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 […]
Religious Education
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 […]
“What I Did During My Summer Break”
Ah, a classic writing prompt for the back to school season, and also appropriate for me this year as I’ve been away from OUUC for the last two months. I was taking part one of a sabbatical (part two will be this winter). A sabbatical (from the same root as “sabbath”, another time of rest) […]
General Assembly 2021: Bylaws Revisions
This year, like last year, the Annual General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association was all virtual, meaning that I and all the thousands of other attendees and delegates met on a virtual platform for worship, business meetings, and workshops. There was business to be done: the election of new board members to the UUA, […]
Sara’s Sabbatical Plans
I will be away on sabbatical from July 5-September 1, and then again Feb-April next year. What does that mean? Well, a sabbatical is a time away from regular work, supported by the congregation, for study and renewal. As part of my contract with OUUC, I’m eligible for sabbatical every five years, and I last […]
