OUUC Weekly Update 1-1-20
News from the Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Worship Services January 5, services at 9:15 and 11:00 am
Stories for the Age of Climate Change
Mondays - January 27, February 10 and 24, 6:30 pm. The purpose of this class is to explore the role of myths and stories in helping humankind understand creation and the natural world, to give grounding in times of change, and to find hope by taking a cosmic view of the history of our place in the Earth’s history. Participants will be encouraged to create new myths or stories. Class leader, Margo Warner Curl was an academic librarian at both public universities and private colleges for nearly 40 years. Though new to this congregation, she was an active member of the UU Fellowship of Wayne County, Ohio for nearly 30 years, and was on that congregation’s Green Sanctuary Committee. Register here.
Movement Action Plan
Fridays - January 31 and February 7, 6:30 pm. In this class, we will talk about grassroots activism and how it can be designed to provide maximum results. We will also discuss how to make effective use of mainstream political and social institutions. Doing Democracy: The MAP Model for Organizing Social Movements by Bill Moyer will guide our study. We will talk about change agents and activists, what these ideas mean, and how these are used to provide maximum impact on social/environmental justice issues. Class leader, Kristen Howard is a warrior for social change and a true environmentalist. She was part of making Out in the Park a “green festival” and is part of the protest movement to prevent the LNG facility in Tacoma. Register here.
Help OUUC Be Chemical and Fragrance-Free
Quick Notes
Two lunches this Sunday: Young Adults, ages 18-35 and Middlers (those in their 30's, 40's, and 50's) are invited to join us for lunch this Sunday at 12:30 pm. All are welcome to bring a dish to share, but it is not necessary.
Happy New Year! It's the first Sunday of the New Year! Bring in your dead batteries and fluorescent light bulbs and your Environmental Action Team will see that they are recycled or safely disposed of.
Read This Week in Religious Education here.
Learn the practice of Insight Dialog (ID). ID is a way to bring the tranquility and insight attained in meditation directly into your interactions with other people. ID is a practice that could well augment the “deep listening” initiative that is now happening. Read more....
Storm Window Workshop
Social Groups
PUGs (Powerful Unitarian Universalist Gals) - All women are welcome to join us for fellowship and conversation. Wednesdays 10:30 - Noon, PUGs at OUUC meets in the Youth Room. You may bring a beverage in your own container. - Contact Pat Sonnenstuhl.
Ladies Unitarian Social – All who identify as women and who are affiliated with OUUC, and their guests, are welcome at Lady Unitarian Social Hour. We meet weekly on Tuesday afternoons from 4:30 to 6:00 pm to share conversation and refreshments. Please feel free to drop in at any of our weekly gatherings. January 7 - TBA. - Contact Meliz Maatta or Emily Ray.
Guy’s TGIT meets on Thursdays at 4:30 pm. January 2 - TBA. - Contact Bernie Brady.
MUGs (Mighty Unitarian Guys) meets for eclectic discussions every Thursday morning from 10:00 to 11:00 am at Traditions Cafe in downtown Olympia. Men of all ages are welcome. - Contact Otto Buls.
About Us
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Location: 2315 Division Street Northwest, Olympia, WA, United States
Phone: 3607866383
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