Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Join Nancy Slocum, Director of Religious Exploration for Children and Youth for a “Kids' Chapel” via Zoom on Sundays at 11:30 a.m. This program is geared for elementary school-aged children and will provide a little time to connect and share with each other. We will still have a Time for All Ages during our online worship service which starts at 10:30 a.m., and encourage children to participate in the worship service through that point. If you are a parent of a child or children in our Religious Exploration program and have not received the login information, please email Nancy at dir.re@tahomauu.com and she will send you the info.

Tea Time on Zoom with Rev. Linda Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84959104932?pwd=RzB5TlVuMUh1ak0xM0o1K25vajlGQT09 Meeting ID: 849 5910 4932 Password: 1000 Or by phone: 253 215 8782 On Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Linda will be on Zoom with a cup of tea and available for conversation and checking in. Any and everyone is welcome to come along for casual conversation. She'll have a question of the day (for example, "Where did you find joy in the last week?"), but any and everyone can check in and chat as they are most comfortable. Participants are encouraged to arrive a few minutes before the meeting start time, so attendees can be invited into the Zoom room. Once the gathering circle has been created for tea time, the Zoom “door” will be closed, and late attendees will not be able to enter. Your timely login allows us the opportunity to create a space for interested participants, and publicly offer this invitation, as well as alleviate concerns about potential mischievous Zoombombers.

Register in advance for Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 5:30 p.m. by Monday, March 1, 2021, 5:30 p.m.: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAud-ytqD8qGtccLfNeWnzAkwwti2T7Glsn After your registration is confirmed, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Heart and Soul is a structured time for reflection and community. Designed by British Unitarian, Jane Blackall, it invites participants to focus on a theme with four opportunities for joined meditation together. It ends with a time for sharing with each other. Participants are encouraged to arrive a few minutes before the meeting start time, so attendees can be invited into the Zoom room. Once the gathering circle has been created, the Zoom “door” will be closed, and late attendees will not be able to enter that evening. Timely login allows the opportunity to create a space for interested participants, and publicly offer this invitation, as well as alleviate concerns about potential mischievous Zoombombers. Each session is limited to a maximum of 12 participants, and registration is required for each session. Participants may attend one session or as many sessions as you wish, as long as you register in advance, and there are no more than 12 participants registered. Contact Doug Taylor with any questions. Members can access Doug Taylor’s contact information via the online membership directory, or members or friends can email Admin@TahomaUU.com for the information.

The Social Justice Committee meets monthly on the first Wednesday evening of the month. To join the meeting on Zoom, email SJCTahoma.UU@gmail.com and request the meeting information. 

Worship service leaders meet to prepare for Sunday worship service.

Join Nancy Slocum, Director of Religious Exploration for Children and Youth for a “Kids' Chapel” via Zoom on Sundays at 11:30 a.m. This program is geared for elementary school-aged children and will provide a little time to connect and share with each other. We will still have a Time for All Ages during our online worship service which starts at 10:30 a.m., and encourage children to participate in the worship service through that point. If you are a parent of a child or children in our Religious Exploration program and have not received the login information, please email Nancy at dir.re@tahomauu.com and she will send you the info.

Tea Time on Zoom with Rev. Linda Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84959104932?pwd=RzB5TlVuMUh1ak0xM0o1K25vajlGQT09 Meeting ID: 849 5910 4932 Password: 1000 Or by phone: 253 215 8782 On Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Linda will be on Zoom with a cup of tea and available for conversation and checking in. Any and everyone is welcome to come along for casual conversation. She'll have a question of the day (for example, "Where did you find joy in the last week?"), but any and everyone can check in and chat as they are most comfortable. Participants are encouraged to arrive a few minutes before the meeting start time, so attendees can be invited into the Zoom room. Once the gathering circle has been created for tea time, the Zoom “door” will be closed, and late attendees will not be able to enter. Your timely login allows us the opportunity to create a space for interested participants, and publicly offer this invitation, as well as alleviate concerns about potential mischievous Zoombombers.

Zoom Link for all sessions: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81795607065?pwd=MWhSMURSYlF3bDdVVlcxQXN5RGYxQT09 Join Rev. Linda for conversations about "Widening the Circle of Concern", the report from the Commission on Institutional Change. We'll discuss some of the findings and recommendations of the report and consider in particular how to adopt some of them for ongoing work toward creating a more inclusive congregation. Reading the full report is recommended before joining, though all are welcome to come along to join in reflection.

Worship service leaders meet to prepare for Sunday worship service.

UU Freethinking Mystics on Zoom Second Sundays 9:00—10:15 a.m. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82066652490?pwd=aU9BTzMzRHc3Rk0weGtBUHZQTjNNUT09 Meeting ID: 820 6665 2490 Passcode: 253 We are members and friends of Unitarian Universalism walking the path of spiritual experience and growth as it unfolds in our lives. We come to this safe, caring, authentic, compassionate group for inspiration, to study, and to explore our direct experience of the fullness and mystery of life. The group is facilitated by Doug Taylor.

Join Nancy Slocum, Director of Religious Exploration for Children and Youth for a “Kids' Chapel” via Zoom on Sundays at 11:30 a.m. This program is geared for elementary school-aged children and will provide a little time to connect and share with each other. We will still have a Time for All Ages during our online worship service which starts at 10:30 a.m., and encourage children to participate in the worship service through that point. If you are a parent of a child or children in our Religious Exploration program and have not received the login information, please email Nancy at dir.re@tahomauu.com and she will send you the info.

Turning of the Wheel: A Vernal Equinox Bardic Story and Song Circle Infinite CUUPS Open Meetings on Third Mondays 7:00 p.m. Join the TUUC group, Infinite CUUPS, on Zoom like the bards of old for an all-ages sharing of sources that relate to the upcoming Spring Equinox! Celebrated by pagan and earth-centered traditions under various names such as Ostara, Eostre, and or as the start of the New Year, the equinox is a time associated with the arrival of Spring and fertility as warmth and sunlight return after the cold winter months. You can offer a song, story, or poem to rejoice with us during this time of rebirth. Or just come and enjoy! Here are our guidelines, a “must read” if you intend to share an offering: 3-5 minutes max. Please time yourself in advance – thanks! We welcome material related to the Spring Equinox and the arrival of Spring from across all cultures. You can read or tell a story, recite a poem, or sing a song. Please make sure you: Offer material appropriate for all ages Know the culture of the material you are sharing. If it is a “Native” story please find out what tribe or tribes and the locations it comes from. Credit the author (if known) Please choose indigenous wisdom, pagan traditions, and folktales that focus on the coming of Spring, or the Equinox or Ostara, (but not Easter, as there are other spaces for sharing Easter stories). Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81726294450?pwd=WWhyZUJVaVNwRm5md3pLQit5bkRCQT09 Meeting ID: 817 2629 4450 Passcode: 777

Tea Time on Zoom with Rev. Linda Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84959104932?pwd=RzB5TlVuMUh1ak0xM0o1K25vajlGQT09 Meeting ID: 849 5910 4932 Password: 1000 Or by phone: 253 215 8782 On Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Linda will be on Zoom with a cup of tea and available for conversation and checking in. Any and everyone is welcome to come along for casual conversation. She'll have a question of the day (for example, "Where did you find joy in the last week?"), but any and everyone can check in and chat as they are most comfortable. Participants are encouraged to arrive a few minutes before the meeting start time, so attendees can be invited into the Zoom room. Once the gathering circle has been created for tea time, the Zoom “door” will be closed, and late attendees will not be able to enter. Your timely login allows us the opportunity to create a space for interested participants, and publicly offer this invitation, as well as alleviate concerns about potential mischievous Zoombombers.

Heart and Soul is a structured time for reflection and community. Designed by British Unitarian, Jane Blackall, it invites participants to focus on a theme with four opportunities for joined meditation together. It ends with a time for sharing with each other. Participants are encouraged to arrive a few minutes before the meeting start time, so attendees can be invited into the Zoom room. Once the gathering circle has been created, the Zoom “door” will be closed, and late attendees will not be able to enter that evening. Timely login allows the opportunity to create a space for interested participants, and publicly offer this invitation, as well as alleviate concerns about potential mischievous Zoombombers. Each session is limited to a maximum of 12 participants, and registration is required for each session. Participants may attend one session or as many sessions as you wish, as long as you register in advance, and there are no more than 12 participants registered. Contact Doug Taylor with any questions. Members can access Doug Taylor’s contact information via the online membership directory, or members or friends can email Admin@TahomaUU.com for the information.

Join Rev. Linda for conversations about "Widening the Circle of Concern", the report from the Commission on Institutional Change. We'll discuss some of the findings and recommendations of the report and consider in particular how to adopt some of them for ongoing work toward creating a more inclusive congregation. Reading the full report is recommended before joining, though all are welcome to come along to join in reflection.

The Board of Trustees meets on the third Thursdays to do the work of the congregation. Meetings are open to members of the congregation. Occasionally some agenda items of the Board of Trustees meetings are addressed in executive session, and open only to board members.

Worship service leaders meet to prepare for Sunday worship service.

Eostre Egg Decorating on Zoom Saturday, March 20, 2021, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. No, that was not a misspelling! Many pagans associate eggs with, not [...]

Join Nancy Slocum, Director of Religious Exploration for Children and Youth for a “Kids' Chapel” via Zoom on Sundays at 11:30 a.m. This program is geared for elementary school-aged children and will provide a little time to connect and share with each other. We will still have a Time for All Ages during our online worship service which starts at 10:30 a.m., and encourage children to participate in the worship service through that point. If you are a parent of a child or children in our Religious Exploration program and have not received the login information, please email Nancy at dir.re@tahomauu.com and she will send you the info.

Stewardship and You: A small group structured reflection and dialogue on pledging and stewardship and TUUC Sundays, March 21 and 28, 2021, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Why do you give? What do you give? How do you decide? During this year's pledge drive, we are offering an opportunity to come together in conversation and reflect on what it means to give to TUUC. Join other members of the congregation as we contemplate what stewardship can mean in the context of our Unitarian Universalist community and grounded in our shared values. Join us as we engage in thoughtful dialogue about what financial engagement might look like for each of us in 2021-2022! Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84075766435?pwd=a1RzcjhmUnM4bXNxRGJGRVJ1ODdxQT09 Meeting ID: 840 7576 6435 Passcode: 253

Tea Time on Zoom with Rev. Linda Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84959104932?pwd=RzB5TlVuMUh1ak0xM0o1K25vajlGQT09 Meeting ID: 849 5910 4932 Password: 1000 Or by phone: 253 215 8782 On Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Linda will be on Zoom with a cup of tea and available for conversation and checking in. Any and everyone is welcome to come along for casual conversation. She'll have a question of the day (for example, "Where did you find joy in the last week?"), but any and everyone can check in and chat as they are most comfortable. Participants are encouraged to arrive a few minutes before the meeting start time, so attendees can be invited into the Zoom room. Once the gathering circle has been created for tea time, the Zoom “door” will be closed, and late attendees will not be able to enter. Your timely login allows us the opportunity to create a space for interested participants, and publicly offer this invitation, as well as alleviate concerns about potential mischievous Zoombombers.

Join Rev. Linda for conversations about "Widening the Circle of Concern", the report from the Commission on Institutional Change. We'll discuss some of the findings and recommendations of the report and consider in particular how to adopt some of them for ongoing work toward creating a more inclusive congregation. Reading the full report is recommended before joining, though all are welcome to come along to join in reflection.

Worship service leaders meet to prepare for Sunday worship service.

Join Nancy Slocum, Director of Religious Exploration for Children and Youth for a “Kids' Chapel” via Zoom on Sundays at 11:30 a.m. This program is geared for elementary school-aged children and will provide a little time to connect and share with each other. We will still have a Time for All Ages during our online worship service which starts at 10:30 a.m., and encourage children to participate in the worship service through that point. If you are a parent of a child or children in our Religious Exploration program and have not received the login information, please email Nancy at dir.re@tahomauu.com and she will send you the info.

Stewardship and You: A small group structured reflection and dialogue on pledging and stewardship and TUUC Sundays, March 21 and 28, 2021, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Why do you give? What do you give? How do you decide? During this year's pledge drive, we are offering an opportunity to come together in conversation and reflect on what it means to give to TUUC. Join other members of the congregation as we contemplate what stewardship can mean in the context of our Unitarian Universalist community and grounded in our shared values. Join us as we engage in thoughtful dialogue about what financial engagement might look like for each of us in 2021-2022! Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84075766435?pwd=a1RzcjhmUnM4bXNxRGJGRVJ1ODdxQT09 Meeting ID: 840 7576 6435 Passcode: 253

Tea Time on Zoom with Rev. Linda Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84959104932?pwd=RzB5TlVuMUh1ak0xM0o1K25vajlGQT09 Meeting ID: 849 5910 4932 Password: 1000 Or by phone: 253 215 8782 On Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Linda will be on Zoom with a cup of tea and available for conversation and checking in. Any and everyone is welcome to come along for casual conversation. She'll have a question of the day (for example, "Where did you find joy in the last week?"), but any and everyone can check in and chat as they are most comfortable. Participants are encouraged to arrive a few minutes before the meeting start time, so attendees can be invited into the Zoom room. Once the gathering circle has been created for tea time, the Zoom “door” will be closed, and late attendees will not be able to enter. Your timely login allows us the opportunity to create a space for interested participants, and publicly offer this invitation, as well as alleviate concerns about potential mischievous Zoombombers.

Join Rev. Linda for conversations about "Widening the Circle of Concern", the report from the Commission on Institutional Change. We'll discuss some of the findings and recommendations of the report and consider in particular how to adopt some of them for ongoing work toward creating a more inclusive congregation. Reading the full report is recommended before joining, though all are welcome to come along to join in reflection.

Worship service leaders meet to prepare for Sunday worship service.

Eostre Egg Decorating on Zoom Saturday, April 3, 2021, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. No, that was not a misspelling! Many pagans associate eggs with, not [...]