UU members pause for a photo with Mariah Roker, spokesperson for the of Oregon Black Pioneers history project this week. Her talk was sponsored by the Ashland Sunrise project at the Oregon Shakespear Festival’s Carpenter Hall. Rocker’s talk was a chronology of the state’s earliest black settlers and the hardships they faced through black exclusion acts, prohibitions … Continue reading RVUUF Represents
Celebrate the Spring (Vernal) Equinox with RVUUF’s Seasonal Rituals Group! With readings, music, and more we will welcome Spring at this moment of balance between Light and Dark. We will celebrate Childhood and Early Day and the Direction East. We will note the Sun’s seasonal path and the buzzing and blossoming of nature in our … Continue reading Spring Equinox Ritual
The Caring Team provide a variety of support for people attending RVUUF such as home visits, cards, phone calls and transportation. If you or someone you know needs these types of services, please contact Judy Krogh at 530 906 9780 or judykrogh@aol.com. In our faith community, we take care of each other.
After each service, all are welcome in engage in discussion about the message afterwards in the library. There are one pagers with suggested questions for the discussion under the balcony. Grab your coffee and snack and head over soon after the service. Stay as long or short as you want. – Adrienne Simmons
You might not think you can make art because you haven’t had any lessons. Maybe you might not even know how to start. Mixed media collage is an excellent way to begin exploring your own personal creativity, especially for vision boards. No previous experience is necessary, just the curiosity to see what your hands … Continue reading Monthly Mixed Media Collage Workshop April 25 3-5pm
Come — let’s celebrate all the joyful friendships in Patty Duggan’s life. Tell stories, sing songs, read a poem, dance — whatever Patty might have enjoyed is welcome. Bring musical instruments (she loooved jazz!) and a huge smile and wear joyful colors. Bring contributions for “Patty’s Book” … Continue reading A Celebration of Patty’s Friends in Her Life
The Social Justice and Action committee will be holding it’s next meeting on March 17 in the conference room from 12:30-1:30pm. Please note the new change in time from the previous 1:00pm meeting time. All are welcome to come to the meeting and explore what the SJA committee does.
RVUUF’s Seasonal Rituals Group invites everyone to our (one hour short) Study Session on Sunday, March 10, right after the Service, in RVUUF’s Conference Room. Bring your questions and suggestions about our group, our rituals, pagans, nature, lost socks, our worldviews, and any concerns or suggestions you may have. Vern will also have some … Continue reading Seasonal Rituals Group
The capabilities of AI have grown rapidly in recent months. We can now converse in human-like dialog with generative AI, as well request the creation of detailed images, video, music, imaginative stories or answers to complex logical or logistical problems. Will powerful AI technologies aid in advancing human flourishing and well being or will it … Continue reading Humanism Explorations Meetup: Artificial Intelligence – Promise or Peril?
Please drop by the Art Gallery to see RVUUF’s permanent collection, featuring the work of Marylin Hart. Hart moved to Ashland in 1995 and lived here until her death in 2009. Hart worked exclusively with her own handmade paper. She started paper making in 1976 and began a small paper mill in 1980 in Wisconsin, … Continue reading RVUUF Permanent Collection on Display in the Art Gallery
