Tom Joldersma died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on August 11, 2020. He endured, with grace, Parkinson’s Disease for 14 years and Lewy Body Dementia for five. Tom was born on June 10, 1940, the second of six children born to Gary and Agnes (Zwier) Joldersma in Holland, Michigan. Graduating from Calvin College […]
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New Scholarship Program at SPSCC in honor of Gladys Burns
Scholarships in honor of Gladys Burns, a founder of our congregation in 1952, will begin rolling out next fall at South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC)! An intense, six-month effort by the League of Women Voters of Thurston County and the college has raised over $33,000, surpassing the initial goal of $28,000. Heartfelt thanks go […]
Covid Guidance Update
While we all want to be done with Covid, it’s not quite done with us. In some places cases are on the rise with a new variant. In Thurston County, our cases and risk level have been up and down the past few months. The Health & Safety Task Force is still working hard to […]
The Joy of Being Together
by Rev. Sara Lewis It has been wonderful to begin re-gathering for in-person events again with you all. We’ve recently held a party for my ordination, the lovely Installation of Rev Mary as our covenanted settled minister, a youth group laser tag party, and the newcomer party this last Sunday. So many parties! But the […]
An OUUC COVID-19 Update: May 2022
by Rev. Mary Gear If you track COVID cases, you know that they are rising in Olympia and around the country. At OUUC, the Health & Safety Task Force recently updated the congregation’s guidance to reflect the new risk levels from the CDC and COVID ActNow. You can find OUUC’s guidance on the website here. […]
