With COVID cases coming down and vaccination rates going up, the Health & Safety Task Force decided to relax the OUUC guidance just a bit and begin gathering for services again. We continue to consider everyone in our community and how we can best care for each other. Starting this Sunday, February 27, we will […]
Sharing and Understanding Our Power
This month we have been exploring the spiritual theme of empower, one of six words in the OUUC mission statement to welcome and wonder, embrace and empower, bridge and become. To empower is simply to share our power. So, to empower we must understand our power. In the service on February 13, I spoke of […]
Empower
Dear Ones, it’s been a tough week. Today I am reminded that sometimes words aren’t enough or even what we need. So, today I offer two things to help sustain us for the days to come. The first is the prayer from last Sunday’s service, written by Unitarian Universalist minister Leslie Takahashi, titled “Prayer for […]
Connected to Something Greater
This past Sunday, our service was offered by the Pacific Western Region (PWR) of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). The service honored the coming together of four districts into one region, acknowledging our diversity and celebrating the contributions of each area. The Pacific Western Region (PWR) is one of five regions of the Unitarian Universalist […]
Food Bank Drive-Through on January 30, 2022
OUUC members gathered in the parking lot for a drive-through to help collect food for the food bank. People brought food donations and enjoyed music, refreshments, and a bonfire. Thank you for your support of our larger community!