The spiritual theme for this month is “Becoming.” It’s a timely theme for Spring as those of us in the Northern Hemisphere enjoy the return of the light and watch seeds and sprouts become plants and bushes, and flowers bloom. It is also a theme that reflects where OUUC is now as we reimagine […]
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Proposed Vision, Mission, and Ends
Vision A loving, just, and healthy world Mission Our spiritual principles affirm that we are a part of the infinite interconnected WEB of life. At OUUC we: Welcome and Wonder Embrace and Empower Bridge and Become In crafting the MISSION statement, we had several primary goals: • find words that reflected thoughts from the survey, […]
BBB – It’s a Wrap!
This year our annual Books, Beans, and Brownies couldn’t happen as usual, so Rev. Carol McKinley called together a group of interested folks to envision an alternative. Mo Canny arrived with a brilliant plan, joined by Susan Dodson and Susan’s prior experience selling online. We’d take the book sale online this year! The challenge was […]
Calendar Evaluation Committee Recommendation
At the Board Q&A session on March 21, the Calendar Evaluation Committee shared a recommendation to shift the OUUC fiscal year (FY) from the calendar year to July 1 to June 30. About 70 people participated and thoughtful exploration and consideration resulted in a general endorsement for the recommendation and appreciation for the work of […]
What’s Advocacy?
Last Fall, those who participated in OUUC‘s Faith in Action Visioning gave input for the FIA Leadership Council to create a matrix to help organize and structure the congregation’s justice efforts. The Council created an OUUC Justice Matrix that looks like this: The matrix has three areas of focus and three modalities to address the […]
