Are you someone who finds meaning in our Sunday services and would like to expand your spiritual growth and learning, collaborate with the Minister and a great team of dedicated people who are interested creating a welcoming, compassionate, and inspiring community through Sunday Service? Then being a Celebrant may be something you want to try … Continue reading Celebrating Sunday Service Through the Lens of the Celebrant
As a member of the UUA, our congregation is entitled to have 5 voting delegates at our General Assembly. Delegates who register for the General Assembly vote on business matters. GA will be hybrid this year, on June 21-25, 2023 so you can attend virtually to cast your vote. There is still time to request … Continue reading Delegates Needed for UU General Assembly
In January, UUCS successfully hosted guests from Family Promise of Salem. Thanks again to all the wonderful volunteers who made that possible! Here’s what to expect from Family Promise for the rest of the year –Not all the churches involved with Family Promise are able to host in-house at this time. So, Family Promise is … Continue reading UUCS Commitments to Family Promise
Everyone is welcome to a Community Easter Egg Hunt on April 9. Registration will be at 12:30 am after the service, and the hunt will start at 1 pm. There will be a bounce house, crafts, coffee and pastries, and The Easter Bunny!! If you’d like to donate eggs for the hunt or volunteer, contact Molly.
The Facilities Team is looking for someone to lead our EarthWISE re-certification effort. UUCS is recognized by Marion County for our conservation practices by being certified as EarthWISE. It evaluates a business’s energy conservation, water conservation, recycling, waste reduction, purchasing, and conservation culture. To retain our EarthWISE certification we need to be re-certified. It involves … Continue reading Help Needed with UUCS EarthWISE Certification
Are you comfortable reviewing accounts of income, expenses and financial assets that are maintained by a bookkeeper and reporting that information to a board? If so, you could help support our congregation by serving as Treasurer of the UUCS Board of Trustees. For further details, contact our interim Treasurer, Lorna Youngs at lyoungs@comcast.net, or Barbara Stebbins-Boaz, … Continue reading You Can Be a Treasurer to UUCS
The Salem volunteers for End of Life Choices of Oregon (EOLCOR) are seeking more volunteers. Many of our current volunteers are members of UUCS. EOLCOR helps people to understand Oregon’s Death With Dignity law, helps people to navigate the application process if they choose to go that route, and can help people with a planned … Continue reading Volunteer for End of Life Choices
The Safer Congregation Committee is pleased to announce a new addition to our group, Jack Tally. Other members are Reverend Rick, Stephanie Jernstedt, Christine Ertl, Ginny Merriman, Gil Nicholson Nelson, Molly Brown, and Cheryl Randall. Stephanie is our Chair. We would like to add a few more members. If you are interested and want to … Continue reading Safer Congregation Adding New Members
An Appeal from the Family Promise Team On Sunday, January 22, the Family Promise Team could use help to get the sanctuary ready for Sunday Service. The families leave at 8 am. We will need to move the preschool things to the RE rooms and return the sanctuary chairs back to their rows. If you … Continue reading An Appeal from the Family Promise Team
UUCS will be hosting Family Promise January 15 through January 22. Because of the enthusiastic response from the congregation, we hope to be able to fill all of the volunteer slots. Many have already indicated interest in helping – now, we need you to pick a specific day and job. Please contact Deborah Emeny to … Continue reading UUCS To Host Family Promise January 15-
