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** Stewardship Campaign 2012 **
 * Let’s “Bring the Vision Alive!” **

These are the people whose salaries we pay directly from pledges each year to help us carry on our work as a church: -- Our minister, **Maj-Britt Johnson**, who leads inspirational services, builds connections in the larger faith community, and has been guiding us in our visioning process -- **Marion Hirsch**, who oversees the entire Religious Education program for all ages -- **Glenn Mehrbach**, who organizes three adult singing groups, a youth choir, and a children’s choir, as well as several congregation-wide musical events each year -- **Aviva Enoch**, our choir accompanist -- **Sheila Solis**, assistant DRE on Sundays who looks after our youngest members and supervises our youth childcare staff -- Office staff, on whom we all depend, **Munsie** **Davis** and **Andrea Sordean-Mintzer** -- **Abigail Castaneda**, our Sunday hospitality coordinator

Major expenses associated with maintaining our church home (again, via pledges): -- Nine (9!) furnaces to take care of, and dozens of lightbulbs and a great sound system -- Heating/cooling and water bills -- Manse upkeep (used for meeting space for adults and youth on Sunday mornings and evenings also other days of the week) -- Parking lot maintenance and signage -- Contracted, regular housekeeping including trash take-out, vacuuming and sweeping, etc.

Here’s a sampling of the great programs “inside and outside our walls” that a strong, well-funded infrastructure and staff allows us to effectively support: -- **Nathan Hollister**, our wonderful student minister -- Membership in the UUA (national Unitarian Universalist Association) -- Participation in IFC (Interfaith Council) -- Participation in Justice United -- Youth service travel -- Spiritual Exploration for Adults -- Annual Christmas pageant -- Music, music, and more music, with a highly intergenerational component -- Religious education for over 200 kids, youth, and university students -- Share The Plate -- Shelter Neck UU Retreat membership (in Burgaw, NC) -- Covenant groups and family dinners -- Coming of Age program for teens -- Our Whole Lives sexuality education program for all ages -- Art in the Sanctuary -- Welcoming congregation to LGBT population -- Diverse services including Buddhism, Mental Health, Day of Remembrance, Humanism, Our UU Heritage, Family Services, and Musical Cantatas

What is My Fair Share?

A church is more than a community; it is a kind of family, working to support its members. All members need to contribute in some way. Some members will not be able to help as much as others, but all can help at least a little bit. We can all help by volunteering our time, and we can all help by giving our money. It’s the responsible thing to do.

When we set aside a portion of our personal budgets to go toward the Community Church, we should consider how worthwhile this donation will be. We support not only the obvious programs and ministries in our church and community each and every day of the year, but also the less obvious practical expenses such as keeping the lights burning and the heat on. As we think about where our money goes we should consider that there are in our busy lives actually very few recipients of our generosity that allow us to be so close to the result of our giving. As members or friends of the church we are the owners of our own success.

To help folks who’d like a reference point for their monetary calculations, the UUA has published a “Fair Share Giving Guide” and as in past years, we are including the chart below for your reference. (“Adjusted Income” refers to your taxable income as shown on your tax form, minus special expenses such as tuition or other dependent care costs, and plus extra non-taxable income.) If you come to services weekly, you may also find it helpful to calculate a weekly rate for your family and extrapolate up to monthly giving from there.

Please support the Community Church as generously as you can. Realize the joy of exercising ownership in an institution that has few peers in the good it does, both for our fellow members and for our larger community.

Thanks so much for your pledge!

2012 Stewardship Chairs
 * Chris and Becky Wilkes **


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 * $10,000 || 2% || $16 || $200 || 3% || $25 || $300 || 5% || $42 || $500 || 10% || $83 || $1,000 ||
 * $25,000 || 2% || $42 || $500 || 3% || $63 || $750 || 5% || $104 || $1,250 || 10% || $208 || $2,500 ||
 * $50,000 || 3% || $125 || $1,500 || 4% || $167 || $2,000 || 5% || $208 || $2,500 || 10% || $417 || $5,000 ||
 * $75,000 ||= 3% || $188 || $2,250 ||= 4.5% || $281 || $3,375 || 6% || $375 || $4,500 || 10% || $625 || $7,500 ||
 * $100,000 ||= 3.5% || $292 || $3,500 || 5% || $417 || $5,000 ||= 6.5% || $542 || $6.500 || 10% || $833 || $10,000 ||
 * $150,000 ||= 3.5% || $438 || $5,250 || 5% || $625 || $7,500 ||= 6.5% || $813 || $9,750 || 10% || $1,250 || $15,000 ||
 * $200,000 || 4% || $667 || $8,000 ||= 5.5% || $917 || $11,000 || 7% || $1,167 || $14,000 || 10% || $1,667 || $20,000 ||
 * $300,000 || 5% || $1,250 || $15,000 || 6% || $1,500 || $18,000 || 8% || $2,000 || $24,000 || 10% || $2,500 || $30,000 ||
 * $400,000 || 6% || $2,000 || $24,000 || 7% || $2,333 || $28,000 ||= 8.5% || $2,833 || $34,000 || 10% || $3,333 || $40,000 ||
 * $500,000 || 7% || $2,917 || $35,000 || 8% || $3,333 || $40,000 || 9% || $3,750 || $45,000 || 10% || $4,167 || $50,000 ||

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