Notice of Annual Congregational Meeting Sunday, May 22, 2022 – 11:30 am in-person in OUUC Sanctuary and on Zoom https://zoom.us/j/873210124?pwd=U21qdmwxcTNyaE1LQ0xlU0MwM3VMQT09 Meeting ID: 873 210 124 Password: 995142 Dial +1 253 215 8782 Everyone is invited to attend, only OUUC members are eligible to vote. From OUUC Bylaws: The presence of 20 percent of […]
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May Is Mental Health Awareness Month
by Rev. Sara Lewis The month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to combat stigma, raise awareness, and take action and advocate to improve our nation’s mental health care system. In thinking about mental health this month, I’m reminded again of the ways that our spiritual journeys and religious communities relate to […]
Lessons from a Break
by Rev. Sara Lewis This is my first piece for the weekly Spark since I’ve returned from my sabbatical, and so I thought I would share a bit with you all about what I received from that time away. A sabbatical, like a sabbath which is a related word, is an intentional time set apart […]
Let’s Talk About Reproductive Justice
by Rev. Sara Lewis I am simply heart sick about the leaked Supreme Court decision to strike down Roe. We may have seen this coming, but it doesn’t make it any easier now. And for those of us who were not paying attention before, it’s very much at the center of debate and discussion now. […]
Autonomy and Agency
by Rev. Mary Gear I am reeling this week with the reality that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v Wade. I knew this was coming with the appointment of Gorsuch, then Kavanaugh, and a certainty with the appointment of Barrett. And I admit that I am struggling now that we are here. […]
