Thursday OHRA dinner supervolunteer Bill Montfort says, “I volunteer to bring food on Thursdays because it is one way that I can help those less fortunate than me. The folks at OHRA are very appreciative of our efforts. I also enjoy the feeling of community with other members at RVUUF who also contribute. Of course, … Continue reading “Feeling of Community…Fun…Easy”

Join Sustainable Rogue Valley online or in-person for Symphony of the Soil. Drawing from ancient knowledge and cutting-edge science, the film is an artistic exploration of the miraculous substance soil. By understanding the elaborate relationships and mutuality between soil, water, the atmosphere, plants and animals, we come to appreciate the complex and dynamic nature of … Continue reading Sunday, Aug 20th, 1-3pm: Symphony of the Soil – Environmental Film/Conversation Series

What do we do at the RVUUF Women’s Retreat? This is a weekend of discovering new friendships, laughter, singing, dancing, deep sharing, good food, hiking, craft projects and more. Come join us September 29 – October 1 at St. Rita’s in Gold Hill. Registration forms available every Sunday or contact Delores Nims.

“Healthy Lifestyle, DNA & Music” are keys to longevity per RVUUF’s Centenarians Selma MacAlaster and Carola Lacy who recently attended a celebratory 101 years x 2 Birthday Luncheon. Selma offers weekly piano concerts in The Manor’s foyer in Medford and Carola plays violin locally in a quartet. You Go, Girls!

Join with other UUs across the country for “Beloved Conversations: Within” an online program of Unitarian Universalist seminary Meadville Lombard that is open to all and runs from September through December 2023. Their website states that, “The aim of Beloved Conversations is to underline that racial justice work (and the self-understanding and personal work that … Continue reading Register Now: Beloved Conversations Online Anti-Racism Learning

Congratulations to RVUUFians Jan Waitt, Ron Waitt, and Venita Varga, who were recognized with the James M. Ragland Memorial Volunteer Spirit Service Award and gifts from Mayor Tonya Graham for their 40+ years of service (each!) to the Ashland Folk Dancers. Read more HERE in the Ashland News.

Theme: Connecting Communities for Justice Where: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Eugene (Also on Zoom) When: Gather at 9:30 AM, end at  3:00 PM Speakers: Rev. Alison Miller, First Unitarian Church, Portland, Brenda Smith, Executive Director, High Desert Partnership

The twentieth annual RVUUF Women’s Retreat will be held at St. Rita;s Conference Center in Gold Hill, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2023. This is an opportunity to get to know the other women in the congregation and have fun. There will be women handing out registration forms in the church foyer each Sunday. Space is limited … Continue reading 20th Annual RVUUF Women’s Retreat

We will be collecting food and money for the Ashland Emergency Foodbank during the Sunday service this week, August 6, 2023, and every 1st Sunday of the month. Our thanks to RVUUFians Nick Hewko and Jerry Nutter for taking over this important RVUUF program.

If you think the Thursday dinners for OHRA are a pretty cool project and you feel good about RVUUF’s contribution to the community this way, now would be a good time to get involved. You see, we have almost – but not quite – enough volunteers to keep it going. This work is humanitarian, meaningful, … Continue reading Now or Never