UUCS will host homeless families from Family Promise Sunday, August 11 through Sunday morning, August 18. We will need volunteers to provide and serve meals, be evening hosts, and to spend the night as overnight hosts. We still have volunteer opportunities open: Dinner host – Saturday Evening host: Friday – 1, Saturday – 1, Overnight … Continue reading You Can Still Help Homeless Families August 11 – 18
The all-virtual 2024 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association ended Sunday, June 23. Delegates to the Assembly approved by a vote of 1809 for and 146 against a wording change to the Equity section of the proposed revision of Article II of the UUA Bylaws, so that provision would read: Equity. We declare that … Continue reading June 2024 UUA GA Approves Revision of Article II and Other Matters
YOU are INVITED to a new year of CONNECTIONS GROUPS and CHALICE CIRCLES! If you’ve ever found yourself wishing you could have a deeper discussion, and wanting ways to know yourself and others better, these groups are for YOU. Groups meet monthly and start with everyone’s brief check-in. Then the conversation expands to focus on … Continue reading Register now for Chalice Circles and Connections Groups
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
UUCS will host homeless Family Promise families from Sunday, August 11 through Sunday morning, August 18. UUCS was a founding congregation of Family Promise over 20 years ago. It has been a vital part of our social justice commitment to the community. We know that summer is a busy time for many people. Unfortunately,homelessness does … Continue reading Plan to Help Family Promise in August
At each Sunday service, during what UUCS calls “A Time for Generosity”, a basket is passed around to collect money. This voluntarily given money is then shared with organizations from the local community who have goals that align with Unitarian Universalist principles. In consultation with the minister and the Social Justice Team, the fundraising committee … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipients for 2024-25
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, 2024 is the Nellie Thompson-Dorothy Patch Scholarship Fund
At noon on May 26, in the UUCS sanctuary, Rick Staggenborg, Chair of the Healthcare for All Oregon (HCAO) faith caucus will give a talk on the state of healthcare, common problems with the delivery of cost effective healthcare, and what can be done to increase the availability of cost effective healthcare. Rick’s presentation is … Continue reading Healthcare for All Oregon May 26
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 2024 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 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, 2024 is the Minister’s Discretionary Fund
