Zoom Forum: Behavioral Health Services in the Thurston County Courts and Jail Wednesday, March 23, 7:00 pm Register at https://tinyurl.com/4je9xsxz NAMI Thurston-Mason and Justice not Jails present a Zoom forum to educate the public about behavioral health services available in the Thurston County jail and treatment courts. These services are critical to helping people recover their […]
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Unitarian Universalist Efforts for Racial Justice
This past Sunday, I spoke about the history of Unitarians, Universalists and Unitarian Universalists in the work for racial justice. You can access the service recording here. In the service, I mentioned two great resources about the “empowerment controversy” of 1968-1970, which divided the new denomination and caused many black UUs to leave.The first is […]
Become and Becoming
Everything about our existence points toward change, flexibility, and dynamic re-creation. And it’s hard because change involves loss. Can we hold the losses well while not holding ourselves back? ~ Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti Our spiritual theme for the month of March is “become” one of the words in the new OUUC mission to welcome […]
OUUC Agreement for Times of Pandemic
As we work our way through this time of transition – from pandemic lockdown through changing restrictions to whatever lies ahead – it is helpful to review our OUUC Agreement for Times of Pandemic in the OUUC Pandemic Manual. This document reminds us why and how we choose to be in this community and what […]
From the Board: Board Listening Session Follow-up
About 20% of the congregation members were able to participate in the Board Listening Session after service on February 20. We discussed some important issues and we want to reach out to the entire congregation because your comments, affirmations and concerns are important for us to make the best decisions on how we move into […]