Thanks to all who donated to the collection drive. Together, we collected 147 protein bars, 267 granola bars, 116 packs of peanut butter crackers, 60 bags of beef jerky, 216 bags of nuts, 144 boxes of raisins, 400 pieces of gum, and 400 breath mints! AIDNW (Advocates for Immigrants in Detention NW) supports immigrant detainees and … Continue reading Final Update AIDNW Sack Lunch Collection Drive
Beloved Friends, The Board and I continue to monitor the risk level for Pierce County on CovidActNow.org, and I admit that I’m frustrated that the numbers remain high. On the other hand, I am hopeful that we’ll be able to be back in the building for worship service before the end of March. I’ve got … Continue reading From the Minister for March 2, 2022
TUUC Online Winter Fest Auction 2022 February 24 – 27, 2022 Place your bid for your favorite auction items, and keep checking back to make sure you have the winning bid! Click here for TUUC Winter Fest Auction 2022!
Beloved friends, On Sunday we will bid farewell to Nancy Slocum who has served as our Director of Religious Explorations for Children and Youth for the past 4-1/2 years. You’ll have chance to say goodbye face-to-face this Sunday, February 27 between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. at the church. You will be able to drive through the … Continue reading From the Minister: Celebrating Nancy Slocum
Dear TUUC Community, It is with very mixed emotions that I announce my retirement from my position as your Director of Religious Exploration for Children and Youth effective the end of this month. There is so much about this job that I love! Being part of an effort to create and support programming and community-building … Continue reading From the Director of Religious Exploration for Children and Youth
Dear friends, The Omicron Surge is relenting, but not yet gone. I am looking forward to getting back to multi-platform worship as the risk level determined by CovidActNow.org moves from Extreme Risk (what was called Severe Risk in our policies) to High Risk, the level at which we can begin our multiplatform worship again. Keep … Continue reading From the Minister: Worship Update
TUUC Online Winter Fest Auction 2022 February 24 – 27, 2022 Auction Info, Donation Info, and Ideas We’re having an online auction! For our successful auction, we need LOTS of fun and interesting items to bid on! This year, because of the still-evolving pandemic, your dinners, parties, and excursions may need to be adapted in order to … Continue reading Winter Fest Online Auction 2022
AIDNW Sack Lunch Collection Drive AIDNW (Advocates for Immigrants in Detention NW) supports immigrant detainees and welcomes them on their release from the NW ICE Processing Center located in Tacoma. AIDNW needs sack lunches to give to the detainees leaving the ICE facility. The released detainees are usually going directly to a bus, train, or plane. These sack … Continue reading AIDNW Sack Lunch Collection Drive
On Wednesday night, a group of peaceful protesters gathered outside the LeMay car museum in downtown Tacoma. A “business summit” was being held to air concerns that business leaders have about crime and other issues affecting them. On the agenda was instituting “sweeps” encampments of unhomed people. Members and friends of TUUC took part in … Continue reading Hit and Run
Beloved friends, One of the tabs that’s open in my browser whenever I’m working is the CovidActNow.org site. If you’ve not yet looked at it, the site provides information about the spread of COVID including the 7-day-average of the number of cases recorded, the status of hospitals (including how full the hospitals are overall and … Continue reading Worship Service and Meeting Update for December 28, 2021
