by Rev. Mary Gear Last Saturday was a joyous celebration of the life of this congregation—the past, the present and the future. We gathered together to honor the 70th anniversary of OUUC (formerly the Unitarian Fellowship of Olympia) and you installed me as your minister. “Weren’t you already our minister?” someone asked. Yes, I was […]
Minister
Bits and Pieces
I have a few things on my mind this week. First, I know that many of you are concerned about family and friends in Texas who have been affected by the storms there and the massive failure of the power and water infrastructure that we often take for granted. Our Unitarian Universalist Association and UU […]
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 […]
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 […]
