Join us for a six week directed exploration of Irshad Manji’s acclaimed book Don’t Label Me: How to do Diversity Without Inflaming the Culture Wars. (Alternate title-Don’t Label Me, An Incredible Conversation For Divided Times.) Book Study: Wednesdays April 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19 at 6:00 to 7:30 PM Webinar: May 26 at … Continue reading Diversity Without Division – Book Study and Webinar
UUCS is scheduled to host Family Promise the week beginning April 4. We will need to provide meals on Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday for 11 people. The meals are delivered to 2 places. The UUCS Family Promise Team is ready and able to assist you with cooking and meal delivery. It is also possible for … Continue reading Family Promise Needs Your Help April 4-10
The Social Justice Team is implementing the UUA’s recommendation that social justice initiatives be selected by the congregation and implemented by the Social Justice Team. In our twice monthly meetings will be discussing possible social justice actions, how UUCS can select social justice actions, and who we can work with to achieve social justice goals. … Continue reading Social Justice Team Meeting March 24, 7 pm
About half of our supporting members and friends have submitted an Estimate of Giving form. The overall response so far has been about a 5% increase in the amount of pledges – a wonderful gesture of support for our church. In the next few days, we’ll begin calling those who have not yet submitted a … Continue reading 2021-22 Pledge Drive Update
“Thank you” to all who attended, discussed and voted during the February 7, 2021 Congregational meeting. The Habitat and Hope Village, Inc. resolution was amended and passed. The result is that a land use agreement will be negotiated between the UUCS Board of Trustees and HHV for the purpose of allowing HHV to use part … Continue reading Volunteer for Habitat and Hope Village
Your Facilities Team is looking for a few additional volunteers to help the team peer into the future. The Board has asked us to explore how to better serve the congregation. We have a furnace and air conditioner that need to be replaced now. The remaining furnaces are over 20 years old and will need … Continue reading Facilities Team Seeking Visionaries
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 March 2021 is Latinos Unidos Siempre
The Nominating Committee needs help! There are positions to be filled. We need a Board Vice Chair, who can eventually step up to Chair. And we have two Board member positions to fill, as well as a position on the Nominating Committee. If you are interested in any of these, please contact one of the … Continue reading Is It Your Turn to Serve?
Well, here we are, starting the month of March, and with it the one year anniversary that we started recording Sunday Services. (BTW- the traditional 1st – anniversary gift is paper). You should have seen us, behind the chalice, a year ago, we didn’t know what we were doing, but we kept moving forward and … Continue reading February-March 2021 – One Year of Streaming Services, Ice Storm
On Saturday, February 27, 2021, at 5:30 pm, all members and friends of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Salem are requested to virtually attend a special congregational celebration of our shared ministry. We will admire the Prayer Flags of our Hopes and Dreams and kick off the pledge drive which will help us build a solid … Continue reading Celebration! February 27, 5:30 pm
