OUUC Weekly Update

All are invited to join us for a fun and healthy dinner this week 5:30-6:30 pm.

This week Rev Sara is still nursing an injured shoulder and could really use help with the dinner! Volunteers are needed to help with dinners, you can sign up here.

This week the dinner will be followed by the children’s class “Lessons of Loss”, the Buddhist group, the UU Christian group, Rev Mary’s Social Justice Book Club, AND All Ages Board Games with Rev Sara. Please bring a board game you’d like to play or come to play a new game someone else brought.

The group utilizes Kate Bowler and co-author Jessica Richie book Good Enough, 40+ short spiritual reflections on how we can make sense of life. Next meetings: October 12 Chapters 3-6 (pages 15-38).
October 26 NO MEETING – please sign up and join us volunteering for Books Beans and Brownies (BBB) setup! November 9 Chapters 7-10 (pages 39-60). November 23 NO MEETING - Thanksgiving.

Books – Sally Brennand has a few copies of the book for $15 through the 10/12 meeting. Contact Sally Brennand or Eric Ness for questions or to join the list for the group.

New Young Adult (roughly ages 18-40) group being offered at OUUC, facilitated by Kedo Baye, on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Young adults will gather for lunch and fellowship with each other at 11:30 am after the worship service. The first gathering will be October 15.

If you have questions or to RSVP you can contact Rev Sara and your information will be passed on to Kedo.

One Day Left to Join This Class! Coming of Age is offered to UU youth to explore who they are, what they believe, and what their deepest callings and commitments are. Now, adults of all ages can also engage with these big questions and ideas in this 8 week course that explores your life journey so far, community and covenant, theology, spiritual practice, ethics, and more. By the end of the course everyone will craft a personal credo statement that reflects who they are now and what their personal theology is. Those who wish to will share their credos in a worship service with the congregation. Wednesday evenings 6:30-8:30 pm, October 11 -November 29, worship service December 10.

Register today.

Have you ever been to an open mic storytelling event? Have you ever wished that it was you up there telling? Here is your chance to learn how. You’ll learn the fundamentals for telling a personal story in the style of “The Moth” (themoth.org.)The rules are simple, it has to be a true story that happened to you and be told in 8 minutes minutes or less. You’ll learn to choose the best topics for personal storytelling, and how to develop character, plot and add texture. Our course will culminate in a storytelling event presented for the OUUC community. Classes on Saturdays, October 14 and October 21 from 1:00 – 4:00 at OUUC and storytelling event on Saturday November 4 in the afternoon. Leader: Zoe Myers. Register Here.

Sunday, November 5, 2:00-4:00 pm.

This short workshop is to help us responsibly leave behind enough information for the people we love the most when we die. They will be dealing with grief. The crucial information we provide will help them immensely in the work that must be done after we die. There is no limit to the number of people taking the workshop, but please use the sign up genius so I know how many are attending.

Register here.

OUUC is seeking a part-time Business Manager as the first of two positions that will assume the work of Darlene Sarkela, church administrator, when she retires in the new year. Please share this by posting widely as we search for the best person to serve OUUC and our community. Job Description

Thank you!

Rev. Mary, minister@ouuc.org

There are two more Soul Matters Groups starting in October! Register now!

Woody Moore will facilitate a group on zoom on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday evening of each month, 7:00-8:30 pm.

Register here.

And Nancy Curtiss and Linden Bentley will co-facilitate a group meeting at OUUC on the 3rd Thursdays 3:00-4:30 pm

Register here.

This year we are trying something new in place of our New Member Classes and offering a gathering twice a month for those interested in knowing more about Unitarian Universalism, OUUC, and membership at OUUC. The gatherings are all on Saturdays, 10:00-11:30 am. For more information, reach out to Rev Sara Lewis.

Schedule of Gatherings:

October 21: Campus Tour and congregational history

Register here.

The cupboards are looking a bit bare, please help us out by bringing in kid friendly shelf stable snack donations. We especially love allergy friendly nut free, gluten free foods to have in the mix.

You can put donations directly into the Religious Education Cupboard in the kitchen or drop them off with Anissa or Rev Sara.

Members and long-time OUUC friends sought to be “Newcomer Buddies” this year and help newcomers navigate and find themselves welcome and engaged here at OUUC. Buddies will be matched with a newcomer and meet with them about 3 times, help find answers to questions, introduce newcomers to others, and generally help ease new people in to our community. Interested? Reach out to Rev Sara for more information.

Save the Date! Trunk and Treat at OUUC on Sunday October 29, 3:00-4:30 pm.

Youth Pumpkin Carving time 2:00-3:00 pm.

If you are able to bring your decorated car, wear a costume, and hand out candy, we need YOU to make this event successful! You can win a cool prize! RSVP to Rev Sara.