On Saturday, June 4, 2022, the Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation will gather together with members and supporters of our larger community to celebrate the 70th anniversary of OUUC and the Installation of our Settled Minister, Reverend Mary Gear. In the month of April, we are asking gatherings of the OUUC to consider what it means […]
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Respectful Relationship
Last Sunday we welcomed a guest into our virtual pulpit who provided a historical perspective on Christianity and our Unitarian, Universalist, and Unitarian Universalist (UU) heritage. Rev. Dr. Jay Atkinson is a retired UU minister and resident historian at Starr King School for the ministry who offered a sermon titled “How Jesus and the Universalists […]
April Spiritual Theme: Wonder
This year we have been using words from the new OUUC vision and mission as our monthly spiritual themes. This month we begin another W-E-B with the spiritual theme of “Wonder.” (“Embrace” and “Bridge” are coming up.) The word “wonder” comes from the Old English “wundrain” which means to be astonished, admire, make wonderful, magnify. […]
Putting Our Money Where Our Values Lie
Each year we at OUUC direct a significant portion of our resources to groups outside the congregation through programs like Share the Plate, Books, Brownies and Beans, and the annual auction’s Raise the Paddle. The activities of these groups in the greater community reflect our values and advance OUUC’s vision, mission and goals well beyond […]
Welcome to Earth Month!
The OUUC Environmental Action Team has brought you various challenges over the past year to reduce your impact on Earth’s resources and lessen the severity of the Climate Crisis. We hope you have found them helpful! For Earth Month we are challenging you to go out and help the local environment: • join a work […]
