Featured Volunteer Julie Myers

When CSLSR closed down in 2020, my heart sank. I moved to Santa Rosa to be active at the center, and I was! I became a member, an usher, a Welcome Team member; I attended many classes.

Then BOOM - Pandemic.

I LANGUISHED. That’s another word for joyless, aimless, stagnated, and empty. That was I. The dictionary also defines it as being forced into an unpleasant situation. That was all of us!

I became a Zoom Welcomer for (is that a word?) for Sunday services, then a Facebook Welcomer too. For the hybrid service preparation Evan, Mr. Maintenance and I mopped the social hall- that is a lot of mopping! Talley, another volunteer, and I dusted everywhere, especially the sanctuary. We cleaned the restrooms.

Evan, who does a fantastic job as maintenance + more, put out an email calling for yard workers. Pleasant weather outdoors, I can help. You can help. A handful of people answered the call; we can always have more help! Weeds are forever.

So many volunteers behind the scenes working to bring the services to your home. And now we have readied the technology, the building, and the parking lots to start the hybrid service. Volunteers, myself included, are so looking forward to welcoming you after all these long-languishing months.

Think about volunteering, do more than that- become a volunteer for your spiritual center, and the languishing will disappear. You will flourish. You will be joyful and happy. I like it!

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We're Passing the Baton, is it to you?

We have mentioned before that we are intending to gradually scale back on bookstore duties and eventually step down completely. We are actively seeking people to help in the following areas: advertising, computer skills (Excel, Word), social media, graphic art (creative signage), special events, deep cleaning and the BIG ONE...retail management and retail buying skills. Passing the baton Yes, we wish to pass on the management of the store to new volunteers, preferably a manager and assistant manager (or perhaps a management team). In this store's management, the most important and time-consuming tasks are ordering product, input of product and managing the product. We would train and continue to advise (if necessary) to ensure a smooth transition of leadership in the two basic areas of gift items and books. For a while, we wish to retain the decorating portion of managing the store. Managing the store is a HUGE responsibility, but the rewards are ten...

Meet your extraordinary Board Trustee and Treasurer, Karen Hatten.

and....Karen wears many hats in Service to our community. On most Sunday mornings she can be found greeting guest and welcoming newcomers. Thank you Karen for your love and service to our spiritual community.

How to Volunteer

Please email the member of staff next to the area you are interested in and we will contact you. Landscape and gardening - william.abel@cslsr.org Sunday hospitality - linda.hann@cslsr.org Facility housekeeping - william.abel@cslsr.org Video team - christopher.fritzsche@cslsr.org Facility projects (painting, organizing, repair) - william.abel@cslsr.org Skilled help (electrical, plumbing, etc.) - william.abel@cslsr.org Event Parking Lot surveillance - william.abel@cslsr.org Zoom tech - russ.legear@cslsr.org "When we serve others, we gain more than hope. We gain energy." — Margaret J. Wheatley in Turning to One Another "All acts of service are meaningless unless they are given with love." — Sai Baba in Wisdom from World Religions by Sir John Templeton

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