Exciting news: OUUC is going to begin offering two worship services each Sunday morning! Starting January 12, 2025, there will be an early service at 9 am (onsite only), a late service at 10:45 am (also available on Zoom & YouTube), and the after-service forum will move to 12:15 pm (both onsite and online as […]
Minister
Flexibility
As I sat down to write this week, I started by typing: What to expect at OUUC in the Fall. While I can make some guesses and we are planning because that’s what we do, the best I can offer is to expect the unexpected, expect to adapt and change, expect to pivot and be […]
Commitment
This past week the County Commissioners declared racism a crisis in Thurston County. You can find the story here. This has been a year for some of us that has heightened our awareness of systemic racism, which is the ways that racism is maintained and supported by laws, organizations, policies and practices. Learning that almost […]
From Rev. Mary – “Caring for Your Spirit”
Between the novel coronavirus, the fires and smoke, and the news, it feels a bit overwhelming these days. Even as many of us were feeling overwhelmed already with the start of school and, well, just life. We all know the ways to care for our bodies: wash our hands, wear a mask, rest, eat good food, move our bodies. How are you taking care of […]
What’s Your Joy?
Last Sunday’s service with Rev. Erin Walter was a wonderful reminder to find joy in hard times. If you missed the service or want to watch it again, you can find it here, complete with her original song, “The World’s on Fire (And We Still Fall in Love.)”   This week, I made a recording to […]
