Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto

Stewards Honor Roll

March 2009

Our Steward of the Month for March is Elsa Schafer for her leadership of the canvass. This is not an easy year to raise money, and Elsa has done a marvelous job, while also generating good feeling throughout the congregation. Please thank Elsa, and the whole
canvass team, who are listed along with all the other members of the…

Honor Roll
Canvass planners, editors, database managers, cooks, callers, etc.,:
Sally Ahnger, Michelle Bailey, Jack Bradley, Fred Buelow, Heidi Buelow, Janet Buelow, Stefania Pomponi Butler, Gigi Carlson, Elaine Dodd, Alyssa Erickson, Dora Fishman,
Eileen Friedman, Jane Glauz, Lynn Grant, Lisa Helmonds, Edie Keating, Jan Lawrence, Bob McLean, Marty Lynch, Peggy Marks, Nancy Neff, Sara Newcomb, Susan Owicki, Kay
Pauling, John Pierce, Susan Plass, Geetha Rao, Barbara Schonborn, Bob Schwaar, Georgia Schwaar, Armand Schwartz, Marilyn Stoddard, Pat Thomas, and Dave Weber

Susan Plass for organizing the Seder

Janice Bohman (outgoing) and Lynn Grant, organizers of the Get Better Bistro

Buzz Frahn for being a new volunteer at the welcome table one Sunday a month – and being such a good host!

Michael Perry for crawling under the main hall to install the hearing-aid loop
Elton Bell for running sound on multiple memorial services—a loving ministry to grieving people

Glenda Jones and Louise Hall, who perform proof reading of the Bulletin with un-ending expertise and positive spirit

Laura Coleman and Stuart Marshall, Children’s Religious Education Committee chairs, for keeping a firm hand on the tiller during Eva’s medical leave

Lena McCleary and Eric Bier for a great job with the Children’s Choir

Heather Chen for all she does with the Parent Journey

Leslie-Anne Bain and Eric Bier for their leadership in Family Chapel, and Chaz Cassel and Joy Morgenstern, Family Chapel guest musicians

Looking all the way back to Christmastime...
Beth Sherman, Jean McFadden, and for Christmas Eve goodies/sound/ushering, and Richard Heydt for his help with the Roy Zimmerman coffeehouse concert

Edie Keating, who has pitched in enormously to take on fun activities for K-8 children

Kay Brown and Brian Keating for helping children’s RE bake carrot and chocolate cakes

All the teachers of Our Whole Lives:
Lisa Helmonds, John Dukovic, Kirsti Elder, and Ed Milner--along with last month’s Steward, OWL coordinator and teacher Maribea Berry

Dave Joki, Jeanie Trigg, and Eleanor Lin for being such reliable, supportive and fun youth advisors to the Senior High Youth Group (SHYG)

Lisa Helmonds and Susan Evard for making Coming of Age succeed—
we’re already seeing the Coming of Agers at Work Days and other community service, and will soon see them (along with their mentors) when they lead the May 17 service

Robert Neff, Rita Hays, Terry Passarotti, Lynn Grant, and Diane Meier-Phelps, the Professional Religious Educator Search Committee (almost done!)

Janet Negley for her steadfast work on CRE curricula

All the CRE teacher teams: Red - Karen Skold, Eric Bier; Yellow - Dave Weber, Mark Erickson, David Chen, Stefania Pomponi Butler; Green - Shannon Lewis, Anne Frahn, Andre Fleet, Bill Cortright; Blue - Edie Keating, Terry Passarotti, Bruce Chamberlain; Purple - James Sperry, Melissa van Arsdel, Robert Neff, Gerry Mack.

Shannon Lewis for keeping CRE snack shelves stacked single-handedly

Geetha Rao for bringing so much life, intelligence and fun into the Blue group Hinduism activities this year—watch for the results today on the patio!