JOIN US for our Sangha online mini-retreat Thursday, December 3, during our usual Sangha Zoom Meeting time. Tara Brach’s wonderful video “Learning to Respond, Not React” will be our dharma talk for this retreat, followed by our own discussion. A great way to get to know the Sangha. We hope to see you there! Mini-Retreat … Continue reading Meditation Sangha Mini-Retreat – Thu, Dec 3, 9-11am, Zoom with Tara Brach
The RVUUF Leadership Tripod (Board, Minister, and Committee on Fellowship Ministry) has turned its attention back to our journey toward clear and effective lay leadership and shared ministry. Before the pandemic and the fire, we were engaged in a multi-year project to study and implement ways to improve our governance. We’ve made a lot of … Continue reading Congregational Conversation on RVUUF Governance – Sun, Dec 6, via Zoom
Winter is a great time to learn how to knit or crochet! It keeps your hands busy, lowers anxiety – and you end up with a warm garment! The yarn service team can help you via video and loan/give you some tools to start out. A simple scarf or shawl can really brighten a friend’s … Continue reading Learn a Skill – Help Your Neighbors
The yarn service team of RVUUF has been able to continue our service to the community in 2020 without any funding due to a very generous donation of yarn odds-n-ends from wonderful owners of Web-sters of Ashland. And some generous contributions of yarn stashes from our members. Lovely soft yarn but in small quantities that don’t … Continue reading Odds and Ends Add Up To – Something Special!
Even if you’ve never been involved with Worship at RVUUF before, we hope you’ll join Rev. Sean & Intern Minister Alison to plan a way to honor Christmas Eve that fills our hearts while keeping our community safe from COVID-19. We want to do something more than a pre-recorded worship, and we need YOU to … Continue reading Let’s Make This a Christmas Eve to Remember! Planning meeting open to all – Thur, Nov 19, 1pm
Hosted by the Unitarian Universalist Association, UU Ministry for Earth, UUSC, & many partners. In 2016, Unitarian Universalists voted to pay special attention to learning our history and rethinking Thanksgiving in the year 2020, in observance of the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims landing in Plymouth. Now is the perfect time to gather and think … Continue reading Harvest the Power 2020-Virtual Justice Convergence & Decolonization Teach-In, Nov 19-26
UPDATE: Join this event via Zoom on Sat, Nov 7 at 11am by clicking HERE. Alison Duren-Sutherland writes: “Thanks to the folks at UU Fellowship of Klamath County, Monica YellowOwl of the Klamath Tribes will hold a cultural awareness training for members and friends of the Southern Oregon UU Partnership congregations on November 7th, from … Continue reading UPDATED w/Zoom Link: Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training Sat, Nov 7, 11am-1:30pm
My ministry in October has been focused on trauma and healing. Our Southern Oregon UU Partnership community came together with the UU Trauma Response Ministry on October 10th to share our experience of the September wildfires. We learned that so many of the responses we may be experiencing — including irritability, lack of focus, headaches … Continue reading Alison’s Aspirations: Toward Healing Together
