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Unitarian Universalist Church
                      in Eugene, Oregon
 
                                                                        A Welcoming Congregation.
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UUs In the News

Knoxville UU churches honor shooting victims; killer pleads guilty
The man who killed two Unitarian Universalists and wounded six others in a Knoxville, Tenn., UU church on July 27, 2008, was sentenced to life in prison... An unrepentant Jim David Adkisson pleaded guilty on February 9, 2009, to two counts of first-degree murder and six counts of attempted murder for the shooting rampage.

NYTimes Ad after the shootings in a Knoxville UU Church

Local Unitarian Universalists celebrate and plan ahead - January 27, 2008
Register-Guard
http://tinyurl.com/3amaoe

Eugene 's Legendary UU - Oregonian (also at: 2ndLife)

Register Guard article
"Jim Ellison: When Memory
Fades" Oct 21, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/5vroj3

A liberal home for shared values
and individual theologies

WORSHIP SERVICES

One Sunday Service at 10am in the Summer
Two Sunday Services during the school year

Our minister is Rev. Stephen A. Landale

June 28 — One Service at 10am
"Post-Christian" America

Jake Walsh, Worship Associate
Lynn Smith, pianist

      Recently the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary described this country as "post-Christian" citing the decreasing number of people who believe in the inerrancy of the Bible. We will examine shifting trends as Americans "open up" their definition of religion, and the growing gap between traditionally prescribed beliefs and more inclusive values.

July 5 — One Service at 10am
Independence Day, Freedom & Growth

Edgar Peara, retired UU Minister
Jake Walsh, Worship Associate
Jean Wu, pianist

      As Americans we're so free politically, and as UU's so free religiously that we don't give our independence a second thought. But as individuals if we're limited in our personal lives, can our UUism help us outgrow restraints? UU Presidential candidate, Peter Morales believes religion is empty if it isn't changing its followers. Peara will be describing how we can have a new birth of freedom.

July 12 — One Service at 10am
Sacred Vows

Rev. Tara Wilkins (UCC), the Executive Director of the Community of Welcoming Congregations
Marilyn Junkins, Worship Associate
Nisco Junkins, Anchor
Jean Weick, pianist

     As the culture becomes more secular and as the marriage equality discussion heats up, what does it mean to take vows of commitment? Sacred vows will explore the notion of holy or sacred commitment and why marriage matters for same gender loving couples, and ultimately how taking Sacred Vows can call all of us to a higher place."

July 19 — One Service at 10am
Mitakuye Oyasin (Lakota for “We Are All Related”)

Angelita Rae, speaker
Sandi Mann, Worship Associate
Lynn Smith, pianist;
Judy Shaw, flautist

     Angelita Rae (an honorary Lakota Native American) will speak to us about exploring Native American thought and how it applies to today's challenges. She will talk about the imperative of mending 'the sacred hoop' so that the 'Tree of Life' may flower once again.

July 26 — One Service at 10am
Journeys: To Africa and Within

Dennis Reynolds, Ministerial Candidate

Jake Walsh, Worship Associate
Dorothy Clark, pianist

     All life is a journey. Interim Minister Betty Pingle’s suggestion that Dennis should consider a career in ministry has led to a soul searching and soul stretching process of education and training and ponderings. Worship Associate participation and other work here in the church work, annual journeys for a month each year in seminary education, study and contemplation have been a part of this journey. A month spent in rural South Africa brought new perspectives.
     Stopping along the path to assess what we have learned, where we have traveled since we began, and where we hope to go, can give the journey deeper meaning. Dennis will share reflections on his own journey and on how each of us can strive to travel with greater intention.


The life of our congregation
extends beyond Sunday mornings.
Consider choosing how to get involved from our
Calendar UUpDate, our Newsletter, the sitemap,
or follow links that interest you
from the table of contents
on each page.


We are a compassionate, welcoming community that promotes spiritual growth, ethical living, and social justice in our church and in the world.

We gather to celebrate life, to minister to one another, to shape a community that hears all our voices, honors each search for meaning, and reaches out to enrich the world with caring. Thus we live our covenant, one with another.


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    2009 is our
CENTENNIAL
YEAR    

HIGHLIGHTS
Details in the UUpDate

2009 SERVICE AUCTION! Now in an environmentally friendly ON-LINE edition!
Bidding has begun!!

CLUTTERBUSTING GARAGE SALE - July 17 and 18, 2009

• Our BIG CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION will take place on Sunday, September 20, 2009, just 100 years and two days after our founding. There will be special guests! Mark your calendars! There will be two celebratory services in the morning, followed by an All-Church family-friendly afternoon celebration that will be some combination of summer picnic and church bazaar with entertainment, music and magic. Please contact Ken Ross to indicate how you can help at <ruthken@pacinfo.com>or 686-1549

Our Newsletter is going GREEN!
We will be clearing our rolls for mailing the paper newsletter on August 4th. If you wish to CONTINUE receiving the newsletter by mail, please contact the church office at (686-2775, office@uueugene.org) any time between now and August 25th for uninterrupted service. Also, if you wish to BEGIN receiving the newsletter announcement by email, please email: happenings@uueugene.org. Easy on/easy off. No charge. Members AND friends welcome. Preview.

MORNING DOVES - Tuesday mornings UU Birds and Breakfast group 8am offsite.

REAL MEN WITH REALCONCERNS-
Sec
ond and Fourth Wednesday evenings, 7pm in Rm6. All men are welcome at this open Men's Group.

THUNDEREGGS SOCIAL - women of a certain age meet for conversation on Thursdays from 2-4pm at Tsunami Books, 26th and Willamette Street. Drop ins welcome!

EMAIL & WEB TIPs
http://www.uueugene.org/web/eTips.html

MEDITATION PRACTICE - Thursdays at 6 pm in the Breezeway Room. Drop-ins and newcomers welcome!

RELIGIOUS NEWS from Far and Wide - This section contains tidbits and links to recent articles and resources from the web and other media. Some have to do with UU goings on nationwide. Some with freedom of conscience, separation of church and state, medical ethics, or religious shenanigans. In general they have relevance to our open-ended searches for religious and spiritual understanding. - in the almost-last section of every UUpDate.

Details at UUpDate

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The beautiful stained-glass chalice/globe graphic above
was originally created as a stained-glass window for the
First UU Church in Indiana, Pennsylvania
by artist Sue Litteral.

 

Unitarian Universalist Church
in Eugene, Oregon
A home for shared values and individual theologies
A Welcoming Congregation

Rev. Stephen A. Landale, Minister
Candee Cole, Director of Religious Education
Sarah Hendrickson, President of the Board
Steve Hutchison, Office Administrator

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