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July Services with OUUC
June 2, 2022 1:35 pmby Rev. Mary Gear In many Unitarian Universalist congregations, summer services are a bit different. It is a time for ministers and staff to have time away, so there are more guest speakers and lay-led…
Reading with Rev. Sara: Book Recommendations!
June 2, 2022 12:51 pmby Rev. Sara Lewis During my sabbatical this year, I spent a great deal of time reading alone out at my family cabin, and I had time to enjoy some very good books. But Im still working away at my giant…
Bridges Are About Stress
June 2, 2022 10:51 amby Rev. Mary Gear Part of my growing up in Michigan involved regular trips up north to the Mackinac Bridge. It is a 5-mile-long suspension bridge that connects the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan…
So What Is an Interfaith Chaplain, Anyway?
May 26, 2022 12:30 pmby Rev. Sara Lewis As many of you know, I have recently been ordained by the Chaplaincy Institute as an Interfaith Chaplain. This was a two year seminary education and ordination process that included…
An OUUC COVID-19 Update: May 2022
May 26, 2022 11:39 amby Rev. Mary Gear If you track COVID cases, you know that they are rising in Olympia and around the country. At OUUC, the Health & Safety Task Force recently updated the congregations guidance to…
And How Are the Children?
May 26, 2022 10:59 amby Rev. Mary Gear Among the Masai people, considered to be intelligent and fearsome among the tribes of Africa, a traditional greeting is And how are the children? The greeting acknowledges the high value…