If you find Realm (also known as OUUC Connect) daunting, this is your starter guide! Let’s start with terminology: Realm is the name of the software we use. OUUC Connect is what we call this program for our purposes–kind of like how McDonald’s calls it a Big Mac and Jack in the Box calls it […]
Bountiful Blessings
Every Sunday this Fall we’ve sung a benediction to close the service written by Doug McCrea that begins: “How bountiful the blessings that surround us…” This song helps me remember that, even now and perhaps especially now, there are bountiful blessings in my life. Amidst the many losses and grief of this time, there is […]
Lights in the Dark
by Sara Lewis I recently heard a gospel choir singing “Let Your Little Light Shine” for a UU Children’s music CD (Sing-a-Long Album | Children-Youth (eruuf.org)) with a verse that I was unfamiliar with: Let your little light shine, shine, shine, cause there might be someone down in the valley, trying to get home. As […]
Tech Tip: Avoiding Email Scams
‘Tis the season for email scammers to try to take full advantage of unsuspecting consumers. Truth be told, it’s always the season for fraud attempts and what are called phishing attacks–but these activities tend to increase over the holidays when people are in the giving and gifting spirit. One popular email scam making the rounds […]
Tiny Houses, Big Impacts
by Sara Lewis This weekend, the new tiny homes at the New Hope Community will become officially occupied. This community sits below the First Christian Church in Downtown Olympia, providing shelter to folks who were evicted from the 4th Ave Bridge tent settlement. These houses truly do provide a New Hope for the residents who […]
