For some time, members of our UUCY community and friends have enjoyed getting together on Wednesday mornings at 9 a.m. at a local coffee shop to drink coffee liberally. They have been meeting in person but outside at Caffeine Connection Café. As the weather is getting colder, they will move to meeting indoors at North … Continue reading Community Coffee Moves Indoors Nov. 2
Join us Sunday, September 18th at the Chesterley Park picnic shelter for an abbreviated Sunday service and potluck! Bring a potluck dish, and games if you like. Gather in at the covered picnic area starting at 10 a.m.; the service will begin at 10:30 and the potluck will follow. Directions to Chesterley Park: Turn from 40th … Continue reading Sept. 18 Sunday Service & Potluck In The Park
For some time, members of our UUCY community and friends have enjoyed getting together on Wednesday mornings at 9 a.m. at a local coffee shop to drink coffee liberally. They have been meeting on Zoom to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but weather permitting, starting May 11 they will move to in-person (outside) at Caffeine … Continue reading Community Coffee: Back to In-Person
As of March 14, UUCY will still require proof of vaccination for entry to in-person services; however, the choice to wear a mask or not will be up to each attendee. This may change if infection rates appear to skyrocket as a result to the state’s lifting of the indoor mask mandate, so please pay … Continue reading Update to COVID policies
June 22-26, Portland, Oregon General Assembly is the annual gathering of the Unitarian Universalist Association; it features a variety of programming to learn, worship, and connect with other Unitarian Universalists. Click here for more information. This year the in-person location will be Portland, Oregon from June 22 to 26; there will also be an option … Continue reading UUA General Assembly
Beginning Nov. 7, 2021, UUCY services will be held in person at 407 N. 1st St. on Sundays at 10 a.m. with the exception of Nov. 28 which will be a Tune in Together service via Zoom. These are the policies we will be following, in accordance with CDC guidelines: 1. All attendees must present … Continue reading In Person Services Are Back!
With great regret, the service planned for this Sunday in the park has been canceled. COVID-19 is still a concern, and in addition the air quality in Yakima has been unhealthy due to fires. Given the recent trend it seems unlikely to improve much before Sunday. Considering those factors, the board and the Sunday Services … Continue reading Homecoming Sunday is Canceled
On August 17th the UUCY Board met in an emergency Zoom session regarding in-person services. It was decided to suspend in-person services through the month of August due to the COVID threat and current air quality issues. This decision wasn’t taken lightly. Members of the Sunday Services Committee also were included in the Zoom meeting … Continue reading Change of Plans: August 29th Service On Zoom
Due to our state’s current surge in cases and the emergence of a more transmissible variant of the COVID-19 virus, we are bringing UUCY’s protocol in line with the CDC’s latest recommendations. Masks are required for all in-person events (Sunday services, meetings, etc.). To be careful, many meetings will move back to Zoom as well. … Continue reading UUCY’s Updated COVID-19 Policy
Reflecting on Wendell Berry, corona virus, September 11, and community resiliency.