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RVUUF’s Social Justice and Action Committee has selected Racial Equity Coalition to receive the third-Sunday offering for Feb. 17, 2019. Alma Rosa Alvarez will speak. Each month, on the third Sunday, RVUUF takes a special offering to benefit a local nonprofit group. For more information, use RVUUF’s contact form to connect with Linden Crouch.
Here’s a look at services taking place in February 2019. The Soul Matters theme for the month is “Trust.” Services take place at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday in RVUUF’s Great Hall. Gathering music begins at 10:25 a.m.
On Sunday, Jan. 20, RVUUF’s third-Sunday recipient will be the Family Nurturing Center. Lisa O’Connor, the executive director, will speak about the work this organization does. The Family Nurturing Center is a relief nursery for the Rogue Valley (Jackson County and Josephine County). Its purpose is to prevent child abuse and neglect. The center serves … Continue reading Third Sunday recipient: Family Nurturing Center
The third-Sunday “Share The Basket” Recipient Will Be Veterans For Peace, Rogue Valley Chapter 156 (VFP 156), during the Nov. 18 service. Vietnam combat vet Dan Davis will share a short personal perspective on the work of VFP 156.
Ashland Culture of Peace Commission and the World Peace Flame were RVUUF’s third-Sunday offering recipients for the month of September. On Sept. 21, 2018, the International Day of Peace, the World Peace Flame was lit in Thalden Pavilion, Sustainability Center on the Southern Oregon University (SOU) campus. A delegation from the World Peace Flame Foundation … Continue reading World Peace Flame: RVUUF contributes $674 for project
The third-Sunday offering recipient for September is Ashland Culture of Peace Commission. A collection will be taken during the service this Sunday, Sept. 16. Irene Kai and David Wick, co-founders of the Ashland Culture of Peace Commission will talk about opportunities to contribute to the International Day of Peace, on Sept. 21, 2018.
Unete: Center for Farm Worker and Immigrant Advocacy has operated in the Rogue Valley since 1996. Unete describes itself as “a movement of farm workers and immigrants that strives to empower and enrich the lives of both groups through education, cultural presentations, advocacy, representation in issues that affect their lives and organizing to defend immigrant … Continue reading Unete is third-Sunday recipient for August
On Sunday, May 20, RVUUF’s third-Sunday offering recipient is the local nonprofit organization Red Earth Descendants (RED). The speaker will be Dan Wahpepah who is a co-founder of Red Earth Descendants. RED is a grassroots, indigenous-based organization committed to creating healthy, sustainable community while preserving Native values, traditions and culture. Its core strength is in … Continue reading Red Earth Descendants is third-Sunday recipient
Options for Homeless Residents of Ashland (OHRA) is RVUUF’s third-Sunday offering recipient for Sunday, April 15. OHRA is “dedicated to helping our most vulnerable residents with the most basic of human needs – shelter.”
The Social Justice and Action (SJA) Committee is accepting proposals for next year’s offering list. Third-Sunday recipients must be a 501(c)(3), they must be local to Rogue Valley, the donation must be needed (that is, the organization doesn’t get lots of money from a parent organization), and the organization must directly affect the lives of … Continue reading Third-Sunday offering candidates encouraged
