“I am holding UUs and all of our extended communities close in my heart as we work to find our way amid the immense struggles and suffering of recent weeks. I am sitting with photos of intense flooding in FL and reflecting on how each day brings new challenges and a profound need to be … Continue reading A Message from UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofia Betancourt
RVUUF worship services are available all the time, not just on Sunday morning! Since our 2020 building closure, we’ve been posting all of our worship services on our YouTube channel, which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@roguevalleyunitarianuniver8871 While our building was closed, we posted pre-recorded video worship services, which you can find by clicking the “Videos” … Continue reading RVUUF on YouTube: How & Where to Find Our Online Worship Archive
My name is Mandy Goheen, and I am the Board President of the UUWF. We are excited to offer a new workshop series–Finding Freedom: White Women Taking on Our Own White Supremacy. Why do I think this is important? To build my own capacity. I am a white minister in Chattanooga, Tennessee serving a congregation … Continue reading Online Offering from UU Women’s Federation (UUWF) Finding Freedom: White Women Taking on Our Own White Supremacy
Thursday OHRA dinner supervolunteer Bill Montfort says, “I volunteer to bring food on Thursdays because it is one way that I can help those less fortunate than me. The folks at OHRA are very appreciative of our efforts. I also enjoy the feeling of community with other members at RVUUF who also contribute. Of course, … Continue reading “Feeling of Community…Fun…Easy”
Join Sustainable Rogue Valley online or in-person for Symphony of the Soil. Drawing from ancient knowledge and cutting-edge science, the film is an artistic exploration of the miraculous substance soil. By understanding the elaborate relationships and mutuality between soil, water, the atmosphere, plants and animals, we come to appreciate the complex and dynamic nature of … Continue reading Sunday, Aug 20th, 1-3pm: Symphony of the Soil – Environmental Film/Conversation Series
What do we do at the RVUUF Women’s Retreat? This is a weekend of discovering new friendships, laughter, singing, dancing, deep sharing, good food, hiking, craft projects and more. Come join us September 29 – October 1 at St. Rita’s in Gold Hill. Registration forms available every Sunday or contact Delores Nims.
“Healthy Lifestyle, DNA & Music” are keys to longevity per RVUUF’s Centenarians Selma MacAlaster and Carola Lacy who recently attended a celebratory 101 years x 2 Birthday Luncheon. Selma offers weekly piano concerts in The Manor’s foyer in Medford and Carola plays violin locally in a quartet. You Go, Girls!
Join with other UUs across the country for “Beloved Conversations: Within” an online program of Unitarian Universalist seminary Meadville Lombard that is open to all and runs from September through December 2023. Their website states that, “The aim of Beloved Conversations is to underline that racial justice work (and the self-understanding and personal work that … Continue reading Register Now: Beloved Conversations Online Anti-Racism Learning
Congratulations to RVUUFians Jan Waitt, Ron Waitt, and Venita Varga, who were recognized with the James M. Ragland Memorial Volunteer Spirit Service Award and gifts from Mayor Tonya Graham for their 40+ years of service (each!) to the Ashland Folk Dancers. Read more HERE in the Ashland News.
Theme: Connecting Communities for Justice Where: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Eugene (Also on Zoom) When: Gather at 9:30 AM, end at 3:00 PM Speakers: Rev. Alison Miller, First Unitarian Church, Portland, Brenda Smith, Executive Director, High Desert Partnership
