Minister

This month we have been exploring the spiritual theme of empower, one of six words in the OUUC mission statement to welcome and wonder, embrace and empower, bridge and become. To empower is simply to share our power. So, to empower we must understand our power. In the service on February 13, I spoke of […]

Dear Ones, it’s been a tough week.  Today I am reminded that sometimes words aren’t enough or even what we need. So, today I offer two things to help sustain us for the days to come.  The first is the prayer from last Sunday’s service, written by Unitarian Universalist minister Leslie Takahashi, titled “Prayer for […]

This past Sunday, our service was offered by the Pacific Western Region (PWR) of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). The service honored the coming together of four districts into one region, acknowledging our diversity and celebrating the contributions of each area.   The Pacific Western Region (PWR) is one of five regions of the Unitarian Universalist […]

Unitarian Universalism is based on congregational policy, which means that congregations have a lot of power to decide who they are and what they do. Congregations decide who their ministers will be and only congregations ordain ministers. UU ministers come out of UU congregations, and it is expected that ministers in training are connected to […]

On Sunday, the OUUC Youth Group will offer the monthly Q&A session on the topic of “consent culture.” I am grateful that the OUUC youth are willing to bring this important topic to our congregation. I hope you will attend to support them and perhaps learn something new.  I know the youth will offer a […]