“I know this rose will open. I know my fear will burn away. I know my soul will unfurl its wings. I know this rose will open.” ~ by Mary Grigolia in Singing the Living Tradition #396 When are we going to be back in person again? It’s the question on our minds and hearts. […]
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Remembering Bob Sundstrom
Bob Sundstrom passed away on May 16, 2021, after a recurrence of leukemia. He died comfortably and in good spirits at his home in the country along Scatter Creek in south Thurston County, in the company of his wife, Sally Alhadeff and their three cats. He was 69. Birds were a great love for Bob, […]
Advocacy, Again and Always
Over the past five months, and small and mighty group of people has met every other week to reflect on advocacy. We’ve listened to each other’s stories of what we believe advocacy to be, how we came to be advocates, what we advocate for and why, and what keeps us going when the work is […]
Reading with Sara
by Sara Lewis The latest issue of UU World magazine should have landed in your mailboxes last week. (Didn’t get one? It’s a perk of membership, and it’s also online at: UU World Magazine | The Magazine of the Unitarian Universalist Association – Liberal religion and life.) In it UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray writes […]
Our New Vision, Mission, and Ends
OUUC Vision, Mission, Ends Adopted by the Board of Trustees on May 13, 2021 by unanimous vote Vision: A loving, just, and healthy world Mission: Our spiritual principles affirm the worth and dignity of every person, and that we are part of the infinite, interdependent WEB of life. We: Welcome and Wonder Embrace […]
