The Practice of Compassionate Communication

by Peter A. Rafle, Sr., Right Relations Committee

In our current era of misinformation and raised rhetoric, it has become even more important to possess the tools to resolve conflicts and create a basis for ongoing communication. One way of resolving conflict is to use the … read more.

Changing the World – How You Can Help

by Holly Bussey, Faith Expression and Funding Team Facilitator

Our UUCWC mission consists of three pillars: Celebrate Life, Create Community, Change the World.
As we close out the year the Council for Faith in Action (CFA) has been busy in areas of Community Action, including school … read more.

Finance Committee Completes Major Initiatives

by Steve Saddlemire, Chair, Finance Committee

One of the Finance Committee’s primary initiatives from last fiscal year (2021/22) was to formalize several of the processes we follow when conducting business for the church. This included developing policies and procedures for:

• the Endowment Committee
• addressing budget overruns
… read more.

UUCWC can benefit from your Holiday Shopping!

By participating Amazon Smile and/or buying your gift cards to give others (or use yourself) through Raise Right. UUCWC will get money and it costs you nothing extra. Best of all, you can benefit UUCWC all year by using them for your everyday shopping!  use the … read more.

Special Recycling Collection

Save your used toothpaste tubes, dental floss containers, snack & candy wrappers, and coffee capsules/pods or tea disks for an on-going collection! There are 3 separate bins for oral care, coffee and snack items, usually non-recyclable, located opposite the offices by the stairway. Collection lasts … read more.

Transgender Day of Remembrabce 11/18 at 4pm

Side With Love will hold aTransgender Day of Remembrance Service on Friday, November 18th from 4-5:30pm. As Unitarian Universalists, we share the collective responsibility to build a world the affirms the inherent worth and dignity of all. Our transgender siblings are sacred and divine. Let … read more.

UUCWC Holiday Gift 2022

The YEAR-END GIFT is a very special way to contribute to the life of the church during the holiday season. This effort supports everything from faith engagement to membership, from our staff to our food ministry — all the things that make the Unitarian Universalist Church at … read more.

Capital Campaign Project Update

by Jayme Trott, Co-chair, Capital Campaign

On October 16, the congregation voted to move forward with the Capital Project, including incurring mortgage debt up to $400,000, should it be necessary. The Steering Committee will notify the selected contractor and ascertain when construction can begin.

In the meantime, … read more.

Supporting Our Congregants and Our Mission

by Pam Shadzik, Co-chair, Congregational Engagement

Congregational Engagement (CE) has continued the work of reimagining ways that our congregants can be involved in UUCWC in ways that nourish them and support our mission.

To that end, we sponsored a gathering in September where we partnered with Racial … read more.