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Community Dinner for All!This week’s dinner will be a baked potato bar! Dinner is served 5:30-6:30 pm for all, donations are accepted.
Volunteers welcome: Volunteer here. Questions, contact Rev Sara.
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) 6:30 pm Defund Fear Workshop (Classroom 3) 7:00 pm Spiritual Practices (Sanctuary) | Thursday Evening Spiritual Practice - online and in-personJoin Rev. Mary Gear at 7:00 pm for spiritual practice on the theme of Covenant. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87438786949?pwd=ZFd4MFJiUGY4eS9KNVpmOVNnMm9BUT09 Meeting ID: 874 3878 6949 Passcode: 297714 | Sunday Talk Show Broadcast In-PersonThe “After Church with Melanie Ransom” Sunday talk show will be broadcast in person from the sanctuary, with special guest Cindy Bowens. Rev. Mary will be the warm-up act, and Troy Fisher will be the musical sidekick. The show starts at 11:30 am in the sanctuary, and on Zoom. If you missed some of the previous shows, you can find them here. Many of us come to OUUC for the theology or the minister, but we stay because of our life-long connections to the people. –Melanie Ransom |
Community Dinner for All!
This week’s dinner will be a baked potato bar! Dinner is served 5:30-6:30 pm for all, donations are accepted.
Volunteers welcome: Volunteer here. Questions, contact Rev Sara.
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)
6:30 pm Defund Fear Workshop (Classroom 3)
7:00 pm Spiritual Practices (Sanctuary)
Thursday Evening Spiritual Practice - online and in-person
Join Rev. Mary Gear at 7:00 pm for spiritual practice on the theme of Covenant.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87438786949?pwd=ZFd4MFJiUGY4eS9KNVpmOVNnMm9BUT09
Meeting ID: 874 3878 6949
Passcode: 297714
Sunday Talk Show Broadcast In-Person
The “After Church with Melanie Ransom” Sunday talk show will be broadcast in person from the sanctuary, with special guest Cindy Bowens. Rev. Mary will be the warm-up act, and Troy Fisher will be the musical sidekick. The show starts at 11:30 am in the sanctuary, and on Zoom. If you missed some of the previous shows, you can find them here. Many of us come to OUUC for the theology or the minister, but we stay because of our life-long connections to the people. –Melanie Ransom
Defund Fear Workshop and Study/Action Circle
Join Rev Sara and Anne Hundley this Thursday for a workshop on the UU Common Read, Defund Fear. You do not have to have already read the book, although it’s great if you have! October 6, 6:30 pm, in person at OUUC. Register here.
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. This study action circle will follow the Workshop on this book that is being held Thursday evening, October 6. Participants do not need to have attended that workshop, however. More info on the book is here. Register here.
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Membership ClassThis 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. | 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. | Life and Legacy Planning: An OverviewIf 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. |
Membership Class
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.
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.
Life and Legacy Planning: An Overview
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.
Trunk and Treat
Save the Date! OUUC Trunk and Treat, Sunday, October 30, 3:00 pm.
We’ll park our decorated cars, don fun costumes, and pass out candy to trick-or-treaters!
Questions, contact Rev Sara.
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Small Group DiscussionWould you like to join a small group discussion on the monthly theme? Each month on the 1st Tuesday we will hold a drop-in discussion on Zoom. The theme for October is Covenant. October Drop In Study Circle Time: October 4, 06:30 pm Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89594069879 Meeting ID: 895 9406 9879 | Volunteer to Provide MealsOn 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 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. |
Small Group Discussion
Would you like to join a small group discussion on the monthly theme? Each month on the 1st Tuesday we will hold a drop-in discussion on Zoom. The theme for October is Covenant.
October Drop In Study Circle
Time: October 4, 06:30 pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89594069879
Meeting ID: 895 9406 9879
Volunteer to Provide Meals
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
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.
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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
Office Hours
Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm