OUUC Weekly Update
September 24, 2024
Legacy Giving at OUUC: What You Should Know
A Legacy Gift is a “planned gift” made through a will or other formal estate planning document that names OUUC as a beneficiary. Arranging for a Legacy Gift is a meaningful way to express your faith, values and commitment to ensure OUUC provides a spiritual home for generations to come.
Tomorrow you should receive an email from Gail and Fritz Wrede sharing why they included OUUC in their estate plans. The email will also include links to the Legacy Giving page on our website and to a brief confidential survey to help us determine who has already made a planned gift and who is interested in getting more information. We hope you will participate!
Also, please attend the after-church forum on Legacy Giving this coming Sunday, September 29, and pick up more information at the table in the Commons either this Sunday or on October 6.
And, if you can’t wait to learn more, here is the link to the new Legacy Giving page on OUUC’s website.
Your Legacy Giving Committee
Eric Ness, Diana Finch, Pam Toal, Sally Alhadeff, Karmel Shields, Jeff Goltz
Earth Grief: Making Space for a Heartful Response
Sunday, September 29
1-4 pm - Pre-registration appreciated!
Please join us for an opportunity to connect with what we are feeling about the emergent climate/poly-crisis, and to share these experiences in a safe and supportive space.
There is no cost to attend. Details about what to bring will be sent on registration. Register here.
Facilitated by Grief Mentor Peter Jabin, M.Div. LMHC
Suggested reading: The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller, whose work informs this workshop.
Still room in Soul Matters tonight and Writing Local History class
There are still not enough folks signed up for this evening's Soul Matters group which will meet on the First Tuesdays from 6-7:30 pm in a private home in Lacey. Register now!
Writing Local History Class
Friday, September 27
6:30 pm
Join author of For the Good of the Order: The Braget Farm and Land Use in the Nisqually Valley Tim Ransom shares his answers to some of the questions that can arise when taking on a local history project. Why do it? Are there any rules to follow? Who can do it? What is local history? What is history, anyway?
Community Dinner: Breakfast for Dinner!!
Thursday, September 26
5:30 pm
All are welcome for food and fellowship. Contact Rev. Sara if you could volunteer starting at 3:30 with cooking and set up.
Following dinner this week we will have youth group, the Kids class "Heart Talk", and the Buddhist group.
Youth Group
Thursday, September 26
6:30-7:30 pm
All youth in middle and high school are invited to our first youth group meeting of the year. This year youth group will be held on Thursday evenings. Join us this week to continue creating a covenant together and getting to know one another.
OUUC Nature Group at Watershed Park
Saturday, September 28
10 am
Everyone, of all ages, are invited to join the OUUC Nature Group exploring Watershed Park in Olympia this month. This trail has moderate elevation change with some stairs.
Contact Rev. Sara to RSVP.
Storytelling Class
Saturday, September 28
1 pm
Have you ever been to an open mic storytelling event? Have you ever wished that it was you up there telling? Here is your chance to learn how. You’ll learn the fundamentals for telling a personal life story in the style of “The Moth."
Register here.
Our Whole Lives for 7th-9th Grades
Mandatory Parent Orientation Sunday, September 29, 1-3 pm
Sundays beginning October 6
1-2:30 pm
We are offering the Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education program for 7th-9th grades this year.
Contact Rev. Sara for more information or to RSVP for the orientation.
Books Brownies & Beans
Did you know there are only three weeks left to donate books to this year's Books Brownies & Beans sale? The last day to donate books is Tuesday, October 15th. We are behind in the number of books that have been donated so far so we would love for you to spend a little time going through your shelves to donate books you no longer need and to make room for books you will purchase at the sale!
Please help us by spreading the word! You could collect books from family, friends, neighbors and coworkers. If you have a lot of books and would prefer them to be picked up rather than carting them to the church, please email here to arrange a pickup.
We also have an urgent need for someone to help with external publicity during the next month. A few hours from you working with others on the team would help us spread the word. You can email here to learn more.
Listening with Delight: Music Appreciation for Non-Musicians
In this 3-session class with Josie Solseng, specifically designed for adults with little or no musical background, we will peek behind the curtain of Western music. Let’s demystify rhythm, melody, & harmony, learn how music is connected to math, get up close and personal with real instruments, and write our own tune. What makes songs sound happy or sad? Why do rounds work? Where’s the best place to clap along with a song? Why do orchestras tune to an oboe? What are some surprising things musicians never tell you? These secrets and more will be revealed; resources for further exploration will be provided. Register here.
New UU Class
Starting Thursday, 10/3
Sessions are all on Thursdays from 6:30-7:30 pm
This class is for everyone interested in becoming a member of OUUC or simply interested in learning more about OUUC.
We encourage you to attend as many of the sessions in person as possible, but if you cannot make a session we have online resources to review content similar to what we will explore in that class. Find those resources here.
10/3 UU History, Principles, and Sources
10/17 Campus Tour and Congregational History
DRUMM Vigil for Gaza
Still Here: A UU Vigil for Gaza
Sunday, October 6
8-9 pm Eastern, on Zoom
Join us for Still Here, a virtual vigil to honor the spiritual work toward ending violence. Through a litany of loss, of outrage and resistance, we are still here. We honor the ongoing struggle for justice following the Solidarity with Palestinians Action of Immediate Witness, advocating for a ceasefire, release of hostages, humanitarian aid, and an end to military funding of genocide in Palestine and the world. Our UU Vigils for Gaza, open to all, are part of a series that invites us to grieve, learn, and hold space for one another.
Read more and register here.
View our previous vigils here.
Unity Library is OPEN anytime OUUC is OPEN
October’s featured book I SEE YOU by Michael Genhart is a wordless narrative that depicts the day-to-day plight of a homeless woman, and the young boy who is witness to her struggles. A note to parents is included with information for discussing homelessness with elementary and middle school kids.
I SEE YOU will be found in the anti-racism section of Equity Library.
