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.
We are working hard to fill our office administrator position by late January/early February. In the interim, Alison is doing the communications part of the job, while Joann Cleckner has graciously agreed to volunteer to do the key financial portion. Joann serves on the Finance Committee and is a retired CPA, as well as being … Continue reading More Transition Info from the Board/Tripod
After three long years apart, the Holiday Craft Workshop is a great chance for all of us to have fun being together again! Whether you want to get a head start on making some holiday gifts, assist others at a craft table, or just chat with RVUUFians you haven’t seen in a while, we’ll be … Continue reading Don’t Miss RVUUF’s Holiday Craft Workshop THIS Sat Dec 10th, 11am-2pm
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
We have completed the first third of our church year and are nearing the end of another month. Pledge income so far this church year has lagged significantly behind what pledges had led us to expect. Unlike many other organizations, but like many churches, RVUUF has few reserves to compensate for the inevitable variation in … Continue reading General RVUUF Finances, December 2022
