By Russ Outcalt, Michele Hutchins and Hoke Kimball, Environmental Justice Ministry Team
Good news for anyone who’s felt a pang of guilt when tossing out their Styrofoam takeout container, or filled an entire garbage can with the foam packaging from a single box: You can … read more.
Summer update from your Board of Directors
You may be wondering “What has our Board of Directors been doing since the Annual Meeting?”
At the end of June, the board had their Summer Retreat where we said goodbye to our members rolling off, welcomed our new members, … read more.
ONE Wake is the multi-religious, multi-cultural, multi-racial community organizing network to which UUFR belongs.
The three issues it is focusing on now are affordable housing, living wage jobs, and equitable educational opportunities.
ONE Wake has developed specific proposals to address these issues in Raleigh and other Wake … read more.
Non-perishable foods for Urban Ministries Food Pantry may be left in the cabinets at the lower level entrance of Fellowship Hall before or after Sunday’s service. The Food Pantry currently is in need of beans, pasta sauce (no glass), cooking oil, rice, low-sugar cereals, and … read more.
Are you a UUFR author? We are going to establish a shelf in the UUFR Library for the works of our own members and would welcome donations. Even if unpublished, if it’s your story, it is welcome. And if it is inscribed, it would be … read more.
We’re serving fellowship on the 3rd Saturday of each month. It’s breakfast and a discussion topic – always on a personal level. This is a great way to form new connections within UUFR. On July 17th, our topic will be “Dreams Deferred.”
If you’ve been fully … read more.
Leading a Wellspring class is a great opportunity to share your knowledge, practice your presentation skills, and meet some great people in our congregation. In addition to Wednesday nights, Wellspring programs are offered on the 3rd Sunday morning of the month. Both in-person and online … read more.
UUFR honored three outstanding leaders of the congregation during the Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 6th with the presentation of the Michos-Irwin Award to Billy and Linda Liles for their outstanding service during the past year. A unique new award, the Legacy Leadership Award, also was … read more.
By Linda Miller, ONE Wake Organizing Ministry
ONE Wake is beginning a new phase of its work on education. Now that listening sessions with hundreds of parents, students and educators across Wake County are complete, ONE Wake’s education team has formed four sub-teams who are … read more.
One of the most important functions completed at the Annual Meeting each year is consideration of the budget proposal for the coming year. This year the budget story for our Fellowship is very positive. After our most successful Generosity Campaign ever, the budget is balanced … read more.
