call for online member access to your pledge report. You can contact the Board Treasurer or Susie
Green at any time if you have questions about your pledge.

Please complete your pledge card and return to Office Administrator Susie Green before May 15th.