A Solid Set of Eyes on the Flow.

A well run organization rests on a solid set of eyes watching the finances, and this community is fortunate to have exactly that in our Stewards. Every month, this small team of volunteers sits down with the books and reviews them line by line, almost like a mini internal audit performed with care and consistency.

This is not glamorous work. No one applauds a reconciled ledger from the stage on Sunday morning. Yet this diligence protects something essential: the trust this community places in how its resources are managed. Every dollar given in good faith deserves exactly this kind of attention.

Our Stewards bring skill, patience, and a genuine sense of responsibility to this task. Month after month, they show up and do the unglamorous work of verification, so that trustees, staff, and members alike can have confidence in the financial health of this Center.

Thank you to every volunteer who serves as a Steward. This kind of care, given consistently and without fanfare, is a real gift to this community.

An Invitation

If you have a background in finance, accounting, or bookkeeping, and you are drawn to a form of service that supports this community's integrity from behind the scenes, the Stewards may be a good fit for you.

Reach out to info@cslsr.org if you have interest in learning more about this ministry.

Thank you to everyone who has given time, skill, and attention to watching over the books. This community rests easier because of you.

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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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