Nine volunteers led by landscape designer and grounds beautification guru Thomas Oliver mowed, trimmed, weeded, weed whacked, cleaned up trash and made great strides toward keeping our building and grounds looking cared for. A bouquet of thanks to Thomas, Jim Bilnoski, Cat Garrettson Bilnoski, Dave and Cindy Hackett, Bob Hayes, Pam Jenkins, Patty McPhee, and … Continue reading Safe Parking Update
Safe Parking Update — Report provided at the TUUC Congregational Meeting on Sunday, June 13, 2021 The TUUC Subcommittee on Housing Insecurity (subcommittee of the Social Justice Committee) has been working toward welcoming guests again to safely park overnight in our parking lot. We are doing this as part of the Tacoma/Pierce County Safe Parking … Continue reading Safe Parking Update
Pacific Northwest District News Bob Hays and I recently attended the annual Pacific Northwest District meeting (via Zoom). The PNW District covers four time zones and serves congregations scattered over more than 822,000 square miles in Alaska, western Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. It is one of four districts in the Pacific Western Region. The meeting … Continue reading Pacific Northwest District and Unitarian Universalist Association News
In August 2020, the Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Board of Trustees sent an email to the congregation asking groups to meet virtually as a way of caring for self, each other and the congregation. Church Administrator Libby Ball offered to create Zoom meeting rooms for groups and we offered Zoom instruction. Though our intention was to … Continue reading Group Meeting Recommendations Beginning May 2021
At the request of the Board of Trustees of the Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation (TUUC), the regular (annual) meeting of the congregation has been set for 12:00 noon on Sunday, June 13, 2021. Due to the current closure of the church building because of COVID-19, the congregational meeting will be held on Zoom. Login details for … Continue reading Congregational Meeting on Sunday, June 13, 2021
We have good news and disappointing news. Let’s enjoy the good news first. A committed team of volunteers with funding and support from the Tacoma/Pierce County Safe Parking Network (now a part of Safe Sites for All) donated time, energy, and materials to create a very functional parking area for our temporary guests living in … Continue reading Safe Parking Update
“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity. ” — … Continue reading President’s Blog Post for May 2021 — Delicious Ambiguity
“Imagine if the practical and administrative work of the church – meetings, planning, teaching, etc — was understood not as a necessary evil but as an integral part of the mission of the church to spiritually nurture us. Imagine church not as a place led by overly taxed people but one where leadership is a … Continue reading President’s Blog for April 2021: Service as Spiritual Practice
The Subcommittee on Housing Insecurity and our volunteer cohort continues to make progress toward getting our parking lot ready for guests. We have also delivered letters to our neighbors with information about the project and an invitation to join Rev. Linda Hart, Safe Parking Network Coordinator Colin DeForrest, Site Host David Pettit, Volunteer Coordinator Breck … Continue reading Safe Parking Update for March 24, 2021
Hooray! We have wonderful news! The Tacoma/Pierce County Safe Parking Network (SPN) has approved TUUC’s application for participation in the Safe Parking Pilot Program. The SPN has also approved our request for grant funding that will cover our expenses at least through the end of April. The SPN has voiced appreciation for the focused work … Continue reading Safe Parking News Update for March 18, 2021
