As we work our way through this time of transition – from pandemic lockdown through changing restrictions to whatever lies ahead – it is helpful to review our OUUC Agreement for Times of Pandemic in the OUUC Pandemic Manual. This document reminds us why and how we choose to be in this community and what […]
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Re-Opening OUUC
With COVID cases coming down and vaccination rates going up, the Health & Safety Task Force decided to relax the OUUC guidance just a bit and begin gathering for services again. We continue to consider everyone in our community and how we can best care for each other. Starting this Sunday, February 27, we will […]
Sharing and Understanding Our Power
This month we have been exploring the spiritual theme of empower, one of six words in the OUUC mission statement to welcome and wonder, embrace and empower, bridge and become. To empower is simply to share our power. So, to empower we must understand our power. In the service on February 13, I spoke of […]
Empower
Dear Ones, it’s been a tough week. Today I am reminded that sometimes words aren’t enough or even what we need. So, today I offer two things to help sustain us for the days to come. The first is the prayer from last Sunday’s service, written by Unitarian Universalist minister Leslie Takahashi, titled “Prayer for […]
Getting Beyond Climate Crisis Apathy: “I won’t make a difference.”
Elizabeth Cripps, writing in the Guardian this last weekend, had an excellent set of responses to climate crisis apathy. One argument she tackles is, “I won’t make a difference.” This is a common response when we are faced with situations we believe to be beyond our control. Ms. Cripps responds to this notion: “ […]
