On Wednesday, January 6, at 6:30 pm, HHV will host the first of four informational meetings to present and discuss Habitat and Hope Village plans to construct and operate a new transitional housing facility on part of the north parking lot at UUCS. The goal is to provide safe, secure transitional housing for women at … Continue reading HHV Informational Meetings Wednesdays in January, Starting January 6
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 Family Promise. Family Promise of the Mid-Willamette Valley (formerly, Salem … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for January 2021 is Family Promise
We are in the midst of revitalizing the UUCSLISt into an email “Electronic Bulletin Board.” We are offering signups to members and friends of the UUCS community. We envision the UUCSLIST as our electronic bulletin board, especially now that we have limited access to our building at Center Street & Cordon Road. You can use … Continue reading Invitation to Join UUCSLIST Electronic Bulletin Board
‘Twas The Christmas Eve Rehearsal, with apologies to Rev. Clement Clarke Moore ‘Twas the week before Christmas Eve Service and all through the Church, not a creature was stirring, not even those pesky sugar ants that show up every spring in Salem! – Anyway, back to the story. The Sanctuary was nestled all quiet for … Continue reading ‘Twas the Christmas Eve Rehearsal- Thanks to the Production Crew!
On January 9 at 3 pm PST, tune in to the UUCS YouTube Channel to hear Dr. Kit. Abrahamson perform solo cello music written in the last year. The concert is a benefit for the UUCS Music Fund. During the concert, make an online donation on the UUCS Donation Page. In the Paypal window, select … Continue reading Attend a Live Streamed Cello Concert January 9
As we are not able to gather inside in person for Christmas Eve Service this year, consider joining us outdoors at the church on Christmas Eve from 4:30-5:30pm for the UUCS Lantern Walk. There will be a gift tree along the path, where you can leave an ornament that you brought and, and take one … Continue reading Christmas Eve with UUCS – Lantern Walk and Live-Streamed Service
This year UUCS will hold a Lantern Walk at the church from 4:30 – 5:30 pm on Christmas Eve. Masks are required due to COVID. More information on this event will be shared in the December Newsletter. Please stay tuned. White Christmas lights will be used to line the path of the Lantern Walk and … Continue reading Jars and Lights Needed for Christmas Lantern Walk
Sign up to make your own contribution to the UUCS Prayer Flags for Our Hopes and Dreams Project! Sign up for a time to make your flag in the sanctuary from Saturday, December 19 through Saturday, February 6. This window may be extended by appointment. The Sanctuary will be open by appointment only on Saturday, … Continue reading How to Make a Prayer Flag
As background for the December 6, 2020 sermon by Rev. Rick at UUCS, “UU Democracy in Action” the UUCS Committee on Ministry (CoM) is releasing three documents for people to understand the full history of what has been happening in the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association (UUMA) movement that has caused … Continue reading “UU Democracy In Action”– Link to 6:30, December 15 Online Discussion
First and most important, THANK YOU to the Congregation for supporting this campaign. The longer-term financial future of the Congregation is more solid because of your participation. When we started, of course we had no idea that a Coronavirus would get in the way. It did. Lack of togetherness opportunities made it more difficult to … Continue reading Legacy Campaign Final Report
