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-
Bring in the New Year with music, song, and movement dances at UUCS on New Year’s Eve – Saturday, December 31 from 8:30 pm to midnight. Come for part or come for all! Sit and listen to the music or sit and sing, or sit and sing and participate in movement, or participate in simple … Continue reading New Year’s Eve Peace Celebration
UUCS is supporting the Mindful Organization for the Recovery of Psychological Health (M.O.R.P.H.) in their efforts to reduce the stress of the Holidays on people with significant mental health conditions who are lacking support from friends or family. The giving tree in the entryway has tags which suggest a gift for an individual. The gift … Continue reading Giving Tree Returns
The houseless need socks, gloves, and hats to keep warm and healthy this winter. Through December there will be a collection box in the entry way for donated socks, gloves, and hats. John Prohodsky jprouu@gmail.com
The HHV Board of Directors has dissolved Habitat & Hope Village, Inc., effective December 31, 2022. As a local 501(c)3 non-profit, HHV has been worked for years to end homelessness in the Salem, Oregon area. Individual board members will continue to support Salem’s unsheltered communities. Working together we will solve this problem. The mission of … Continue reading HHV Dissolves- Homeless Support Continues
The women of the farm workers cooperative known as Mujeres Luchadores Progresistas or “MLP” (Women Striving for Progress), are selling 24-inch wreaths made of noble fir, pine cones, and holly for $40. Funds from these sales will be used buy food and clothing for the womens’ families and support workshops for immigrant women, such as … Continue reading Christmas Wreath Sale Continues November 20, 27.
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
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 our Microfinance project. The UUCS Microfinance project makes small … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for November 2022 is Microfinance
UUCS has supported Family Promise since it’s beginning many years ago, providing shelter and meals on a rotating basis with other faith communities. During the COVID pandemic, Family Promise changed to meet the needs of both the families and the host churches. Families stayed at houses provided by Family Promise and, sometimes, in hotels. UUCS … Continue reading Family Promise Needs Volunteers to Continue
Join us for the Salem Peace Lecture on Wednesday, October 26 2022 at 7:30 pm. Our speaker is Dr. Ira Helfand, whose topic will be: “Back from the Nuclear Brink: Prescription for Survival.” The lecture has been moved from Hudson Hall to Smith Auditorium on the Willamette University campus in Salem. Interested people can attend … Continue reading Salem Peace Lecture October 26 at 7:30 pm
