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Thursday Community Dinner is for everyone!Every Thursday 5:30-6:30 pm.
On December 1 dinner will be plant-based - Sloppy Joes.
After dinner programs will be:
6:30 pm Growing Anti Racist Kids class (Spirit Play room) 6:30 pm 7th-9th grade Our Whole Lives class (Classroom 5) 6:30 pm Building the World We Dream About Class (Classroom 3) 7:00 pm Spiritual Practice (Sanctuary) | Spiritual PracticeThursday Evening Spiritual practice with Rev. Mary on December 1 at 7:00 pm online and onsite. Readings and a meditation on the monthly spiritual theme of “refuge.” Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87438786949?pwd=ZFd4MFJiUGY4eS9KNVpmOVNnMm9BUT09
Meeting ID: 874 3878 6949
Passcode: 297714 | Sunday Forum after the service on December 4: Worship: What and Why?Are you curious about why Unitarian Universalists gather to worship and why we worship as we do? Are you wondering why we even call it "worship"? Join Rev. Mary and Rev. Sara after the service on December 4 to explore these and other wonderings about worship. Onsite or online; you can return to the sanctuary or the Main Zoom Room at 11:30 am. |
Thursday Community Dinner is for everyone!
Every Thursday 5:30-6:30 pm.
On December 1 dinner will be plant-based - Sloppy Joes.
After dinner programs will be:
6:30 pm Growing Anti Racist Kids class (Spirit Play room)
6:30 pm 7th-9th grade Our Whole Lives class (Classroom 5)
6:30 pm Building the World We Dream About Class (Classroom 3)
7:00 pm Spiritual Practice (Sanctuary)
Spiritual Practice
Thursday Evening Spiritual practice with Rev. Mary on December 1 at 7:00 pm online and onsite. Readings and a meditation on the monthly spiritual theme of “refuge.”
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87438786949?pwd=ZFd4MFJiUGY4eS9KNVpmOVNnMm9BUT09
Meeting ID: 874 3878 6949
Passcode: 297714
Sunday Forum after the service on December 4: Worship: What and Why?
Are you curious about why Unitarian Universalists gather to worship and why we worship as we do? Are you wondering why we even call it "worship"? Join Rev. Mary and Rev. Sara after the service on December 4 to explore these and other wonderings about worship. Onsite or online; you can return to the sanctuary or the Main Zoom Room at 11:30 am.
Funding our Future
The Funding Our Future Capital Campaign is approaching the halfway mark already! Our members have really stepped up to help keep our church warm and welcoming well into the future. Thanks to George Lanning's gift giving us a huge head start we only need $293,000 to complete the Campaign, and we’ve already raised $115,845! That leaves us only $177,155 left to go.
Rev. Mary reminded us that this campaign is very achievable. The UU Church of the Palouse in Moscow, Idaho recently raised $1.68 million dollars for the renovation of their church - and their fundraising came from a smaller congregation than OUUC. Their example inspires us to step up and Fund Our Future!
If you haven’t made your commitment yet, please go to the Capital Campaign Giving Page on Realm. If you have any questions about the campaign, you can visit the Funding Our Future page or contact Barry Zickuhr, the Capital Campaign Committee chair.
The Capital Campaign Committee and the Board would like to thank the people who have already committed to Funding Our Future. Names published only by permission:
Ann and Ken Yeo, Bob and Sally Brennand, Rev. Eric and Kathryn Ness, Gary and Sandra Worthington, Ginny Taylor, Gregory Robinson and Karmel Shields, Mark Gray, Helen Henry, Jack and Karen Jackson, Denys & Nancy Curtiss, Jean Phillips, Mary Welsh and Jeff Goltz, Joyce Steckler, Miriam Lorch, Polly Taylor, Linda Crabtree, Rich Kalman, Roger Nielsen, Sally Alhadeff, Holly Porter, Tami Black, Tim and Melanie Ransom, Joe Joy and Susan Southwick, Elizabeth Rodrick, Frank and Aurora Winters, James and Brian Trujillo, Barry and Zibby Zickuhr, John and Rev. Mary Gear
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Holiday Giving Tree to Support Families at LP Brown ElementaryOne week left to give! At LP Brown over 70% of the families are low-income and many could benefit from some assistance to ensure they have what they need for the holidays. This year, LP Brown is hosting a Giving Tree. Families who sign up for the Giving Tree will be given gift cards to purchase holiday gifts for their children as well as groceries for a family meal. This provides the family with assistance while also ensuring that they still have agency to get what works best for their family. OUUC is helping out by collecting gift cards for this Giving Tree. We are seeking $25 gift cards to Target, Walmart, Safeway, Fred Meyer, and Grocery Outlet. Please bring gift cards to Rev Sara no later than Thursday, December 8. | Last week to contribute! Supply Drive for our Homeless Neighbors!Help spread warmth and cheer this holiday season. We are collecting for gift bags that will be distributed through the Community Kitchen new: gloves, scarves, hats, socks, bath towels, hand warmers, and reusable plastic cups and plates. Look for a donation box in the Commons between now and December 1. | Holiday Cookie Sale - December 18What are the Holidays without a beautiful box of cookies to share with friends and family? The Cookie Brigade will be selling cookies at church on December 18 and we will also deliver to homes in Olympia, Lacey, or Tumwater. A box of approximately two dozen assorted cookies is $20. If you would like to pre-order a box (or two) of cookies, email Melanie Ransom. In the email state 1)How many boxes, 2)Regular or Gluten-Free, 3) Pick up at church or delivery. You can pay with cash or check at the time of pick-up or delivery, or by credit card here (choose the Resource Ministry Fund). We’ll have cookie boxes available for purchase on December 18 after the service. All funds raised will go to the Kitchen Fund, which provides coffee and hospitality all year long. Questions? Contact Melanie Ransom. |
Holiday Giving Tree to Support Families at LP Brown Elementary
One week left to give! At LP Brown over 70% of the families are low-income and many could benefit from some assistance to ensure they have what they need for the holidays. This year, LP Brown is hosting a Giving Tree. Families who sign up for the Giving Tree will be given gift cards to purchase holiday gifts for their children as well as groceries for a family meal. This provides the family with assistance while also ensuring that they still have agency to get what works best for their family.
OUUC is helping out by collecting gift cards for this Giving Tree. We are seeking $25 gift cards to Target, Walmart, Safeway, Fred Meyer, and Grocery Outlet. Please bring gift cards to Rev Sara no later than Thursday, December 8.
Last week to contribute! Supply Drive for our Homeless Neighbors!
Help spread warmth and cheer this holiday season. We are collecting for gift bags that will be distributed through the Community Kitchen new: gloves, scarves, hats, socks, bath towels, hand warmers, and reusable plastic cups and plates.
Look for a donation box in the Commons between now and December 1.
Holiday Cookie Sale - December 18
What are the Holidays without a beautiful box of cookies to share with friends and family? The Cookie Brigade will be selling cookies at church on December 18 and we will also deliver to homes in Olympia, Lacey, or Tumwater. A box of approximately two dozen assorted cookies is $20. If you would like to pre-order a box (or two) of cookies, email Melanie Ransom. In the email state 1)How many boxes, 2)Regular or Gluten-Free, 3) Pick up at church or delivery. You can pay with cash or check at the time of pick-up or delivery, or by credit card here (choose the Resource Ministry Fund). We’ll have cookie boxes available for purchase on December 18 after the service. All funds raised will go to the Kitchen Fund, which provides coffee and hospitality all year long. Questions? Contact Melanie Ransom.
Save the Dates
Greening the Church - Saturday, December 3, noon - 4:00 pm. Stop by to help decorate the Sanctuary and Commons with holiday greenery.
Choir Concert "A Feast of Carols" - Saturday, December 17 at 2:00 pm at OUUC.
Choir Concert "A Feast of Carols" - Sunday, December 18 at 7:00 pm at OUUC.
Winter Solstice Worship Service - Sunday, December 18 at 10:00 am (online and in-person).
Join us on Thursday, December 22 at 7:00 pm for a winter solstice spiral walk and blessing. We will mark the darkest days of the year with music, walking meditation, candles, and blessings. Weather permitting, we will be outdoors, moving inside for rain, so dress warmly.
Christmas Eve Services - Saturday, December 24 at 5:30 pm (online and in-person) and 9:00 pm (in-person).
Christmas Day Service - Sunday, December 25 at 10:00 am (online and in-person).
New Year’s Fire Communion Ritual, outdoors, at OUUC on January 1, 10:00 am. We’ll say goodbye to 2022 and set intentions and receive blessings for entering 2023. All ages are welcome.
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Last Day to Act! Send an Email or Letter by Wednesday, November 30Please Join our new AntiRacism Team in a letter-writing campaign: The OUUC Anti-racism team invites you to practice allyship by answering a call from Washington Coalition for Police Accountability (WCforPA) No later than November 30, please send an email or letter to Olympia’s mayor, city council, and police department asking them to please ‘adopt the Attorney General’s Model Use of Force policy in full.’ For more information and an example letter: Leaves for Love and Lives (padlet.org) | Your Leadership Development Committee Needs Your Help!Our job, among other things, is to identify candidates for the Board of Trustees and the LDC that you will vote on next year. We are gearing up our efforts to discern who among the OUUC members could serve as effective members of the Board or LDC. Who do you think could bring the skills and attributes we need to these positions that are so critical to the effective functioning of OUUC? (Could it be you?) We would love to hear your recommendations, and if you have questions, please let us know. Our contact information is in the directory on Realm - or catch up with us in the Commons. Alice Curtis, Jason Martinelli, Tim Ransom, Pat Sonnenstuhl, and Gary Worthington. | 2023 Share the Plate Recipients ChosenThe Share the Plate (STP) Committee has been busy the past month evaluating the sixteen applications we received and choosing six organizations that met the criteria of the STP application as well as OUUC's desire to focus on racial justice, economic inequality, and climate change/sustainability. While there were several deserving organizations that applied, the following six organizations/programs were chosen: Read more.... |
Last Day to Act! Send an Email or Letter by Wednesday, November 30
Please Join our new AntiRacism Team in a letter-writing campaign:
The OUUC Anti-racism team invites you to practice allyship by answering a call from Washington Coalition for Police Accountability (WCforPA)
No later than November 30, please send an email or letter to Olympia’s mayor, city council, and police department asking them to please ‘adopt the Attorney General’s Model Use of Force policy in full.’
For more information and an example letter: Leaves for Love and Lives (padlet.org)
Your Leadership Development Committee Needs Your Help!
Our job, among other things, is to identify candidates for the Board of Trustees and the LDC that you will vote on next year. We are gearing up our efforts to discern who among the OUUC members could serve as effective members of the Board or LDC. Who do you think could bring the skills and attributes we need to these positions that are so critical to the effective functioning of OUUC? (Could it be you?) We would love to hear your recommendations, and if you have questions, please let us know. Our contact information is in the directory on Realm - or catch up with us in the Commons. Alice Curtis, Jason Martinelli, Tim Ransom, Pat Sonnenstuhl, and Gary Worthington.
2023 Share the Plate Recipients Chosen
The Share the Plate (STP) Committee has been busy the past month evaluating the sixteen applications we received and choosing six organizations that met the criteria of the STP application as well as OUUC's desire to focus on racial justice, economic inequality, and climate change/sustainability. While there were several deserving organizations that applied, the following six organizations/programs were chosen:
Read more....
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 and Thursday, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm