Dear Beloved Friends, Last Sunday was a glorious, giddy day as we held our first in-person service since March 2020, after a full 92 weeks of only online services. The return was not without its bumps (the internet went out at the church only moments before the service was meant to begin!), and we learned … Continue reading Worship Service Update
Coming Together Guidelines are living documents and as COVID situations change in our county, the guidelines will change. Below are some of the primary resources and recommendations utilized to create and inform guidelines for TUUC. The resource pages are periodically updated. Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) including: COVID-19 Gathering Guidance (Delta Variant)When Local Transmission Rates are … Continue reading Resources for Coming Together Guidelines
Because Pierce County remains at very high risk for transmitting the Delta variant (see COVID Act Now data here), and since the sanctuary is the only space that we can currently make compliant with UUA, CDC, State, and County guidelines, TUUC’s indoor gathering guidelines allow for small group gatherings of up to 8 participants to take … Continue reading Indoor Gathering Guidelines for Small Groups – Approved September 16, 2021
Outdoor Gathering Guidelines (Revised August 26, 2021) Being together outdoors provides the lowest risk environment for all ages, stages and abilities. Outdoor gatherings might include a few hours at a local park, a beach walk, a gathering in the church parking lot, etc. Please follow these guidelines when gathering together outdoors: Take care of yourself … Continue reading Outdoor Gathering Guidelines – Revised August 26, 2021
Recently the Moondancers Covenant Group was the first small group to utilize the Small Group Indoor Gathering Guidelines to meet in the sanctuary. The guidelines are to reduce risk of COVID-19 transmission while the county continues to have high risk levels. The group utilized the new air purifiers and new fans that have been added … Continue reading Coming Together Team Update for October 15, 2021
Coming Together Update Good news, beloveds! Your expressed desires to gather together in person have taken another step forward this week. The Coming Together Team and the Board of Trustees have approved guidelines for indoor gatherings at the church. Because Pierce County remains at very high risk for transmitting the Delta variant (see COVID Act … Continue reading Coming Together Update for September 25, 2021
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
Coming Together Update Over the past several weeks, a growing number of us have been realizing that we’ll likely be living with the risks of COVID for the foreseeable future. While we hope that enough of us will become fully vaccinated as soon as possible to effect a herd immunity in our region and allow … Continue reading Coming Together Update for September 14, 2021
Dear Beloveds, Our Coming Together Team has been hard at work determining best practices for keeping our beloved community safe and healthy as our nation navigates the Delta variant of COVID-19. Pierce County has now entered into the Very High risk category for COVID transmissions, and this past week the UUA released its updated guidance … Continue reading Coming Together Update for August 26, 2021
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
