The last day to register to vote in the Oregon primary elections is Tuesday, April 28, The primaries will be held Tuesday, May 19. Kathy Randall will be at the Social Justice table in the fellowship hall after the service every Sunday up to and including April 26. She will assist you with registering if … Continue reading Register to Vote in May Primaries by April 28
UUCS will be hosting homeless families April 5-11 through Family Promise. Volunteers are encouraged to sign up during the fellowship hours after services after March 8 or use the button below to sign up online. It takes about 50 volunteers to set up for the week, prepare and serve dinner, entertain our guests in the … Continue reading Help Homeless Families in April – Sign Up in March
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 … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for March 2020 is the Partner Church Program
The UUCS Microfinance Committee is considering a trip to Nicaragua to see our projects and meet the people that have benefited from our microfinance loans. We are in the early stages of planning the trip and have not yet set a date. The trip is open to anyone in the UUCS congregation. If you are … Continue reading Potential Microfinance Trip to Nicaragua
After five years of writing and re-writing about how human beings meet their material needs, Russ and Dave Beaton have written and published “The Economics of Hope – Creating a Just and Sustainable Local Economy in the Shadow of a Globalized World” On Thursday, February 27, 2020, 5:30-7:30 pm, please join their friends and family … Continue reading The Economics of Hope – Creating a Just and Sustainable Local Economy in the Shadow of a Globalized World
Here are links to key articles to inform members of the congregation on the history of the UUA/UU Ministers’ Association with regard to issues surrounding publication of The Gadfly Papers. We hope you will find these useful in preparation for the congregational vote on March 1. A web page with multiple links to helpful documents. … Continue reading Readings to Prepare for March 1 Congregational Vote
Here are links to key articles to inform members of the congregation on the history of the UUA/UU Ministers’ Association with regard to issues surrounding publication of The Gadfly Papers. We hope you will find these useful in preparation for the congregational vote on March 1. A web page with multiple links to helpful documents: … Continue reading Readings to Prepare for the March 1 Congregational Vote
February 23rd Service: Rev. Todd Eklof is speaking on, A Gadfly in Salem: Why Oregon’s State Capital Needs UUCS. Come hear Rev. Todd Eklof speak on the importance of having the presence and courage of members in UUCS during these times where our liberal religious values—reason, freedom of conscience, and our humanistic ethic—are being discarded … Continue reading Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof Speaks at UUCS February 23
At the congregational meeting March 1, UUCS members voted to send a statement to the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and to the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association (UUMA) calling on the UUMA to rescind its censure of Rev. Todd Eklof, to cease referring to the UU movement as a white supremacy movement, and to encourage discussion and … Continue reading Results of the Congregational Meeting March 1
The mission of the Salem-based Mid-Valley Literacy Center is to empower adults with the literacy skills and other training to improve their economic stability and overall quality of family life. The center offers classes in Workplace English, English or Spanish GED, Computer, Pre-CNN and US Citizenship Preparation. UUCS has a history of supporting the center.
