Category: News

Looking to the New Year

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Beloved friends, The coronavirus and its waves are hard to predict and the Board, staff, and I continue to navigate through this time. After being in person on December 5th, we’ve seen volatility in the number of cases (https://covidactnow.org/us/washington-wa/county/pierce_county/?s=26811580), and following the policies we’ve set up (https://www.tahomauu.com/tuuc-coming-together-risk-levels-novmeber-18-2021/), and given the holidays, we will be postponing … Continue reading Looking to the New Year

Tahoma UU Congregation Coming Together Risk Levels – November 18, 2021

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Tahoma UU Congregation Coming Together Risk Levels – November 18, 2021 The Coming Together Committee has been tasked to develop recommendations for the reopening of Tahoma UU Congregation church building for gathering in person. As we all know, there are many factors to consider and there is no one correct answer. While we know that … Continue reading Tahoma UU Congregation Coming Together Risk Levels – November 18, 2021

Building Safety Update

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September once again has brought beautiful autumn weather our way, and the change in seasons has also brought a few property incidents as well. Earlier this month, we had a homeless woman start a small campfire on the front porch of the church early one morning to which fire and police responded immediately. The building … Continue reading Building Safety Update

Announcing the PNW Religious Education Online Collaborative for Children and Youth 

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Announcing the PNW Religious Education Online Collaborative for Children and Youth  Religious Educators from around the Pacific Northwest have formed a collaborative to provide online Religious Education/Exploration for school-aged children and youth weekly through this next year. While this won’t replace the programs we will have at TUUC, this is an additional option for anyone … Continue reading Announcing the PNW Religious Education Online Collaborative for Children and Youth 

TUUC Guidelines to Support Coming Together In-Person – Revised September 16, 2021

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TUUC Guidelines to Support Coming Together In-Person – Revised September 16, 2021 Introduction: We are a beloved community of soulful people covering a spectrum of ages, genders, sexual preferences, beliefs, desires, talents, and more. We are a beloved Unitarian Universalist faith community guided by seven core principles and congregational covenants that challenge us to interact … Continue reading TUUC Guidelines to Support Coming Together In-Person – Revised September 16, 2021

Chalice Circles Forming!

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Have you been missing the opportunity to connect with others from TUUC in Chalice Circles? Chalice Circles are groups of six to eight adult participants who come together once a month through the church year (October through May) to deepen relationships and connections to each other, the church community, and self. Each meeting will draw … Continue reading Chalice Circles Forming!

Safe Parking Update

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Last September a TUUC Ad Hoc Committee began looking for options to enhance building and grounds security. Historic issues of misbehavior and illegal behavior on TUUC property had accelerated during the extended period of COVID closure. Debbie Cafazzo, then Board of Trustee member, and Cat Garretson-Bilnoski, Social Justice Committee member, both mentioned that the Tacoma/Pierce … Continue reading Safe Parking Update