Chalica is a week-long celebration of our Unitarian Universalist Principles. The holiday first emerged in 2005 out of a wish to have a holiday organized around Unitarian Universalist values. Chalica begins on the first Monday in December and lasts seven days. Each day, a chalice is lit and the day is spent reflecting on the … Continue reading Chalica – December 4-10
We will remember and celebrate the 20th anniversary of our spiritual home at both of our worship services on Dec. 10. We’ll recount the history of Unitarian Universalism in Salem, with a special focus on the story of our building here. Members, please bring a dessert to share during coffee hour after each service.
Our annual Yule/Winter Solstice Service will be Friday, December 22 at 7 pm. This event, sponsored by the Salem Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans, celebrates the return of the light and the rebirth of the Sun. Please bring a bell, rattle or noisemaker. Donations gratefully received and will be shared with the Salem Interfaith Hospitality Network … Continue reading Celebrate the Season at UUCS – Services December 22 and 24 and Dec 31
If your schedule did not allow a commitment to an ongoing monthly covenant group or you are new to our congregation and missed the sign-up period, plan to join our Drop-in covenant group every second Sunday from 1:00 -2:15 pm (high school room) to discuss the Soul Matter’s theme for the month. You are welcome to attend every second Sunday meeting … Continue reading Drop-In Covenant Group Second Sundays
Come to honor your ancestors and celebrate the turning of the Wheel of the Year, Tuesday, October 31. Samhain is when the veil between the lands of the living and the dead is very thin. We will be having a ritual to celebrate this special time of the year and will recognize the ancestors and … Continue reading Samhain Ritual October 31
Our YRUU’s (8th – 12th grade) will be attending different faith services on the third Sunday of each month!! For our first service visit, we will go to the First Congregational church, (700 Marion St NE in Salem) from 10:30-11:30 am and then we will be meeting with the minister after the service. Parents, if … Continue reading YRUUs Explore Different Faith Services 3rd Sundays
You’re invited to join a covenant group for the 2017-18 year, beginning this fall. Whether you’re a long-time member with lots of connections, a newcomer beginning to make those connections, someone returning after an absence and looking to reconnect, or anywhere else in between, you will enjoy this connection. Covenant groups are an opportunity to … Continue reading Covenant Group Offerings For 2017-18
SUMMER PROGRAMMING: starts June 25. (NO individual RE classes on June 18.) In addition to our singing hymns and sharing a story to continue our exploration of the UU principles and purposes, our summer program will include working in the RE garden, helping clean up other areas of the UUCS grounds, visiting with roosters, enjoying … Continue reading Summer RE Programming Starts June 25
Parents with small children have a warm inviting area where they can bring a crying child and still see and hear the service. It’s the cozy, southwest corner of the Fellowship Hall where parents can bring their child and see the sermon on the wall mounted TV. Please mention any ideas, e.g. activities for children, … Continue reading Cozy Corner Now has Video of Service
From Lee Ann Nail Every night before zazen, I notice the tiny plot of land around the Buddha beside our front door. It’s never the same! We are this way moment to moment. Come celebrate Spring with Sangha in March: 8th: One Plum Blossom 15th: To be in the Mountains is a Flower Opening in … Continue reading Celebrate Spring with Sangha in March
