Outdoor Gathering Guidelines (Revised August 26, 2021) Being together outdoors provides the lowest risk environment for all ages, stages and abilities. Outdoor gatherings might include a few hours at a local park, a beach walk, a gathering in the church parking lot, etc. Please follow these guidelines when gathering together outdoors: Take care of yourself … Continue reading Outdoor Gathering Guidelines – Revised August 26, 2021
Recently the Moondancers Covenant Group was the first small group to utilize the Small Group Indoor Gathering Guidelines to meet in the sanctuary. The guidelines are to reduce risk of COVID-19 transmission while the county continues to have high risk levels. The group utilized the new air purifiers and new fans that have been added … Continue reading Coming Together Team Update for October 15, 2021
Safe Parking is an integral part of Tacoma’s effort to provide a safe and sanitary option for every unhomed person in the city. It is cost effective and an essential intervention for those living in their vehicles. TUUC is one of two safe parking sites in Tacoma. There is another in Pierce County. All three … Continue reading Safe Parking Update for October 15, 2021
September once again has brought beautiful autumn weather our way, and the change in seasons has also brought a few property incidents as well. Earlier this month, we had a homeless woman start a small campfire on the front porch of the church early one morning to which fire and police responded immediately. The building … Continue reading Building Safety Update
TUUC’s participation in the Tacoma/Pierce County Safe Parking program is dependent on your willingness to volunteer as site visitors. Without enough volunteers we cannot sustain two people visiting once a day to keep the parking lot and grounds tidy and free of trash, check on the condition of the porta-potty and the handwashing station, and … Continue reading Safe Parking Update and Volunteer Opportunities
Announcing the PNW Religious Education Online Collaborative for Children and Youth Religious Educators from around the Pacific Northwest have formed a collaborative to provide online Religious Education/Exploration for school-aged children and youth weekly through this next year. While this won’t replace the programs we will have at TUUC, this is an additional option for anyone … Continue reading Announcing the PNW Religious Education Online Collaborative for Children and Youth
Coming Together Update Good news, beloveds! Your expressed desires to gather together in person have taken another step forward this week. The Coming Together Team and the Board of Trustees have approved guidelines for indoor gatherings at the church. Because Pierce County remains at very high risk for transmitting the Delta variant (see COVID Act … Continue reading Coming Together Update for September 25, 2021
TUUC Guidelines to Support Coming Together In-Person – Revised September 16, 2021 Introduction: We are a beloved community of soulful people covering a spectrum of ages, genders, sexual preferences, beliefs, desires, talents, and more. We are a beloved Unitarian Universalist faith community guided by seven core principles and congregational covenants that challenge us to interact … Continue reading TUUC Guidelines to Support Coming Together In-Person – Revised September 16, 2021
Have you been missing the opportunity to connect with others from TUUC in Chalice Circles? Chalice Circles are groups of six to eight adult participants who come together once a month through the church year (October through May) to deepen relationships and connections to each other, the church community, and self. Each meeting will draw … Continue reading Chalice Circles Forming!
Coming Together Update Over the past several weeks, a growing number of us have been realizing that we’ll likely be living with the risks of COVID for the foreseeable future. While we hope that enough of us will become fully vaccinated as soon as possible to effect a herd immunity in our region and allow … Continue reading Coming Together Update for September 14, 2021
