A new mission statement has been born! To refresh your memory as to how we arrived at this moment, last summer the Process Team was tasked by the Board to create a process that includes congregational input for a new mission statement. A Writing Team was formed to wordsmith using all the data from an … Continue reading New Mission Statement for RVUUF
My experience of being in congregational meetings over many years, often I’m amazed when someone says something that I disagree with and it doesn’t make a bit of sense to me. Yet I learn it makes perfect sense to them and possibly to others. One time when I was sure what someone said to me … Continue reading Nan’s News: Making room for what matters … a revelation!
The only two plastic items that can be put in your commingled recycle bin are 1) plastic bottles (clean, NO lids, neck smaller than the body of the bottle), and 2) plastic tubs (clean, NO lids, cottage cheese, sourcream, salsa, etc.). Plastic bags and film can be taken to the Ashland Water Street Recycle Depot … Continue reading What do I do with that plastic now that there isn’t a plastic roundup?
RVUUFians, do you have any hazardous waste to take to the annual Hazardous Waste Drop-off on May 7? Cost is still only $5 per household. Why $5 per household? It actually costs Rogue Disposal $100 per household on average to properly dispose of the materials. Some of it is shipped to locations across the country … Continue reading Hazardous waste drop-off
If you work or volunteer for RVUUF in any capacity, I want to encourage you to participate as a representative of RVUUF in the upcoming “Rogue Commute Challenge.” Consider also forming teams in your secular workplaces.
RVUUF’s Adult Programs will host a presentation and discussion led by Stephen Conclin on this year’s “Common Read,” Just Mercy, A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson, at noon Sunday, April 24, in Emerson House next door to RVUUF. According to a biographical note on the UUA website, Stevenson “has dedicated his legal … Continue reading Discussion of ‘Just Mercy,’ UUA Common Read
I am pleased to report that our RVUUF staff and volunteers are doing a great job. The Finance Committee has created a 2016-17 budget. Stewardship, led by Jim Meckel, has nearly completed the pledge drive, which included inspiring talks on gratitude by Mary Rexford, Krynn Lukacs and Shaun Garner.
As our society continues to embrace electronic technologies, there is an increasing need for responsible disposal and recovery of these discarded resources. In the absence of federal standards, and only a minority of states implementing disposal standards, e-waste makes its way into landfills, black markets, and to impoverished nations who are not equipped to safely … Continue reading Electronics must be discarded responsibly
Here’s a look at services taking place in May 2016. Services take place at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday in RVUUF’s Great Hall. Gathering music begins at 10:25 a.m.
Rev. Scott Tayler, director of Congregational Life for the Unitarian Universalist Association, announced recently that four new members have joined Pacific Western Region (PWR) field staff: Rev. Dr. James Kubal-Komoto, Rev. Sarah Millspaugh, Rev. Sarah Schurr and Rev. Tandi Rogers. The Pacific Western Region includes among its territory, the Pacific Northwest District of which RVUUF … Continue reading Staff changes in UUA Pacific Western Region
