Our new Communications Coordinator / Business Manager, Georgia Lacy-Giles, starts next Wednesday, Sept 3. Georgia has worked for Umpqua National Forest in Tiller, OR, since 2021. The RVUUF hiring team had planned to hire one part-time person for Business Administration and another for Communications, but Georgia’s experience is such a great fit with our needs … Continue reading Welcome, Georgia
Please mark your calendar for Saturday, October 11, for a one-day event at Peace House in Ashland. Our planning committee is working on a lineup of activities guaranteed to provide the thoughtful, entertaining, connecting experience our retreats always deliver. It will be different, for sure. And wonderful. A link to more information and registration will … Continue reading Women’s Retreat Saturday, October 11
RVUUF adopt-a-highway activities have been on hold since the Pandemic, and a couple of RVUUFians are working to revive it. Frank Jones signed up a few volunteers after the service last week and hopes to get more this week. He’ll also answer any questions you may have. In the past, participants picked up and removed … Continue reading Reviving RVUUF Adopt-A-Highway
Our Social Justice and Action team selected local organization Coalición Fortaleza to be our guest and recipient of our 3rd Sunday collection on Sunday, August 17. The coalition was a vision seeded by elders and families in 2020 after one of the largest climate disasters impacted the historically Latinx, working class, and seniors communities: the … Continue reading Coalición Fortaleza
We are pleased to resume our Midweek Check-in on zoom. These brief weekly times together with Rev Sean make the RVUUF community stronger and integrate the on-line and on-site congregations. Think of this as BOTH an hour of community care and self-care. It will happen this Thursday, August 14 at 4 pm and every Thursday … Continue reading Midweek Check-In on Zoom Thursday at 4pm
The RVUUF Caring Team has been providing ongoing care to 8 members of our congregation in the past four weeks. We provided 5 rides, sent out 6 greeting cards, did 15 check-ins via phone, text, or email, and we had 12 in-person contacts/visits. Our Caring Team consists of five people from our congregation who care … Continue reading Caring Team
Member Sandra Sanders recently passed away at Celia Hospice House in Medford. She was an artist who wrote and illustrated two children’s books. One was called The Tomato Fairy. Sandra also designed the program cover for the women’s retreat last year. She will be remembered by those of us who knew her as a kind … Continue reading Remembering Sandra Sanders
Member Joe Davis has two tickets to Rogue Symphony in Ashland on September 19, 7:30-9:30pm. These are $70 tickets but he will accept any amount for them and donate the money to RVUUF. Thank you, Joe, for this creative fundraising! Call Joe at 650-279-6609.
This longtime RVUUF member, former RVUUF pianist, Women’s Retreat planner, and Sangha member celebrated her 103rd Birthday with family and friends! She continues to present weekly recitals at Rogue Valley Manor. Please send cards to: Selma McAlaster, 1250 Mira Mar Ave. #1427, Medford, OR 97504.
Huge thank you to the 20+ souls who showed up May 24 for our annual church building spring cleaning! Step sweeping, tree trimming, window washing, kitchen cleaning, weed weeding, irrigation irritation, along with tons of organizing, straightening (and many more things I don’t even know about) were all taken care of. Followed by an amazing … Continue reading Spring Cleanup: Thank You!
