Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Facilitator Covenant Group 1st Sunday, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. / TUUC
Contact: Susie Maharry at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Group Status: always open to new members, but please contact Susie before attending. We encourage members to attend as faithfully as possible, and to start a covenant group when ready to do so. We also welcome members who aren’t ready to start a group, but want to support the work of the Facilitator Group. Our purpose is to promote and support covenant groups and facilitators at TUUC.  See the Facilitator Group needs-based covenant here.

All Ages Women's Group 4th Monday, 6:45-8:00 p.m. / Homes
Contact Libby Colasurdo at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Group status: currently full. This group has special interests in poetry, cooking, and discussion of social and political ideas.

Della Donna 2nd Sunday, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. / Rotating locations
Contact: Margot Marsh 565-5035 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The Fourth Women's Group 4th Monday, / Homes
Contact: Susan Kunkel 566-3242 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

UU Mothering Covenant Group 2nd Monday, 6-8:00 pm / Homes
Contact: Heather Urschel-Speir at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 879-1117.  Mothers discussing parenting issues and offering support. The group is currently full but considers new membership in January and September.

Rationality Covenant Group 2nd and 4th Sunday,12:30pm/ Sanctuary
Contact: Rich Horn at 565-0772 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  In our Rationality Covenant Group we would like to explore the relationship between the rational, the mystical and the spiritual.

TUUC Computer Club 3rd Sunday, after the service / TUUC
Contact: Seth Pennington at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 383-0841.  Discussions usually revolve around solving computer problems.

Young Adults Covenant Group Time and Place TBD
Contact: Phil Paulson at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . This group is designed for ages ranging from 18-35.

Men’s Reading Group 2nd Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 pm / TUUC
Contact: Tony Paulson at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (253) 566-4334. Through discussions with a cross-section of the male membership, the focus of the group is intended to enhance our spiritual journey by reading and discussing great works of classical philosophy and literature.

Spirituality Covenant Group 1st and 3rd Sunday, 9 am / Crying Room
Contact: Darel Jenkins at 312-2653 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Loretta Skochenko-Dhaese at 863-0595 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Sustainable Food Covenant Group Time and Place TBD
Contact: Steven Garrett at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Sustainable Food Small Group Ministry will focus on issues of building a sustainable future and what we can do NOW in action towards that end. We will focus on local food production, study ways we can grow food in our own yards and even on an apartment balcony. One focus will be to study the Northwest Earth Institute course on sustainability including “Menu for the Future” on food and “Choices for Sustainable Living” on what sustainability really means in terms of our actions and lifestyles.

Social Action Support Group 4th Thurs, 6:30 - 9:00 pm / Homes
Contact: Bruce Rowan 253-230-9264 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Assigned Potluck Dinner is included as part of the meetings. Group is closed to new members but eager to have guests who are interested in starting a similar group and would like to see how the Social Action Support Group functions.

The NVC Covenant Group meets the 1^st Saturday of the month from 9:15 – 11am in participants’ homes.  This group is for people of all ages and backgrounds who are looking for connection and meaning.  We will learn and practice NVC, and promote the use of NVC at TUUC and in the wider community.  For information or to get on the email list, contact Mark Backus: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 759-5978.

National and local NVC contacts and information:

• Center for Nonviolent Communication: http://www.cnvc.org/
• Northwest Compassionate Communication: http://www.nwcompass.org/
• Puddle Dancer Press: http://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/
• NVC Academy: http://nvctraining.com/

If you would like to find out more about NVC before trying out a practice group, there are materials in the TUUC library.  We recommend Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg.  Watching the introductory video The Basics of Nonviolent Communication once or twice is also very helpful.  At first viewing, it may seem clunky, trivial, and silly.  Somewhere in the second viewing it becomes clear that NVC is nothing less than a cultural paradigm shift with all the stops pulled out.  Such sweet music!