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.

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. 

Tea Times on Zoom with Rev. Linda Thursday at 3:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81277790470?pwd=Z0svZDBaclVkWkZDWk1wVjZOUkJiZz09 Meeting ID: 812 7779 0470 Password: 1500 Or by phone: 253 215 8782 On Thursday at 3:00 p.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.

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.

UU the Vote with Vote Forward Letter Writing Campaign! Sunday, September 6, 2020, 12:00 p.m.  Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcOusqj8tG9wYrwBTwRMCfkYwuCFbUDDq After registering, you [...]

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.

Tea Times on Zoom with Rev. Linda Thursday at 3:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81277790470?pwd=Z0svZDBaclVkWkZDWk1wVjZOUkJiZz09 Meeting ID: 812 7779 0470 Password: 1500 Or by phone: 253 215 8782 On Thursday at 3:00 p.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.

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.   This year the group is using the book, Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN by Tara Brach. In this heartfelt and deeply practical book, she offers an antidote: an easy-to-learn four-step meditation that quickly loosens the grip of difficult emotions and limiting beliefs. Each step in the meditation practice (Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture) is brought to life by memorable stories shared by Tara and her students as they deal with feelings of overwhelm, loss, and self-aversion, with painful relationships, and past trauma--and as they discover step-by-step the sources of love, forgiveness, compassion, and deep wisdom alive within all of us.

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.

In these times we are all challenged with how we keep going, so let’s have an open conversation about ways to be positive. This Adult Religious Exploration program led by Erien Babcock, Ministerial Intern. Register for this Zoom meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83160496965?pwd=cnVCZ00wS2dzd1ZqMzMvZUZCR1hoZz09 Meeting ID: 831 6049 6965 Passcode: 253

The Social Justice Committee of TUUC invites you to join the Race Matters Discussion Group: Thinking Critically About Racism + Whiteness. Whoever you are and wherever you are on your anti-racist journey, you are invited to participate in a four-session discussion group to deepen our understanding of anti-racism in action through guided readings, podcasts, and videos. Registration is on a first-come first-serve basis and attendees are required to pre-read materials sent, estimated to take about 2-3 hours for each session. You can register here https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocuitqT0pHNydbN0JFIZ1Vjf7e5VC_VY1  and you will receive an email with materials. Email SJCtahomaUU@gmail.com if you have any questions. Join us for these topics: Wednesday, September 16, 7:00 p.m.: Racism 101 Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 p.m.: White Privilege Wednesday, November 18, 7:00 p.m.: White Supremacy Culture Wednesday, December 16, 7:00 p.m.: White Feminism

Tea Times on Zoom with Rev. Linda Thursday at 3:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81277790470?pwd=Z0svZDBaclVkWkZDWk1wVjZOUkJiZz09 Meeting ID: 812 7779 0470 Password: 1500 Or by phone: 253 215 8782 On Thursday at 3:00 p.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.

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.

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.

The Infinite CUUPS pagan group invites you to join us for "Making Mabon Magic: A Healing & Wholing Ritual During COVID-19." This teaching ritual on Zoom will share basic techniques for casting, grounding, cleansing, raising and directing power, divination, animal wisdom, and then re-grounding and releasing energies in sacred space. We will create our space “between the worlds” and explore the Fall Equinox/Harvest Festival Mabon, paying close attention to the impact of COVID-19 on harvesting and reaping, and how to use magic for healing and wholing in our lives. A list of required items follows, please be sure to read and prepare. RSVPs are not necessary, but the ceremony doors will close at 7:15 p.m., so please arrive promptly. The following items are required. Please gather and have at hand when you arrive in the ritual Zoom space. Required tools: 1. A piece of paper with “I Ground by ____” written on it. Fill in the blank before our gathering with one word that helps you feel calm and connected. Examples: Sitting, singing, walking. 2. A small bowl of water you can hold in both hands and sip from 3. Salt in a separate dish to add to the water (table salt is fine – any salt you can ingest a teeny bit of, so not bath salts!) 4. A knife for mixing (a ritual knife if you have one, or a dinner knife is fine if you don’t) 5. A piece of paper with “I Grow by ____” written on it. Fill in the blank before our gathering with one word that expands you. Examples: Reaching, trying, risking 6. A candle that you can see the flame of and matches or a lighter. Must be a real flame. 7. A hand mirror or compact mirror. 8. A piece of paper with “I Know by ___” written on it. Fill in the blank before our gathering with one way you receive. Examples: Listening, watching, waiting. Optional Preparations: Wear blues, greens, golds, and/or black. And/or wear something special that says “ritual” to you. We will be working with a Frog Story, so any items that relate to frogs. The ceremony "doors" will close at 7:15 p.m. so please arrive promptly. Blessed Be!   Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87476325802?pwd=a08zNTd3c2NuUzd5elZXV09Hb1hIdz09 Meeting ID: 874 7632 5802 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.

Tea Times on Zoom with Rev. Linda Thursday at 3:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81277790470?pwd=Z0svZDBaclVkWkZDWk1wVjZOUkJiZz09 Meeting ID: 812 7779 0470 Password: 1500 Or by phone: 253 215 8782 On Thursday at 3:00 p.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.

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.

Take a deep dive into our Soul Matters theme of the month. Using a different format than our Chalice Circles, experience a new theme each month in community with others. The deep dives support and reinforce Chalice Circle participation, and are open to all adult members and friends, whether or not you participate as a Chalice Circle member. No prior reading or preparation is required.

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.

Paganism for Non-Pagans Discussion Adult Religious Exploration Program Wednesday, September 30, 2020 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. (note start time at 6:00 p.m.) Are you curious about what pagans believe? Do you have questions you are concerned to ask in a bigger group? Want to know things and don’t wish to offend? Well, Erien Babcock is offering a one-hour discussion for NON-pagans. This discussion is to address your questions, and is offered for education and help provide open space for all to worship. This Adult Religious Exploration group will meet September 30, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and requires no prior reading or work, just a willingness to ask questions. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsf-6grjwvGtfswPzOEV4dZSJ70meWcEwM

Tea Times on Zoom with Rev. Linda Thursday at 3:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81277790470?pwd=Z0svZDBaclVkWkZDWk1wVjZOUkJiZz09 Meeting ID: 812 7779 0470 Password: 1500 Or by phone: 253 215 8782 On Thursday at 3:00 p.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.

Worship service leaders meet to prepare for Sunday worship service.