The Board of Trustees has decided to stop accepting new requests for building rentals from organizations or individuals until March 2024. The intention of this delay it to allow the board and staff to update our facilities use agreement and building use policies. Maintenance and repairs are also being considered in this decision as well … Continue reading Building Rentals
Religious Education is coming back to TUUC! We are thrilled to be welcoming back children to our RE program this spring. Elementary and middle-school children will be able to join a multi-age RE class led by Scott Redman and Staci Kopcha. Saturday, April 1 To prepare, we need many helpers to join our clean up … Continue reading Resurrecting Religious Exploration
The Board has been following the information on the COVID-19 pandemic from our state and local Departments of Health and the CDC. While we will continue to keep our eye on the latest recommendations, we have decided to make some changes to our policies based on what we believe is appropriate for our community. 1. … Continue reading Pandemic Next Steps Update – March 23, 2023
Dear congregation, Your board has been hard at work on your behalf. We started the year off with a retreat in which we selected three goals for the year Get our finances in order Work on a plan for our building Revise our vision, mission, and covenant We are making progress on these goals. We … Continue reading Update from the Board December 20, 2022
Looking for more involvement or ways to help our congregation? Are you willing to become a lead person, or to participate in future volunteer activities? These include: Passing the basket or being an usher Hosting a dinner Chalice circles Leading a discussion after viewing a film or documentary Leading a book discussion Working on the … Continue reading Interested in Helping?
Congregational Meeting on Sunday, June 12, 2022 At the request of the Board of Trustees of the Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation (TUUC), the regular (annual) meeting of the congregation has been set for 12:00 noon on Sunday, June 12, 2022. Due to the current status of COVID-19, and that consequently Sunday worship services are being … Continue reading Announcement of Congregational Meeting on Sunday, June 12, 2022
A few months ago I wrote about what I learned from our beloved American Staffordshire terrier, Miss Daisy. Thinking about this inspires me to write my last blogpost about what I’ve learned this past year – my final year – from serving on the board. Collaboration is key. No one person on a team is … Continue reading President’s Blog Post for June 2021
Pacific Northwest District News Bob Hays and I recently attended the annual Pacific Northwest District meeting (via Zoom). The PNW District covers four time zones and serves congregations scattered over more than 822,000 square miles in Alaska, western Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. It is one of four districts in the Pacific Western Region. The meeting … Continue reading Pacific Northwest District and Unitarian Universalist Association News
In August 2020, the Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Board of Trustees sent an email to the congregation asking groups to meet virtually as a way of caring for self, each other and the congregation. Church Administrator Libby Ball offered to create Zoom meeting rooms for groups and we offered Zoom instruction. Though our intention was to … Continue reading Group Meeting Recommendations Beginning May 2021
At the request of the Board of Trustees of the Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation (TUUC), the regular (annual) meeting of the congregation has been set for 12:00 noon on Sunday, June 13, 2021. Due to the current closure of the church building because of COVID-19, the congregational meeting will be held on Zoom. Login details for … Continue reading Congregational Meeting on Sunday, June 13, 2021
