Mission
The purpose of Unitarian Universalist Womenspirit is to create, conduct, and support activities that encourage and empower women to explore their religious and spiritual origins, experiences, and beliefs. Pursuing, nurturing, and affirming creativity and diversity are major emphases. There is a strong commitment to developing the use of consensus as the model for decision-making. Volunteers do all the work of Unitarian Universalist Womenspirit. There are no paid positions.
The Institute and Gathering are biannual events in the Spring and Fall that offer the experience of an all-woman retreat where women can strengthen their talents and renew their energy in a supportive and safe environment. All Institute and Gathering activities are optional; during these events we encourage you to make choices that best meet your needs. Unitarian Universalist Womenspirit expects and encourages all women to honor the safety, integrity, and confidentiality of those attending its sponsored events.
Coordinating Council
Womenspirit has a six member, all volunteer Coordinating Council (CoCo) responsible for keeping things going. Each term is 3 years with two members rotating off and two new members coming on every year. The different responsibilities are:
Membership & Event Registrar – registrar AT uuwomenspirit DOT org
Responsible for maintaining the Membership database, processing registrations for the two Womenspirit Events each year and answering the myriad of membership, registration questions that come up. Our Membership/Registrar Goddess can also be reached at Membership AT uuwomenspirit DOT org.
Volunteer Coordinator – Volunteers AT uuwomenspirit DOT org
Womenspirit is an all volunteer organization. The Volunteer Goddess is responsible for making sure each Event Planning Committee (PC) receives all the current volunteer forms and offers made by our very generous and talented membership. To submit an offer to lead a Track or Workshop at an upcoming event or to join an event Planning Committee, go to the Fall or Spring Event Pages to download the Volunteer form in Word or PDF format.
Church Liaison, Publicity, and Outreach – PublicityOutreach AT uuwomenspirit DOT org
Responsible for getting the word out about Womenspirit so more wonderful women know about this amazing organization. If you have an idea about how to connect with the women of the world, please let our Outreach Goddess know.
Treasurer – Treasurer AT uuwomenspirit DOT org
Pays all the bills and keeps up with all the financial’s related to UU Womenspirit. The Financial Goddess keeps the membership informed of Womenspirit’s financial status via the newsletter and the two membership meetings held each year at the Spring and Fall events.
CoCo Scribe – CoCoScribe AT uuwomenspirit DOT org
Keeper of the Sacred Text, the document that contains our guiding bylaws and records our herstory.
Program Resource Liaison (PRL) – PRL AT uuwomenspirit DOT org
Womenspirit hosts a Spring and Fall event each year. Each event is put together by a Planning Committee (PC) made up of volunteers from the Womenspirit membership. The PRL is the liaison between each PC and the CoCo to ensure the PC has everything they need to create a successful event.
Newsletter – Newsletter AT uuwomenspirit DOT org
Four times a year a newsletter containing original works and photos contributed by the Womenspirit members goes out, keeping us in touch with each other and giving everyone the opportunity to spread their creative wings.