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
Thank you for your response to the message we sent out last week letting you know we had achieved 80% of our Pledge Drive goal of $308,000 and asking for more support to keep the facility and the programs of UUCS healthy. Since then we received about $10,000 more in pledges, which puts us at 84%. We are asking all of … Continue reading Pledge Drive Update 4/17/2023
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
Join Faith Rockenstein for a painting class on Saturday, May 13 from 10 am to 2 pm. Faith Rockenstein is a professional artist and art educator. She loves to help release the creativity muse in her students! All materials will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own watercolors and/or acrylic paints, canvases, … Continue reading Painting Class May 13
The social justice survey during the last half of March 2023 found that: 35% of respondents said social justice is an important UU value and 55% said it is an extremely important UU value. 36% of respondents said social justice is important personally and 52% said it is extremely important to them personally. 90% said … Continue reading Results of the March 2023 Social Justice Survey
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 or in our congregation which has goals that align with Unitarian Universalist principles. This month’s Share the Plate recipient is the Minister’s Discretionary Fund. The … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for April 2023 is the Minister’s Discretionary Fund
Join us for a concert by the Zingaresca Ensemble on Friday, March 31, 7 pm to 9 pm at UUCS, 5090 Center St. NE, Salem. You will hear virtuosic Roma (gypsy) guitars and songs of passion, freedom, hope, and love. Donations accepted at the door. Formed in 2006, Zingaresca Ensemble is a product of collaboration … Continue reading Zingaresca Concert March 31
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.
Our UUA delegates have explained the changes on two Sundays. They need your input to vote on the proposed changes as your delegates to the UUA General Assembly. Here is a handout that was used at the first Article II class on March 12. It has four elements that should be of interest and value … Continue reading Proposed Changes to UUA Article II
