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
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
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
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
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
On behalf of the UUCS Microfinance Committee, we are grateful for the continuing support of the UUCS Congregation for microfinance projects that benefit the poorest of the poor in Nicaragua and India. We are pleased to report that our fundraising efforts raised $5,570 which we will be donating to our partner non-profit organization, The NEO … Continue reading Thanks for Making a Difference!
An Appeal from the Family Promise Team On Sunday, January 22, the Family Promise Team could use help to get the sanctuary ready for Sunday Service. The families leave at 8 am. We will need to move the preschool things to the RE rooms and return the sanctuary chairs back to their rows. If you … Continue reading An Appeal from the Family Promise Team
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 Family Promise. Family Promise of the Mid-Willamette Valley (formerly, Salem … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for January 2023 is Family Promise
UUCS will be hosting Family Promise January 15 through January 22. Because of the enthusiastic response from the congregation, we hope to be able to fill all of the volunteer slots. Many have already indicated interest in helping – now, we need you to pick a specific day and job. Please contact Deborah Emeny to … Continue reading UUCS To Host Family Promise January 15-
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 Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice.. The Interfaith Movement … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for December 2022 is IMirJ Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice
