With sensitivity to our vulnerable and immunocompromised friends, the Reopening Team has determined guidelines to be in place as of April 13, 2022. The major change is that it is no longer necessary to RSVP to come to the service. These guidelines are subject to change. (Note: Though no RSVP is required for the service, … Continue reading Reopening Guidelines Drop RSVP for Service
The UUCS Women’s Retreat, the annual tradition which brings women together for a day, or a weekend, of companionship, sisterhood, sharing and growing has been on hiatus due to the pandemic. Although we are not ready to return to a full weekend retreat, we are considering a one day event in the fall of 2022 … Continue reading Women’s One-Day Retreat Planning
The Hunt is on! Members of the wider community are invited to join our Sunday School for a community Easter Egg Hunt on April 17 at 11:30 am on the grounds of UUCS. We will have different arts & crafts available for the kids to have fun with, sidewalk chalk, puffy paint, and a large … Continue reading Community Easter Egg Hunt April 17
Yes! With financial contributions from UUCS congregants and friends from the wider Salem community and with design work by John Davenport in collaboration with representatives from Church at the Park (C@P), Habitat and Hope Village, Inc. (HHV) has agreed to purchase and donate its first new movable shower trailer to C@P for use by people … Continue reading Shower Trailers for Those Living in Micro-Shelters
With April comes showers and flowers popping up out of the ground and the Easter Bunny. Well, we couldn’t catch the Easter Bunny, but we did catch up with Gil on why he likes helping with Sunday Services. Name: Gil Nicholson-Nelson Position/s for Sunday Services: Sound and Camera and taking photos. What do you most like … Continue reading April Showers Brings Us — Gil Nicholson-Nelson
The UUCS Microfinance Committee invites you to check out and purchase Basha products after the service on April 10 in the Fellowship Hall. These beautiful items, made by Bangladeshi women, include blankets, scarves, bags and clothing. The proceeds of the sale will benefit the women as well as our projects in Nicaragua and India. Examples … Continue reading Basha Sale Continues April 10
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. The Minister’s Discretionary Fund provides invaluable assistance … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for April 2022 is the Minister’s Discretionary Fund
UUCS is scheduled to cook for Family Promise the week beginning April 17.We will need to provide a complete dinner for 11 people on Sunday (April 17), Thursday (April 21) and Saturday (April 23). The meals are delivered to a single location. UUCS Family Promise Team is ready and able to assist you with cooking … Continue reading Help Feed Homeless Families April 17-23
Vision and Leadership UU Explorer Society (VaLUUES) will be meeting on the second Sunday of April, April 10, at 12:30 pm to discuss the book we have been reading “Serving with Grace”. We will be exploring what it means to volunteer as a spiritual practice and how leadership can be a journey of self-discovery that … Continue reading Vision and Leadership Group Meets April 10
We began the Microfinance Committee because we were inspired by our minister, Rev. Rick Davis, who implored the congregation to do something about global poverty. We were also inspired by the work and principles established by Nobel Prize laureate Mohammad Yunus. We located our partner organizations through contacts that one of our committee members, … Continue reading How Did the UUCS Microfinance Committee Select a Non-Profit Partner Organization?
