Connections groups for 2020-2021 will be starting in September. Everyone is invited to join a group! Connections groups are small groups of individuals who meet for 90 minutes each month (via Zoom for a while) to get to know each other, MAKE CONNECTIONS, and discuss the Soul Matters topic of the month. Some of the … Continue reading Join a Connections Group! Sign Ups End August 16!
A friendly reminder to all that, if you are inside the building, you need to wear a mask at all times! If you have a personal work space (desk or private office) you can remove your mask at your workspace as long as social distancing can be observed. This is not only for the well … Continue reading Please Wear Masks Inside Our Building
Since March, members of the Worship Team, Music Team, Communications Team, Office Staff and LRE among others have worked together to continue to deliver weekly spiritual services. The experience has strengthened each of our personal spiritual journeys as well as taught us some new technology and the importance of collaboration. Thanks to Those Who Helped … Continue reading Behind the Chalice – Thank You Volunteers!
This past year has been momentous in more ways than one! We are enduring the worst presidential administration in our nation’s history. Our nation has floundered under scandalous and morally rudderless leadership causing concerns about the sanctity of our democracy. For that very reason, it’s important to remember our congregational role when things take a … Continue reading 2019-20 Minister’s Report from Rev. Rick Davis
The March Share-the-Plate recipient is our Partner Church Fund. This is our annual fund raiser, which we use for committee administrative costs and funds we share with our partner church in Simenfalva, located in the Transylvania region of Romania. We have had a relationship with Simenfalva since the late 1990’s, and cemented our connection in … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for August 2020 is our Partner Church
When the board requested our friends and members to fill out a survey early this year, 176 people responded. A 2-page summary of the survey results is available for viewing online. You may also read the full 35-page survey results..Send any questions to Board Chair Christine Ertl, boardchair@uusalem.org.
Join us Wednesday nights through August 19 for a TED Talk Watch Party and Discussion Group on topics of interest related to Current Events. Each week, a new TED Talk or similarly styled video presentation will be chosen for group viewing. Participants may watch the presentation on their own, or as part of a Watch … Continue reading Adult RE Discussion Group
As many of you know, the board asked the UUCS Committee on the Ministry (or COM) to review and edit our current Covenant of Good Relations. (COM Members: Ruth Larson, Joel Martin, Megan Roller, Eric Schuman, Dina Triest.) After conducting a survey of UUCS members and friends, looking at what other churches have adopted in … Continue reading Final Updated Covenant of Respectful Relations for Vote at Annual Meeting.
Bring your dog (or cat even) over to the computer and listen to Lisa Spector, Julliard graduate in piano, tell her amazing Journey from Tragedy to Triumph at the July 5 Sunday Service. She states: ” For 50 years playing piano has been my number one passion, and it’s been my profession for the last … Continue reading Invite Your Dog or Cat to View July 5 Service
The vision of Oregon Black Pioneers is to be the premier resource for Oregon’s African American culture and heritage information. They aspire to preserve this largely unknown and rich heritage and culture through collections and programs that promote scholarly research and public use. They envision becoming a center for study of Oregon’s African American life, … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for July 2020 is Oregon Black Pioneers
