RVUUF has raised $774.21 for our third Sunday recipient for January, Oregon Unitarian Universalist Voices for Justice. This small 501(c)(3) organization assists congregations throughout the state in tracking and influencing legislation and in responding to statewide issues and problems. It is one of 21 Statewide Action Networks, or SANs, sharing actions that may be effective with common issues. … Continue reading January 3rd Sunday Update
The Board thinks it is important that our Fellowship reestablish our “Covenant of Right Relations” committee. The Covenant is designed to guide behavior, foster trust, and manage conflict in our congregation. The committee would be a vehicle to help with those tasks when help is needed. We already have a few volunteers who are interested … Continue reading Right Relations Wants You!
Do you feel called to work for the common good and help preserve RVUUF for the future? Yes? Your Stewardship Committee hopes so! Good stewardship means encouraging contributions of time, talent, and treasure and the wise and ethical protection of these resources to support and sustain our Congregation’s ability to thrive. With your help RVUUF … Continue reading New Year & New Opportunities
Did you know that if you host a Circle Supper in your home, all you have to do is clean the bathroom? That’s right! Your guests do the rest of the work. You get to decide how many guests you would like and when you want to host. Everything else is taken care of for … Continue reading Ring in the New Year with a Circle Supper!
BASE serves to create a welcoming and supportive community where Black people in Southern Oregon feel safe, respected, and comfortable being themselves when expressing any aspect of their many cultural ethnicities. They are a community platform for connection, collaboration, and prosperity. BASE is committed to supporting the advancement and excellence of Black people in Southern … Continue reading December Third Sunday Recipient: BASE
The RVUUF Caring Team has been busy tending to 6 members of our congregation in the past four weeks. We provided/arranged 1 ride, did 10 check-ins via phone, text, or email, set up one Meal Train, and we had 15 in-person contacts/visits. Our Caring Team consists of five people from our congregation who work with … Continue reading RVUUF Caring Team November Update
Every six or seven weeks we gather for another of our Seasonal Rituals. And the next one, the Winter Solstice, is coming soon! We welcome you to a celebration on Saturday, December 20, starting at 1:00 pm and concluding in about an hour. As usual, we will meet Under The Balcony at RVUUF. We will … Continue reading A Celebration of the Winter Solstice
From the FunRaising Catalog last March, it’s finally time for item #117: an old-time favorite HOOTENANNY! This is not a performance. It is a group sing-along with Bill Lamb leading and playing chords on a guitar. Song sheets will be provided to all participants with lyrics for 59 songs. We expect to sing about half … Continue reading Hootenanny!
It’s time to register for the 2025 Voices Annual Conference! Two amazing guest speakers will share ideas about how we can make a difference as we work together in community. The Oregon Unitarian Universalist Voices for Justice (OUUVfJ) are delighted to announce that Pablo DeJesús, Executive Director of the Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ) … Continue reading 2025 Voices Annual Conference
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
