UUCS member John Gear will be a speaker during the December Salem Progressive Film Series movie night. Gear will be on a panel following the showing of the Michael Moore movie “Where to Invade Next,” showing 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 20 at Grand Theatre, 191 High St. NE, in downtown Salem. Admission is $5. John … Continue reading “Where to Invade Next” at SPFS December 20
What a wonderful feeling, especially this month when we need all the wonderful feelings we can experience, serving a Thanksgiving lunch to the Salem community through the Kairos program. UUCS volunteers prepared/reheated and served turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, yams, beans, cranberry sauce and of course pumpkin pie to 106 diners. We ran out of … Continue reading Kairos Community Lunch Thanksgiving 2016
The Salem-Keizer NAACP works on proactively building trust within our diverse community. They field grievances reported by the community and investigate complaints and advise the Executive Board on further action. This committee does not provide legal advice. They also work to eliminate discriminatory practices in public education. This unit is associated with the state and national chapters of … Continue reading The December 2016 Share the Plate recipient is Salem-Keizer NAACP
Join other UUCS volunteers to help out at the Kairos Community Lunch, where homeless people are served soup, sandwich and dessert every Sunday. Our congregation helps prepare and serve the meal about five times per year. Here are our scheduled dates for 2017: March 26, May 14, August 13 and November 19. The November date … Continue reading Kairos Community Lunch Dates for 2017
The Social Justice Action Team meeting for November will be held on November 13 rather than November 20 due to team members volunteering in the KAIROS lunch. On November 13, the team will meet from 12:30 – 2:30 pm in Rev. Rick’s office. All are welcome.
Homelessness and health care – these and other social justice topics are discussed in one of two our monthly meetings. Topics are decided by participants. The setting allows people to talk about issues in a deeper way than we have time for in our business meeting. The discussion group is open to all. Bring an open mind … Continue reading Social Justice monthly discussion Nov. 14 at 6:30 pm
The UUCS Social Justice in Action Team joined Catholic Charities in April of 2016 to begin collecting supplies to help approximately 50 refugees who are settling in the Salem area. The incoming refugees are from multiple countries including Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Burma, and Syria. Examples of items needed: alarm clocks; … Continue reading Supplies for Refugees
As part of the Marion-Polk Foodshare program, Meals on Wheels promotes the nutritional health, independence and social well-being of seniors and disabled adults in Salem and Keizer. We offer hot meals hand-delivered by volunteers Monday through Friday with the option of having frozen meals delivered on Fridays for the weekend. For more information, see the … Continue reading Nov. 2016 Share the Plate Recipient is Meals on Wheels
Thanks to your generosity and support, we raised $4,400 in October 2016 from Share the Plate, direct contributions, and sales of jewelry and other items from Africa and Nicaragua! Ron Hockley with the NEO Fund spoke to our congregation at the October 9th services on how The NEO Fund learned what was most effective to … Continue reading Thank You For Your Support in 2016 of the UUCS Microfinance Project
The November focus for the Welcoming Congregation Re-certification process is the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), November 20. This is a time for individuals and communities to remember the loss by murder of transgender people, gender-variant individuals and those perceived to be transgender. Please join us in the Fellowship Hall at 7:30 pm Tuesday, … Continue reading Welcoming Congregation Re-Certification Movie November 15
