Market of Choice donated 4 beautiful roasted turkeys for the Thanksgiving dinner we delivered to OHRA. RVUUF volunteers provided gravy, homemade lentil loaf for the vegetarians, cranberry sauce, green beans, potatoes, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream. It feels almost epic to be part of such a generous team. Click here to see December menus … Continue reading Thanks, RVUUF and Market of Choice!
This month, our Third Sunday recipient is Grandmas2Go, a home visiting service offered by the Family Nurturing Center which connects parents of young children (0-3 years old) with “women of wisdom” to whom parents can turn for well-informed advice, hope and encouragement. Their work was recently featured on a Southern Oregon PBS segment, and representatives … Continue reading 3rd Sunday Recipient for Nov 2022 – Grandmas2Go!
There will be a training and information session on Nov 17th at 7 pm in Pioneer Hall for overnight shelter hosts. We currently don’t have enough trained hosts to be doing overnight shelter. We are very concerned about this and hope that the overnight shelter training is well attended and we can find people who … Continue reading City Emergency Shelter Needs Volunteers! Training provided, Nov 17, 7pm @Pioneer Hall
One of the original founding members of RVUUF, Georgene Webber, needs a ride to RVUUF this and subsequent Sundays. She lives at Fountain Court in Medford and coming to RVUUF is a very important part of her life now. She no longer drives, and uses a walker. Please give her a call at (541) 801-8323 … Continue reading Founding Medford RVUUFian Needs Ride to Sunday Services
Due to inclement weather, we’ve had to cancel in-person coffee hour for this coming Sunday, Nov 6, 2022. We will try again, soon, but you can still join Zoom coffee hour at 1pm. See you there!
Dear RUUFians, Thank you so much for your abundant caring and condolences upon the death of my wife, Jean Crawford. Daughter Janel and son-in-law Jody join me in gratitude. Some of you have asked about a memorial event. Jean’s instructions to us were as follows: “I do not want a funeral or other formal memorial … Continue reading Jean Crawford Requests: Do something to make the world beautiful-you choose.
Jackie volunteers with the team that makes dinner and delivers it to OHRA every Thursday. She likes feeling needed. Doesn’t everyone? “It’s heart-warming to help fix or get food for another person; It’s kind of biblical, like breaking bread together. And it affects the whole community’s well-being. It’s really easy – you only have to … Continue reading Heartwarming Work
At our fall leadership retreat, the Minister and Intern Minister, the Board of Directors, and the Covenant Committee met to determine our focus for the year. Our mission is to embrace diversity, empower connection and engage in the work. As we continue to recover from the crises of the past few years, we decided our … Continue reading Leadership Retreat Goals for 2022-23
Beloved RVUUFians, I know many of you have left messages and sent emails this week that went unanswered and/or responses to those were delayed. I do apologize, but I have been out of the office and mostly unavailable due to a major plumbing issue that caused significant flooding on both floors of my home. Pretty … Continue reading Admin Absence and Delays
Longtime RVUUF member, Jean Crawford, age 77, died early Tuesday morning, October 18, 2022, at Rogue Regional Medical Center. She passed away peacefully with husband Vern, daughter Janel, and son-in-law Jody watching over her. She suffered a massive brain hemorrhage Saturday while doing what she loved: preparing for a regatta at Emigrant Lake as a … Continue reading Jean Crawford
