UUCS Board meeting minutes from 2021 are linked below. Executive Committee and draft minutes are available from the Board Secretary, secretary@uusalem.org. Board Minutes January 11, 2021 Board Minutes February 8, 2021 Board Minutes March 8, 2021 Board Minutes April 12, 2021 Special Board Minutes April 29, 2021 Board Minutes May 10, 2021 Board Minutes June … Continue reading Board Minutes 2021
I’m very pleased to report that as a result of your generous support for the UUCS Microfinance project, we will be able to send $4,807 to The NEO Fund for Microfinance projects in Nicaragua and India. Your donations will help women like Rebecca who started cooking traditional Nicaraguan dishes and selling them out of her … Continue reading Thank You for Helping the Poorest of the Poor
Bidding for the 2022 Online Auction opens on January 16 at noon, and closes on January 23 around noon. Join us for the closing celebration after Service on the 23rd in the Fellowship Hall, beginning at noon. We will have refreshments, an emcee, a raffle and fun! Our catalog features over 100 items, with plenty … Continue reading Don’t Hesitate, Participate…in our Online Auction
Julianne Jackson reported she was ill late this week. We must cancel her concert on Tuesday, January 11 at 7:00 pm.We are rescheduling her concert for Friday, February 11 at 7:00 pm .
UUCS is a founding member of Family Promise, a multi-congregational consortium that provides shelter and food for homeless families. We are scheduled to host Family Promise 4 times in 2022. Our first week this year will begin January 16. We will need to provide meals for homeless families on Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday for 12 … Continue reading Help Feed Homeless Families January 16-22
As we start the new year, let us read about Brenna Norval. Position for Sunday services– celebrant. What do you like most about your position? I’ve always liked standing in front of people and reading and sharing. What is one thing you would change? I don’t think there’s anything I would change about being celebrant, … Continue reading Meet Brenna Norval, January 2022
I would like to announce to the congregation that UUCS has formed two Good Neighbor Teams to support refugee families arriving from Afghanistan! These Good Neighbor Teams are being trained by our local refugee resettlement agency, Salem For Refugees, and each team will be assigned to support one refugee family. This is a wonderful response … Continue reading New UUCS Good Neighbor Teams Help Refugees
Interested in supporting End of Life Choices?End of Life Choices Oregon is seeking volunteers for its Salem team, co-led by UUCS members Steve Rosen and Margarethe Gregg. If you can commit to time, a willingness to learn and an interest in supporting individuals interested in utilizing Oregon’s Death with Dignity Law, please contact us at sjr1948@gmail.com
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. Family Promise of the Mid-Willamette Valley (formerly, Salem … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for January, 2022 is Family Promise
Due to the weather and road conditions, the service Sunday, Dec 26, 2021 is cancelled. Have a safe holiday!
