The spiritual theme for this month of May is “embrace.” This is one word in the new OUUC mission to welcome and wonder, embrace and empower, bridge and become. Embrace has two meanings; the first is to hold close, enfold, encircle, enclose. It means literally to take to heart, as in a hug. The second […]
Blog – Archive
Letter from Rylee Uhrich
Greetings! This is a letter of introduction, or re-introduction. My name is Rylee Uhrich and I am a student minister working towards UU ordination living here in Olympia. I have been a member of OUUC since 2019, though I have not been directly involved during this extended period of social distancing. The reason I am […]
Bits and Pieces
I have a few things on my mind this week. First, I know that many of you are concerned about family and friends in Texas who have been affected by the storms there and the massive failure of the power and water infrastructure that we often take for granted. Our Unitarian Universalist Association and UU […]
Back to School, Back to Church
As we move through these sweet days of Summer, we are looking ahead to Fall for back to school and back to church—or at least more church events. For the coming Fall, there are some things that will be the same and some things will be different, kind of like the rest of life these […]
DRC Workshop
Communicate to Connect: A Workshop of Skills and Approaches for Productive Conversations to Preserve and Develop Connections Sunday April 7, 12-2 pm onsite (light lunch provided before) and online (using the same Zoom link as the worship service) Presented by the Thurston County Dispute Resolution Center and sponsored by the OUUC Healthy Congregations Team We live […]
