Category: Blog

We’ll Get Through This Together: Update on Worship and Gatherings

Yesterday as I walked our black Lab Cooper, I found myself tuned into the beauty around the apartment complex where we live.  There was  a small globe of moss that had fallen off a nearby tree, seafoam green on the deep green grass.  Hyacinths were blooming next to the mailboxes.  The ornamental cherry trees were … Continue reading We’ll Get Through This Together: Update on Worship and Gatherings

COVID-19 and Us

We’ve had a few questions about our response to the spread of the COVID-19 virus.  Here’s you’re go to place to get answers about our response. In the middle of January, we began shifting some of our usual practices in the congregation.  An early alert from member Breck Lebeque urged us to replace hand shaking … Continue reading COVID-19 and Us

Tahoma UU Congregation Inclusive Family Book Drive 2019

I’m pleased to share that, during the 2019 Inclusive Family Book Drive at Tahoma UU, our congregation donated more than 125 inclusive books for our newly expanded children’s section in our library! We also added more books geared toward parents’ understanding systemic racism, consent, LGBTQIA+ allied behavior, immigration, and indigenous history. With more than $300 … Continue reading Tahoma UU Congregation Inclusive Family Book Drive 2019

Making a Difference

At our Auction in the fall, we raised money for doing some social justice work in the community. At a Collaboration meeting in early February, a group of discussed and came up with opportunities to use the funds to help us do some direct work in our wider community. First, we talked about what we … Continue reading Making a Difference

Snow-zilla!

I served a congregation in Woodstock, Vermont back in the mid-1990s. I learned about winter weather. And a LOT about snow. It might have been the first time we had a big snow that I decided to not preach the sermon that I had planned, but rather to offer the few people who arrived — … Continue reading Snow-zilla!

Weather Warnings!

It’s so rare that we have to worry about the weather, that we’re not accustomed to making decisions about programming and snow. However, the forecast for this weekend and into next week suggest that we may get substantial snows and we want to be sure we all stay safe. Watch our website and Facebook page … Continue reading Weather Warnings!