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
This Sunday, we’re offering the opportunity to participate in worship via a virtual environment this week. This plan is our best wisdom at this time, given public health recommendations for Pierce County, Breck Lebegue (who has been encouraging our safer habits), guidance from the Pacific Western UUA Region, and our care for the well-being of … Continue reading Updates About Sunday, March 8 Worship Service
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
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
I’m Jonina, and I’ve been a member of this congregation since 2015, almost four years. My husband, Aaron, and I started attending TUUC when we moved to Tacoma almost 5 years ago, and officially became members when we were expecting our son, Julian, who is now two. When Tori asked me to give a stewardship … Continue reading My Stewardship by Jonina Wright
When Tori asked me to speak about what motivates our commitment to stewardship of this church, I thought sure, no big deal. If I can facilitate a sexuality curriculum with sixth graders, I can do this. Then I listened to the example she included with the request. The guy was a flat out comedian who … Continue reading My Stewardship by Cindy Hackett
I’m going to keep this simple by trying to authentically answer only two questions: Why am I here? Why do I pledge? Question 1: Why am I here? I come to TUUC because I think this world is a very messed up place on many levels – the state of the environment, discrimination in so … Continue reading My Stewardship by Christine Chansley
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
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!
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!
