Founded in 2009, Thurston Climate Action Team (TCAT) is the leading grassroots nonprofit working on climate change and subsequent effects in Thurston County. Working with local government, businesses, and other community organizations, TCAC focuses on initiatives that quickly, significantly, and equitably reduce greenhouse gas emissions, using science-based targets. This work also attends to cost savings […]
Blog – Archive
Seminary and Sabbatical for Sara
I have a couple things to share with you all this month. The first is about my upcoming ordination as an Interfaith Chaplain. As many of you know, I’ve been attending seminary at the Chaplaincy Institute (ChI for short) for the last two years. Because of covid, all my classes shifted to Zoom (like everything […]
Holiday Services
December 24, 5:30 pm and 9:00 pm Christmas Eve Services “Peace on Earth, Good Will to All” – online and in-person by RSVP The Christmas Eve offering will benefit the Minister’s Benevolence Fund. Nursery care is not provided. Children are welcome to attend the service. RSVP https://zoom.us/j/873210124?pwd=U21qdmwxcTNyaE1LQ0xlU0MwM3VMQT09 Meeting ID: 873 210 124 Password: 995142 […]
Winter As a Time to Rest
This week we officially entered Winter, with the solstice on Tuesday. To mark this transition point, we held a solstice spiral at OUUC on Sunday evening, which was blessed with perfect weather and a beautiful moon in the sky. It was an evening of quiet contemplation and good company (a big thank you to Karmel […]
A Christmas Blessing
The story tells of a woman heavy with child, traveling with her partner to be counted in a census declared by a distant ruler unaware of the lives disrupted or the life that is to come. May those in power open their minds and hearts to the impact of their actions on others, and […]
