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
Thank you very much for your donations and Sparrow purchases last Sunday! This coming Sunday, lovely wood products from Sparrow Furniture and Home Goods will again be available for purchase in the Fellowship Hall after the service. Your donations and purchases will support small loans to very poor people in Nicaragua and India, as well … Continue reading Microfinance Sells Crafts, Seeks Donations after November 13 Service
The Impossible and the Doable: Ending white supremacy is seen as impossible; it has been part of American culture since before America’s founding. The doable is helping neighbors in need. The social justice team will be addressing both in 2023. We want your ideas and suggestions which you can provide by attending the October Social … Continue reading Social Justice Committee Report October 2022
See the table in the Fellowship Hall: leave some cleaned fresh fruits and veggies from your garden or take some fruits/veggies.For our first two veggie exchanges, folks left some tomatoes, onions, plums, and squash. All items were taken home by others at our church. I heard some very positive responses to our veggie exchange, so … Continue reading Free Garden Produce
The Habitat and Hope Village Board appreciates all that the UUCS congregation has done for us since our organization’s birth in April 2018. It became clear a year ago that our vision of developing a transitional shelter on UUCS property would not be allowed under current zoning rules. Those who had pledged funds for A … Continue reading Habitat and Hope October Update
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 Habitat and Hope Village Habitat and Hope Village (HHV) … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for October, 2022 is Habitat and Hope
Church@thePark is inviting the entire community to an open house at the new Village of Hope site, 1210 Center Street, Sunday, September 11 from 1 pm to 3 pm and from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. This will be an opportunity for UUCS supporters of Habitat and Hope Village, Inc. (HHV) to tour Shower Trailer Number … Continue reading Village of Hope Open House September 11
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 HOME Youth and Resource Center. HOME Youth and Resource … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for September 2022 is HOME Youth and Resource Center
Come to the first “in person” Oregon UU Voices for Justice (OUUVfJ) Annual meeting since COVID, Saturday, September 17 at 9 am. Best of all, UUCS is hosting this year! Cost is $5 to $15. This is an annual meeting for Oregon UUs, sponsored by Oregon UU Voices for Justice. UUs from around the state … Continue reading UU Voices for Justice at UUCS September 17
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 Latinos Unidos Siempre. Latinos Unidos Siempre [LUS] was founded … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for August 2022 is Latinos Unidos Siempre
