Independence-Day office closures and summer office hours
RVUUF’s welcome and administration offices will be closed for the Independence Day weekend on Monday, July 3 and Tuesday, July 4. Both offices will reopen on Wednesday, July 5.
Congregation and Community News
RVUUF Choir on summer hiatus
There will be no choir rehearsal on Wednesdays during the summer months. The RVUUF choir will start rehearsals again in September. For more information, use RVUUF’s contact form to connect with Music Director Shauneen Garner.
‘Circle Dinners’ accepting sign-ups
RVUUF is organizing “Circle Dinners” during the coming year: informal gatherings to “break bread” and further the RVUUF community connection.
Nan’s News: May you bless each other
This is my last Nan’s News. I want to share with you the standard expectations when a minster leaves a congregation. In an effort to make room for and respect the incoming minister (even when you don’t yet know when/who that will be) and to bring closure with the outgoing minister, the request is for … Continue reading Nan’s News: May you bless each other
Sunday services, July 2017
Here’s a look at services taking place in July 2017. Services take place at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday in RVUUF’s Great Hall. Gathering music begins at 10:25 a.m.
Nan’s News: Grateful our paths crossed
Your generosity and gratitude expressed privately and collectively at the June 11 Sunday service touched Sam and me. We are grateful our paths crossed while in southern Oregon. Our memories and the meaning we gained will be with us for a long time. Thank you.
‘Classism’ is focus of Commission on Appraisal report
The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)’s “Commission on Appraisal” has issued its 2017 report, Class Action: The Struggle with Class in Unitarian Universalism.
Register for Camp Latgawa, Aug. 18 to 20
Retreat from the heat and smoke of summer during RVUUF’s family camp at Camp Latgawa, taking place Aug. 18 to 20. According to Krynn Lukacs, family camp at Camp Latgawa offers “some of the best parts about being members of our beloved community.”
UUA Common Read: Two selections for 2017
The Unitarian Universalist Association’s Common Read Selection Committee has chosen two books for this year’s program. They are: Centering: Navigating Race, Authenticity, and Power in Ministry, edited by Mitra Rahnema (Skinner House, 2017), and
Laundry Love is third-Sunday recipient for June 2017
“Laundry Love,” which has an effort in Ashland, Oregon, will be the recipient of the third-Sunday offering, this Sunday, June 18, at RVUUF. RVUUF member, Martha de Aquino and United Church of Christ member, Laurie Carter will speak about their volunteer experience with Laundry Love each month.