Unitarian Universalism is a covenantal tradition. What does that mean? What are the roots of covenant and intention in this faith tradition that can be helpful to us right now?

UUCO is a welcoming congregation and invites you to join us for services online this Sunday at 11 am.  Unfortunately we are unable to publish the link to the service.  However, you may contact Sandra Moss at uucostaffer@gmail.com and have the link sent to you.  Please request link before Sunday.  
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​Hosted by Our Home Universalist Unitarian Church in Ellisville, MS.  Rev. Melanie Morel Ensminger will lead the service, with special music a Jazz musician from New Orleans.  This service will be a rich jazz-filled service to lay to rest 2021. Let's get the new year 2022 started by laying our burdens down from 2021 (or 2020).

If you would like,  grab a small box or envelope that can be buried in your yard that contains what you would like bury from this last year. 
Our Home Sunday Service
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Meeting ID: 834 0935 8917

Our UUCO Holiday Lovefeast is our traditional “Tis the Season” worship service!  And this year it will be our first in-person service at UUCO -- and it will also be online!!  
 
Guidelines we will follow to keep everyone safe at the in-person service are posted with this announcement, at www.uuoxford.com (our website), and will also be posted at UUCO.
 
We invite all -- youngest to oldest, longtime members as well as newcomers, intergenerational families and households to join in, either in-person (there may be limited seating) or online!   We will hear seasonal stories for all ages, read words from historic texts, and enjoy the familiar songs of the season.  Our UUCO Chorus and musicians will offer special music and Rev. Gail Stratton will bring our homily.
 
This is our own adaptation of the traditional Moravian Lovefeast.  Our offertory will be shared with the Healthcare Foundation of North Mississippi.
 
Join in this Sunday for this annual intergenerational service! 


UUCO is a welcoming congregation and invite you to join us online for services this Sunday at 11 am.  Unfortunately, we are unable to publish the link to the service.  You may contact Sandra Moss at uucostaffer@gmail.com to have the link sent to you.  Please request link before Sunday.  

UUCO Covenant for In-Person Services
UUCO is an all-inclusive community that cares for all who attend our services. We express our UU values by committing to protect each other’s health and safety as we seek to prevent the spread of COVID-19. By entering this building we agree to:

• Refrain from attending services or activities if we are feeling unwell or have been exposed to someone who is unwell
• Sign-in upon entry
• Wear a well-fitted mask over nose and mouth at all indoor UUCO gatherings
• Practice social distancing

UUCO expects all who attend in-person events to be vaccinated (if medically eligible).
Current requirements for in-person attendance at UUCO

1. Well-fitted masks worn over nose and mouth are required
2. Singing by the congregation is prohibited (humming will be allowed)
3. Consumption of food and drink indoors is prohibited
4. Physical distancing of at least 3 ft
   1. Pods consisting of family and close friends who agree to sit closely together are permitted
5. All attendees must sign in at entry
   1. Anyone testing positive for COVID-19 after attending a recent service must contact Sandra Moss (uucostaffer@gmail.com) or call 662-513-0970 to initiate relevant contact tracing

Competition can bring out the best in us, and also the worst. Competition can be toxic and divisive. How can competition also inspire positive change?

Speaker: Rev. John Snodgrass

Bio:  John Snodgrass teaches college courses on Native American Studies and Shakespeare, and speaks at various Unitarian fellowships.  He has also written numerous books (information at j-snodgrass.com) and lives with his wife and their four children.

UUCO is a welcoming congregation and we invite you to join us for services online this Sunday at 11:00 am.  Unfortunately, we are unable to publish the link due to security concerns.  Contact Sandra Moss at uucostaffer@gmail.com to have the link sent to you.  Please request link before Sunday.

Please join us this week as Rev. Gail Tapscott talks to Kaye Bryant, a prize winning storyteller and Faulkner family friend and Prof. Joe Atkins, local author who studied with other famous Oxford writers as they as they talk about the place of Oxford in the world of fiction and remind us that all literature is ultimately an examination of the spiritual nature of humanity!

UUCO is a welcoming congregation and invites you to join us online at 11 am for Sunday Services.  Unfortunately, due to security concerns we are unable to publish the link to the service.  Please contact Sandra Moss at uucostaffer@gmail.com to have the link sent to you.  Please request link before Sunday.

​Join us as several members of the transgender and gender non-binary community facilitate this Transgender Day of Rememberance Service.
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester's death, and began an important tradition that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.
"Transgender Day of Remembrance seeks to highlight the losses we face due to anti-transgender bigotry and violence. I am no stranger to the need to fight for our rights, and the right to simply exist is first and foremost. With so many seeking to erase transgender people -- sometimes in the most brutal ways possible -- it is vitally important that those we lose are remembered, and that we continue to fight for justice."
- Transgender Day of Remembrance founder Gwendolyn Ann Smith

Scheduled speakers are:
Sarah Schnaithman
Noa Boothe
Casey Hohlt

Jensen Luke Matar: 
Jensen Luke Matar is an independent, experienced and community commended Transgender Advocate. He is the Coordinator of the Transgender Resources, Advocacy, Networking & Support (TRANS) Program. This program focuses on strategies that reduce discrimination faced by transgender and gender non-conforming people by collaborating directly with the community, educating the community at-large and advocating for policy protections, while providing life dependent support that the transgender community deserves  

Through business, community building, leadership development, education and direct advocacy, Jensen has been able to lead a shift in culture around trans narratives and is a vital contributor in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights in Mississippi. 

UUCO is a welcoming congregation and we invite you to join us online for services this Sunday at 11 am.  Unfortunately, due to security concerns we are unable to publish the link to the service.  Contact Sandra Moss at uucostaffer@gmail.com to have the link sent to you.  Please request link before Sunday.