Last Sunday our middle and high school youth gathered at a local park for a kick-off meeting to the new year. We had a shelter reserved, so despite the rain it was a great deal of fun, and so good to see people in real life again and be able to play silly games with […]
Blog – Archive
Back to School 2021
by Sara Lewis It’s been quite a crazy ride for our kids, this last year and a half with Covid. And now, even as cases are still rising, the latest change is that the kids are going back to school. Most of our OUUC families have the kids going back to in-person classes, with the […]
Ingathering – In All the Ways
This past Sunday we celebrated the beginning of another congregational year with our Water Communion ritual. It was the first OUUC outdoor service. It was the first time a larger group had gathered for worship at OUUC in 18 months. And it begins my third year of serving as your minister. The Tech Team was […]
COVID-19 and Church Activities
Have you wondered how the OUUC staff decide what to do about congregational activities as the COVID epidemic waxes and wanes? The Health and Safety Task Force, the OUUC staff, and the Board have adopted a system that defines the risk of disease transmission each week. For each of the five risk categories, a spreadsheet […]
Sunday Services Coming Up
This past Sunday was our first outdoor service at OUUC, and it was such a success! Thank you to all who made it happen, from Steve Tilly who cleared the parking lot and Memorial Garden area to Jen Sabel and Sheila Arendt who were greeters, and Beth Johnson who represented the Pastoral care Team and […]
