by Sara Lewis This year our monthly themes are taken from the new OUUC Vision and Mission, giving us an opportunity to deeply engage with the ideas that come together to form our understanding of purpose. The OUUC Vision and Mission is: Vision: A loving, just, and healthy world Mission: Our spiritual principles affirm the […]
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Beauty and Joy
This week I attended the Fall meeting of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Unitarian Universalist Minister’s association. I have been a part of this group since 2015, so I have met many of my colleagues in person, which was a help when we were online. In addition to deep check-in and some social time, […]
Conversation with Rev. Mary
More Conversation (and maybe tea) with Rev. Mary! I have so enjoyed meeting so many of you for tea these past few weeks! It’s been such a delight to see you in person and to hear how you are. I’ve also enjoyed the connections some of you have made with each other, finding the threads that bind us together, especially now. Thank you to those […]
Our October Challenge is: Reduce Food Waste!
Once you’ve solved your buying, storing, and creative use issues with food waste, you still have to deal with…kitchen scraps aka food waste. There are several ways to dispose of your kitchen scraps in a climate-friendly manner and keep it out of the landfill where it generates methane gas. You can use the services provided […]
The Purposes of a Faith Community
“The times are urgent; let us slow down.” ~Dr. Bayo Akomolafe In 2004, two scientists, Gianni Pes and Michel Poulain published their research about the extraordinary number of centenarians (people who live to be over 100) in Sardinia, Italy. They drew a circle around the areas with a high number of elders and call […]
