Holiday Craft Workshop on Sunday
RVUUF will host a Holiday Craft Workshop this Sunday, from 1 to 3 p.m. It offers crafts suitable for gift-giving for all ages, religious persuasions and decorating tastes.
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San Bernadino shooting: Rev. Nan message
Video: Rev. Nan L. White speaks on the San Bernardino, Calif. shooting tragedy. The video was posted to RVUUF’s YouTube channel on Dec. 3, 2015. TRANSCRIPT Today I’m sitting at home in my office, working from my desk here, [00:00:05] and have just read articles about the shootings in [00:00:10] San Bernadino, California. As we … Continue reading San Bernadino shooting: Rev. Nan message
Christmas Eve service at RVUUF
RVUUF will hold a Christmas Eve service, “Lessons and Carols,” Thursday, Dec. 24. Seasonal instrumental music that includes piano, organ and flute will begin at 4:15 p.m. The main service begins at 4:30 p.m. Traditional and contemporary readings, lively singing by choir and congregation and a candle lighting ceremony are highlights of the service. Childcare … Continue reading Christmas Eve service at RVUUF
Sunday services, December 2015
Here’s a look at services taking place in December 2015. Services take place at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday in RVUUF’s Great Hall. Dec. 6: Wandering and Wondering Together “Wandering and Wondering Together” is the title of Rev. White’s sermon searching for the differences and similarities of the sacred and the secular as we approach the … Continue reading Sunday services, December 2015
“Chalica” begins Dec. 1
The Unitarian Universalist holy days/holidays ritual, known as Chalica, begins Dec. 1. In your home for seven days, light a chalice, read one of the seven UU principles and then reflect throughout the day how that particular principle was manifested in your life. At the end of the day you would then share your thoughts … Continue reading “Chalica” begins Dec. 1
A Thanksgiving filled with gratitude not fear!
As we welcome the day of Thanksgiving tomorrow, the plight of the Syrian refugees and the rhetoric of fear that cries out from those who live comfortably in the land of the free will continue on, unfortunately. The Syrian crisis easily reminds us of our American Thanksgiving story of a people longing for religious freedom … Continue reading A Thanksgiving filled with gratitude not fear!
Chalica focuses on UU Principles
Last year on a Sunday in December, I introduced a Unitarian Universalist ritual called Chalica. It begins on the first day of December and concludes on the seventh. Each day a chalice is lit, reading one of the seven principles and then reflecting throughout the day how that particular principle is manifested in your life. … Continue reading Chalica focuses on UU Principles
President’s Post: People make things happen
I have just come home from the Board Reunion Luncheon, where we honored all those who have ever served on the RVUUF Board and still live in the Rogue Valley. Their message was clear; we want to know what the Board is doing.
Care packages for Ashland homeless
Our young people in Religious Explorations assembled about 38 kits on Sunday, to be distributed to homeless people at the Pioneer Hall shelter. Thanks to everyone who contributed items and to Krynn Lukacs for organizing this project. Thanks also to Keegan and John Wieczorek for their presentation in R.E.; hopefully our young people gained an … Continue reading Care packages for Ashland homeless
Thanksgiving Day potluck at RVUUF
A Thanksgiving Day potluck begins at 4 p.m. Nov. 26 at RVUUF. Sign up at the poster in the lobby. Pick the food you’ll bring and a task to do. Potluck organizers especially need entertainment: play the piano, sing a song, read a poem, do a dance. Add to the fun of the evening. For … Continue reading Thanksgiving Day potluck at RVUUF