Category: Women’s news and events

WOMEN’S RETREAT 2024

WOMEN’S RETREAT 2024 SISTERHOOD FOR THESE PIVOTAL TIMES SEPT 27-29 Start the Fellowship year with connection! Our annual retreat for all RVUUF women will be held at St Rita Retreat Center in Gold Hill during the last weekend in September.  Come for the camaraderie, spiritual growth, fun, relaxation, and intimate connections. Registration will start at the end of August (all are invited – … Continue reading WOMEN’S RETREAT 2024

3rd Sunday Recipient for Nov 2022 – Grandmas2Go!

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!

Urgent Housing Need

We have an urgent need for housing for a 74 year old, single woman who can no longer afford her current apartment. She is quiet, respectful of others and likes animals (she doe not have pets). She needs to rent a room for up to $600 mo.  For more information please contact Charlotte Dorsey through … Continue reading Urgent Housing Need

SO Pride Events, Oct 7-9

The Pride Crawl event is actually a new addition to SOPride. We’re teaming up with local restaurants and bars to create a Pride-themed restaurant/bar hopping experience starting on First Friday and ending that Sunday, and we’re hoping that your business would like to participate! We want to create a safe environment for LGBTQIA+ folx and … Continue reading SO Pride Events, Oct 7-9

You’re Invited! Join Alison’s Starr King Graduation” Thu, May 12, 5pm, via Zoom

RVUUFian Alison Duren-Sutherland is graduating from Starr King School for the Ministry with her Masters in Divinity! You are invited to join her graduation ritual and celebration via Zoom on 5/12 at 5pm. Register here to join Alison in celebrating this milestone; one more step toward becoming a UU minister, which this beloved RVUUF community has … Continue reading You’re Invited! Join Alison’s Starr King Graduation” Thu, May 12, 5pm, via Zoom

UUWF Seeks Organizer

The Unitarian Universalist Women’s Federation (UUWF) is a faith-based organization that builds covenantal relationships among Unitarian Universalist (UU) women that equip us all to be better allies and co-conspirators in the movement for collective liberation. UUWF is hiring a full-time grassroots organizer to organize and help manage and implement existing and new justice advocacy programs. We’re … Continue reading UUWF Seeks Organizer

Gratitude for Native Woman Share Donations

We are grateful for the donations made by this congregation during our Third Sunday offering in January to Native Woman Share.  $160.00 was collected. What is Native Woman Share? Originally named Womanshare, what began as a radical project to hold safe haven for lesbian women in the woods during the 1970’s until today has lovingly been acquired … Continue reading Gratitude for Native Woman Share Donations

You’re Invited to UUSC’s virtual Human Rights Leadership Celebration – Thu, Dec 9, at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT

You’re Invited to UUSC’s virtual Human Rights Leadership Celebration Thu, Dec 9, at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT The evening will feature a keynote presentation from Isabel Wilkerson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, and author of the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestsellers The Warmth of Other Suns and Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. … Continue reading You’re Invited to UUSC’s virtual Human Rights Leadership Celebration – Thu, Dec 9, at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT

Side with Love: We’re saying ‘No’ to limits on reproductive rights.

Right now, abortion is effectively illegal in the state of Texas as SB 8 remains in effect.  Millions of people cannot access critical, often life-saving reproductive health care.  Medical providers are living in fear of being sued for treating their patients.  And private citizens have been deputized as vigilantes, receiving bounties for bringing lawsuits against anyone … Continue reading Side with Love: We’re saying ‘No’ to limits on reproductive rights.