RVUUF Auction: Bring cash or checkbook
This week’s “News to Note” included “late-breaking news” about RVUUF’s Spring into Auction! fundraiser, taking place this Saturday, May 20, at RVUUF.
Congregation and Community News
Steward’s Corner: Workers in, and guardians of, this world
In 1950 it was required at my university to take a religion course. I chose World Religions and discovered the Unitarian Church of Toronto and I have never regretted the choice.
Annual Congregational Meeting takes place Sunday
RVUUF’s annual Congregational Meeting takes place at noon Sunday, May 21, 2017, in the Great Hall. Members will vote on three items. 1. Formal approval of the annual Budget for 2017-2018. 2. The Conflict Resolution Team (CRT) wants to change its name to the Right Relations Team (RRT). This requires a change in the ByLaws. … Continue reading Annual Congregational Meeting takes place Sunday
Screening of ‘FIX IT’ at RVUUF
Health Care for All Oregon and RVUUF’s Social Justice and Action Committee will co-present a screening of FIX IT: Healthcare at the Tipping Point, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at RVUUF. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and admission is free to the public. “A powerful documentary film explores the crisis in healthcare from … Continue reading Screening of ‘FIX IT’ at RVUUF
Stewardship: RVUUF has reached 84 percent of goal
RVUUF’s overall goal/pledge commitment for 2016-17 was $189,000. The new goal for 2017-18 is +8.5 percent, or $205,000.
Nan’s News: Bringing closure in meaningful way
I am acutely aware of the time remaining I have with this Beloved Community at RVUUF with whom I’ve had the privilege to share the journey of life in the Rogue Valley of Oregon.
Waking Hazel to perform during RVUUF auction
Waking Hazel will perform Saturday, May 20, during the spring auction at Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 87 Fourth St. in Ashland.
Toward the Beloved Community: Update from UUA interim co-presidents
The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Interim Co-Presidents, the Revs. Sofía Betancourt and William Sinkford and Dr. Leon Spencer, shared this message following their recent time together in Boston.
Steward’s Corner: Our small lights can help dispel darkness
On summer nights, when I was young, I would lean out my bedroom window and gaze at the New York City skyline. Since the “Parkway” ran close-by the house, I could also watch the bumper-to-bumper traffic on Sunday evenings, from families returning from a weekend at the Jersey Shore. Years later you could see the … Continue reading Steward’s Corner: Our small lights can help dispel darkness
Nan’s News: Cynthia Parkhill is leaving RVUUF
It is with gratitude and thanksgiving alongside sadness that Cynthia Parkhill will be leaving RVUUF. She has been the Religious Exploration Administrative Coordinator, a five-hour a week position, for the past three years. She has worked in collaboration with Lead Teacher Liz Bianco, supporting the teachers and children in the Sunday morning Religious Exploration program. … Continue reading Nan’s News: Cynthia Parkhill is leaving RVUUF