Greetings and wishes for a happy and healthy New Year! The final UUYO Board of Trustee meeting of 2021 was held in December via Zoom. There were many topics to be discussed in order to wrap up 2021 and prepare for what will be another exciting year of growth and development for our church . … Continue reading Bits from the Board December 2021
Rev. Joseph BoydThe Winter was usually a time when my family would go to the Oregon Coast. If there is anything that Oregonians crave more than sunshine, it is solitude, and my father enjoyed the prospect of avoiding crowds. The Oregon Coast is often moody, grey, with giant jagged rocks. A light drizzle of rain … Continue reading Sermon – Jan 9, 2022 – “Practicing Transformative Love”
Join us to help plan February worship around the theme “Widening the Circle”. Facilitated by Rev. Joseph via Zoom. CLICK HERE TO JOIN
“Living with Intention” Life has always been at its heart, unpredictable. With the changing seasons, new variants, new losses, and yes, new hopes, it is important to have a touchstone as we collectively approach the year 2022. The meaning of a touchstone is something tangible, something we can touch that reminds us what really matters, … Continue reading January Minister’s Writing:
Kathleen Hogue, Director of Religious Exploration If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands! (clap, clap) If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands! (clap, clap) “The purpose of life is not to be happy, said Ralph Waldo Emerson, it is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to … Continue reading Sermon – Dec 26, 2021 – “What is Your Joy?”
Join Rev. Joseph and amazing musicians for a time of joy and peace on Christmas Eve. The service will be hybrid – in person for those who are vaccinated over age 12 and masked for all ages, and streamed live online via Zoom and Facebook. To join us on Zoom, CLICK HERE.
Come (masked) to help spruce up the Sanctuary for Christmas Eve! We will dig out our tried and true decorations, try out anything new that you might find, and bring some holiday joy to our Sanctuary this season. Contact Lisbet White with any questionslisbetsw@gmail.com
To everything there is a season—a time to die and a time to be born.With the arrival of winter’s low dark sky, communities around the world look to the miracle of light as a sign of rebirth and a source of hope. We celebrate the promise of new life and recommit ourselves to the protectionof everyone’s right … Continue reading Winter Solstice Celebration Tuesday, December 21st, 4:30 pm
BITS FROM THE BOARDDecember 10, 2021 UUYO’s Board of Trustees continues to be busy — see below for your reading pleasure! 8th Principle: In an effort to increase awareness of racial equity and disparity the Board is exploring the possible use of 3rd Space Action Lab to work with UUYO on this important issue. Two … Continue reading Bits From The Board November 2021
Wednesday, Dec. 8th 7 pm Facilitated by Rev. Joseph Our life is a combination of what happens to us, and the choices we make in response. What would it mean to live with intention this year? How could this transform our lives and our world? Come engage these questions and more as we plan January’s … Continue reading Living with Intention – Worship in January
