The Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation was one of the founding faith communities for Camp Quixote. Many of you who were at OUUC in the early 2010s helped shelter, feed, and care for vulnerable community members in the church parking lot. Since then, Quixote Villages has provided tiny homes to more than 100 people. OUUC will […]
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Ritual of Remembrance August 13
We’ll come together in community on Saturday, August 13 from 1:00-3:00 pm to remember those we’ve lost during these last several years. This is a time to remember the people, pets, and even places we have lost to all causes during the pandemic and climate crisis. We will gather outside in the North parking lot […]
Covid Guidance Update
While we all want to be done with Covid, it’s not quite done with us. In some places cases are on the rise with a new variant. In Thurston County, our cases and risk level have been up and down the past few months. The Health & Safety Task Force is still working hard to […]
July Services with OUUC
by Rev. Mary Gear In many Unitarian Universalist congregations, summer services are a bit different. It is a time for ministers and staff to have time away, so there are more guest speakers and lay-led services. Sometimes congregations with two services go to one service. Services may be more relaxed and experimental. In the past […]
The Same and Different: Looking Ahead to the 2022-2023 Church Year
by Rev. Mary Gear & Rev. Sara Lewis It’s a Spring practice in church life to begin planning for the next congregational year, and that’s what the OUUC staff has been doing. Even as we bring the current year to a close and look to a more relaxed schedule for the Summer, we’re looking ahead. […]
