Sanctuary Construction Update – Week #18
The work continues at the construction site at a rapid pace. The new roofing system is largely in place and the exterior walls are mostly wrapped with black waterproof building paper in anticipation of being covered with stucco. Other work includes completing the framing of the interior walls. Want to catch the construction action in real time? Check out the Live Sanctuary Cam!
Construction Progress – Dec 2024
Enjoy the time-lapse video of the Sanctuary Construction thru December 2024.
Stories
I love stories. Some of my earliest memories are of my father reading Winnie the Pooh and the Madeline books to me. These stories made me laugh, gave me hope, and taught me how to have courage and the joys of friendships. Stories also opened my mind to new ideas. I remember a children’s book about how the number 13 was a lucky number, not a bad one. And that witches were good, not bad. It made me think about…
Happy New Year from your Board
One of my favorite parts of the New Year are those quick retrospectives that encapsulate all that has happened in recent months. So, in that vein, here is a brief review of all the Board has been working on: So this is a lengthy list of where we’ve been, and rest assured that Long-Range Planning will be a focus in the coming months. We’ll keep you posted as we make progress in 2025.
Generosity
I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who contributed to OCUUC’s Adopt-A-Family program through Share Ourselves over the holiday season. Whether you shopped, contributed, or helped wrap gifts, you were part of supporting our family of ten with gifts that will support them throughout the year. The biggest shout out goes to Judith Stamper who chose our family and worked in the collection facility at the Orange County Fairgrounds on the weekend before Christmas. The Adopt-A-Family program has…
2025 Religious Education Updates
The RE Youth class will be postponed due to low attendance within that class. If you have a teen who would like to attend youth group, please see the DRE Danielle Lewis to talk about more information as we will potentially continue the youth class within the near future. With the Youth class being on hold for the moment we are going to re-introduce out RE Middle school class starting January 5th and would love to invite all children from…
Sanctuary Construction Update – Week #16
The work continues on the structure with the fire suppression system starting to be installed along with the some of the recessed light fixtures. Interior walls continue to be framed with the raised podium and choir areas about to start. Other completed work includes placing conduit through the parking lot for the future electrical connection to the rear storage shed.
Sanctuary Construction Update – Week #15
The roof work continues with new openings being made for the skylights and the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) system. An additional opening has been made for the roof hatch for future access. Interior walls are beginning to be framed. Other completed work includes placing conduit for electric and communications and installing the drainage pipes for the storm water system. Want to catch the construction action in real time? Check out the Live Sanctuary Cam!
Sanctuary Construction Update – Week #14
Work continues on the sheathing of the entire exterior with plywood including the roof. Roofing has begun to take shape. According to the contractor we are still on schedule and hope to have the structure weathertight before the rainy season begins. The sheet of plywood with heartfelt messages from the congregation was returned to the builder to be used on the interior walls. A big shout out to Steve Morihiro for producing the time lapse videos that document the construction…
Sanctuary Construction Update – Week #13
Work continues on the sheathing of the entire exterior with plywood including the roof. We anticipate roofing will begin shortly. According to the contractor we are still ahead of schedule by two weeks. If you missed it we have a sheet of plywood in Daniels Hall that Rev Sian has asked people to write messages on it relating to the new sanctuary. It will be there again this Sunday for additional messages and then it will it given back to…
Construction Progress – Nov 2024
Enjoy the time-lapse video of the Sanctuary Construction thru November 2024.
Adopt A Family Outreach
I want to thank you all for supporting Share Ourselves! My husband and I helped pack up Thanksgiving donations that will go out to over 700 families that are experiencing food insecurities this season. It was amazing to see people of all ages supporting our community and seeing the donations from OCUUC going into the bags. While we were at the food bank, it was shared that one out of three families in Orange County are living at or below…