Covenant Workshop, Sunday, October 30 from 11:30 am-12:45 pm
As we come to the end of our month exploring the spiritual theme of covenant, we’ll come together to revisit our OUUC covenant. On Sunday, October 30 after the service, Rev. Carol McKinley and Rev. Summer Albayati will lead us in a workshop focused on covenant. This is the chance for each of us to reflect on the meaning of covenant in facilitated small groups. The sharing from those small groups will go to a writing group charged with creating a behavioral covenant for OUUC to be added to the current congregational covenant.
Please plan to join the discussion on Sunday after the coffee chat, either in person or online. Your input will help make our covenant as inclusive as it can be.
If you are unable to attend the workshop and would like to contribute to the creation of our behavioral covenant, please consider these questions and feel free to send your thoughts to me by email at minister@ouuc.org
· Why is covenant so important to how we relate to our world?
· How does the concept of interdependence guide us in our own actions and relationships to each other and the world?
· Why is the practice of covenant important for you?
· How does the practice of covenant relate to our work in Anti-racism/Anti-oppression/Multicultural?
· How will we call one another back into covenant?
Thank you for your contribution to making OUUC a strong, covenantal community.
Rev. Mary
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Community Dinner for All - Thursday!Every Thursday at 5:30 pm: this week's dinner is curry.
All of this requires a good crew for set up and clean up! If you can, please volunteer here.
Following this dinner, there will be:
6:30 pm Growing AntiRacist Kids Class (Spirit Play Room) 6:30 pm 7-9th Grade Our Whole Lives (Classroom 5) 7:00 pm Spiritual Practices (Sanctuary)
For questions, contact Rev Sara. | Thursday Evening Spiritual Practice - online and in-personJoin Rev. Sara Lewis for Spiritual Practice on Thursday at 7:00 pm. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87438786949?pwd=ZFd4MFJiUGY4eS9KNVpmOVNnMm9BUT09 Meeting ID: 874 3878 6949 Passcode: 297714 | Halloween Fun!THIS SUNDAY, 3:00 pm, Trunk and Treat at OUUC
All ages are welcome! Come around 2:30 pm if you want to park your car and hand out treats. Come between 3:00-4:30 pm if you want to hang out and trick or treat!
There will be Prizes, music, and fun. Rain or shine, (and the forecast says rain) we’ll still have fun.
For questions, or to RSVP, contact Rev. Sara. |
Community Dinner for All - Thursday!
Every Thursday at 5:30 pm: this week's dinner is curry.
All of this requires a good crew for set up and clean up! If you can, please volunteer here.
Following this dinner, there will be:
6:30 pm Growing AntiRacist Kids Class (Spirit Play Room)
6:30 pm 7-9th Grade Our Whole Lives (Classroom 5)
7:00 pm Spiritual Practices (Sanctuary)
For questions, contact Rev Sara.
Thursday Evening Spiritual Practice - online and in-person
Join Rev. Sara Lewis for Spiritual Practice on Thursday at 7:00 pm.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87438786949?pwd=ZFd4MFJiUGY4eS9KNVpmOVNnMm9BUT09
Meeting ID: 874 3878 6949
Passcode: 297714
Halloween Fun!
THIS SUNDAY, 3:00 pm, Trunk and Treat at OUUC
All ages are welcome! Come around 2:30 pm if you want to park your car and hand out treats. Come between 3:00-4:30 pm if you want to hang out and trick or treat!
There will be Prizes, music, and fun. Rain or shine, (and the forecast says rain) we’ll still have fun.
For questions, or to RSVP, contact Rev. Sara.
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Drop In Study Circle, Tuesday, November 1, 6:30 pmJoin Rev Sara and others for a discussion circle on the theme of the month, which is “Accountability” for the month of November.
This is a drop-in group, held each month on the 1st Tuesday, for anyone interested in exploring the theme of the month.
Register here.
Or just join us on Zoom:
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82020912455
Meeting ID: 820 2091 2455 One tap mobile +12532158782,,82020912455# US (Tacoma) +16694449171,,82020912455# US | Building the World We Dream AboutThursday 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. | Defund Fear Workshop and Study/Action CircleDefund Fear Study/Action Circle facilitated by Anne Hundley. First Saturdays, 1:00-3:00 pm (November 5, December 3, January 7, February 4, March 4, April 1, May 6, June 3 on Zoom. Please come on into the expansive UUA curriculum for last year’s Common Read! It offers ways to integrate ideas into authentic, impactful steps or practices. More info on the book here. Register here. |
Drop In Study Circle, Tuesday, November 1, 6:30 pm
Join Rev Sara and others for a discussion circle on the theme of the month, which is “Accountability” for the month of November.
This is a drop-in group, held each month on the 1st Tuesday, for anyone interested in exploring the theme of the month.
Register here.
Or just join us on Zoom:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82020912455
Meeting ID: 820 2091 2455
One tap mobile
+12532158782,,82020912455# US (Tacoma)
+16694449171,,82020912455# US
Building the World We Dream About
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.
Defund Fear Workshop and Study/Action Circle
Defund Fear Study/Action Circle facilitated by Anne Hundley. First Saturdays, 1:00-3:00 pm (November 5, December 3, January 7, February 4, March 4, April 1, May 6, June 3 on Zoom.
Please come on into the expansive UUA curriculum for last year’s Common Read! It offers ways to integrate ideas into authentic, impactful steps or practices. More info on the book here.
Register here.
Reminder: The Book Sale is November 5, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Volunteers are the backbone of BBB; we need your help! We especially need you for setting up on Thursday, November 3. Pizza will be provided for dinner. We also need more volunteers for the actual sale on Saturday, November 5. In appreciation, volunteers are invited to an exclusive pre-sale on Friday, November 4 from 4:00-6:00 pm. You can sign up in the Commons or at this link.
Thank you for your book donations! We have gathered plenty of books and are not looking for more.
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Memorial Service for Bob SundstromOUUC 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. | Volunteer to Provide MealsOn 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 ApplicationsShare 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. |
Memorial Service for Bob Sundstrom
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.
Volunteer to Provide Meals
On 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
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.
OUUC Women's Book Group
We have been meeting every other month (January, March, May, July, September, and November) since 2003 - to discuss worthy books, as well as to grow and nurture friendships. Before the pandemic, we met in person and shared a potluck evening meal; since the pandemic, we have met by Zoom. We are now exploring the feasibility of hybrid meetings versus continuing only via Zoom. We are open to new members. If you are interested, please contact Ann Yeo.
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