Share the Plate Recipient for August 2023 is Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette

Share the Plate Recipient for August 2023 is Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette

What is Share the Plate?  During each Sunday service, we take a collection. This voluntarily given money is then shared between our congregation and an organization from the local community which has goals that align with Unitarian Universalist principles. This month’s Share the Plate recipient is Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette. The mission of Planned Parenthood … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for August 2023 is Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette

Share the Plate Recipient for July 2024 is Oregon Black Pioneers

What is Share the Plate?  During each Sunday service, we take a collection. This voluntarily given money is then shared between our congregation and an organization from the local community which has goals that align with Unitarian Universalist principles. This month’s Share the Plate recipient is Oregon Black Pioneers.  The vision of Oregon Black Pioneers … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for July 2024 is Oregon Black Pioneers

Share the Plate Recipient for June 2023 is the Nellie Thompson–Dorothy Patch Scholarship Fund

What is Share the Plate?  During each Sunday service, we take a collection. This voluntarily given money is then shared between our congregation and an organization from the local community which has goals that align with Unitarian Universalist principles. This month’s Share the Plate recipient is the Thompson-Patch Scholarship Fund.  The Nellie Thompson-Dorothy Patch Scholarship … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for June 2023 is the Nellie Thompson–Dorothy Patch Scholarship Fund

Cordon Road Cleanup May 27

The Social Justice Team is sponsoring a Cordon Road Cleanup on Saturday, May 27. This is an opportunity to show respect for our earth and our community. This invitation is for responsible teens and adults only. Those interested please arrive around 8:45am at the UUCS parking lot, where you will be given a safety vest, … Continue reading Cordon Road Cleanup May 27

Share the Plate Recipient for May 2023 is Salem Harvest

What is Share the Plate?  During each Sunday service, we take a collection. This voluntarily given money is then shared between our congregation and an organization from the local community which has goals that align with Unitarian Universalist principles. This month’s Share the Plate recipient is Salem Harvest.  Salem Harvest is a non-profit organization that … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for May 2023 is Salem Harvest

Pledge Drive Update 4/17/2023

Thank you for your response to the message we sent out last week letting you know we had achieved 80% of our Pledge Drive goal of $308,000 and asking for more support to keep the facility and the programs of UUCS healthy. Since then we received about $10,000 more in pledges, which puts us at 84%.  We are asking all of … Continue reading Pledge Drive Update 4/17/2023

UUCS Commitments to Family Promise

In January, UUCS successfully hosted guests from Family Promise of Salem. Thanks again to all the wonderful volunteers who made that possible! Here’s what to expect from Family Promise for the rest of the year –Not all the churches involved with Family Promise are able to host in-house at this time. So, Family Promise is … Continue reading UUCS Commitments to Family Promise

Share the Plate Recipient for April 2023 is the Minister’s Discretionary Fund

What is Share the Plate?  During each Sunday service, we take a collection. This voluntarily given money is then shared between our congregation and an organization from the local community or in our congregation which has goals that align with Unitarian Universalist principles. This month’s Share the Plate recipient is the Minister’s Discretionary Fund.  The … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for April 2023 is the Minister’s Discretionary Fund

Share the Plate Recipient for March 2023 is Partner Church

The March Share-the-Plate recipient is our Partner Church Fund. This is our annual fund raiser, which we use for committee administrative costs and funds we share with our partner church in Simenfalva, located in the Transylvania region of Romania. We have had a relationship with Simenfalva since the late 1990’s, and cemented our connection in 2002 … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for March 2023 is Partner Church

Share the Plate Recipient for February 2023 is Marion Polk Food Share

What is Share the Plate?  During each Sunday service, we take a collection. This voluntarily given money is then shared between our congregation and an organization from the local community which has goals that align with Unitarian Universalist principles. This month’s Share the Plate recipient is Marion Polk Food Share.  Marion Polk Food Share collects … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for February 2023 is Marion Polk Food Share