July 12, 2017

Women's Circle

Thursday, July 13 at 7 p.m. in Room 6

You are invited to join the open women's circle which meets on the second Thursday of each month. This circle is an opportunity to join with other women in mutual sharing of ourselves around topics that nourish our spirits. It is ongoing and open to both newcomers and longtime members. You are welcome to come and see if this group is right for you. If it is a good fit, please join us as a regular member of the group. For more information please contact Carol Peters or Gail Smith.

The SJ Reading Circle for August: J.D. Vance's Hillbilly Elegy

Sunday, August 20 at 11:30 a.m. in Room 5 

Hillbilly Elegy is a #1 New York Times Bestseller. It was named by the Times as one of "6 books to help understand Trump's win." From the book's cover: "Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis - that of poor, white Americans. The disintegration of this group, a process that has been slowly occurring now for over forty years, has been reported with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside." The discussion will be led by Vicki Roberts-Gassler. To register, email sjrc@euuc.org or sign up at the Social Justice bulletin board.

New time for early service starting on Ingathering on September 10

Faith Development classes move to the early service time (9 a.m., including the Youth Group) on September 10 (Toddler Care available at both services)

After much discernment and discussion, the Board of Trustees has approved moving the Faith Development Classes, including the Youth Group, to the early service starting with Ingathering Sunday, September 10.  Toddler Care will still be available at both services. In order to ease the strain on the parking lot, and cause less confusion about our start times, the early service will start at 9 a.m. The late service will follow at 11 a.m.  

Gray and Teal Hymnals 

We are running low on gray and teal hymnals.  If you've taken one home with you, please do return it to the hymnal cart.  

Fall cleanup

We're holding an all-building cleanup on Saturday, September 2, to get our building spiffed up for the coming year.  Vicki Roberts-Gassler and Craig Cyr are in charge.  Please contact them with times that you can help.  The overall time frame is 9:30 - 4:30.  With a great turnout, each person will hopefully only spend a couple of hours of their time here.  

Sunday Offering recipient for July/August

The Sunday Offering for July and August will support “Do Your Part”, a small, non-profit disaster relief organization doing work in the United States and internationally, nominated by EUUC member Linda Myers. This will help refugees from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan stranded in a camp in Oinofyta, Greece, when European borders were closed. Linda learned of these refugees and their plight while in Greece and has since made three trips to the camp as a volunteer. She has an amazing story-having done a variety of jobs, including filling in briefly as director and setting up an accounting system.

Seabeck registration is now open

The annual EUUC getaway to Seabeck is scheduled for September 22-24. The theme this year is "Friendship and Fellowship". Seabeck is a weekend of fun, relaxation, friendship and community. For more information, contact Amanda Schafer. Reservations are being taken in the order that they are received. Download the registration form here. 

Family Friendly Potluck Picnic

Date to be determined, 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Mathay-Ballinger Park, Lake Ballinger

Join other EUUC families for a children friendly potluck evening at Lake Ballinger. This lovely park has playgrounds, BBQ pits, picnic tables and shady spots. A Doodle poll will determine the date. Contact Cyndy Norrman by email to get the link to the Doodle poll.

Mark your calendars now for the Pacific Western Region's Assembly - April 27 to 29, 2018

The Pacific Western Region will hold a regional assembly in 2018 on April 27-29 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Portland, Oregon.

This will be our region's second regional assembly. The first was held four years ago in San Jose, California, in April 2013. This regional assembly will take the place of an annual district assembly for each of the four districts, though each of the four districts will likely hold a separate business meeting in Portland.

Weekly Family Email

Our Minister for Faith and Justice, the Rev. Cecilia Kingman, sends out a weekly email update about the week's programs and other special announcements. If you have children under 18 and would like to receive this weekly message, send a note to Cecilia and include your children's names and ages, and your name and contact info.

Registration Open for Children and Youth

Registration is now open for Programs for Children and Youth. Please visit our website to register your child or youth, or stop by the office for paper registration. All children ages one to 18 should be registered.