On February 28 after the Sunday service lifting up We’re All in This Together, Miss Daisy, our 14-year-old American Staffordshire terrier, let us know clearly that she was done. It was time to move on to her next adventure. We loved her for 13 years after Dave adopted her from the SPCA in Annapolis MD … Continue reading President’s Blog for March 2021: Lessons from Miss Daisy
Safe Parking Network Pilot Program/Safe Parking – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) What is Safe Parking? Safe Parking is a program where people who are living in their vehicles become temporary guests of an organization that has a parking lot. The organization provides an assigned parking place and access to basic sanitation (toilet/porta-potty, handwashing station, trash … Continue reading Safe Parking FAQs
Every week for the last several, the Ad Hoc Committee on Building and Grounds Security has been providing information and insight into Safe Parking and the Tacoma/Pierce County Safe Parking Network pilot project. We have been investigating how participating as a Safe Parking Network location can help improve the security of our building and grounds … Continue reading Safe Parking and a Personal Story
“It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.” Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Molière), French playwright, actor and poet (1622-1673) “Responsibility equals accountability equals ownership. And a sense of ownership is the most powerful weapon a team or organization can have.” – Pat Summitt, head coach of … Continue reading Accountability
It may be hard to imagine that someone would choose to live in their car. Can you imagine the physical toll of sleeping in a barely reclined seat, surrounded by the possessions you were able to pack? The emotional toll of never feeling safe while parked on a street or in a parking lot? The … Continue reading Safe Parking Insights
You may have already read articles in the ENews about the work of the TUUC Ad Hoc Committee on Building and Grounds Security. We are a short term work group tasked with identifying how we can help make our property and the neighborhood safer. We have identified and investigated three possibilities: Landscaping adjustments to eliminate … Continue reading TUUC Ad Hoc Committee on Building and Grounds Security Report on Safe Parking Network
Safe Parking Overview Providing a Safe Parking location with sanitary facilities – porta-potty and handwashing station – is a cost effective way to support those living in their cars toward housing and food security. After all, who really wants to live in their car? Who wants to decide what few possessions and memories they can … Continue reading What is Safe Parking?
“Grief and resilience live together.” — Michelle Obama, Becoming Dear Friends, I am shaken to the core of my physical, intellectual, and emotional being by the events in Washington DC this week. The assault on the United States Capitol – encouraged by the leader of our democracy – added to the multiple heart quakes … Continue reading President’s Blog for January 2021
“We are often called to do the difficult, if not the seemingly impossible, and it is vital to our spiritual growth that we not ignore these challenges.” – Janice Marie Johnson, UU educator, faith leader, activist At the September 17, 2020 meeting, Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation Board of Trustees approved forming an Ad Hoc … Continue reading Church Facility and Safe Parking
At the monthly meeting on Thursday, November 19, the Board of Trustees discussed status of our facility closure due to COVID-19. Mindful of the safety of the congregation and staff, the board has decided to continue closure of the building, and continue hosting worship services, programs, and meetings online. This decision is also informed by … Continue reading Update from the Board of Trustees about Building Closure Due to COVID-19
