There’s a lot in the world right now. I named just a few things in the homily last Sunday: on-going denial of the democratic process, the violent display of right-wing extremism, the Martin Luther King holiday, the upcoming inauguration, oh, and the pandemic. Add the inauguration, the impeachment, the vaccine, lots of transition. And that […]
A Few Words from OUUC’s Parish Nurse
Our Parish Nurse, Ann Yeo, is eagerly awaiting the opportunity for her husband and herself to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but she realizes that the supply of vaccines is limited for now and that other people are further ahead in the priority line for a vaccination. The Washington Dept. of Health has launched a tool, […]
OUUC Vision – Mission – End Project Explained (through Ice Cream)
submitted by Christine Parke and Diana Finch I hope by now you’ve had a chance to read a bit about the VME (Vision-Mission-Ends) project that your Board is leading. In the weeks ahead we will need your thoughts, energy, and knowledge. Join us as we determine how our community can identify and address the greatest […]
Being in Right Relationship: Gender Pronouns Are Just the Beginning
by Sara Lewis In the past few years, we have become more aware of gender and folks who are gender-nonconforming or transgender, and many of us have started to wear or post our pronouns. You may have also noticed that we use “they” as a pronoun more often now. Yes, it can be a singular […]
Faith in Action
The Washington legislature started meeting this week to do the people’s business. Despite protests, the first-ever all online session began on Monday. This is a long session, meeting through April 25, with many bills and the biennial budget on the table. Just like at OUUC, the budget is the way we put our values into […]
