Wow! Dinner is going great - we had over 60 people last week! This week’s dinner will be pasta! Dinner is served 5:30-6:30 pm for all, and donations are accepted.

This week we could use a set-up volunteer who can set up the tables, 3:30-5:00 pm. If you have a stronger back and could help, please do!

Volunteer here.

Following this dinner, there will be:

6:30 pm Growing AntiRacist Kids Class (Spirit Play Room)

6:30 pm 7th-9th grade Our Whole Lives (Classroom 5)

7:00 pm Spiritual Practices (Sanctuary)

For questions, contact Rev Sara.

Troy Fisher will be leading Thursday night's spiritual practice.

Join us for a time of music and meditation at 7:00 pm.

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Books, Brownies & Beans needs more gently used books, CDs, and DVDs to sell! Please bring your donations to the church until November 1 or contact Susan Dodson if you'd like help boxing up and transporting your books.

You can help Sally Brennand sort books on Sunday mornings 9:00-10:00 am and 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Tuesdays 6:00-8:00 pm, or Thursdays 9:00-11:00 am. To volunteer, contact Ryan Baye or use the Signup Genius.

Volunteers will be invited to a Volunteer Pre-Sale on Friday, November 4 from 4:00-6:00 pm.

This class is required for those who would like to become members of OUUC and recommended for anyone who would like to better understand Unitarian Universalism and the way this particular congregation is structured and behaves. There are three class sessions, with pre-work to review before the class so the class itself is mostly discussion and time for you to ask your questions.

Classes are on Zoom, on Friday, October 21, October 28, and November 4.

Register here.

Thursday evenings 6:30-8:30 November 10 - May 18.

A Unitarian Universalist program that seeks to interrupt the workings of racism and transform how people from different racial/ethnic groups understand and relate to one another. The program creates opportunities for participants to practice dreaming our world otherwise, and then commit to new, intentional ways of being. As Unitarian Universalists, we hope developing antiracist, antioppressive, and multicultural habits and skills will lead us to build the multicultural world of beloved community we dream about. Read more and register.

If you don’t have a Will or Trust in place (or even if you do) and want to make sure you have the right estate plan that fits your stage of life and protects your family, then you will want to attend the upcoming estate planning class, offered by Susan Kirkpatrick, on Tuesday, October 25, 7:00-8:30 pm. The class will be offered on Zoom. What plan is the best fit for a single person, an unmarried couple, a married couple with a house, a couple with minor children and/or grandparents? It is not a one-size-fits-all. Read more and register here.

OUUC will host a memorial service for Bob Sundstrom at 10:30 am on October 29. Please consider volunteering to support the event. We need people to help with the following:

· Set up prior to the event (9:30 to 10:30 am)

· Take down and clean up (12:00 - 1:00 pm)

· Ushers

· Kitchen help - serving drinks and finger food

· Provide and set up flowers

· Make or bring cookies or finger foods

If you can help, please contact Melanie Ransom with your contact information and how you would like to help.

On Wednesday, October 19, and Wednesday, October 26, the OUUC Blue Apron Team volunteers will again make and donate main and side dishes to serve 8 to 10 for the guests at the Interfaith Works Adult Shelter, and/or donate shelf-stable foods for the Food Bank’s Weekend backpacks for children and teens in need. Each second Sunday of the month other Team volunteers provide dinner for the 6 to 8 guests at the Hope Village tiny house community. Please contact Jo Ann Young to learn how to join this team to help feed adults and children in need.

Share the Plate applications for the six two-month periods in 2022 are now being accepted through October 31, 2022. If you know of any deserving non-profit organizations, please encourage them to check out more details and the online application here. You can also find it by going to the OUUC website and looking for Share the Plate in the "Justice - Faith in Action" tab. Organizations should be notified before Thanksgiving. To be in alignment with OUUC goals, we are focusing on organizations that target Racial Inequity, Economic Injustice, and Climate Change.