Congregation and Community News

Third-Sunday offering benefits Latino scholarships

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The Southern Oregon Latino Scholarship Fund (SOLSF) will be the recipient of the third-Sunday offering, to be collected July 17. Charlie Bauer, ELL / Migrant Education / Indian Education Coordinator with Southern Oregon Education Service District, will speak about the SOLSF, which provides opportunities for Latino/Hispanic students living in the Southern Oregon region to complete … Continue reading Third-Sunday offering benefits Latino scholarships

‘Actions of Spirit: Faith and Roe v. Wade’

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Interfaith spiritual leaders, including Rev. Nan L. White, RVUUF’s Developmental Minister, discuss Roe v. Wade and how they support and counsel the decisions of their membership, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, July 15, in Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF)’s Carpenter Hall.

America’s parents face explaining recent violence

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America’s parents face the difficult task of explaining this week’s violence to children — the shooting deaths by police of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile followed by the shooting of a dozen police officers in Dallas. For the Los Angeles Times, Sonali Kohli shares insights offered by Suzanne Silverstein, director of the Cedars-Sinai Psychological Trauma … Continue reading America’s parents face explaining recent violence

Religious Explorations: Mosaic artwork from seeds

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Check out this mosaic artwork, created with seeds by students in Religious Explorations. The children are exploring the interdependency of life as R.E. spends summer in the garden. “Earth” is the theme for this coming Sunday, July 10, and features the process of composting. Cynthia M. Parkhill Administrative coordinator Religious Explorations

General Assembly accessible online

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Who’s following activities at the UUA General Assembly (GA) in Columbus, Ohio? Shared by Church of the Larger Fellowship, here is a lighting of the GA chalice. Scheduled events can be streamed online at http://www.uua.org/ga/off-site/2016. And for those of you active on social media, the General Assembly hashtag is ‪#‎uuaga‬. Cynthia M. Parkhill Web Content … Continue reading General Assembly accessible online