by Sara Lewis This weekend, the new tiny homes at the New Hope Community will become officially occupied. This community sits below the First Christian Church in Downtown Olympia, providing shelter to folks who were evicted from the 4th Ave Bridge tent settlement. These houses truly do provide a New Hope for the residents who […]
Faith in Action
Guest At Your Table
By Sara Lewis At the drive through last Sunday the youth handed out little cardboard boxes. What are those all about? They are a UU annual tradition, a collection box for the Guest at Your Table program of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. I’ve been putting one of those little boxes on my table for […]
Faith In Action Visioning
Last Saturday, October 3rd, more than 20 interested folks gathered to discuss our Faith in Action ministry at OUUC and envision the work we are called to do here and in the larger world. Everyone brought a rich background of experience and passion and shared their individual visions to create a collage of our collective […]
Get Your Old Laptop to Kids Who Need Them
Tips from Bernie Brady: A couple of weeks ago, I gave a nine-year-old laptop I haven’t been using to a family in Montesano for their fourth-grader for distance learning. I posted it on Offerup and on my Tumwater Hill NextDoor network. The mom who came to pick it up was ecstatic. I made sure there were […]
From Rev. Carol – Pathways
As we embark on new Pathways at OUUC next month, each of us will find exciting new opportunities to engage with our congregation, our faith tradition, and the larger community. For the past three years, OUUC’s Faith in Action Ministry, which I serve as the Accountable Person, has coordinated the many social, environmental, and economic […]
