Love to Facebook? Want to help UUCS for about 2-5 hours per month, all from home? We need a Facebook editor, familiar with Facebook, very comfortable with email, and willing to be trained on Trello, our workspace organizer (it’s easy!). We write the words, usually provide a picture, and you just post it. Contact facebook@uusalem.org
With our kids living in a world of YouTube and TikTok, it’s important that they are educated about the things they are seeing & hearing. UUCS is offering the Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education program for youth in grades 7 and 8. Classes will be Tuesdays at 7 to 9 pm from January 9 … Continue reading O.W.L Sex Education for Youth Offered
The quilt sale for the UUCS Microfinance project is over, and all quilts were sold. The Microfinance Committee thanks the Congregation for your purchases and contributions. More contributions can be sent to the church with a “MICROFINANCE” notation. The funds will make a huge difference in the lives of some of the poorest of the poor in Nicaragua … Continue reading Microfinance Quilt Sale a Success!
As we know, COVID cases are on the rise, here and in the larger community. Also flu and other respiratory diseases historically are more common in winter months. Please be thoughtful of others, mindful of your own health, take precautions, but know we welcome you to join us in community at each Sunday service.
Jolly Diners is a gathering of folks committed to taking a break from negativity! This month is a big one for Jolliness! Thursday, November 9 happens to be Geriatric Toothfairy Day, Chaos Never Dies Day, AND World Freedom Day….! Join us at 6 pm at Marco Polo Restaurant where there is food for every palate. … Continue reading Jolly Diners Meet November 9
On November 12, 2023 our guest speaker will be Ron Hockley, Executive Director of the NEO Fund speaking on “Helping to Lift the Poorest Out of Poverty”. He will highlight our successes and challenges and how we, the UUCS Microfinance Team and the Neo Fund, have impacted the lives of the poor, especially in Nicaragua. … Continue reading Helping to Lift the Poorest Out of Poverty November 12
The Dance of Universal Peace on Friday, November 3, at UUCS is cancelled due to a conflict with a regional Dance retreat.
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 loans to … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for November 2023 is Microfinance
Pianist Greg Lief and the Cherry City Quartet will provide a Musical Journey through Chopin and Ravel on Sunday, November 12 at 2 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Salem, (UUCS). Greg Lief has been playing the piano since the age of four. His acoustic piano repertoire is split between ragtime (Scott Joplin) and … Continue reading Benefit Concert November 12
Our heating and air conditioning contractor is installing our new system, which is quite complicated. He advises that there will be no heat in the building through November 3. If you attend services, or a meeting at church before then, dress warmly!
