Greetings! This is a letter of introduction, or re-introduction. My name is Rylee Uhrich and I am a student minister working towards UU ordination living here in Olympia. I have been a member of OUUC since 2019, though I have not been directly involved during this extended period of social distancing. The reason I am […]
Blog – Archive
Bits and Pieces
I have a few things on my mind this week. First, I know that many of you are concerned about family and friends in Texas who have been affected by the storms there and the massive failure of the power and water infrastructure that we often take for granted. Our Unitarian Universalist Association and UU […]
Back to School, Back to Church
As we move through these sweet days of Summer, we are looking ahead to Fall for back to school and back to church—or at least more church events. For the coming Fall, there are some things that will be the same and some things will be different, kind of like the rest of life these […]
DRC Workshop
Communicate to Connect: A Workshop of Skills and Approaches for Productive Conversations to Preserve and Develop Connections Sunday April 7, 12-2 pm onsite (light lunch provided before) and online (using the same Zoom link as the worship service) Presented by the Thurston County Dispute Resolution Center and sponsored by the OUUC Healthy Congregations Team We live […]
Flexibility
As I sat down to write this week, I started by typing: What to expect at OUUC in the Fall. While I can make some guesses and we are planning because that’s what we do, the best I can offer is to expect the unexpected, expect to adapt and change, expect to pivot and be […]