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Thursday Community Dinner is for everyone! Every Thursday 5:30-6:30 pmOn January 12 the menu is all about Squash.
After the dinner the program events are:
6:30-8:30 pm Children’s movie night 6:30 pm 7-9th grade Our Whole Lives Class 6:30 pm Building the World We Dream About class 7:00 pm Music Meditation Spiritual Practice | Thursday Evening Spiritual PracticesSpiritual Practices this Thursday, 7:00 pm, will be music meditation with Troy Fisher, our music director. In person and on Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87438786949?pwd=ZFd4MFJiUGY4eS9KNVpmOVNnMm9BUT09
Meeting ID: 874 3878 6949 Passcode: 297714 | Children’s Movie Night In/Parents Night OutThursday, January 12, 6:30 pm
We will be showing a children’s movie and providing popcorn for a fun kid’s movie night at OUUC. Parents may stay on-site or take some time to themselves and go head out until 8:30 pm. Registration information is required, but no fee for this activity. RSVP by emailing Anissa. |
Thursday Community Dinner is for everyone! Every Thursday 5:30-6:30 pm
On January 12 the menu is all about Squash.
After the dinner the program events are:
6:30-8:30 pm Children’s movie night
6:30 pm 7-9th grade Our Whole Lives Class
6:30 pm Building the World We Dream About class
7:00 pm Music Meditation Spiritual Practice
Thursday Evening Spiritual Practices
Spiritual Practices this Thursday, 7:00 pm, will be music meditation with Troy Fisher, our music director. In person and on Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87438786949?pwd=ZFd4MFJiUGY4eS9KNVpmOVNnMm9BUT09
Meeting ID: 874 3878 6949
Passcode: 297714
Children’s Movie Night In/Parents Night Out
Thursday, January 12, 6:30 pm
We will be showing a children’s movie and providing popcorn for a fun kid’s movie night at OUUC. Parents may stay on-site or take some time to themselves and go head out until 8:30 pm. Registration information is required, but no fee for this activity.
RSVP by emailing Anissa.
Happy New Year!
Our Capital Campaign is on the home stretch. With the new year comes the time for a renewed commitment to OUUC. The generosity of our members has gotten us to within $80,000 of our goal of $544,500. If you haven't had a chance to make your commitment, help us get there by donating to the campaign today.
If you have any questions about the campaign, please see the Funding Our Future page, or contact Barry Zickuhr, Capital Campaign Committee chair.
The Capital Campaign Committee and the Board would like to thank these recent donors. For the full list of donors, please visit the Funding Our Future page. Names shared only with permission:
Anne Hundley and Tom Hoffer, MEliz Maatta, Debbie Brasher, Janet and Warren Dawes, Linda Selsor and Charlie O’Neill, Barb Carey, Karin Landsberg, Steve Tilley and Chris Parke, Anne and Bill Gernhardt, Anne Kohlbry, Susan and Paul Bakke, and Alicia Riegel.
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Save the Date: January 29, 11:30 amOUUC Environmental Action Team Quarterly Topic: Carbon Fee and Dividend Legislation with speaker: Jim Lazar, Olympia Chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL). Jim will be presenting the basics of the CCL federal-level proposal for carbon "fee and dividend" legislation, which would impose a fee on the emission of carbon dioxide pollution, and rebate 100% of the proceeds to the public in the form of periodic direct payments. Read more.... | All Ages Board Game NightAt OUUC on Saturday. January 28, 4:00-8:00 pm, with potluck dinner.
Bring food to share and your favorite board games. | Do You Love Books?Would you like to join a new project? We are starting a project to raise funds for OUUC's Faith Development Ministry, to provide books relevant to our programs.
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Save the Date: January 29, 11:30 am
OUUC Environmental Action Team Quarterly Topic: Carbon Fee and Dividend Legislation with speaker: Jim Lazar, Olympia Chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL). Jim will be presenting the basics of the CCL federal-level proposal for carbon "fee and dividend" legislation, which would impose a fee on the emission of carbon dioxide pollution, and rebate 100% of the proceeds to the public in the form of periodic direct payments. Read more....
All Ages Board Game Night
At OUUC on Saturday. January 28, 4:00-8:00 pm, with potluck dinner.
Bring food to share and your favorite board games.
Do You Love Books?
Would you like to join a new project? We are starting a project to raise funds for OUUC's Faith Development Ministry, to provide books relevant to our programs.
Interested in being part of this project, contact Rev Sara.
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Guest at Your TableThis month we are inviting everyone at OUUC to participate in Guest at Your Table, a fundraiser for the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. Learn more about the work of the UUSC here: What is Guest at Your Table? on Vimeo
Pick up Guest at Your Table boxes and donation envelopes in the Commons this month, or donate online: Donate to Classy - Guest at Your Table (uusc.org)
If you don’t mind, let Rev Sara know how much you donated, it is always nice to track our overall giving. | Chili Cook-OffIt’s cold outside, and a great time to enjoy some Chili! Do you make excellent chili? We are looking for cooks for a Chili Cook-Off on Thursday, January 26. Contact Rev Sara if you’d like to contribute a pot - you could win a prize! Plus bragging rights! | Kids Making $ense Class starts in JanuaryA Class about money, labor, generosity, stewardship, and justice for children ages 4-10. Children will learn about money and spending, saving, and giving, explore religious teachings about stewardship and charity, and learn about labor, justice, and care for our common and sacred earth resources. Offered Thursdays 6:30-7:30 pm, January 19-March 23. |
Guest at Your Table
This month we are inviting everyone at OUUC to participate in Guest at Your Table, a fundraiser for the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. Learn more about the work of the UUSC here: What is Guest at Your Table? on Vimeo
Pick up Guest at Your Table boxes and donation envelopes in the Commons this month, or donate online: Donate to Classy - Guest at Your Table (uusc.org)
If you don’t mind, let Rev Sara know how much you donated, it is always nice to track our overall giving.
Chili Cook-Off
It’s cold outside, and a great time to enjoy some Chili! Do you make excellent chili? We are looking for cooks for a Chili Cook-Off on Thursday, January 26.
Contact Rev Sara if you’d like to contribute a pot - you could win a prize! Plus bragging rights!
Kids Making $ense Class starts in January
A Class about money, labor, generosity, stewardship, and justice for children ages 4-10. Children will learn about money and spending, saving, and giving, explore religious teachings about stewardship and charity, and learn about labor, justice, and care for our common and sacred earth resources.
Offered Thursdays 6:30-7:30 pm, January 19-March 23.
Gentle Yoga Class
OUUC choir member June McKenzie will be offering an 8-week in-person Gentle Yoga Class beginning January 11 and ending March 1. The 75-minute class will start at 11:00 am, end at 12:15 pm, and meet at church.
This Gentle Yoga Class is not chair yoga, but it is for anyone from beginner to experienced. The moves are slower, and the poses are held longer. Each class will focus on breathwork, alignment, and relaxation. Each class will end with deep relaxation. The only equipment you need is a yoga mat—a light blanket and pillow are optional.
June has been teaching yoga for 20 years in a variety of settings—with women in hospitals, youth detention centers, and drug and alcohol treatment programs. Her background and studies have been in Hatha, Yin, Kundalini, and Anusara yoga practices.
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Join the Member EngagementTeam!The Member Engagement Team focuses on creating engagement and helping people become more connected to OUUC. They meet on the 3rd Monday of each month, 6:30-8:00 pm, via zoom. They are welcoming to people with all levels of experience with OUUC and of all ages. If you are interested in helping people become and stay engaged at OUUC, this team is for you. Email Rev Sara for more information. | Help Wanted!The community life ministry area is looking for one or two volunteers who enjoy responding to visitors. We get a few new visitors a week, and the job is to reach out by phone or email with a friendly message and to help point folks in the right direction for more information as desired. A volunteer role you can do on your own time, at home! If you are interested, contact Rev Sara. | Provide Dinner
Wednesdays, January 18th and 15th are the nights this month that OUUC Volunteers provide main and side dishes for the guests at the Interfaith Works Equity Shelter dinner; and shelf-stable food for the Food Bank’s Weekend Backpacks for children and teens. Please contact Jo Ann Young if you would like to join our congregation’s outreach to those adults and kids in our community who are in need. |
Join the Member EngagementTeam!
The Member Engagement Team focuses on creating engagement and helping people become more connected to OUUC. They meet on the 3rd Monday of each month, 6:30-8:00 pm, via zoom. They are welcoming to people with all levels of experience with OUUC and of all ages. If you are interested in helping people become and stay engaged at OUUC, this team is for you.
Email Rev Sara for more information.
Help Wanted!
The community life ministry area is looking for one or two volunteers who enjoy responding to visitors. We get a few new visitors a week, and the job is to reach out by phone or email with a friendly message and to help point folks in the right direction for more information as desired. A volunteer role you can do on your own time, at home! If you are interested, contact Rev Sara.
Provide Dinner
Wednesdays, January 18th and 15th are the nights this month that OUUC Volunteers provide main and side dishes for the guests at the Interfaith Works Equity Shelter dinner; and shelf-stable food for the Food Bank’s Weekend Backpacks for children and teens.
Please contact Jo Ann Young if you would like to join our congregation’s outreach to those adults and kids in our community who are in need.
About Us
Sara Lewis, Director of Community and Faith Development
Darlene Sarkela, Congregational Administrator
Andrea Capere, Communications Specialist
Marie Arensmeyer, Facilities Manager
Anissa Bentlemsani, Religious Education Assistant
Carbon Marshall, Tech Specialist
Office Hours
Tuesday - Thursday, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm