Rosalind Press will have a book signing of Saddle Shoes and Stardust, by Ruth Wire, together with Hilary Jacobson’s novel, Red Madder Root, on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at the Ashland Library’s Gresham Room 2-4 pm. Free refreshments. Phoebe’s high school years in post-WWII Los Angeles are turbulent with adolescent yearnings, her first love, and her determination to be a nurse against her father’s … Continue reading Book Signing by RVUUFian Ruth Wire, 2pm on Sat, Jan 7th @ Ashland Library

FEELING SOCIAL? Want to relax after holidays with others? Come to an informal gathering SATURDAY, JANUARY 14th at 4 pm or so, probably in a huge tent with cozy fire pits and heaters we can reserve, at Eden Vale Winery, off Stage Rd. and Hwy 99 in Medford. RSVP preferred, so we know how many … Continue reading HAPPY HOUR ANYONE? Saturday, January 14th at 4 pm

RVUUF volunteers were featured in the most recent Options for Helping Residents of Ashland (OHRA) newsletter with an article about our Thursday dinner project. Check it out and then join the team. Click here to see current menus and tasks.

This year, Christmas falls on a Sunday, but we will not have a worship service in-person on Christmas morning. Instead, we gather for our Christmas Eve Service on Saturday, December 24th at 4:30pm, in-person and livestreamed via YouTube. As is our policy in the ongoing pandemic reality, facemasks are required inside the church building, and … Continue reading Christmas Eve & Christmas 2022

CHECK the contents of the LOST & FOUND and MEMBER-to-MEMBER BOXES (now laid out on the pew under the balcony) soon! Everything not claimed will be donated to charity JANUARY 9. Some of these items date back to before COVID, so make sure to take a look and see if anything of yours is there.

Hello RVUUFians, I’m feeling some anxiety about preparing the December dinners for OHRA. I know how busy everybody gets this time of the year. What will I do if not enough people sign up for tasks? Some of the most reliable volunteers might be traveling or hosting family members from out of town. They might … Continue reading Patience Test

Service is supposed to be for others. We’re not “supposed” to be doing it for our own satisfaction. But face it. It feels good! Every volunteer says the same thing: helping provide meals for guests at the OHRA Center simply makes you feel great. “We got involved with this project as soon as we joined … Continue reading Helping Prepare Dinners for OHRA Feels Great!

A neighbor and friend of RVUUFian Shira Mendes de Leon has set up a GoFundMe page to help Shira deal with unfortunate events with renters/ squatters that left a phenomenal amount of destruction and trash behind. She is facing considerable costs in repairing her studio cabin, cleaning her property, and removing debris and a large … Continue reading GoFundMe to Help RVUUF Member Recover from Destructive Squatters