OUUC Weekly Update
September 17, 2024
Community Dinner: Catered from Ramirez Mexican
Thursday, September 19
5:30 pm
Catered dinner as Rev. Sara will be out this week. Volunteers are setting up and putting it together, patience and cooperation is appreciated! If anyone is moved to bring vegetarian or vegan beans or a salad to go with dinner, that would be lovely.
UU Pagan Group
Thursday, September 19
6:30 pm
All are welcome to join the UU Pagan group at their regular 3rd Thursdays gathering. Join us for open divination night. Please feel free to bring whatever form of divination you practice to share, or just come to learn about different types of divination.
Grounds Clean-Up This Saturday!
Saturday, Sept 21
10 am-noon
Each third Saturday of the month a bunch of us gather for grounds cleanup. There is always something for everyone to do - from weeding to chain sawing. Bring for favorite garden tools (hand pruners, weeding tools, gloves) or your favorite power tools (leaf blower, hedge trimmer, chain saw) and we will find a job for you.
No Gen X,Y,Z Lunch This Month
We will not have a Gen X, Y, Z (formerly Young Adult) lunch this month, but plan on future months on the 3rd Sunday of the month. Next lunch will be October 20th.
UU Pagan Mabon Potluck and Ritual
Sunday, September 22
5 pm
All are welcome to join our OUUC UU Pagan group in celebrating the fall equinox, Mabon, with a potluck and ritual. Questions or to RSVP contact Rev. Sara.
OUUC Book Group
Tuesday, September 24
6:30 pm on Zoom
All are invited to join the OUUC Book Group in reading and discussing the September book, "The Women" by Kristin Hannah.
Contact Frances Tanaka for information on how to connect with the group.
UUU Campers
If you enjoy car-camping or RVing, you are invited to join a group of OUUC congregants known as the "UUU Campers".
The first U is for "Unofficial" to denote that we are not officially an OUUC activity group. We are planning an outing soon.
To find out more, contact Rich Kalman.
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. Includes note to parents with info about discussing homelessness with kids. Can be found in the anti racism section of Equity Library.
Learning Opportunity- Woven Together: Religion and Reproductive Justice
Tuesdays, September 24-October 29 (6 sessions)
4-5:30 pm
Spiritual Alliance of Communities for Reproductive Dignity (SACReD) invites you to register for any number of sessions of their upcoming series. Learn more and register here.
UU Elevator Speech Class
Wednesday, September 25
6:30 pm
UU Elevator Speech is a 3-session series offered as part of the Faith Forward CORE Path. It guides participants through developing a short speech about our Unitarian Universalist faith.
Read more and register here.
Heart Talk for Kids
Thursdays, September 26--November 21, 8 sessions
6:30-7:30 pm
Heart Talk is a curriculum created by Debbie Berkana and Veronica Lassen based on Compassionate (also known as Nonviolent) Communication.
Register here. Suggested Donation of $50-$100
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?
Register for Soul Matters Small Groups Now
Sign up now for Soul Matters Small Groups! Soul Matters groups meet once or twice a month for a year for small group reflection and sharing around the theme of the month.
See groups and sign up now here. We have groups that meet at variety of times and locations.
Social Justice Book Group
Second Thursdays through May 2025
6:30 pm
Are you interested in learning more about social justice and how you can make a difference?
The book group will meet onsite at OUUC. See the book list and register here.
Earth Grief: Making Space for a Heartful Response
Sunday, September 29
1-4 pm
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.
Books, Brownies & Beans!
Books Brownies & Beans is only 5 weeks away and we need 📚 B O O K S 📖 so please help us spread the word! Ask your book club, family and friends to donate those books that have been collecting dust on shelves. This annual used book sale is an avenue for our congregation to show its support for local organizations and this year's proceeds will go to:
🌳 OlyEcosystems
💒 Interfaith Works
🖼️ ASHHO Cultural Community Center
In addition to books, we also could use more volunteers to make this year's event at least as successful as previous years. More information is available on our website.
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
Sundays beginning October 6
1-2:30 pm
Mandatory parent orientation Sunday, September 29, 1-3 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.
